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I Want to Take My Brother-in-Law to Court Over Money He Borrowed for a Fake “Emergency.”
17+ hour, 58+ min ago (266+ words) Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. Submit questions here. My husband’s brother, “Ron,” called up last week claiming that he was short $500 in his rent money due to a dental emergency and asked if we could help him out. We…...
Democrats Are Laughing at Trump’s Midterm Plan. They Shouldn’t.
20+ hour, 13+ min ago (329+ words) Welcome to this week’s historic edition of the Surge, here in our brand-new home. Do you like the imported marble floors and silk window treatments? We’ll tell ya, it was a real hassle getting those through the Strait of Hormuz....
Was It Worth It? SCOTUS and Big Law Pay the Price of Cowardice
22+ hour, 58+ min ago (692+ words) Advertisement Listen & Subscribe Choose your preferred player: Apple Podcasts Spotify TuneIn Pocket Casts RSS Feed For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. Please enable javascript to get your Slate Plus feeds. All Slate Plus Podcasts…...
The Private-Equity Confidence Game
22+ hour, 58+ min ago (614+ words) Advertisement Listen & Subscribe Choose your preferred player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music TuneIn Pocket Casts RSS Feed For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. Please enable javascript to get your Slate Plus feeds. All Slate…...
In a Year of Great Horror Movies, This One’s Opening May Be the Most Thrilling of All
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (660+ words) Coming on the heels of his last feature-length film—the 2016 horror flick The Wailing, which achieved universal critical acclaim and is generally considered a masterpiece—Na is back after a decade... This is how Hope, the new sci-fi action-thriller from…...
Democrats Have Several Ways to Take Control of the Senate. Let’s Break Down Their Best Chance.
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (289+ words) Welcome to Part 2 of our explainer about which party will control Congress after November’s midterm elections. As we wrote earlier this week, Democrats are a virtual lock to flip the House, but the Senate is another story. Despite Donald Trump’s…...
Can Trump Buy Back Americans’ Love at $5,000 a Piece? Guess We’ll Find Out.
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (251+ words) The first Republican midterm convention had all the simulacra of a real political convention. There were seats assigned by state and indicated by tall signs on poles, there was a host of precisely timed and deeply forgettable speeches by elected…...
Family advice: My dad is getting remarried to a sketchy person. I need to stop this before it goes south.
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (259+ words) Each week, exclusively for Slate Plus members, Prudie discusses a new letter with a fellow Slate colleague. Have a question for Prudie? Submit it here. I’m 26 years old, and my parents divorced when I was ten. The end of their…...
One of the Most Delightful Shows of the 2010s Is Finally Back With a New Movie. C’est Très Bon.
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (1081+ words) Slate Magazine The arrival of a straight-to-Netflix movie based on a TV show that ended five years ago might seem like a less-than-festive occasion, another example of the entertainment industry’s grim determination to milk every piece of successful IP down…...
My Boyfriend’s Birthday Gift Would Damage My Body. He’s Insisting I Use It Anyway.
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (874+ words) Relationship advice: My boyfriend’s birthday gift would damage my body. He’s insisting I use it anyway. Slate Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. Submit questions here. My boyfriend “Jake” got me a really nice pair of ruby earrings for my…...