My Wife Is Forecasting a Bleak Future for Our Daughter. Enough Already.
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No One Wants to Be Friends With My Son. I Don’t Blame Them.
Our sweet 8-year-old is having a hard time making friends, and I think I know why. I observe him interacting with others and ...
My Family Had a Stalker
At the time, when explaining it to my high school friends, I referred to the situation as “my evil neighbor.” Decades later, ...
The Super Bowl Commercial Has a Patrick Mahomes–Sized Meltdown
This year’s Super Bowl arrived in the eye of the national vibe shift. Donald Trump, you might remember, has won a second term in office. And there he was, saluting during the national anthem before ...
Join Slate’s open thread for the week of February 10.
Find previous discussions in the Open Thread archive. Excepting the entreaty that you remain on topic, all of Slate’s usual ...
The Inescapable Fact of This Year’s Shocking Super Bowl
Super Bowl 59 was over before Kendrick Lamar took the field at halftime. The most obvious reason was that Patrick Mahomes’ ...
Kendrick’s Super Bowl Performance Pulled Off a Double Whammy
The world was waiting with bated breath to see if Kendrick Lamar—who has been embroiled in a months-long beef with rapper ...
My Boyfriend’s Post-Sex Hygiene Needs to Change. I Might Have to Go on Strike.
My new boyfriend and I have very different norms for cleanliness after sex. Frankly, I find his approach kind of gross. Here’s the gist: After sex, I like to take a quick shower. I don’t like to go to ...