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KBJ Schools SCOTUS on History and Traditions

Ketanji Brown Jackson comes prepared with the history and traditions research.

Felix Learns What A Condo Is

Jonathan Miller joins Slate Money to talk all things real estate.

Help! My Son’s Divorce Is Ruining One of My Best Friendships.

I'd rather be her mother.

My Epic Struggle to Get My Son to Swing at One Single Youth-Baseball Pitch

He needs to learn that sometimes, you just have to play the game.

America’s No. 1 Song Is a Truly Improbable Smash

Steve Lacy’s “Bad Habit” is a chart-topping hit that’s queer in every sense of the word.

Herschel Walker: What’s One Little Abortion Here or There?

It was a week of reveals, complete with many contradictory statements from Georgia’s anti-abortion Republican Senate candidate.

The Bling Ring Wasn’t Possible Without the Internet

The new Netflix documentary on the Bling Ring reveals just how savvy and desperate for fame these thieves were.

Did American Business Leaders Really Try to Overthrow the President, Like in Amsterdam?

How David O. Russell’s movie messes around with the story of the Business Plot.

A Linewife Explains Their War With the No-Good, Husband-Stealing Bucket Bunnies

How the rivalry that’s taking over TikTok is playing out on the front lines.

A Course in Organic Chemistry Doesn’t Need to Be a Living Hell

A veteran instructor swears he could teach it to anyone—given time.