Jacob Weisberg's Blog, page 110

There’s Only One Correct Way to Get Your Server’s Attention

If everyone would do this, restaurants would function like a well-oiled fryer.

My Best Friend Claims I Don’t “Understand the World” Because I Don’t Have Kids. But I Can’t.

Her words sting.

Slate Mini Crossword for June 29, 2025

Take a quick break with our daily 5x5 grid.

Slate Crossword: Org. in a Nationwide Class-Action Lawsuit Meant to Protect Birthright Citizenship (Four Letters)

Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for June 29, 2025.

I Always Wondered What Would Happen if I Met My Abuser’s New Girlfriend. Then She Confronted Me at the Gym.

When I saw him five years later at the gym, I had to make a choice: protect myself, or warn her.

One Ingenious Author Focus-Grouped His New Novel. The Results Are Hilarious.

Tom Comitta asked 1,045 Americans what they like and don’t like in their books. Then he wrote the books.

The FTC’s Merger Shakedown

Inside the FTC’s conditions for an advertising merger.

My Husband Bit Me During Sex. Is My Revenge Plan Taking It Too Far?

Let's see how he likes it when I bite him where it hurts.

Netflix’s Ingenious New Hit Movie Is an Unlikely Mashup of Two Very Different Genres

The clever new movie from the studio behind Spider-Verse is an unlikely musical.

Gen Z–ers Are Putting a Special Touch on Everything They Drink This Summer, and I’m Sorry to Say It’s Refreshing as Hell

Even old draft stalwart Guinness is getting in on the craze bubbling up all over TikTok.