Jacob Weisberg's Blog, page 159

Slate Crossword: A + in Chemistry? (Three Letters)

Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for May 12, 2025.

The War Over Pete Hegseth

Sure, he’s inexperienced and prone to using insecure channels for confidential information, but just look at him!

My Son Hates His Clothes

Plus: bamboo rafts, birthday gifts, and shoving small children.

It’s One of the Weirdest Mistakes in Movie History. I Spent Months Investigating How It All Went Wrong.

The story behind cinema’s most mysterious bird.

I’ve Been Spending a Lot of Time With a Younger Man at Work. What My Husband Doesn’t Know Won’t Hurt Him.

He feels like a younger version of my husband.

Slate Crossword: Its Sandwichitude Is Hotly Debated (Four Letters)

Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for May 11, 2025.

My In-Laws Are Keeping a Life-Altering Secret From My Niece. She’s Catching On to the Truth.

She keeps asking questions.

Slate Mini Crossword for May 11, 2025

Take a quick break with our daily 5x5 grid.

My Gramma Absolutely Hated the One Thing All Grandmothers Are Supposed to Love. I’m Grateful for What That Taught Me.

This Mother’s Day, I’m celebrating a woman whose crispy, crusty, tender, flaky crust didn’t even require an oven.

My Mom Loves Chicago. My Mom Loves the Pope. She’ll Never Know About Pope Leo.

Pope Leo would have hit very different for my devoutly Catholic, Chicago-loving mom.