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Oprah Winfrey Brought the House Down at Toni Morrison’s Memorial

Morrison's role as editor played a starring role.

Alaska’s Discrimination Against a Gay Couple Shows the Continued Threats to Marriage Equality

A disturbing reminder that states can still try to chip away at same-sex couples’ right to wed.

This Week in Brexit: Britain’s Televised Debates Are Also About Why American Health Care Is Bad

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn traded blows on a stage that looked like Tron.

Carmen Maria Machado’s New Memoir Is an Unflinching Look at an Abusive Queer Relationship

In the Dream House explores some of the worst things.

Let the Women of Slate Womansplain to You

Trumpcast host Virginia Heffernan joins Slate’s brightest for a night of womansplaining.

The David Fincher / Robert Towne Chinatown Prequel Series Is Actually a Great Idea

The future: Mr. Gittes’ past.

David Shulkin Won’t Quit

Just because he was fired doesn’t mean he’ll quit fighting for the welfare of veterans.

The Democratic Candidates Are Moving to the Center

In Wednesday’s debate, political reality nudged them away from the left.

Will Google’s Changes to Political Ads Hurt Democrats or Republicans More?

Campaign ads on Google and YouTube will be less targeted—and maybe less creepy—now.

Dear Moderates: Give Cory Booker a Chance

Compared with the other centrists in the field, Booker looks positively compelling.