Jacob Weisberg's Blog, page 208

Help! My Husband’s Internet Mistress Is Extorting Him for Cash. Am I Allowed to be Mad at Him?

I know he's a victim here, but ...

Help! Our Family Could Be Financially Set for Life. All We Need Is to Agree to My Great Aunt’s One Horrifically Annoying Condition.

I’m not sure it’s worth it.

How Does a TV Show That Defined an Era Die? Exactly Like This.

Season 29 has looked like all the rest. What's happened off the screen has not.

My Daughter Isn’t Into the Healthy Hobbies Young Girls Should Like. It’s Time to Get Serious.

I'm worried about this.

What German Word Is Used in English as a Term for a Hangover?

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for March 24, 2025.

My Daughter’s Dying to Be Popular

Plus: kicking around a move and saying goodbye to the family dog.

Preventable Disaster, in This Week’s Open Thread

Join Slate’s open thread for the week of March 24.

The White Lotus Had a Shocking Moment of Bro-on-Bro Incest. I Know What It’s Really About.

If you thought the previous episode’s brotherly love between Saxon and Lochlan was scandalous, wait till you get a load of this.

I Want to Support My Girlfriend’s Sexual Interests, but Frankly, Some of Them Terrify Me

I'm trying so hard to be cool about this.

My Wife Wants to Tell Her Father She’s Pregnant. Uh, That’s Not Even True!

I'm torn.