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Slate Crossword: Animals Known for Turning Heads (Four Letters)

Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for March 16, 2025.

The “Irish Whiskey Divide” Has Persisted Forever. It’s Time We Reckoned With What’s Really Behind It.

This St. Patrick’s Day, let’s share a shot and put an old myth in its place.

We’re Scholars Who Study Africa. The Cybertruck Looks Kind of Familiar.

Elon Musk was growing up in Pretoria when the Casspir patrolled the townships.

Slate Mini Crossword for March 15, 2025

Take a quick break with our daily 5x5 grid.

Democrats Get a Say in Policymaking, Promptly Melt Down

Chuck Schumer has taken a breathtaking amount of flak.

The Unnerving Meaning of the Two Kinds of Instagram Kitchens

They look different, but they underscore the same anxieties.

What Happens When the Law Is No Longer the Solution to a Legal Problem?

Judges and law firms both struck back this week against Trump. How long will it last?

The True Story of the Challenger Space Shuttle Explosion

Adam Higginbotham’s new book, Challenger, explores every angle of the space shuttle disaster

Hacktivism, Slacktivism, and (Cybertruck) Vandalism

Which digital protest tactics are working, and which ones risk ending up as just another Instagram black square?

MrBeast is Doing Big Numbers…In the Candy Aisle

The most successful Youtuber ever is selling his fame in the form of chocolatey treats.