A Newly Declassified Memo Sheds Light on America’s Post-Cold War Mistakes
The newly discovered memo, written in March 1994 by Wayne Merry, chief of the U.S. Embassy’s internal politics division at ...
Sour Grapes
Concord grapes are rarely seen in grocery stores, but even if you’re not familiar with the name, you definitely know the ...
Many of the Year’s Best Films Were About How We See Each Other
13. Daughters (Angela Patton, Natalie Rae) 14. Rumours (Guy Maddin, Evan and Galen Johnson) ...
Notre Dame Is Open Again. Please Ignore the Controversy.
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Democrats Can’t Hide From the Culture War
The only problem with this narrative is that it is impossible to reconcile with the polling data that we have or the ...
What Everyone Is Missing About the College Football Playoff
Notre Dame destroyed Indiana, Penn State snatched SMU’s soul, Texas got a minor handful from Clemson but still won easily, and Ohio State capped the weekend with an annihilation of Tennessee, 42–17, ...
Nicole Kidman’s Sexy New A24 Movie Will Rock Your World
In the third feature film from Dutch writer-director Halina Reijn (Instinct, Bodies Bodies Bodies), Nicole Kidman plays Romy Mathis, the CEO of Tensile, a shipping automation company that has been a ...
I Inherited My Mom’s House. My Husband Claims My Plans for It Are a “Slap in the Face.”
The better option is to set up a trust for the property and make your son the beneficiary. That way, when you die, he will ...
My Kids Have Started Exploring Grown-Up Foods. But My Family Wants to Stand in Their Way.
My husband and I live near my sister and brother-in-law. My husband and I have 7-year-old female twins, and my sister has an ...
My Dad Married a Woman Two Years Older Than Me. Now He’s Reaping the Consequences.
Slate Plus members get more Care and Feeding every week. Have a question about kids, parenting, or family life? Submit it ...
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On this day in 1929, Chesney Henry “Chet” Baker Jr., an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist, is born. He is known for major ...