My Boyfriend Has Some Weird, Misguided Thoughts About Washing His Hair—and Other Advice From the Week Slate Staff
Some advice from the past week.
We Found Something Strange Under Our Son’s Bed. What He’s Using It For Is Even Stranger.
I want to raise him to be sex-positive and educated, but I’m also worried I’m not doing enough.
An Internet Myth About Glasses Has Been Touted by Some Pretty Smart People
Could they make your eyes weaker over time?
Luxury Dog Skincare Is a Thing. Do Dogs … Need Skincare? Kelly Conaboy
The brand Floof sells a $22 paw cream that comes in chic packaging.
The Kids Who Snitched on Their Families Because DARE Told Them To Max Felker-Kantor
The program was about education. But it was also about surveillance.
What It Takes for A.I. to Ruin Google’s Weekend Alex Kantrowitz
Upstarts like Anthropic are making the tech giants scramble.
The Race to Carve Up the Moon
An expert in space law responds to Stephen Harrison’s “Little Assistance.”
The Courthouse on the Moon Stephen Harrison
Read a new short story about the first judge in space.
Finally, a Trump Memoir That’s a Legitimate Page-Turner Laura Miller
That’s because it’s not a political story at all—it’s something else.
Kevin McCarthy and the Peak of Ungovernability Jim Newell
Whatever happens with the shutdown, the speaker loses.