We Put Aside Money for Our Niece Years Ago. Now It’s Tearing the Family Apart. Jamilah Lemieux
Parenting advice on money squabbles, work trips, and beloved nieces.
What’s Fact and Fiction in Cassandro, Prime’s Movie Starring Gael García Bernal as a Gay Luchador Ellin Stein
The movie stars Garcia Bernal as the charismatic “exótico.” Also: Bad Bunny as a very sexy drug dealer. <img src="https://compote.slate.com/images/876694eb-6e30-4d60-a389-12c3ee99c75e.jpeg?crop=1560,1040,x0,y0" title="What’s Fact and Fiction in Cassandro, Prime’s Movie Starring Gael…
America’s Worst Judge Declares War on Drag Mark Joseph Stern
It’s a shocking rejection of basic free speech principles. For this Texas judge, it’s also par for the course.
Olivia Rodrigo Is Back at No. 1, but It’s Not the Taylor Swift Rumors That Put Her There Chris Molanphy
The singer’s latest smash is the “Wrecking Ball” of the 2020s.
Oh, You Fools—Don’t You Realize the Biggest Rome Freaks Are Women? Luke Winkie
How often do men think of ancient Rome? Who cares! It’s these women who know it best.
Zelensky Had a Bizarre and Frustrating Trip to the U.S. Fred Kaplan
It must be warming Putin’s heart.
How Your Tips Made Instacart an $8 Billion Company Heather Tal Murphy
Now that it’s gone public, here’s how the platform’s shoppers feel about that.
My Boyfriend Wants Me to Completely Float His Kids. But They Can’t Know We’re Together. Elizabeth Spiers
My place is not child-friendly.
Winning Time’s Cancellation Inadvertently Made Something Great Aaron Bady
What could have remained a pleasant, forgettable sports show became something much weirder and more interesting. <img src="https://compote.slate.com/images/3c216f22-2b83-40cb-ba2b-05f0d4871e1f.jpeg?crop=1560,1040,x0,y0" title="Winning Time’s Cancellation Inadvertently Made Something Great” />