Slate SoundBites for July 21, 2026 Jenny Fey
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I’m Letting My Friend Move in With Me. But I Already Know What I’ll Have to Hide From Her. Jenée Desmond-Harris
I’m already dreading this part.
In Sewing, Which Simple Stitch Is the Basis for All Other Stitches? Ray Hamel
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Slate Mini Crossword for July 21, 2026 Dan Kois
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The Sexy Soundtrack for the ‘New Black Middle Class’ Anna Sale
“The Quiet Storm is something that is both massive to a certain demo in this country, but also kind of hidden in some ways”
The Online Right Bet Against the Box-Office Success of Our Era’s Most Successful Filmmaker. It Did Not Go Well. Sam Adams
Christopher Nolan supposedly went “woke.” He did not go broke.
Trump’s War in Iran Was Already Going Poorly. Then This Weekend Happened. Ian Prasad Philbrick
The ceasefire is only a memory. People are dying on both sides. The violence is spilling over into a regional conflict. How bad is this going to get?