My Ex and I Made a Pact to Protect the Kids. But Now He’s Conniving Against Me in Sneaky Ways. Greg Lavallee
I want to stand up for myself, but not if it hurts the kids.
Get In Loser, We’re Friction-Maxxing Kate Lindsay
How technology ruined our tolerance for inconvenience, and how to build it back.
There Are Many Great Paintings. Why Does Everyone Know the Mona Lisa? Willa Paskin
A mysterious smile and the real-life mystery that made her famous. <img src="https://compote.slate.com/images/5f94cd24-bcf9-4792-84cf-744051b634e2.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0" title="There Are Many Great Paintings. Why Does Everyone Know the Mona Lisa?” />
It’s Sydney Sweeney’s Hand That Rocks the Cradle in The Housemaid Dan Kois, Rebecca Onion, and Stephen Metcalf
In schlock thriller The Housemaid and in an ecstatic musical biopic about the founder of the Shakers, Amanda Seyfried really shakes things up. <img src="https://compote.slate.com/images/81035dad-c233-4093-a8df-6d7f15c850db.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0" title="It’s Sydney Sweeney’s Hand That…
The Defense Department’s Case Against Mark Kelly Is Even Dumber Than It Sounds Fred Kaplan
At the same time, it’s still having its intended effect.
This Might Have Been the Biggest Waste of Time and Money in the History of Golf Alex Kirshner
The PGA Tour is on the verge of finishing off LIV Golf for good.
Colleen Hoover Is Back With a Buzzy New Novel. It’s Already Raising Some Questions. Rebecca Onion
Woman Down is wild, but not because it reflects things that have happened to its author in real life.
How One Clinic Saved Abortion Access in a Deep-Red State David S. Cohen and Carole Joffe
Julie’s involvement with abortion care began in 2001, when she began work with Dr. George Tiller.