Jeremy Allen White’s Calvin Klein Ad Is a Triumph—and Not Just Because It’s Hot Heather Schwedel
Marky Mark and Justin Bieber could never.
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Netflix’s Latest Prestige Hit Dramatizes an Infamous Survival Tale—With an Ingenious Twist Sam Adams
The Oscar hopeful tells the same true story as Alive. That doesn’t mean you’ll always know what’s coming.
This Year, America’s Sweetheart Is a Girl Who Helped Murder Her Mom Luke Winkie
The public doesn’t usually love matricidal convicts, but they sure love this one!
The Supreme Court Will Decide if Trump Can Run for President. It’s Not Ready for the Fallout. Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
This may be the first major test this year of whether the court, and indeed the country, can weather 2024 with its institutions intact.
I Got My Mother a Lovely, Expensive Christmas Gift. She Still Managed to Call Me “Cheap.” Jamilah Lemieux
Parenting advice on cheap gifts, unexpected grief, and an unstable marriage.
What Happens if We Let Ukraine Lose? Mary Harris
The global consequences could be dire.
Why the Golden Wedding Was So Painful to Watch Hillary Frey
The heavily produced special lacked authentic sparkle.
Think You’re Smarter Than the Executive Producer of Slate Studios? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz. Ray Hamel
Test your knowledge of this week’s big stories.