Slate Mini Crossword for Dec. 18, 2024 Mike Dirolf
Take a quick break with our daily 5×5 grid.
How Trump Got ABC to Pay Up Mary Harris
How bad was that for the fight for a free press?
The 2024 ICYMI Fancam Awards Candice Lim and Nadira Goffe
We’re celebrating our favorite fancams of the year with special guest, Emma B. Videos.
Steamy or Stale? Analyzing the Sex and Storytelling in Queer J. Bryan Lowder, Jeffrey Bloomer, and Christina Cauterucci
Does Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer” deliver more than just style? <img src="https://compote.slate.com/images/e786d76f-b6ce-458c-8a3e-8d58edba497b.jpeg?width=780&height=520&rect=1560×1040&offset=0x0" title="Steamy or Stale? Analyzing the Sex and Storytelling in Queer” />
“Why Do We Wait To Kill Lobsters Right Before We Eat Them?” and Other Listener Questions Willa Paskin
Our answers to your questions about fruit snacks, waterbeds, and perfume strips in magazines.
The Official Christmas Gift Guide for Men Who Are Not OK Luke Winkie
It’s 2024 and men are fine! Totally fine! Not at all glitching out!
My New Wife Is Getting a Bad Bargain Out of Our Sex Life Jessica Stoya
One day, she’s going to realize it.
A Few Months Ago, I Found the Nicest Man on the Internet. I Had to Figure Out What He Was Actually Up To. Scaachi Koul
Can Tony P. possibly be … for real?
I Just Learned that My Husband Is Shooting Blanks. I’m Considering a Drastic Measure. Hillary Frey
I don’t want to resent him if I can’t get pregnant with him.
The One Big Roadblock to Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans Jessie Rossman and Matthew R. Segal
State supreme courts have the final say on the meaning of their states’ constitutions and laws.