Slate Magazine Slate RSS https://slate.com/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 22:01:06 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 2026 Feed delivered by Clay Books,Movies,Romance Disney,Movies,Netflix,TV Animals,Movies,Science,Nature,Ocean Senate,Texas,Conspiracy Theories,2026 Midterms Abortion,Jurisprudence,Reproductive Rights,Texas,Judiciary Abortion,College,Education,Jurisprudence,Rape,Sexual Assault,Supreme Court,Samuel Alito Advice,Family,Kids Advice,Family,Kids Advice,Dating and Relationships,Sex Slate Games,Pears Celebrities,Family,Pregnancy,Research Crime,Fraud,Medicine,Silicon Valley,The Oscars,Documentaries Slate Games,Crossword Advice,Family,Personal Finance Slate Games,SoundBites Advice,Dating and Relationships,Dear Prudence Quizzes,The Slate News Quiz,Slate Games Mini Crossword,Slate Games Artificial Intelligence,Health Care,Language,Medicine Evangelicals,Religion,Social Media,Women Health Care,Social Media Ilhan Omar,Ukraine,2026 Midterms cmvbga13c003o9gktv990kzj3 <![CDATA[Trump Is So Desperate to Lower Gas Prices That He’s Throwing a Key U.S. Ally Under the Bus]]> https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/10/ukraine-russia-war-trump-putin-zelensky.html?via=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:13:13 GMT https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/10/ukraine-russia-war-trump-putin-zelensky.html Ian Prasad Philbrick Donald Trump frowns. cmvbbawf8001p7bm3n6p5urdv <![CDATA[The New <em>Sense and Sensibility </em>Is a Different Kind of Jane Austen Movie. I Loved It.]]> https://slate.com/culture/2026/10/sense-and-sensibility-2026-movie-jane-austen-daisy-edgar-jones.html?via=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:45:39 GMT https://slate.com/culture/2026/10/sense-and-sensibility-2026-movie-jane-austen-daisy-edgar-jones.html Rebecca Onion Books Movies Romance Daisy Edgar-Jones and George MacKay in Sense and Sensibility. cmvbc213b005d7ymaenccrsj7 <![CDATA[Netflix and Disney Are Scrambling to Survive]]> https://slate.com/business/2026/10/netflix-disney-layoffs-skydance-david-ellison.html?via=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:32:22 GMT https://slate.com/business/2026/10/netflix-disney-layoffs-skydance-david-ellison.html Nitish Pahwa Disney Movies Netflix TV Warner Bros. logo and the Netflix logo. cmvbapzme006dp5kqb0hvfcdu <![CDATA[How Realistic Is the Buzzy New Movie About Getting Swallowed by a Whale? A Whale Biologist Weighs In.]]> https://slate.com/culture/2026/10/whalefall-movie-true-story-sperm-whale-size-giant-squid-how-realistic.html?via=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:18:19 GMT https://slate.com/culture/2026/10/whalefall-movie-true-story-sperm-whale-size-giant-squid-how-realistic.html Nadira Goffe Animals Movies Science Nature Ocean Austin Abrams as scuba diver Jay, swimming underwater. cmvba9tzt008joskqc8h1j0uw <![CDATA[Texas Just Accidentally Set Up a Great Experiment About Whether Facts Matter at All in 2026]]> https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/10/james-talarico-mental-hospital-hoax-texas-senate-ken-paxton.html?via=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:54:46 GMT https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/10/james-talarico-mental-hospital-hoax-texas-senate-ken-paxton.html Molly Olmstead Senate Texas Conspiracy Theories 2026 Midterms U.S. Senate James Talarico speaks at a lectern. cmvb85a8r007woskqofzsk6ed <![CDATA[Texas’ Anti-Abortion Bounty Law Is Being Used Against a Supremely Ironic Target]]> https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/10/texas-anti-abortion-bounty-law-students-for-life.html?via=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:33:58 GMT https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/10/texas-anti-abortion-bounty-law-students-for-life.html Mary Ziegler Abortion Jurisprudence Reproductive Rights Texas Judiciary Anti-abortion demonstrators stand outside a government building holding small, realistic plastic fetus models in their hands. A woman on the left wearing a purple beanie shouts enthusiastically, while another woman on the right smiles next to a blue sign reading "PREBORN BABIES DESERVE PROTECTION!" cmvb726o7005e2imfmtuysbnt <![CDATA[One Big Thing Connects Sam Alito’s Recent Comments About <em>Roe v. Wade</em> and the “Cornell Seven”]]> https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/10/sam-alito-roe-wade-cornell-7-abortion-rape.html?via=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:10:46 GMT https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/10/sam-alito-roe-wade-cornell-7-abortion-rape.html Dahlia Lithwick Abortion College Education Jurisprudence Rape Sexual Assault Supreme Court Samuel Alito Samuel Alito and Cornell University's campus. cmvb5qlwi00825im6u6v2cgfn <![CDATA[There’s an Obvious and Easy Solution to Our Twins’ Birthday Cake Dilemma. My Husband Wants to Do It the Hard Way.]]> https://slate.com/advice/2026/10/parenting-advice-birthday-cake-problems.html?via=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT https://slate.com/advice/2026/10/parenting-advice-birthday-cake-problems.html Jamilah Lemieux Advice Family Kids PEE PHIBAN/Adobe Stock. ]]> Two birthday cakes. One vanilla, one chocolate. cmvb5qi54004r2imfonlth3ot <![CDATA[My Husband Has a Very Demanding Job and Is Always Disappointing Our Kids. His “Solution” Is Just Ridiculous.]]> https://slate.com/advice/2026/10/parenting-advice-horse-sorry-gift.html?via=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT https://slate.com/advice/2026/10/parenting-advice-horse-sorry-gift.html Jamilah Lemieux Advice Family Kids waldemarus/Getty Images Plus. ]]> A girl riding a horse. cmvb2fqds0058oskqjnz0zmt9 <![CDATA[I’m Having Incredible Sex With a New Woman. But I Feel Terrible About What I’m Doing to Her.]]> https://slate.com/advice/2026/10/sex-advice-is-anal-sex-safe-women.html?via=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT https://slate.com/advice/2026/10/sex-advice-is-anal-sex-safe-women.html Jessica Stoya and Rich Juzwiak Advice Dating and Relationships Sex A man is holding a woman and making out with her. Behind them, a large neon eggplant emoji. cmuu62x26001f3mktye9593db <![CDATA[Slate Pears Game 428: Oct. 16, 2026]]> https://slate.com/life/2026/10/word-game-slate-pears-428-for-october-16-2026.html?via=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT https://slate.com/life/2026/10/word-game-slate-pears-428-for-october-16-2026.html Slate Games Pears cmvaz8thq004jq1m3oymu76a6 <![CDATA[How Did Hilary Swank Get Pregnant at 52? It’s Not Hard to Understand, if You Know a Little About Biology.]]> https://slate.com/technology/2026/10/hilary-swank-pregnant-52-ivf-natural-conception-age-data.html?via=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:31:56 GMT https://slate.com/technology/2026/10/hilary-swank-pregnant-52-ivf-natural-conception-age-data.html Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz Celebrities Family Pregnancy Research Hilary Swank speaks onstage cmvb11bv1002376m6k4exymmo <![CDATA[Nathan Fielder’s New Movie Is Already a Phenomenon, but the Biggest Twist Has Been Saved Until Now]]> https://slate.com/culture/2026/10/you-can-see-everything-elizabeth-holmes-nathan-fielder-a24-movie.html?via=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:14:18 GMT https://slate.com/culture/2026/10/you-can-see-everything-elizabeth-holmes-nathan-fielder-a24-movie.html Sam Adams Crime Fraud Medicine Silicon Valley The Oscars Documentaries Elizabeth Holmes in You Can See Everything. cmvaz9qp200382imfickui9p8 <![CDATA[Slate Crossword: Fall Out Boy, Maybe? (11 Letters)]]> https://slate.com/life/2026/10/crossword-slate-daily-puzzle-oct-16-2026.html?via=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:04:23 GMT https://slate.com/life/2026/10/crossword-slate-daily-puzzle-oct-16-2026.html Chandi Deitmer Slate Games Crossword cmva8qpco002s2imftkjmkmjt <![CDATA[My Husband and I Hashed Out Our Estate Plans. He Has an Odd Request.]]> https://slate.com/advice/2026/10/money-advice-second-marriage-estate-plan.html?via=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://slate.com/advice/2026/10/money-advice-second-marriage-estate-plan.html Elizabeth Spiers and Athena Valentine Advice Family Personal Finance A woman in her 50s looking thoughtfully at her laptop. cmulh3j6m0066tem6fej62v0x <![CDATA[Slate SoundBites for October 16, 2026]]> https://slate.com/life/2026/10/slate-soundbites-for-october-16-2026.html?via=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://slate.com/life/2026/10/slate-soundbites-for-october-16-2026.html Jenny Fey Slate Games SoundBites cmva0e0y8002e7nmamoglqc6a <![CDATA[My Partner and I Were Publicly Arguing at the Grocery Store. Then Someone Said the Perfect Thing to Snap Us Out of It.]]> https://slate.com/advice/2026/10/couples-advice-public-arguments-resolution.html?via=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://slate.com/advice/2026/10/couples-advice-public-arguments-resolution.html Jenée Desmond-Harris Advice Dating and Relationships Dear Prudence studio marble/Getty Images Plus, Maksym Drozd/Getty Images Plus, and ArtAbraham/Getty Images Plus. ]]> Jenée Desmond-Harris. cmv9s6fxv00585im6fcsf8ygr <![CDATA[Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Senior Supervising Producer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.]]> https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/10/slate-news-quiz-kimberly-guilfoyle-six-flags-over-georgia-college-football.html?via=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:55:00 GMT https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/10/slate-news-quiz-kimberly-guilfoyle-six-flags-over-georgia-college-football.html Ray Hamel Quizzes The Slate News Quiz Slate Games cmv8k8qaa00297yma9q112rvx <![CDATA[Slate Mini Crossword for Oct. 16, 2026]]> https://slate.com/life/2026/10/crossword-slate-mini-daily-puzzle-oct-16-2026.html?via=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:51:00 GMT https://slate.com/life/2026/10/crossword-slate-mini-daily-puzzle-oct-16-2026.html Quiara Vasquez Mini Crossword Slate Games cmv8gie4b002db1kty5yaoy5q <![CDATA[Doctors Are Using a Shortcut for an Age-Old Problem. It Can Be Pretty Risky.]]> https://slate.com/technology/2026/10/ai-translation-apps-doctors-medicine.html?via=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:45:00 GMT https://slate.com/technology/2026/10/ai-translation-apps-doctors-medicine.html Alison Stein Artificial Intelligence Health Care Language Medicine A medical professional talking into a smartphone and the midsection of a hospital patient in a hospital gown. cmv74vi4y000mdom64s3da1tm <![CDATA[The Ur-Tradwives Are Getting Out of the Game—and Warning Other Women to Do the Same]]> https://slate.com/life/2026/10/christianity-evangelical-tradwives-leaving.html?via=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:40:00 GMT https://slate.com/life/2026/10/christianity-evangelical-tradwives-leaving.html Sarah Stankorb Evangelicals Religion Social Media Women Two sisters over a headline that reads Why We're Sorry We Wrote So Much More. cmv9woj4j006e5im64jc2mw68 <![CDATA[How Hormones Took Over Your Feed]]> https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next-tbd/2026/10/how-perimenopause-got-its-groove-for-the-first-time?via=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:20:00 GMT https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next-tbd/2026/10/how-perimenopause-got-its-groove-for-the-first-time Lizzie O’Leary Health Care Social Media cmva62huw00437ymacb123vh7 <![CDATA[What if the Fix for the Supreme Court Isn’t Adding Seats—It’s Adding You, The People?]]> https://slate.com/podcasts/amicus/2026/10/stacey-abrams-ilyse-hogue-and-daphna-renan-on-reclaiming-the-constitution-from-scotus?via=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMT https://slate.com/podcasts/amicus/2026/10/stacey-abrams-ilyse-hogue-and-daphna-renan-on-reclaiming-the-constitution-from-scotus Dahlia Lithwick cmva2d0wc00317nmazjg93wo7 <![CDATA[Trump’s New Press Secretary Is an Incompetent Liar. She’s Also Perfect for the Job.]]> https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/10/katie-zacharia-press-secretary-trump.html?via=rss Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:47:55 GMT https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/10/katie-zacharia-press-secretary-trump.html Ian Prasad Philbrick Katie Zacharia stands in the foreground as her predecessors look on. cmv9xn2mo006z5im6zgd6x70r <![CDATA[Strongarming Ukraine Is Apparently Trump’s Idea of Peace Talks]]> https://slate.com/podcasts/political-gabfest/2026/10/politics-why-trump-seems-to-want-russia-to-win-in-ukraine?via=rss Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:00:00 GMT https://slate.com/podcasts/political-gabfest/2026/10/politics-why-trump-seems-to-want-russia-to-win-in-ukraine David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson Ilhan Omar Ukraine 2026 Midterms