Biden Announces New Vaccine Deals That Ensure Enough Doses for Every American Adult by July
The deals double the current vaccine supply, enabling vaccination of 300 million adults by summer.
Elliot Hannon
Dear Care and Feeding: I’m Working Overtime to Repair Finances My Husband Ruined, but Our Kids Hate Me
Parenting advice on financial strife, helicopter parents, and stubborn friends.
Jamilah Lemieux
Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Staff Writer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.
Test your knowledge of this week’s big stories.
Ray Hamel
The Story Behind the Vegetable That Gave Minari Its Name
And two recipes for how to use it.
Irene Yoo
What’s Next for India’s Protesting Farmers?
After months of clashes between protesters and the authorities, the two sides have settled into a painful stalemate.
Mrinali Dhembla
The Story Behind the Best Reason to Watch Barb & Star
Jamie Dornan, pirouettes, seagulls—this scene has it all.
Karen Han
I Was Inside the Capitol Riot. This Week’s Haunting New Footage Changed Everything.
The truth was always there, in plain sight.
Aymann Ismail
The New To All the Boys Made Me Glad It’s the Last One
Our teen heartthrobs have already become a boring old couple.
Karen Han
I Can’t Tell If My Wife Would Consider What I Do With Other Men “Cheating”
I don’t think it is.
Stoya and Rich Juzwiak
What’s Up With Coronavirus Vaccines and CVS?
The pharmacy chains were supposed to make national distribution easier. So far, they haven’t.
Elena DeBré
Twitter Is Just the Latest Free Speech Battleground in India
Twitter has pushed back on some censorship requests from India’s government—but not all of them.
Nitish Pahwa
The New York Times’ Britney Spears Documentary Fails Her Yet Again
“Free Britney” is not activism.
Jeffrey Bloomer
What You Need to Know About Netflix’s Latest True-Crime Hit
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel takes on one of the 2010s’ more disturbing cases.
Allegra Frank
If Trump Wasn’t Calling for Insurrection, What Was He Doing?
His lawyers don’t seem to have an answer.
William Saletan
Ignore the Procedural Questions. Senate Democratic Support for a $15 Minimum Wage Is Soft.
Reconciliation rules are a problem. A bigger one is that they don't have the votes.
Jim Newell
Why This Book on Understanding Your Sexual Desires Has Been Slate’s Bestseller for Two Years
Stoya and Rich Juzwiak on the book that has changed a lot of readers’ lives—their sex lives, in particular.
Stoya and Rich Juzwiak
How Close Did the Capitol Rioters Get to the Nuclear “Football”?
The video of Mike Pence shown during the impeachment revealed something startling about the nuclear chain of command.
Fred Kaplan
The Amazon Warehouse Union Vote in Alabama Is a Big Deal
This hasn’t happened at Amazon in seven years.
Mary Harris
The Particular, Horrific Pain of This Impeachment Trial
The facts of the case are nearly impossible to take in, but worse is the knowledge that nothing will be done.
Dahlia Lithwick
Did the Pandemic Solve One of Sports’ Weirdest Mysteries?
Home-field advantage is real. Why?
Alex Kirshner
Poll Finds Nearly 40 Percent of Republicans Think Political Violence Is Justifiable and Could Be Necessary
“That's pretty scary.”
Elliot Hannon
What Saudi Arabia’s Coffee Craze Reveals About the Kingdom’s Changing Culture
Java junkies are pushing the limits of liberalization in the kingdom.
David Kenner
The First Rule for Sending a Science Experiment to Space
It’s less about microgravity and cosmic rays, more about how many mice an astronaut can take care of at once.
Shi En Kim
The Troubling New Practice of Police Livestreaming Protests
The First Amendment regularly prevents government from doing things that citizens can do freely.
Tyler Valeska
Lancet Study Finds 40 Percent of U.S. Covid-19 Deaths Could Have Been Avoided
The report assailed Trump, but emphasized America’s destructive health policy decisions predated him.
Elliot Hannon
Help! My Mom Is Having an Affair With a Woman.
I don’t want to out her, but I can’t keep this from my dad.
Danny M. Lavery
Ask a Teacher: My 12-Year-Old Has Developed a Vocal Tic. How Do I Protect Him From Teasing?
I want to make this transition back to school as easy as possible.
Carrie Bauer, Matthew Dicks, Katie Holbrook, and Amy Scott
If Rush Hour Dies, Does Mass Transit Die With It?
Downtowns won’t recover from the pandemic anytime soon. Public transportation must look elsewhere.
Henry Grabar
Let This Be the Winter You Finally Learn How to Dress for the Cold
We still have several months of socializing outside. Get yourself some sexy mittens.
Christina Cauterucci
Live With How to Do It Columnists Rich and Stoya
Slate’s sex advice columnists are here for all your Valentine’s Day conundrums.
Rich Juzwiak and Stoya
A Brazilian Abolitionist’s Name Lived On as a National Hero, but His Tomb Was Forgotten
A Ph.D. student’s quest to make sure a national hero can be properly honored.
Julia Craven
Impeachment Trial Offers New and Terrifying Footage of Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
Previously unseen video shows how close the Capitol attack came to Congress.
Jeremy Stahl
My Unusual Kink May Kill Me—but the Real Problem Is Finding Someone to Do It
How would you bring this up?
Stoya
TikTok’s U.S. Sale Is Stalled
Biden will review Trump’s crackdown on Chinese tech companies before allowing the TikTok-Oracle, Walmart deal to move forward.
Elena DeBré
This Lakeith Stanfield Interview Wasn’t What We Expected
The Judas and the Black Messiah actor on preparing for his latest role, playing the villain, and why Twitter isn’t as cool as plants and leaves.
Allegra Frank
The WHO’s Wuhan Investigation Was Never Going to Satisfy Anyone
If you were suspicious of China before, you probably still are.
Joshua Keating
Senate Devotes Neera Tanden Confirmation Hearing to Real-Life Quote-Tweeting
The Office of Management and Budget nominee is forced to answer for belligerent posts.
Jim Newell
It Sure Looks Like Trump Will Face Criminal Charges for Election Fraud
A criminal investigation is zeroing in on Trump’s call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
Mark Joseph Stern
Joe Manchin Isn’t Actually the Most Powerful Senator
But the Democrats do need him. Desperately.
Mary Harris
When Wearing the Wrong Pants Could Land You in Prison
A new book explores the history of (literal) fashion crimes.
Rachelle Hampton
The Best Vibrators for First-Timers, According to Experts
Sexologists on vibrators particularly well-suited to beginners.
Cleo Levin
Beef Up Your Home Workouts With These Resistance Bands, Now on Sale
The Letsfit resistance bands are now $8, or 33 percent off the regular price.
Picks Editors
Beef Up Your Home Workouts With These Resistance Bands, Now on Sale
The Letsfit resistance bands are now $8, or 33 percent off the regular price.
Picks Editors
“My Book Smells Better Than Twitter Smells”
An interview with Patricia Lockwood, right after she took a sleeping pill.
Dan Kois