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A Gripping New Documentary Is About As Important and Timely As It’s Possible for a Movie to Be

How close is America to authoritarianism? This documentary about the Russian press feels like the coming attractions.

There’s Only One Conclusion to Draw From Trump’s Newfound Leniency for Ghislaine Maxwell

According to CNN, “federal prosecutors amassed millions of records during the sex trafficking investigation and prosecution ...

My Mother-in-Law Thinks My Daughter Is “Hopelessly Ugly.” She Won’t Stop Trying to Change Her.

My daughter, “Fiona” is 12 and not a girly girl. She’s not unattractive by any means, just not interested in clothes or ...

My Husband and I Haven’t Had Intercourse in Two Years—and We’re Not Even 30.

Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years—so we’re diving into the How to Do It archives to share classic ...

I Don’t Want My Fiancé to Think I’m “Using Him.” But Taking This Step Before Our Marriage Is Nonnegotiable.

My fiancé and I plan to get married next year. We both come from divorced parents, and every adult in my family has been ...

Spike Lee and Denzel Washington’s Thrilling New Movie Reimagines a Classic

In choosing to adapt Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low, Spike Lee set the bar for himself formidably high. That 1963 thriller is ...

I Spied on My Husband to Make Sure He Was Taking Care of Our Baby. What I Saw Shook Me to My Core.

A couple weeks ago, I saw a video on YouTube of a wife who decided to test how vigilant her husband was while out with their very young baby by secretly following him. She managed to not only “kidnap” ...

Slate’s Mistakes for the Week of Aug. 11

Our mistakes for the week.