Finding a Reason to Embrace Life in the Worst Place to Be During the Holidays

What might someone who is living in the free world, but considering killing themselves, learn from prisoners about hanging on ...

The Dark-Horse Best-Picture Contender I Still Can’t Shake

In Slate’s annual Movie Club, film critic Dana Stevens emails with fellow critics—for 2025, Justin Chang, Alison Willmore, ...

Dear Jurisprudence: Here’s What the Next Democratic President Must Do on Day 1

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A.I. Tools All Use the Same Sparkly Icon. That’s a Surprisingly Big Problem.

“Not every experience should be pleasurable. Sometimes we need friction, safety warnings,” Turner said. Those disclosures aren’t part of typical work with generative A.I. Imagine Adobe blaring a big ...

Slate’s Mistakes for the Week of Dec. 22

Our mistakes for the week.

I’m Haunted by a Sexual Mistake I Made 15 Years Ago. I Don’t Know How to Move Forward.

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