Slate Crossword: Notes From an Ad Agency? (Six Letters) Quiara Vasquez
Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for July 16, 2025.
I’ve Never Handled This Aspect of Our Family Life. My Husband Will Be Shocked When I Tell Him That Has to Change. Kristin Wong
I don’t want to hurt his feelings.
Everyone Says They’re Going to Get Back at Their Bad Landlords. I Actually Did It—to the Tune of $25,000. Henry Grabar
He took money from me. So I took (way more) money from him.
The Log-In Epidemic and “Gen-Z Stare” Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay
Why tech companies force us to log in, download apps, and give our data to access our own services.
Owen Wilson’s Apple TV+ Show Could Be Great. But There’s a Fundamental Problem. Alex Kirshner
Stick has a lot going for it. But let’s be clear: It’s not a golf show.
Help! I’m a Rich College Kid. My Friends Have No Idea What I Want to Do for Them. Jenée Desmond-Harris
I’m afraid of becoming the bank.
Two-Thirds of Which Island Was Obliterated by a Massive 1883 Volcanic Eruption? Ray Hamel
Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for July 16, 2025.
Why Do Pharmaceuticals Have Such Weird-Ass Names? Willa Paskin
Our answers to your questions about alien cow abductions, wacky drug names, and what linguists call the “ass-intensifier.”