It Was Elon Musk All Along Jim Newell
The megadonor is evolving—and getting more dangerous.
It Seems Like Everyone Hates Taylor Swift’s New Songs, So Why Are They Still So Popular? Chris Molanphy
Critics and the Twitterati keep mocking the singer’s recent songs, but they keep topping the charts.
How Much Could One Banana Cost? A Lot More! Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Elizabeth Spiers
Despite skyrocketing inflation and a complex supply chain, cheap bananas remain an American staple.
A Former Federal Prosecutor Explains Why the Raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar Is So Very Bad Dahlia Lithwick
Denaturalization is on the table, the 60-day rule is dead, and the ballroom donors got their money’s worth.
I’m Going To Hunt Meta’s AI Muse For Sport Steffi Cao and Kate Lindsay
What are these AI agents hiding behind their fuzzy facades?
Katie Zacharia Did the Only Thing Trump Can’t Tolerate Heather Schwedel
You may miss her now that she’s gone.
Trump Is So Desperate to Lower Gas Prices That He’s Throwing a Key U.S. Ally Under the Bus Ian Prasad Philbrick
Angsty about the looming midterms, Trump is lashing out at a U.S. ally.
The New Sense and Sensibility Is a Different Kind of Jane Austen Movie. I Loved It. Rebecca Onion
Ang Lee’s 1995 movie is a classic. The new 2026 adaptation is a ball. <img src="https://compote.slate.com/images/82e5dade-bb69-493f-80c1-9ae4389e6e62.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0" title="The New Sense and Sensibility Is a Different Kind of Jane Austen Movie. I…
The Streaming Wars Just Created the Most Bizarre Allies Nitish Pahwa
A Trump-connected media empire is turning Hollywood upside down.
How Realistic Is the Buzzy New Movie About Getting Swallowed by a Whale? A Whale Biologist Weighs In. Nadira Goffe
Everything you want to know about Whalefall and its real-life possibilities.