Help! I Finally Refused to Be in the Same Room as My Brother. I Didn’t Expect What It Would Do to My Family. Jenée Desmond-Harris
First, there was disappointment. Then, it gave way to something else.
Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Senior Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz. Ray Hamel
Test your knowledge of this week’s big stories.
The Kash Patel Girlfriend Controversy Couldn’t Get Any Dumber, Except It Just Did Luke Winkie
News flash: The director of the FBI is getting laid.
The Truth About the Avatar Movies That No One Wants to Accept Sam Adams
James Cameron and his stars are desperate to convince the world that these movies aren’t “cartoons.” Why bother? <img src="https://compote.slate.com/images/d9c7b441-65fa-4580-a221-93942e2af454.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0" title="The Truth About the Avatar Movies That No One Wants…
Susie Wiles Has No Interest in Slowing or Stopping President Trump David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson
What was said isn’t surprising; it’s who said it.
The Real Reason Trump Is Dismantling the Research Center That Helps Keeps You Safe From Extreme Weather Marianne Lavelle
The National Center for Atmospheric Research helps power weather and wildfire forecasts across the country. Now it’s being targeted in a presidential feud.
The Bondi Beach Massacre Is Unimaginable to Australians. So Is What’s Coming Now. Patrick Marlborough
This isn’t supposed to happen here. Except now it does.
Help! My Wife Has a Very Upsetting Reaction to Christmas Gifts. This Year, I’m Making a New Plan. Jenée Desmond-Harris and Lizzie O’Leary
Prudie says: “Really bringing end-of-the-year holiday-adjacent semi-checked-out energy to this exchange.”