It’s Painfully Clear What Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is All About Fred Kaplan
Rarely has an American president been so blatant about his motives.
I Came Home Early From a Destination Wedding. What I Found In My House Could Tear My Family Apart. Rich Juzwiak
I never want to see my brother-in-law again.
My Wife and I Made an Agreement When We Blended Our Families. Now She Wants to Blow It All Up. Michelle Herman
I thought we had managed to do the impossible.
Help! I’m Interviewing for My Dream Job. One Panelist Knows Way Too Much About My Messy Past. Danny M. Lavery
It was the most selfish thing I have ever done.
Slate Mini Crossword for Jan. 3, 2026 Dan Kois
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I Came to See Mamdani’s First Big Speech as Mayor. I Found Something Else Entirely. Aymann Ismail
New York City is working through its feelings in real time.
This Is the Nastiest Opinion by a Supreme Court Justice in 2025 Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
It was the perfect shadow-docket sandwich.
Twitter Is Dead (Really, We Mean It) Kate Lindsay
The introduction of a new location feature undermines almost all of what was left of the app’s relevance.
Stranger Things Has Finally Come to an End. Did It Stick the Landing? Nadira Goffe
Netflix’s nostalgia-infused megahit has come to an end. Here’s everything that happens. <img src="https://compote.slate.com/images/0d5ceb67-d027-4b67-9651-9817518bdf73.jpeg?crop=5000%2C3334%2Cx0%2Cy0" title="Stranger Things Has Finally Come to an End. Did It Stick the Landing?” />