The Saddest State on Television Joshua Rivera
Shows like HBO’s Task and Mare of Easttown take place within a specific world of rough-and-tumble melancholy.
Help! I Thought I Could Get Past My Own Racism. But I’m Worried I’ve Undone All My Work. Jenée Desmond-Harris
I really shouldn’t have said that.
Help! I Was Written Up for Violating an Office Rule. The Only Way They Could’ve Known Is a Total Invasion of Privacy. Emily Yoffe
What are my legal options, if any, if they were to use this to terminate me one day?
I Promised a Guy I Wouldn’t Ghost Him. Then I Saw What He Was Like in Bed. Rich Juzwiak
Sometimes I wished he’d just shut up for a second.
Most Recipes for Crispy Chicken Produce Soggy, Chewy Sadness. Here’s How You Should Be Cooking It Instead. Danny Palumbo
With such tasty skin in the game, we’ve got to get this right.
Slate Mini Crossword for Oct. 5, 2025 Quiara Vasquez
Take a quick break with our daily 5×5 grid.
Slate Crossword: Word Hidden Backward in “Portrait” (Three Letters) Hemant Mehta
Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Oct. 5, 2025.
When I Started Dancing in My 60s, I Wasn’t Prepared for What It Would Do to Me Michelle Herman
I don’t get discouraged. This is what it takes.