American Politics Just Lost Something Major. Both Sides Will Suffer. Jill Filipovic
Republicans gave up on having an honor code. It will probably come back to haunt them.
Grandma Was on Camp Pick-Up Duty. I Don’t Know How to Fix What Happened Between Her and My Son. Nicole Chung
I feel caught in the middle.
Trump Is Bringing Back One of the Most Reviled Policies of His First Term, in a New Form Shirin Ali
It forces parents without legal status to make an impossible choice.
Help! My Mother-in-Law Insists on Giving Me Grossly Intimate Gifts. My Husband Just Says to “Humor Her.” Jenée Desmond-Harris
I can’t take another one of these “presents.”
How Many Oxygen Atoms Are Present in a Dimer of Nitrous Dioxide? Ray Hamel
Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Aug. 7, 2025. <img src="https://compote.slate.com/images/9bcf8540-2990-4c36-bdd3-82ecf9a4e8ff.jpeg" title="How Many Oxygen Atoms Are Present in a Dimer of Nitrous Dioxide?” />
What to Do When Your Kid Doesn’t Want to Pitch In Zak Rosen, Lucy Lopez, and Elizabeth Newcamp
And, in Triumphs and Fails: bras, birthdays, and babysitter moments with Lucy, Elizabeth, and Zak.
The Buzziest Horror Movie Since Sinners Is Here—and It’s a Hell of a Lot Scarier Sam Adams
The new movie from the director of Barbarian is even more acclaimed—and packs a different kind of scares. <img src="https://compote.slate.com/images/f525e2aa-1d4d-4f79-a485-d240e872d9db.gif?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0" title="The Buzziest Horror Movie Since Sinners Is Here—and It’s a…