Big Canoes, Tiny Pots, and a Headless Elephant Willa Paskin
How archaeologists are using experiments to reveal ancient secrets of our ancestors.
Is there a worse idea for a movie than rebooting Naked Gun? Dan Kois, Julia Turner, and Nadira Goffe
The most shocking thing about the new Naked Gun movie: it works and it’s hilarious. <img src="https://compote.slate.com/images/a8d6ef4b-4acc-4c4f-8211-6f1316906ce1.jpeg" title="Is there a worse idea for a movie than rebooting Naked Gun?” />
To Understand What Trump Is Doing in D.C., Look Back to 1989 Ben Mathis-Lilley
An aside the president made during a press conference provides a hint as to what is actually going on.
I’m D.C.’s Shadow Senator. What Trump Is Doing Should Terrify All of Us. Ankit Jain
He’s starting his urban takeover with D.C. He won’t end there.
J.D. Vance Has Found a Remarkable New Way to Seem Like an Entitled Doofus Heather Schwedel
He’s bringing “American on vacation” energy to heights few thought possible.
One of the Greatest Science-Fiction Franchises Is Finally Getting a TV Show. It’s Not Quite What It Seems. Sam Adams
Hulu’s Alien: Earth riffs as much on another Ridley Scott movie as it does on Alien.
The New Travis Kelce GQ Profile Will Hurt Your Eyes More Than Staring Into the Sun Luke Winkie
It gets more brutal by the line.
I Found the Long List of What My Boyfriend Wants in a Woman. Now I’m Questioning Everything. Jessica Stoya
I don’t believe what he has to say about it.
My Kids Are Popular and Thriving at Their Private School. The Problem Is What the Other Moms Do to Me. Nicole Cliffe
I am so done with this junior high behavior.