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Slate Magazine
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My Parents Gave Us $30,000 for Our Daughter’s Education. I Can’t Believe How My Husband Wants to Spend It.

My Parents Gave Us $30,000 for Our Daughter’s Education. I Can’t Believe How My Husband Wants to Spend It.2+ hour, 1+ min ago Won't Pay for Another Get Out of Jail Free Card There are so many things to say, but let's start with the simplest: No. Not "maybe," not "let's discuss'absolutely not! And frankly, your husband asking you to raid your daughter's…...

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Slate Magazine
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My Husband Bulk-Bought a Coveted Christmas Gift—Only to Sell Them on eBay to Desperate Parents. I’m Disgusted.

My Husband Bulk-Bought a Coveted Christmas Gift—Only to Sell Them on eBay to Desperate Parents. I’m Disgusted.2+ hour, 1+ min ago My husband bought up a bunch of collectible Pokemon cards right when they were released and now he is selling them on eBay to make extra money for the holidays. I think what he is doing is unethical by taking…...

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Slate Magazine
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Slate Mini Crossword for Dec. 22, 2025

Slate Mini Crossword for Dec. 22, 20252+ hour, 10+ min ago Take a quick break with our daily 5x5 grid. Take a quick break with our daily 5x5 grid. You did it! Solved in . Challenge your friends to today's puzzle! More Games From Slate Slate Crossword: Alanis Morissette Sang About It " Kind Of…...

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Slate Magazine
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Slate Crossword: Alanis Morissette Sang About It … Kind Of … (Five Letters)

Slate Crossword: Alanis Morissette Sang About It … Kind Of … (Five Letters)2+ hour, 11+ min ago Read about it in Slate: Living in New York City is super expensive. This is true. Having three kids is super expensive. This is also true. But even though it's becoming rarer to rear childen in NYC, it's worth it,…...

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Slate Magazine
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Some of This Year’s Most Urgent, Timely Movies Were … Remakes

Some of This Year’s Most Urgent, Timely Movies Were … Remakes2+ hour, 16+ min ago In Slate's annual'Movie Club, film critic Dana Stevens emails with fellow critics'for 2025, Justin Chang, Alison Willmore, and Bilge Ebiri'about the year in cinema. Ahoy there, fellow cineteests, How exciting to be chatting with all of you again about this terrible,…...

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Slate Magazine
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The Flight Attendant Who Wants You to Go on Strike | 2025 in Review

The Flight Attendant Who Wants You to Go on Strike | 2025 in Review2+ hour, 41+ min ago Is organized labor the sleeping giant that could stop Trump's agenda? Listen to What Next via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, Stitcher, Overcast, Google Play, or iHeart. All this week, What Next and What Next: TBD are re-airing some of our…...

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Slate Magazine
slate.com > podcasts > care-and-feeding > 2025 > 12 > advice-best-easy-holiday-craft-cocktail-stressed-parents-childcare-children

Crafts! Cocktails! Listener Questions!

Crafts! Cocktails! Listener Questions!3+ hour, 1+ min ago Lucy teaches everyone how to make a festive cocktail, Elizabeth shows how to make giant snowflakes, and they all answer listener questions. Watch us on YouTube! Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Video production by Micah Phillips. Join us on Facebook…...

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Slate Magazine
slate.com > life > 2025 > 12 > amtrak-gay-cruising-public-spots-police.html

Amtrak Just Perpetrated a Vicious Assault on the Heart of Gay Culture! Or Maybe We Should All Just Simmer Down?

Amtrak Just Perpetrated a Vicious Assault on the Heart of Gay Culture! Or Maybe We Should All Just Simmer Down?17+ hour, 1+ min ago Urinals in a public bathroom. Desperate to focus on anything other than competently running a railroad, Amtrak made news this fall by arresting a couple hundred men for "public lewdness" in Penn Station, the implication being that they were cruising…...

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Slate Magazine
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Christmas Dinner Is the Only Holiday Meal Without a Clear Culinary Theme. I’ve Finally Figured Out What It Should Be.

Christmas Dinner Is the Only Holiday Meal Without a Clear Culinary Theme. I’ve Finally Figured Out What It Should Be.18+ hour, 1+ min ago Thanksgiving has turkey; Easter has ham. What Christmas needs is " This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. There's a certain comfort in the predictability of holiday food. Thanksgiving is designated for turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce,…...

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Slate Magazine
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I Think I’ve Done Irreparable Damage to My Kids When They Were Little. It’s Too Late.

I Think I’ve Done Irreparable Damage to My Kids When They Were Little. It’s Too Late.19+ hour, 1+ min ago I yell at my kids too much. And I yell way less than I used to, because I have worked really hard on my triggers, and it's worked. But if I'm tired and I've said the same thing three times,…...