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The Most Popular Beatles Song Wasn’t Written by John or Paul
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (251+ words) Turns out the Beatles’ all-time most popular song never made the charts. It wasn’t even written by John or Paul. In the 1960s, the Beatles were defined by the success of the Lennon-McCartney songwriting partnership. But in the digital era, we…...
A Grab Bag Episode, With Questions Ranging from Serious to Silly
12+ hour, 43+ min ago (220+ words) Emily, John, and David top off the summer by answering listeners’ questions of all kinds. This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz answer listeners’ questions of all kinds: the political, the personal, and everything in-between. Many thanks to…...
Slate Mini Crossword for Aug. 20, 2026
22+ hour, 47+ min ago (56+ words) Take a quick break with our daily 5x5 grid. More Games From Slate Slate Crossword: Catalyst for the Boston Tea Party (Three Letters) Slate Pears Game 370: Aug. 19, 2026 Slate SoundBites for August 19, 2026 The Great Pyramid of Giza Was Constructed as a Tomb…...
Slate Crossword: Catalyst for the Boston Tea Party (Three Letters)
22+ hour, 48+ min ago (57+ words) Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Aug. 20, 2026. More Games From Slate Slate SoundBites for August 20, 2026 The New Madrid Fault Line Lies in the Middle of Which Continent? Slate Mini Crossword for Aug. 20, 2026 Slate Pears Game…...
The New Madrid Fault Line Lies in the Middle of Which Continent?
22+ hour, 48+ min ago (52+ words) Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Aug. 20, 2026. More Games From Slate Slate Mini Crossword for Aug. 20, 2026 Slate Crossword: Catalyst for the Boston Tea Party (Three Letters) Slate Pears Game 370: Aug. 19, 2026 Slate SoundBites for August 19, 2026 We need to talk…...
Slate SoundBites for August 20, 2026
22+ hour, 48+ min ago (59+ words) Build your answer from the sound up with our new game, SoundBites! More Games From Slate The New Madrid Fault Line Lies in the Middle of Which Continent? Slate Mini Crossword for Aug. 20, 2026 Slate Crossword: Catalyst for the Boston Tea…...
How Islamophobia Got Even Worse
1+ day, 23+ min ago (84+ words) The GOP is embracing Islamophobia; Democrats aren’t stopping it. Islamophobia has never gone away. And while it has been wielded as an electoral strategy against Zohran Mamdani, Abdul El-Sayed and even Barack Obama, the shameless nature of the Islamophobia coming…...
Slate SoundBites for August 19, 2026
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (59+ words) Build your answer from the sound up with our new game, SoundBites! More Games From Slate The Great Pyramid of Giza Was Constructed as a Tomb for Which Pharaoh? Slate Mini Crossword for Aug. 19, 2026 Slate Crossword: Times to Undo a…...
The Great Pyramid of Giza Was Constructed as a Tomb for Which Pharaoh?
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (51+ words) Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Aug. 19, 2026. More Games From Slate Slate Mini Crossword for Aug. 19, 2026 Slate Crossword: Times to Undo a Tie? (Three Letters) Slate Pears Game 369: Aug. 18, 2026 Slate SoundBites for August 18, 2026 We need to talk about…...
Is Tech Dismantling Democracy?
2+ day, 23+ min ago (99+ words) Jill Lepore on how to fight back. Our Silicon Valley overlords, as they’ll tell you, aren’t huge fans of liberal democracy—and their products that we’ve integrated into our lives reflect that. As we rely on them more and more,…...