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· 5mo ago

When ChatGPT Learned I Have Cancer, It Started Treating Me Differently. I Wish It Hadn’t.
https://slate.com/technology/2026/05/artificial-intelligence-chatgpt-cancer-diagnosis.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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When ChatGPT Learned I Have Cancer, It Started Treating Me Differently. I Wish It Hadn’t.

It was good training for how everyone else would act.

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· 6mo ago

The Quiet Collapse of the Internet’s Writing Rooms
https://slate.com/technology/2026/04/ai-online-writing-workshops-communities.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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· 5mo ago

No One Could’ve Predicted Trump Likening Himself to Jesus. Except for One TV Show.
https://slate.com/culture/2026/04/trump-jesus-ai-post-pope-the-boys-season-5-homelander.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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No One Saw Trump’s A.I. Jesus Post Coming. Except for One TV Show.

It’s been a weird week to be someone who watches The Boys.

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· 6mo ago

There’s One Huge Flaw With TACO and It May Soon Explode in All of Our Faces
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/04/trump-news-taco-vance-orban-iran-war.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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· 5mo ago

The Bear’s Surprise New Episode Is a Reminder of When the Show Was Good
https://slate.com/culture/2026/05/the-bear-gary-episode-hulu-show-prequel-indiana-fx-richie-mikey.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Bear’s Surprise New Episode Is a Reminder of When the Show Was Good

The stand-alone “Gary” follows Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Jon Bernthal’s characters on a road trip that takes a couple of left turns.

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· 5mo ago

The Problem With Astrology
https://slate.com/technology/2026/05/astrology-science-problem-linda-goodman.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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It’s a Common Pastime That’s Often Considered Harmless Fun. One Woman’s Story Should Serve as a Warning.

Maybe it's time to stop dabbling in astrology.

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· 5mo ago

Where’s MY Tariff Refund?
https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next/2026/04/paying-back-corporations-doesnt-solve-trumps-tariff-problem?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Where’s MY Tariff Refund?

How many ways can the administration demonstrate that they don’t understand who pays tariffs?

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· 5mo ago

Are You “Numbing Out”?
https://slate.com/podcasts/icymi/2026/05/why-people-are-numbing-out-the-news?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Are You “Numbing Out”?

After subjecting ourselves to years of constant bad news on social media, some are opting out entirely.

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· 5mo ago

Is Your Tariff Refund On the Way?
https://slate.com/business/2026/04/trump-tariffs-business-refunds-portal-supreme-court-illegal.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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So, Are We All Going to Get Refunded for Those Illegal Trump Tariffs?

On average, American families have each spent about $1,744.75 on tariffs.

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· 5mo ago

Taking ICE to Court
https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next/2026/04/can-ice-officers-face-prosecution?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Taking ICE to Court

Do federal officers have total immunity, even over state or local laws?

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· 5mo ago

Guess Whose Rights the Supreme Court Thinks Come With a Stopwatch
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-analysis-kavanaugh-roberts-voting-fail.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Guess Whose Rights the Supreme Court Thinks Come With a Stopwatch

New elections! New party lines! New computer programs!

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· 5mo ago

The Author of Yesteryear Knows Why Tradwives Are So Popular
https://slate.com/culture/2026/05/yesteryear-book-movie-caro-claire-burke-interview-tradwife-ballerina-farm.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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She’s the Author of a Bestselling Book About Tradwives. She Knows Why They’re So Popular.

An interview with Caro Claire Burke, the novelist behind Yesteryear.

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· 5mo ago

Somehow, Miranda Priestly Returned Edition
https://slate.com/podcasts/culture-gabfest/2026/05/the-devil-wears-prada-2-sees-meryl-streep-and-anne-hathaway-battle-the-forces-of-21st-century-capital?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Devil Wears Prada 2 Is a Film Designed To Give Media Workers a Heart Attack

Meryl Streep Vs. 21st century capital

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· 5mo ago

Who Is the Longest-Serving Female Senator in U.S. History?
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/04/trivia-quiz-daily-slate-history-senate-civil-war-presidential-candidates.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Who Is the Longest-Serving Female Senator in U.S. History?

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for April 22, 2026.

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· 5mo ago

Look Upon Trump’s Works, Ye Mighty
https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next/2026/05/trump-is-in-his-ozymandias-era?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Look Upon Trump’s Works, Ye Mighty

Frown? Wrinkled lip? Sneer of cold command? That's our president!

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· 5mo ago

Who Killed Spirit Airlines?
https://slate.com/business/2026/05/spirit-airlines-collapse-democrats-biden.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Did Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg Really Kill Spirit Airlines?

The abrupt collapse of the ultra-low-cost carrier ignited a big, misleading blame game in Washington.

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· 5mo ago

A Strange Coalition of Justices Just Gave Wounded Veterans a Major Victory
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/04/supreme-court-clarence-thomas-veterans-victory.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Why Clarence Thomas Just Handed a Major Legal Victory to Wounded Veterans

How exactly did these six justices come together in such an important case?

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· 5mo ago

The Sheep Detectives Is the Movie Ewe Have Been Waiting For
https://slate.com/culture/2026/05/the-sheep-detectives-hugh-jackman-movie-2026-review.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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At First, I Could Hardly Believe That This Bizarre New Movie Existed. Now I’m So Glad It Does.

The Sheep Detectives is the movie ewe have been waiting for.

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· 6mo ago

The Most Important Issue Facing the Movie Industry, According to Steven Soderbergh
https://slate.com/culture/2026/04/the-christophers-steven-soderbergh-movies-film-ian-mckellen-michaela-coel-ai-black-bag.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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· 5mo ago

The Pitt’s Fandom Problem
https://slate.com/culture/2026/05/the-pitt-santos-isa-briones-broadway-show-fans-fandom.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Can The Pitt’s Worst Fans Please Stop Embarrassing the Rest of Us?

Fans of the HBO Max series have apparently taken to disrupting a cast member’s Broadway show.

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· 5mo ago

Which Writer Coined the Term “Cold War” in a 1945 Essay?
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/trivia-quiz-daily-slate-history-presidents-war-explorers.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Which Writer Coined the Term “Cold War” in a 1945 Essay?

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for May 6, 2026.

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· 5mo ago

I Used to Love the Met Gala. Then the World’s Most Evil Couple Ruined It for Everyone.
https://slate.com/culture/2026/05/met-gala-2026-theme-fashion-amazon-jeff-bezos-money.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The World’s Most Evil Couple Exposed the Rot at the Heart of the Met Gala

I don’t really care to see an OpenAI employee walk the red carpet.

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· 5mo ago

Mother Troubles Edition
https://slate.com/podcasts/culture-gabfest/2026/04/anne-hathaway-and-michaela-coel-face-off-in-mother-mary?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Elle Fanning Bops Along the Motherhood to OnlyFans Pipeline

Margo’s Got Money Troubles is a bouncy family dramedy about the high cost of motherhood.

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· 5mo ago

The Supreme Court Just Twisted Its Cop Immunity Doctrine in an Even More Violent Direction
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/04/supreme-court-analysis-las-vegas-cop-immunity.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Supreme Court Just Twisted Its Cop Immunity Doctrine in an Even More Violent Direction

Roy Scott was a 65-year-old Black man who called the police for medical help. He was soon killed.

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· 3w ago

Why the New Resident Evil Is the Rare Video-Game Movie That Actually Works https://slate.com/culture/2026/09/resident-evil-movie-2026-game-new-horror-zach-cregger.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Culture @culture-Slate

His Previous Movie Was the Rare Horror Flick to Win an Oscar. His New One Cracks an Even Less Respected Genre.

Video-game movies are almost universally terrible. Zach Cregger’s latest is the exception.

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· 5mo ago

Mailbag: Spooky Strings, Phone Menu Options, and Eye Rolls
https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring/2026/05/horror-movie-strings-phone-menu-options-and-eye-rolls?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Have the Phone Menu Options Really Changed? Please Listen Carefully!

We answer your questions about how a creepy string motif ended up in horror movies, the truth about phone trees, and when we started eye rolling.

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· 5mo ago

It’s America’s Most Notorious Unsolved Murder. Two Men Said They Know Who Did It. Then Came the Fallout.
https://slate.com/culture/2026/04/california-crime-history-black-dahlia-news-book.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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A Bombshell Claim Just Upended Every Theory About America’s Most Infamous Murder. The Aftermath Has Been Revealing.

In Los Angeles, I saw why no one is ready to let the Black Dahlia go.

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· 5mo ago

Why Democrats Stand No Chance in the Gerrymandering Wars
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-analysis-democrats-lose-gerrymandering-wars.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Why Democrats Stand No Chance in the Gerrymandering Wars

This week’s Executive Dysfunction.

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· 5mo ago

How to Make Dollars Make Sense
https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring/2026/04/the-surprising-global-story-of-american-dollars?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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How to Make Dollars Make Sense

From a Bohemian silver mine to your bank account, the surprising origin story of the dollar.

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· 5mo ago

Red States Thought They Could Stop Abortions. They Ended Up Stopping Only the Lifesaving Ones.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/04/red-states-lifesaving-abortions-bans-supreme-court-dobbs.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Red States Thought They Could Stop Abortions. They Ended Up Stopping Only the Lifesaving Ones.

Abortion bans are failing.

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· 5mo ago

Congress’s Purge Era
https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next/2026/04/congress-is-redressing-and-redistricting?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Congress’s Purge Era

Whoa, did Congress just do something bipartisan?

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· 5mo ago

One State Just Made an Unprecedented Move Toward Locking Up Women Who Seek Abortions
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/south-carolina-republicans-prison-abortions.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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One State Just Made a Unprecedented Move Toward Locking Up Women Who Seek Abortions

The anti-abortion movement just crossed a major new redline.

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· 6mo ago

Wikipedia Is The Most Human Place On The Internet
https://slate.com/podcasts/icymi/2026/04/wikipedia-is-the-most-human-place-on-the-internet?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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