Michael Sheen Is a Sassy Angel in Amazon’s Good Omens Trailer
Michael Sheen's angel and David Tennant's demon will grace our Amazon Prime screens this spring.
View ArticleLeaving Neverland Will Change Your View of Michael Jackson Forever
The Slate Culture Gabfest discusses Michael Jackson's legacy and the allegations against him.
View ArticleGoogle Revealed It Was Underpaying Some Men. That’s Misleading—and Damaging.
The discrepancy may have affected just one category—and the method of Google's pay-equity analysis has a big problem.
View ArticleApparently Trump’s Sons Own a “Shooting Preserve,” Which Sounds Like a Good...
The good news is that we've found the setting for Season 4 of True Detective.
View ArticleDemocrats Have the House. Could Net Neutrality Be Saved This Time?
New legislation would prevent your ISP from slowing down your connection—for good.
View ArticleWhat You Should Know Before Trusting a VPN
Everyone says you should use a VPN. But what about when the VPN is totally sketchy?
View ArticleArizona Sen. Martha McSally Says She Was Raped in Air Force by Superior Officer
The senator said she did not report it at the time because she didn't trust the system for handling abuse.
View ArticleJeff Merkley Skips Presidential Bid to Take on Something Harder: Fixing the...
The senator from Oregon is sick and tired of the filibuster, and he’s not going to take it anymore.
View ArticleIlhan Omar Shouldn’t Get a Pass
Charges of “dual loyalty” have an ugly and traumatic history.
View ArticleFuture Tense Newsletter: Life Everlasting
New Future Tense Fiction, suspicious VPNs, tracking in the freezer aisle, and more.
View ArticleThe Angle: What Is the “Legislative Deep Freeze”?
Jeff Merkley released a slick 2020 campaign video … for Senate re-election. Jim Newell investigated.
View ArticleDid We Cure HIV? Depends on What You Mean by “Cure.”
Far from an example of overzealous headlining, this news makes a compelling case that we need more words for our idea of “cure” in the first place.
View ArticleJeopardy! Host Alex Trebek Reveals He Has Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer
He announced the news in a video released to Jeopardy! accounts.
View ArticleLeBron’s First Season With the Lakers Has Been Embarrassing. It Can Get Much...
Rock bottom isn’t missing the playoffs—rock bottom is getting beaten by the Knicks and the Clippers in free agency.
View ArticleFacebook Is Making a Huge Pivot to Privacy. Yes, There Are Hidden Motives.
Mark Zuckerberg thinks private communication is the future. He’s right—but his company is the wrong one to build it.
View ArticleDemocrats Made the Right Call to Reject Fox News as a Debate Host
You can believe Chris Wallace and Bret Baier are respectable journalists and still doubt whether they'd get to be objective debate moderators.
View ArticleSo Far, Donald Trump’s Trade War Is an Utter Failure
The trade deficit is up, and our new trade deals are not great.
View ArticleTrump Administration Reportedly Tracked and Targeted Journalists and...
The U.S. government compiled a database including American citizens and then questioned or arrested many of them.
View ArticleThe Michael Jackson Defense Is Unbelievably Bad
Its poor construction makes it even more suspect.
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