Sports Recruiting Is the Real College Admissions Scam
The wacky particulars of this case conceal a much larger scandal playing out in plain sight.
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Inflating test scores only sets them up to fail more.
View ArticleKentucky Student in Viral Standoff With Native American Activist Now Sues CNN...
The suit described CNN’s coverage of the altercation as “agenda-driven fiction.”
View ArticleGov. Newsom to Sign Executive Order Halting Death Penalty in California
California hasn't carried out an execution since 2006, but voters have supported ballot measures keeping the death penalty.
View ArticleAmerica’s Best College Water Polo Coach Also Allegedly Excelled at Taking...
“There’s no secret,” USC water polo head coach Jovan Vavic said in 2017. “Anybody can be successful in anything if they just put in the time and work.”
View ArticleTrevor Noah Investigates the College Admissions Cheating Scandal
Noah paired his look at the rich and powerful buying unearned advantages for their less-talented children with a segment about Senator Mitt Romney.
View ArticleSoviets Release Statement on Slate’s Failure to Post the Trailer for HBO’s...
And we just published that brand new article about Ferris wheels!
View ArticleCaptain Marvel Takes a Literal Shot at One of the Most Sexist Movies of the ’90s
James Cameron’s True Lies deserves every photon blast that comes its way.
View ArticleHelp! My Roommates Are Trying to Catfish Our New Roommate to Find Out if...
My friend suggested that I should come on to the roommate to see what happens.
View ArticleDear Care and Feeding: My Mother-in-Law’s a Smoker. Can I Ask Her to Shower...
Parenting advice on thirdhand smoke, potty battles, and transitions.
View ArticleNetflix’s New Mini-Seasons Steal an Old Trick From Broadcast TV
A week between episodes is too long, and so is a year between seasons.
View ArticleDear Prudence Podcast: Help! I Love My Partner—but Not Our Sex Life.
How can I tell him what I like? I try to be vocal, but I’m not sure he gets it.
View ArticleThe Rise of the Authoritarian Voter
Who supports authoritarian populists? Voters with an authoritarian personality.
View ArticleFlyers With Swastikas Found at California High School Days After Anne Frank’s...
A photo of students giving a Nazi salute circulated on social media earlier this month.
View ArticleSeth Meyers Asks Trump About Ted Bundy in Late Night White House Press...
The Late Night host also presses the president on his cholesterol and the plot of Seinfeld in an edited segment.
View ArticleHow Reddit Became a Front in the Syrian Civil War
Moderators are struggling to defend a critical information resource from state-sponsored trolls.
View ArticleI Thought My Years as a Boy-Crazy Teen Had Prepared Me for My Daughter’s High...
My daughter, the Maxes, and me.
View ArticleCaptain Marvel’s Missed Opportunities
The Slate Culture Gabfest also discusses PEN15 and “Guilty.”
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