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There Is No Male Loneliness Crisis. What’s Actually Happening Is So Much Darker.

The data tells a different story.

Nick Keppler9.3(4)

There Is No Male Loneliness Crisis. What’s Actually Happening Is So Much Darker.

Who Killed the Florida Orange?

Who Killed the Florida Orange?

Alexander Sammon

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The Mouse Trap

The Mouse Trap

9.0(1)

Inside America’s Shoplifting Lab

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It’s Been Villainized for Years. Joe Rogan and Tucker Carlson Are Telling a Different Story. The Truth Might Surprise You.

It’s Been Villainized for Years. Joe Rogan and Tucker Carlson Are Telling a Different Story. The Truth Might Surprise You.

Andrew Zaleski·Slate·November 2026

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There Is No Male Loneliness Crisis. What’s Actually Happening Is So Much Darker.

There Is No Male Loneliness Crisis. What’s Actually Happening Is So Much Darker.

Nick Keppler·Slate

Inside America’s Shoplifting Lab

Alexander Sammon

8.5(2)

Vivek Ramaswamy Is Set for a Historic Flameout in Ohio. I Went to See How It All Went Wrong.

Vivek Ramaswamy Is Set for a Historic Flameout in Ohio. I Went to See How It All Went Wrong.

Nitish Pahwa·Slate·October 2026

7.0(1)

He Shot a Man Dead 15 Times. People Applauded, and He Got Away With It. His Next Act Is Turning Heads.

He Shot a Man Dead 15 Times. People Applauded, and He Got Away With It. His Next Act Is Turning Heads.

Jessica Pishko·Slate·October 2026

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She Will Not Stop Until Every Haitian Is Gone. And She’s Happy to Tell You Why.

She Will Not Stop Until Every Haitian Is Gone. And She’s Happy to Tell You Why.

Alexander Sammon·Slate·October 2026

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When I Was 10 Weeks Old, My Dad Was Arrested for Breaking Three of My Bones. It Was Front-Page News for Years. Now It’s My Turn to Write the Story.

When I Was 10 Weeks Old, My Dad Was Arrested for Breaking Three of My Bones. It Was Front-Page News for Years. Now It’s My Turn to Write the Story.

Emily Smith·Slate·September 2026

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There Is No Male Loneliness Crisis. What’s Actually Happening Is So Much Darker.

There Is No Male Loneliness Crisis. What’s Actually Happening Is So Much Darker.

Nick Keppler·Slate·August 2026

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They’re the Most Annoying Creatures on the Planet. You Don’t Know What They’re Going to Unleash on America.

They’re the Most Annoying Creatures on the Planet. You Don’t Know What They’re Going to Unleash on America.

Marianne Dhenin·Slate·August 2026

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A Streamer Predicted He Could Kill a Black Person and Get Away With It. Thousands Watched. When He Shot Someone, the Real Story Began.

A Streamer Predicted He Could Kill a Black Person and Get Away With It. Thousands Watched. When He Shot Someone, the Real Story Began.

Charlie Cy·Slate·August 2026

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Who Killed the Florida Orange?

Who Killed the Florida Orange?

Alexander Sammon·Slate·April 2026

9.0(1)

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The Mouse Trap

The Mouse Trap

Daniel Engber·Slate·November 2011

9.0(1)

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Inside America’s Shoplifting Lab

Inside America’s Shoplifting Lab

Alexander Sammon·Slate·July 2026

8.5(2)

They’re the Most Annoying Creatures on the Planet. You Don’t Know What They’re Going to Unleash on America.

They’re the Most Annoying Creatures on the Planet. You Don’t Know What They’re Going to Unleash on America.

Marianne Dhenin·Slate·August 2026

8.0(1)

A Streamer Predicted He Could Kill a Black Person and Get Away With It. Thousands Watched. When He Shot Someone, the Real Story Began.

A Streamer Predicted He Could Kill a Black Person and Get Away With It. Thousands Watched. When He Shot Someone, the Real Story Began.

Charlie Cy·Slate·August 2026

8.0(1)

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When the New Neighbor Arrived, They Were Excited. It Turned Into a Seven-Year Nightmare That Had Liberals Losing Their Minds.

When the New Neighbor Arrived, They Were Excited. It Turned Into a Seven-Year Nightmare That Had Liberals Losing Their Minds.

Alexander Sammon·Slate·March 2026

8.0(1)

I Knew the Hollywood Version of My Parents’ Country. Returning There With Them Was Entirely Different.

I Knew the Hollywood Version of My Parents’ Country. Returning There With Them Was Entirely Different.

Tony Ho Tran·Slate·August 2025

8.0(1)

A Bizarre 1970 Arctic Killing Offers a Road Map for How Not to Deal With Murder in Space

A Bizarre 1970 Arctic Killing Offers a Road Map for How Not to Deal With Murder in Space

Sam Kean·Slate·July 2020

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There’s No Such Thing as an Eternal Sunshine Drug. What We Do Have Is Propranolol.

There’s No Such Thing as an Eternal Sunshine Drug. What We Do Have Is Propranolol.

Christina Cauterucci·Slate·March 2026

7.7(3)

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My Brother Woke Up in the Hospital With a Strange Story. It Was Even Stranger When It Turned Out to Be True.

My Brother Woke Up in the Hospital With a Strange Story. It Was Even Stranger When It Turned Out to Be True.

Laura Creedle·Slate·June 2026

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They’re Giant. They’re Cuddly

They’re Giant. They’re Cuddly

Erick Trickey·Slate·May 2026

7.0(1)

It’s One of America’s Greatest Cold Cases. No One Remembers It. The People Who Were There Wish You Would.

It’s One of America’s Greatest Cold Cases. No One Remembers It. The People Who Were There Wish You Would.

Elon Green·Slate·July 2026

7.0(1)

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Vivek Ramaswamy Is Set for a Historic Flameout in Ohio. I Went to See How It All Went Wrong.

Vivek Ramaswamy Is Set for a Historic Flameout in Ohio. I Went to See How It All Went Wrong.

Nitish Pahwa·Slate·October 2026

7.0(1)

Soapbox

Soapbox

Dan Kois·Slate·February 2026

6.5(2)

The World Thinks Americans Only Eat Pizza-Nugget-Burgers. The Truth Is a Much More Interesting Story.

The World Thinks Americans Only Eat Pizza-Nugget-Burgers. The Truth Is a Much More Interesting Story.

Chason Gordon·Slate·July 2026

6.0(1)

Footloose

Footloose

Rebecca Onion·Slate·July 2026

6.0(1)

When I Was 10 Weeks Old, My Dad Was Arrested for Breaking Three of My Bones. It Was Front-Page News for Years. Now It’s My Turn to Write the Story.

When I Was 10 Weeks Old, My Dad Was Arrested for Breaking Three of My Bones. It Was Front-Page News for Years. Now It’s My Turn to Write the Story.

Emily Smith·Slate·September 2026

5.0(1)

"Cat Person" and Me

"Cat Person" and Me

Alexis Nowicki·Slate·July 2021

3.0(1)

Dr. Gift

Dr. Gift

Christina Cauterucci·Slate·May 2026

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