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ICYMI: How to Make Millions Playing Dungeons & Dragons
Critical Role is an unvarnished success. But what does it mean for the rest of the D&D community?
Hear Me Out: Sit Down and Shut Up at Concerts and Theaters
And if you don’t, there should be consequences.
What Next: Why The Blind Side's Narrative Fell Apart
Inside the gap between reality and the “feel-good” film.
Hang Up: The Blind Side’s Blind Spots
Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis are joined by Yahoo Sports’ Henry Bushnell to talk about Spain’s Women’s World Cup victory and the turmoil that preceded it. The New York Times’ Kurt Streeter joins to discuss the controversy over The Blind Side. Finally, ESPN’s Luis Miguel Echegaray assesses Lionel Messi’s brilliant opening month with Inter Miami. Spain (3:27): The story behind La Roja’s World Cup win and everything that came before...
Working: A Novelist on Genre Blending and Sucking Blood
There are quests for immortality among the super rich whether that’s flying into space to be robolords or just living forever.
Slate Money: Rao’s Pasta Sauce is the Zoom of Food
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss FDIC chair Martin Guenberg’s proposal to let big bank debt holders lose money before the uninsured depositors. Also, Rao’s upscale cornering of the red sauce market leads to its $2.7 billion sale to Campbell’s. Finally “The Wig”: Argentina’s right-wing primary winner Javier Milei’s arresting mop and his plan to toss out the currency...
ICYMI: The Child Content Creator Crash is Coming
What Lil Tay’s death rumors signal about the child influencer economy.
Political Gabfest Reads: How a David Copperfield Reimagining Speaks to the Soul of Appalachia
Barbara Kingsolver’s latest draws inspiration from Charles Dickens to tell the truth of her people.
Dear Prudence: I Told My Husband I May Have Postpartum Depression—He Did Nothing. Help!
Am I expecting too much to want his help?
A Word: The Donald Went Down to Georgia
Even if Trump loses, will voting rights in Georgia still be under attack?