Stephen Colbert says, "Everybody should listen to the Slate Political Gabfest." The Gabfest is hosted by Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz. Listen for the debates, stay for the ...

Musk’s DOGE rampages through federal agencies; the gap widens between US prosperity and quality of life; and states confront immigration with their own aggressive approaches. If you can't access ...

Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees go to the Senate; Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report goes public; and President Joe Biden bids farewell. If you can't access your feeds, please contact ...

For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss new data from the 2024 NAEP Reading and Mathematics Assessments and the collapse of student test scores in the US.

Norman Lear-produced comedy starring Laverne Cox, about an estranged father and daughter in Alabama, comes at an awkward ...

President Trump signs a flurry of executive orders; issues sweeping pardons for January 6 rioters; and enjoys a second inauguration chock full of symbolic elements. If you can't access your feeds ...

For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss the politics of the L.A. fires. Erich Schwartzel, Katherine Sayre, and Peter Grant for The Wall Street Journal ...

On Season 19 of 'Sister Wives,' Janelle Brown said goodbye to her and Kody's marriage with a visit to the Plotz Plot in ...

Yael van der Wouden’s new book The Safekeep explores paranoia, loneliness, and obsession in the post-World War II Dutch countryside. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer ...

David Lynch left an indelible mark in the film world, but a major part of what shaped his particular style of avant genius was his deep connection to music. Sound was integral to his lush ...

Was David Lynch all those things? Yes, but it seems almost nonsensical to describe him so. Terms like those suit filmmakers like Stanley Kubrick or Martin Scorsese because you can measure other ...

Early on in The Straight Story, the 1999 drama that David Lynch called his “most experimental film,” a doctor tells 73-year-old Alvin Straight that he likely has emphysema and that if he doesn ...