A gay romance among the ruling class seems to have been created for straight people.

How an underdog spinoff won back fans of a problematic franchise

Embrace the tacky.

Is it too late for the Worldwide Leader in Sports to get into gambling?

How a viral girl group is using global influences to smash Billboard charts and get stuck in our heads

Can the U.S. help Haiti? Should Biden try?

She won’t take the hint. Any advice on how to get her to respect my digital boundaries?

Casey DeSantis is yet another political partner engaging in First Lady cosplay.

How the internet’s pop star is attacking and losing her fandom

Bless up: It’s a whole episode about “Doh!”, “Dealbreaker!” and “Did I do that?”

A look at the man behind one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in history.

Beyonce and Taylor Swift concert tours are changing how musicians make money.

An episode of Slate’s Decoder Ring on the etiquette, science, and enduring appeal of a concertgoing ritual.

She’s marrying my ex, and hoping to get a reaction out of me. I’m baffled.

Black women are killing it in soccer and basketball. When will the media catch up?

Hollywood’s time of reckoning has been all talk. The ongoing strikes are proof of that.

AI-generated covers of Spongebob Squarepants singing R&B oldies might be a harbinger of something darker.

With his scouting days long over, a Slate producer enlists his dad for one last merit badge.