Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Staff Writer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz. Ray Hamel
Test your knowledge of this week’s big stories.
The Story Behind the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Movie Is a Bunch of Baloney Sam Adams
The tale of the Mexican American janitor who invented the spicy snack has been thoroughly debunked. The movie still finds some truth.
How the Queen of True Crime Transformed Murder Stories Forever Laura Miller
The seeds of today’s true-crime boom were sown 50 years ago, when a writer befriended the stranger beside her.
Trump Announces Own Federal Indictment in Rambling Social Media Posts Ben Mathis-Lilley
The painting behind him really makes it.
LOL at the Supreme Court’s Insane Dog-Toy Ruling Luke Winkie
Sorry, but who’s mistaking real whiskey for a “Bad Spaniels Silly Squeaker”?
The Slatest Jun 8: Roberts and Kavanaugh Just Delivered the Surprise of the Supreme Court Term Slate Staff
The Slatest news and politics for June 8: A truly shocking SCOTUS surprise, a CEO from nowhere, and physics? Nah.
The Best Part of HBO’s Abominable New Show Nadira Goffe
These fun supporting characters cannot redeem The Idol. But boy, are they trying.
The Support Group for People Who Refuse to Let Ted Lasso Die Luke Winkie
The show may be over, but a growing group of Diamond Dogs is committed to living by its ethos forever. <img src="https://compote.slate.com/images/a8c3d1cc-3f2d-48e4-988c-66925ce4fcc2.jpeg?crop=1560,1040,x0,y0" title="The Support Group for People Who Refuse to…
The Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Decision Is Even Better Than It Looks Richard H. Pildes
New technology makes it possible to find VRA districts that might have been hard to identify in the past.
Mike Pence, Chris Christie, and Doug Burgum want to be President too. David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson
But can any Republican defeat Donald Trump?