Republicans Just Confirmed Trump’s Most Ghastly Nominee. Democrats Made It Possible. Jay Willis
Last year, Democrats could have used their Senate majority to confirm someone very different to fill the seat.
Astronomer Updates, Jessie Murph, and Dubious Cults Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay
What’s going on with Astronomer’s PR strategy? Why is the internet mad at singer Jessie Murph? And what’s up with this fake TikTok cult?
The Awful Tooth (of Bad British Teeth) June Thomas and Willa Paskin
Why do Americans bad-mouth British teeth?
Bonus: Advertising A.I. Dana Stevens, Nitish Pahwa, and Stephen Metcalf
How do you sell a human-replacing technology to human beings? This is the challenge of marketing A.I.
Fantastic Four: First Steps resuscitates one of Marvel’s most doomed IPs. Dana Stevens, Nitish Pahwa, and Stephen Metcalf
Is it clobbering time for Marvel again? Fantastic Four: First Steps attempts to breathe new life into the super quartet. <img src="https://compote.slate.com/images/0956ef4b-6bd7-4be0-8124-4a3328092088.jpeg" title="Fantastic Four: First Steps resuscitates one of Marvel’s…
Katy Perry, I’ll Admit I Was Worried—but You’ve Really Outdone Yourself This Time Heather Schwedel
An incredible morsel of celebrity gossip.
The Company That Laid Me Off Just Posted My Old Job. I Know What I Want to Do, But I Don’t Know If I Can. Doree Shafrir
I know of a seriously qualified candidate.
A Federal Judge May Have Just Saved Planned Parenthood Mary Ziegler
The reality is that Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit will raise the stakes for Republicans next year.
When I Worked at Donald Trump’s Casino, He Walked In With Jeffrey Epstein—and a Teenager Not Old Enough to Be There Jack O’Donnell
Afterward he asked, “Am I in trouble?”