Think the TikTok Ban Won’t Happen? Think Again. Jacob Ward
This isn’t the first time regulators have targeted a Chinese-owned company.
I Will Never Stop Watching One Video From Jimmy Carter’s Funeral, and Neither Will You Heather Schwedel
The video of Obama and George W. Bush is Carter’s last gift to the world.
You Know Who Else Blamed a Major Fire on a Global Conspiracy of His Political Enemies? Ben Mathis-Lilley
The president-elect’s top adviser is trumpeting a wild conspiracy about Los Angeles.
Netflix Has Created a New Global Addiction. Its Latest No. 1 Show Is a Perfect Example. Laura Miller
Missing You has charted on Netflix’s Top 10 in 89 countries. It shows how the streamer has mastered a very particular formula.
There Was One Sign That We Had to Leave L.A. We Never Thought We’d See It. Alex Kirshner
The city’s gargantuan highways—normally an impediment and an eyesore—suddenly felt like a bulwark.
Donald Trump Continues to Shore up Allies and Get Away With…Everything David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and Juliette Kayyem
Trump will go without significant legal consequences and Zuckerberg does the full imperial curtsey
Mom’s the Favorite. Dad’s Mad. Zak Rosen, Jamilah Lemieux, and Elizabeth Newcamp
Plus: women in hip-hop, Dumas, and snowsen Rosens.
Donald Trump Had a Few Good Reasons to Get Samuel Alito on the Phone Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
It’s not just because SCOTUS will soon be asked to clear the president-elect’s criminal record.
Max’s New Show Reunites ER’s Showrunner With One of Its Most Beloved Stars. Can It Resuscitate the Genre? Sam Adams
The new hospital drama plays like an unofficial sequel to the groundbreaking NBC series. Or is it more 24? <img src="https://compote.slate.com/images/135ef55b-8522-43e1-948b-d3937912c185.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0" title="Max’s New Show Reunites ER’s Showrunner With One of…
My Nephew Said Something Unforgivable to My Daughter. My Sister Won’t Do Anything About It. Nicole Chung
I can’t believe she’s excusing this horrible behavior.