Help! My Son Is Doing Something Very Unconventional in His Marriage. His Dad Is Furious. Jenée Desmond-Harris
The in-laws, on the other hand, are very happy.
My Wife Pulls the Same Egregious Stunt Every Halloween. I’ve Had Enough. Arionne Nettles
She can’t keep getting away with this.
Help! I Have a “Hug Buddy” at Work. My Husband Would Never Approve. Emily Yoffe
I don’t feel like what I’m doing is cheating. Is it?
The Word Vaccine Is Derived From the Latin Word for Which Animal? Ray Hamel
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Slate Mini Crossword for Oct. 13, 2025 K. Austin Collins
Take a quick break with our daily 5×5 grid.
I Spent Years Trying to Conceive. How Do I Grieve Something That Didn’t Happen? Courtney E. Martin
Poet Ada Limón offers advice to someone who also had an unexpected detour on the road to parenthood.
I Thought My Marriage Was Happy. Then My Wife Asked Me to Agree to Something I’d Never Imagined. Rich Juzwiak
I don’t even know how to respond.
Slate Crossword: One Who Doesn’t Get the Blues From Reds and Whites? (Nine Letters) Tim Croce
Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Oct. 12, 2025.
HBO’s Great New Show Is a Masterpiece of Cringe Comedy Sam Adams
Tim Robinson’s new series is part I Think You Should Leave, part Twin Peaks.