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corruption is bad for public health

The goal is to satisfy the *emotions* behind every information need without providing real information.

FYI there is no "real" reason why Rome "fell." Its power waned for the usual, mundane reasons: widening gap between rich and poor, inability to maintain infrastructure, incompetent leadership, pointless wars, endless persecution of marginalized groups who performed vital labor, etc.

Just a reminder that there is probably someone in your workplace who feels left out and would appreciate your kindness (and snacks).

I get a lot of questions to my advice column from people who are new to a job, lonely, and want to make friends. This week it's a new chemistry teacher who signs off as "A Lone Pair of Electrons." My advice varies but usually includes "bring snacks." slate.com/advice/2026/...

This week's work advice column starts with one boss who has two incredibly annoying boss-isms: treating their direct reports as their audience, and trampling all over boundaries. slate.com/advice/2026/...

Exactly! They laid off so many great people and kept so many bad ones. It's such a shame.

It had problems before, of course: both-sides-ing issues with one right and one wrong side, platforming frauds, refusing to call a lie a lie or racism racism. But at least it had a book section & sports coverage & a climate desk & an opinion section that wasn't just paranoid billionaire nonsense.

Every conversation in the greater DC area, given people enough and time, eventually comes around to how upset we are about what Jeff Bezos has done to The Washington Post.

if you’re getting behind on administrative tasks — car registration, doctor appointments, dental cleanings, passport renewal, organizing the house — I cannot recommend enough ✨writing a novel✨

They're gorgeous, and the display texts tell great stories about them.

Outside the Renwick Gallery everything is infuriating (it's across the street from the vandalized White House), but inside is a reminder that other people are funny, generous, artistic, creative, and so beautifully quirky and good.

Loved them so much!

Finally, a tower of award-winning pickles and preserves.

Corn dogs!

It includes Black and Indigenous state fairs

And a cow made of butter!

A dress made of butter cartons.

The quilts are amazing.

It’s woke AF.