Family How Kids’ TV Got Way Too Normal My son refused all age-appropriate movies and TV—until we went back to Pee-wee. Photo illustration by Slate. Images via gorodenkoff/iStock/Getty Images Plus and Shout! Studios. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. My

Care and Feeding There’s a new “grandma” in the family. Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Wavebreakmedia Ltd/Getty Images Plus.  Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column.  Have a question for Care and Feeding?  Submit it here . Dear Care and Feeding, My parents had a messy relationship my whole life, so I was

When it comes to building or updating a property in Northwest Arkansas, one detail often makes all the difference: a dependable septic system. That’s where BBB Septic Solution comes in. Trusted by homeowners and developers across the region, the company offers complete services: covering everything from septic system design to installation, so customers don’t have

SAVANNAH, Ga.—What happens when a solar panel dies? The vexing question hung last week over the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) sustainability conference, the first of its kind for the nonprofit representing America’s solar industry. According to the International Energy Agency, up to 78 million tons of solar panels are expected to retire around the

1 of 4 | Demian Bichir's "Black Phone 2," opened in theaters on Friday. Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures NEW YORK, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A Better Life, The Hateful Eight and The Nun alum Demian Bichir says he wanted to co-star in Black Phone 2 because he loved the original and thought the script

Republican Rep. George Santos of New York leaves the U.S. Capitol after being expelled from the U.S. Congress after a bipartisan vote for his removal on December 1, 2023. File Photo by Julia Nikhinson/UPI | License Photo Oct. 17 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Friday night said he commuted the sentence of George Santos

New York City prosecutors in Manhattan on Thursday were ordered to retry or release Pedro Hernandez by June after a federal appellate court overturned his 2017 conviction in the murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979. File Handout Photo | License Photo Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Pedro Hernandez must be retried or released by June

1 of 2 | New York Giants fans enjoy their team's play on the field -- in London -- earlier this month. According to a new survey, six out of 10 NFL fans in New Jersey believe the Giants and Jets should keep New York in their name, though they play their games in the

President Donald Trump on Thursday refiled his federal lawsuit accusing The New York Times of defaming him in two news articles while he was running for president in 2024. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Oct. 17 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump refiled a dismissed federal lawsuit accusing The New York Times of defaming

Minerals such as cobalt, copper, lithium, tantalum, tin and tungsten, which are all abundant in central Africa, are essential to the comforts of everyday life. Our phones, laptops and electric vehicles would not function without them. These minerals are also tied intimately with conflict. For decades, military and paramilitary violence in the Democratic Republic of

The Mercury prize almost always produces surprises – among them, Gomez not The Verve in 1998, and English Teacher not Charlie XCX in 2024 – but perhaps the biggest surprise is that the prize has survived for so many years. That it has been won this year by Sam Fender in his native Newcastle speaks

In the early days of the pandemic, “solidarity” became a buzzword. As COVID-19 appeared to directly threaten us all, the UK celebrated its key workers who were keeping the country running. This idea ran through discussions on TV and on social media. The Clap for Our Carers movement had people gathering outside on their doorsteps