This is Prudie Phones a Friend, a feature where Jenée Desmond-Harris calls a few experts for their advice to a letter writer.

I’ve long believed that the first hugely popular music you realize you hate is in many ways as important a discovery as the ...

In a July 15 Politics, Nitish Pahwa misstated that John Kennedy is a U.S. senator from Texas. He is a senator from Louisiana. Slate strives to correct all errors of fact. If you’ve seen an error in ...

What self-respecting person who wants a meaningful career in law enforcement would go to work" at ICE "right now, knowing the way [it] comports itself?" ...

Abela was honored with a BAFTA award following the season, not to mention a budding film career (we’ll all agree not to ...

I just want to make sure you go into the situation prepared for the fact that it’s going to involve serious turmoil.” ...

It’s anonymous! Dear How to Do It, My husband and I have been married for seven years, and together for 10, and he has a very unusual problem every time he sees or speaks to his mother. If he speaks ...

Police warned local residents to “remain aware of their surroundings and report any suspicious behavior to law enforcement,” ...

I was a brand-new employee at Claire’s, the mall mainstay for cheap jewelry as well as ear piercing services, and I had ...

This is part of Revenge Week, a series about how vengeance runs America, from the White House to cheating spouses to that bad ...

My wife “Christina” and I have a 13-year-old daughter, “Ruby.” When Ruby turned 13 earlier in the year, Christina gave her a diary for her birthday. However, she has what I think is an unreasonable ...

After my mother’s death, I went to my dad and confronted him with what my mother had told me. He said it was true and that ...