On this last Sunday of Advent, we might have expected the familiar story of the annunciation to Mary, so often associated with this season. In this year of the Sunday Gospel cycle, however, we follow ...

It is estimated that over 90% of this past year’s Christmas gift purchases were made with credit cards or payment plans. The temptation of paying later is too strong for many to resist. Some people ...

Gabfest Reads is a monthly series from the hosts of Slate’s Political Gabfest podcast. This month, David Plotz talks with Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia and author of The Seven Rules of Trust: A ...

I realized something about my finances a long time ago. It may seem trivial to you, but it changed how I look at my bank balance. I concluded that if I didn’t have any bills, I would have much more ...

Hindu mythology is a treasure trove of economic wisdom, where power, restraint and consequence are recurring themes. One such tale is that of the ancient demon Bhasmasura, who is granted a boon that ...

This December marks the 60th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas, a half-hour television special that did something almost unheard of in American pop culture, both then and now. In the middle of ...

By Ashlie Miller 2025 is barely in our rearview mirror, and I am pondering the phrase, “objects in mirror may be closer than they appear.” Events that seem like distant […] ...

With the first dawn of the new year it is natural to look ahead to 2026. Much will be made of “America 250.” Many of the ...

Larry Ellison is backstopping Paramount’s bid for Warner Brothers, but Warner Brothers is concerned that the billionaire has not provided a personal guarantee to pay. By Lauren Hirsch As Paramount ...

As many Gen Z graduates struggle to find stable footing in the job market, a growing number are slipping into NEET status—neither in employment, education, nor training. For some, the uncertainty ...

Jack Webb, 28, recently broke a 14-year-old International Association for the Development of Apnea (AIDA) national record for the deepest constant weight free dive, reaching 113m at the Deep Dominica ...