The Real Reading Crisis Involves the Kids Who Don’t Have Phones
It’s not the pandemic. It’s not (only) the Devices. So what causes the “decline by 9”?
Close
slate.com
-
-
Not Lost in a Book
It’s not the pandemic. It’s not (only) the Devices. So what causes the “decline by 9”?
- Advertisement
-
A Father and His Kids Disappeared Into the Woods. Then Came the Surveillance Videos—and the Bank Robbery.
The waves were already crashing over the Toyota’s hood when they found it. It was a blustery September Sunday in 2021, and the Hilux pickup sat far down the…
-
The Big Lie About Bike Helmets
Last year, health officials in Seattle decided to stop requiring bicyclists to wear helmets. Independent research found that nearly half of Seattle’s helmet…
-
The Unlikely Author Who’s Absolutely Dominating the Bestseller List
All five of these Colleen Hoover books are currently in Publishers Weekly’s list of the top 10 best-sellers. Photo illustration by Slate. Images via Simon &…
-
Why We’ll Never Stop Mourning the American Mall
Share Comment For most of my life, the shopping mall was the symbol of the capitalist experiment. Everything about it celebrated consumerism and the illusion of…
-
In 2001, a Mysterious Invention Became a Viral Sensation—Then Went Down in Flames. I’ve Always Wondered: Was It All My Fault?
In January of 2001, a startup news website broke a huge technology story: A charismatic millionaire was secretly developing an incredible invention, one that…
-
Want to Parent the German Way? You Can’t.
This fun new book about how Germans raise their kids will break American parents’ hearts.
-
Stowaway Continues an Argument Sci-Fi Fans Have Been Having for Decades
There’s a long, and problematic, history behind Stowaway.
-
We’re Already Colonizing Mars
This is the way colonization starts: not with comfy habitats and astronauts, but with Instagram posts and discarded parachutes.
-
Roberts Isn’t a Liberal. He’s a Perfectionist Who Wants to Win.
Chief Justice John Roberts departs the Senate chamber on Feb. 5 in Washington. Mario Tama/Getty Images While this Supreme Court term is not yet over, it is…
-
Living on the Streets of L.A.
The inexplicable randomness of being homeless was familiar to me, but the scale of it was something new.
-
“I’ll Knock Your Brains Out”: The Rowdy Tourist Family Currently Carving a Trail of Destruction Through New Zealand
Would that we all had the swagger of an angry, shirtless 9-year-old giving the finger.
-
I’m a Developer. I Won’t Teach My Kids to Code, and Neither Should You.
Real coding is the difficult task of creating something unique.
-
There Will Never Be an Honest Conversation About Nancy Pelosi as a Political Leader
Gender bias makes it impossible to have fair discussions about women in politics.
-
Neil Gorsuch Just Telegraphed His Plan to Let Trump Sabotage the Census
Instead of sticking to his principles, Gorsuch is running interference for the Trump administration.
-
