This story has everything: * the biggest fertility clinic scandal in U.S. history * high-rolling doctors and heroic whistleblowers * an unlikely friendship born of tragedy * a major update to the story that came years after I started reporting it * Pedro Pascal's dad slate.com/life/2026/05...

If you are a writer or an editor: Has AI helped you do anything faster? What?? I genuinely want to know what the use cases are here.

would you go on a cruise? @gidmk.bsky.social might! slate.com/technology/2...

people keep saying "let AI automate the parts of your job that you find tedious" and truly the task that I need done for me is the spam removed from my inbox and generally a better system of organizing the emails I do need to look at. AI has not been helpful here (so far??).

Rainesford is great to work with! If this is up your alley don't hesitate.

sure astrology is fun but it does sometimes go too far! slate.com/technology/2...

if you are afraid of AI, just try asking AI about something you know about

i expect everyone in my parenting group chats and online will be very chill about this piece by @gidmk.bsky.social slate.com/technology/2...

i found this really interesting to edit slate.com/technology/2...

New edition of Unhinged is here, @slate.com's dating advice column—answering the question that I'm sure we might find etched into ancient cave drawings somewhere: slate.com/advice/2026/...

I DID buy a Brick for my phone and it has in fact significantly moved the needle on my phone use, to the point where I now cook a lot, in part bc NYT cooking is like the only thing I can do on my phone!

I got to be Dear Prudence for a day! The questions are about a property dispute with a neighbor, what friends owe one another, and genuine apologies.

if you want to Brick your phone without paying $60 to Brick your phone ... we have a solution for you slate.com/technology/2...

If a medical provider bills you for lateness or cancellation, you should be able to do the same. Like, buddy, I got childcare for this, you owe me $150.

We're hiring editorial fellows in SF and DC. Great gig that has launched hundreds of media careers: www.motherjones.com/careers/fell...

For @slate.com & @economichardship.bsky.social, I reported on how chaos and changes surrounding SNAP benefits are taking a toll. People described endless fear and worry over feeding their kids, where their next meal will come from, and whether SNAP could become even more difficult to access.

if you’ve ever made a little mistake on a piece of paperwork … this kind of thing could happen to you. @rainesford.bsky.social on the mental toll that the broken SNAP system is taking on families / anyone who relies on it slate.com/business/202...

I've been so surprised to see "the plastic detox" on netflix being taken at face value. a doctor who works with patients dealing with infertility wrote a piece about all the problems with it for Slate! slate.com/technology/2...

my insurance company is trying to get out of paying the bill for my baby's birth and meanwhile sending me emails like —

I think I speak for all tech editors when I say that A.I. fatigue is real—and we're pretty hungry for anything else. Any A.I. pitches need to clear a pretty high bar to be assigned because we get TONS of them.

I really think we're going to look back on this era of impossibly smooth 50, 60—80!—year olds the way we do over plucked eyebrows and skinny jeans. www.allure.com/story/denise...

worth re-upping this piece from a little bit ago slate.com/technology/2...

nice essay by @jasonfarman.bsky.social about how usability has gone too far slate.com/technology/2...

writing is a direct conversation with a reader. it happens between two (or, in the case of teams of writers and editors described in this piece, more) people. writing with AI isn’t like using an 808 to make music — it’s lip syncing. www.newyorker.com/culture/open...

so wild. my baby got a dose of the MMR vaccine early as a precaution for *domestic* travel.

unfortunately I think that AI writing is going to be like Ikea furniture, human writing and human communication is going to be bespoke, rich-person stuff. look at what's happening with news, customer service, doctor's offices. anything where you talk to a human is behind a giant paywall.

had an entire conversation with my husband this morning where we agreed to disagree about the conclusion of an NYT op Ed about Lindy West … and the reason we disagreed is because there are TWO OF THEM.

welcome to .... UNHINGED! slate.com/advice/2026/...

we have a juicy advice column launching tomorrow at Slate 👀💅

Can I change your mind about DNA? My first book, BEYOND INHERITANCE, descries a sea change in how we talk about our genes. It comes out in a couple weeks—preorder your copy or audiobook version (narrated by me) today: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/711682...

men are very into wellness and beauty — they just don’t call it that slate.com/technology/2...

a smart take on how Ozempic et al could be prescribed with a touch more caution slate.com/technology/2...

it's a good day to listen to a Slate podcast slate.com/podcasts/icy...

I mostly agree that it depends, however, if you're asking everyone to go out to dinner somewhere fancy for your birthday you should pay for everyone ... otherwise it's like throwing a party and making people pay to attend. slate.com/advice/2026/...

this is so good! wow 😭

absolutely monstrous

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my health insurance company accepted the claim from the hospital for my child's birth, marked it as paid, and then ~6 months later is saying "we take it back—he had secret insurance through his father during the birth." it is a new one for me.

goodbye to this woman and her hoop earrings! a good time to read @pdvarona.bsky.social's piece slate.com/life/2026/01...

a fun one by @gidmk.bsky.social! we really do have to make things work here on Earth slate.com/technology/2...

I volunteered as tribute to read Peter Attia's near-500-page longevity bible OUTLIVE after the influencer showed up in the Epstein files. It showed me that we never should have listened to him. My essay for @slate.com: slate.com/technology/2...

@shanpalus.bsky.social reviews "Flackers" and nails the problem with Casey Means. slate.com/technology/2...

worth re-upping this piece I wrote last spring, sigh slate.com/technology/2...

peter attia is out at CBS News after showing up in the Epstein files ... but maybe we shouldn't have been listening to him in the first place slate.com/technology/2...

Strongly recommended to anyone gestating My own experience: I'm glad I breastfed (kept it up 'til Kid was 2.5; for most of that time, it was a small portion of her calories but the centerpiece of our morning routine) but wish I'd combined w formula MUCH, MUCH SOONER. We were ALL happier & healthier

is there anyone who has a more impressive writing process than lauren groff? i suspect not. lithub.com/you-just-do-...

I wrote about a new book about how to formula feed your baby slate.com/life/2026/02...

this is a really good piece defending something I initially bristled at slate.com/technology/2...

sometimes i look at the spam in my inbox and am like ... yes, same

we moved to an apartment in the suburbs this spring when i was 6 months pregnant -- not a house bc have you seen the prices? -- and it has accidentally worked out wonderfully. not as communal as the set up in this piece, but almost! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/o...