"Many of our top articles covered the tumult of this first year of the Trump presidency-from the Department of Government Efficiency's purge to the renewed interest in the president's connection to Jeffrey Epstein. However, readers were also hungry for other stories, and we delivered with ambitious features and unique arguments alike. Some of our best stories of the year explored cultural phenomena, including the dearth of office happy hours, the mansions popping up everywhere, and the notorious scam texts that plague us all."
"Lost VegasLas Vegas is in trouble: Tourism has tanked, workers are scrambling for shifts, and casinos-financed by new, more ravenous entities-have made some dark "adjustments" to keep up with the times. Slate's Luke Winkie, long a devotee of the destination city many love to hate, traveled to the town recently and left with his own theory for what's happening.By Luke Winkie, Nov. 18"
The first year of a second Trump presidency featured tumult, including the Department of Government Efficiency's purge and renewed attention to the president's connection to Jeffrey Epstein. Cultural reporting documented the decline of office happy hours, a proliferation of new mansions, and the scourge of notorious scam texts. A Yale psychiatrist linked revenge to brain-scan patterns, framing revenge as a dangerously addictive impulse. Reporting examined Las Vegas’s tourism collapse, worker instability, and casino adjustments driven by new financiers. Film analysis highlighted erroneous bird representations in Charlie's Angels. A curated list identified the 25 greatest picture books of the past 25 years, and gratitude for readership alongside plans for playful, bold work in 2026 were noted.
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