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Every week, Daniel Mallory Ortberg answers additional questions from readers, just for Slate Plus members. Q. Other woman: I have been dating

“Hatchimals” were the Tickle Me Elmo of Christmas 2016, the kind of uncanny gotta-have-it stuffed animal that children demanded while

Babies born by elective caesarean are more likely to become obese, according to a new study. It’s suspected to be

A bizarre incident occurred during the opening T20 match between Australia and India at the Gabba in Brisbane which possibly

From Thinkgeek, the $150 Fallout 76 Pip-Boy 2000 Construction Kit, a full-sized, wearable replica of the Pip-Boy 2000 Mark VI,

A UAE court has sentenced British academic Matthew Hedges to life in prison on charges of spying for the British

An estimated 85,000 children under five may have died from extreme hunger in Yemen since a Saudi-led coalition intervened in

Sphero makes great RC style toys that teach kids programming. R2D2 is now available for $40. R2-D2 App-Enabled Droid via

John Oliver (“Critical Engineer, artist, immigrant and educator. Shoots arrows, eats plants”) has found a novel and by all appearances

Five and a half years ago, Edward Snowden put his life on the line, gave up his country, and went