Your Guide to This Year’s Summer Video Game EventsWith E3 gone, a bunch of events have taken its place, including Summer Game Fest, Gamescom, the PC Gaming Show, and more.
Scrabble, Anonymous“I’m not bragging. I’m confessing to being addicted to an ostensible word game that occupies more space in my brain than I’d prefer.”
Indus, Garuda Saga, Detective Dotson, Kamla: How Devs Are Putting 'India' First In Their GamesGaming worlds are a fascinating place to get lost in.
Not sure what game to play? Leave a comment, we’ll helpShare All sharing options for: Not sure what game to play? Leave a comment, we’ll help Chris Plante co-founded Polygon in 2012 and is now editor-in-chief. He co-hosts The Besties, is a board member of the Frida Cinema, and created NYU’s first games journalism course.
Your Life Is Ruled by Games You Don’t Even Know You’re PlayingOur overreliance on the simplicity of game logic explains why capitalism got out of control.
My Sister and I Have Always Lamented Our Lack of Inheritances. Then Her Husband Let the Truth Slip.As we approach middle age, my sister and I have spoken frequently about how different our circumstances are compared to our social circles.
‘We had money! It was brilliant!’ Margaret Hodge on Labour governments, life as a migrant and quitting as an MP“Britain has always been hostile to migrants,” says Margaret Hodge. “Always.” Our interview was meant to start with an exploration of why, after 30 years in the House of Commons, her time as the MP for Barking in east London is now coming to an end.
Major ChatGPT-4o update allows audio-video talks with an “emotional” AI chatbotOn Monday, OpenAI debuted GPT-4o (o for "omni"), a major new AI model that can ostensibly converse using speech in real time, reading emotional cues and responding to visual input.
I Gave My Sister-in-Law a Huge Responsibility Over My Kids. I Think I Made a Mistake.Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here.
What does progress look like on a planet at its limit?In the 20th century, the definition of progress seemed clear. It was growth, measured in terms of national income, or gross domestic product (GDP). And that growth was to be endless, an ever-rising curve.
Microsoft’s Surface AI event: news, rumors, and lots of Qualcomm laptopsMicrosoft is expected to bring Windows, AI, and Arm processors together at a new Surface event on May 20th, and we’re tracking all the announcements here.
This Microsoft Add-On Is the Ultimate Windows 11 Customization ToolThere's no shortage of utilities to tweak, customize, and modify Windows, but one of the best utilities is made by Microsoft itself.
The Smallest Justice Who Ever LivedWe have known for some time now that the current Supreme Court is not comprised of “conservatives” and “liberals,” or even “jurists” and “reactionaries.” It has split into those who care about the future of the court and the country, and those who do not.
‘I have a lot of affection for titties’: one woman’s quest to reclaim her breastsThroughout her life, Sarah Thornton hadn’t given much thought to her breasts. They were there, of course, and they’d fed two children.