Slate

01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Slate

Slate slate.com

Online magazine of news, politics, technology, and culture. Combines humor and insight in thoughtful analyses of current events and political news.

Wikidata: U.S.-based online magazine

Company

No imprint we could read

Online since

Not in the Internet Archive

Audience

Top 10K In English

02 · Privacy

What Slate tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

15 of the 60 sites closest to Slate match.

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   The New Republic newrepublic.com English 1 tracker

   The New Republic

   Founded in 1914, The New Republic is a media organization dedicated to addressing today’s most critical issues.

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   Salon.com salon.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

   Salon.com - News, Politics, Culture, Science & Food

   American progressive news and opinion website

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   TIME time.com Top 1K English 1 tracker

   TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates

   Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news.

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   Aeon aeon.co English 1 tracker

   Aeon | a world of ideas

   Aeon is a magazine of ideas and culture. We publish in-depth essays from the world’s most incisive and ambitious thinkers, and a mix of original and curated videos — free to all.

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   Semafor semafor.com English 1 tracker

   Semafor - An intelligent, transparent global news platform for breaking stories, analysis and video

   Transparent, global reporting by Semafor journalists on politics, policy, business, finance, technology, climate, energy, media, entertainment, world affairs, China, Asia, Europe, Africa for US and international readers.

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   Esquire esquire.com Top 10K English No trackers

   Esquire - Men's Fashion, Cocktails, Politics, Interviews, and Women

   Esquire is your destination for the latest news headlines, culture coverage, political developments, celebrity interviews, mens fashion advice, and food & drink recipes.

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   Stereogum stereogum.com English No trackers

   Stereogum: Music News, Reviews, Interviews, & More

   The world's best music blog.

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   Mental Floss mentalfloss.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

   Mental Floss - History, Trivia, Interesting Facts, and More

   Learn weird, interesting facts about history, entertainment, language, geography, and more topics. Test your knowledge with our quizzes and other trivia.

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   Fortune fortune.com Top 10K English No trackers

   Fortune - Fortune 500 Daily & Breaking Business News

   Unrivaled access, premier storytelling, and the best of business since 1930.

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    Scientific American scientificamerican.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Scientific American

    Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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    ELLE elle.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Fashion Magazine - Beauty Tips, Fashion Trends, & Celebrity News - ELLE

    Watch runway shows from the hottest fashion designers, scope out the best-dressed celebrities on the red carpet, discover the latest and greatest beauty products to maintain a healthy glow, and get a sneak peek at our celebrity cover shoots.

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    Polygon polygon.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Polygon: Gaming and Entertainment News, Culture, Reviews, and More

    Your source for the latest in video games, sci-fi, fantasy, tabletop games, anime, horror, books, and comics.

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    Designboom designboom.com English 2 trackers

    designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news

    est. 1999 designboom is the first and most popular digital magazine for architecture & design culture. daily news for a professional and creative audience.

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    MIT Technology Review technologyreview.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    MIT Technology Review

    Emerging technology news & insights | AI, Climate Change, BioTech, and more

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    AOL aol.com Top 1K English No trackers

    News, Politics, Sports, Mail & Latest Headlines - AOL.com

    Discover the latest breaking news in the U.S. and around the world — politics, weather, entertainment, lifestyle, finance, sports and much more.

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04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Slate adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

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