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.

20 of the 60 sites closest to Slate match.

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   Vox vox.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

   Vox

   Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters explain politics, policy, world affairs, technology, culture, science, the climate crisis, money, health and everything else that matters. Our goal is to ensure that everyone, regardless of income or status, can access accurate information that empowers them.

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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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   nymag.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

   New York Magazine

   New York Magazine obsessively chronicles the ideas, people, and cultural events that are forever reshaping our world.

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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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   Harvard Business Review hbr.org Top 1K English 1 tracker

   Harvard Business Review - Ideas and Advice for Leaders

   Find new ideas and classic advice on strategy, innovation and leadership, for global leaders from the world's best business and management experts.

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   The New Yorker newyorker.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

   The New Yorker

   Reporting, Profiles, breaking news, cultural coverage, podcasts, videos, and cartoons from The New Yorker.

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    The Verge theverge.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    The Verge

    The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts.

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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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    International Business Times ibtimes.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    International Business Times - Business News, Financial news

    International Business Times is the leading provider of business news and financial news from the US and around the world.

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    The Cut thecut.com English 2 trackers

    The Cut – Fashion, Beauty, Politics, Sex and Celebrity

    The Cut is a New York Magazine site covering women’s lives and interests, from politics, feminism, work, money, relationships, mental health, style, pop culture, parenting, and more.

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    Glamour glamour.com English 2 trackers

    Women's Issues, Politics, Fashion, Beauty, Entertainment News | Glamour

    Glamour.com is your source for what matters to women now, from outfit ideas and makeup tutorials to celebrity news and politics.

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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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    Wired wired.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business | WIRED

    We bring you the future as it happens. From the latest in science and technology to the big stories in business and culture, we've got you covered.

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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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    Pitchfork pitchfork.com English 2 trackers

    Pitchfork | The Most Trusted Voice in Music. | Pitchfork

    The Most Trusted Voice in Music.

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04 · History

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