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When two renowned karate masters put traditional kata techniques to the test, unexpected interpretations sparked a high-stakes challenge with real self-defense consequences. Viewers witnessed how a ...

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Celebrity culture has always depended on trust. Fans trust a star’s taste in clothes, their choice of projects, their workout routine or the skin care product sitting casually in the background of a ...

Sunday’s NL East showdown between the Mets and Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia features a David Peterson-Zack Wheeler pitching matchup. However, it will be all eyes on Philadelphia’s ...

Every summer, I love road-tripping with our dogs to our family cottage for lakefront bonfires, warm afternoons on the dock, and, of course, boat rides. Our dogs come along on the boat, and while they ...

Khamosh Pathak is a freelance tech journalist with over 13 years of experience writing online. An accounting graduate, he turned his interest in writing and technology into a career. He holds a ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Donald Trump turns 80 on Sunday. Joe Biden was the first president to turn 80 while in office, but by ...

This is Expert Habits, a regular column in which thinkers, leaders, and other high performers talk about the habits and routines that help them live a better life. Switching careers is one thing.

Microbes based on mirror images of molecules in the natural world would have a hard time surviving outside the laboratory, according to a modelling study. To do so, they would need a ready supply of ...