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Today's Doonesbury
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The Explainer
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Conversations With Slate
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Conversations With Slate
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Conversations With Slate
Author Michael Lewis on why Moneyball almost wasn't made into a movie.
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Conversations With Slate
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Slate Goes to the Movies
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The Evolution of Everyday Objects
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The Slate Book Review
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Mad Men
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No More Strapless Wedding Gowns!
They're unflattering, unsophisticated, and annoyingly ubiquitous.
By Katherine Goldstein
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The Crisis in American Walking
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Death in Yellowstone
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Permanent Record
The surprising stories I uncovered in a trove of report cards from the 1920s.
By Paul Lukas
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The Exoneration of Bennett Barbour
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Where’s _why?
What happened when one of the most unusual, beloved programmers disappeared.
By Annie Lowrey
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The Conversion
How, when, and why Mitt Romney changed his mind on abortion.
By William Saletan
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The Greatest Paper Map of the U.S.
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Slate Writers on Facebook and Twitter
Follow John Dickerson, Emily Yoffe, Farhad Manjoo, and the rest of your favorites.
TOP STORIES
- Wednesday, May 23, 2012
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Save Us, Soros!
Conservative mega-donors are purging the GOP. Why aren’t liberal tycoons doing the same for Democrats?
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Living Legends
Do mythical creatures like Bigfoot ever turn out to be real?
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Suppress the Vote!
Ohio Republicans want to disqualify voters’ ballots for the mistakes poll workers make.
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The East Is Crimson
Why is Harvard training the next generation of Chinese Communist Party leaders?
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George Lucas, Facebook, and the Crisis of NIMBYism
Dumb rules prevent Silicon Valley from building the houses and offices we need to power American innovation.
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Learning How To Make Pork-Infused Veggies
Jacob Weisberg chats about the highlights from his latest interview series.
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Do Men Find Dumb-Looking Women More Attractive?
A new study says yes.
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The Web’s Copyright Conundrum
A Tumblr executive on how to share great stuff online without committing theft.
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Mad Men Style: Joan the Queen
Dead roses and live ones: Joan’s costumes in the spotlight.
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The Boss of Bosses
One hundred years ago, John Pierpont Morgan was called before a Congress suspicious of his bank’s power and influence. Sound familiar?
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The Culture Gabfest, “I Think We Really Made a Connection” Edition
Listen to Slate's show about the contributions of Robin Gibb and Donna Summer to the legacy of disco, The Bachelorette, and the art of the commencement speech.
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Does Gay Marriage Destroy Marriage?
A look at the data.
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There You Go Again
In defense of writers, filmmakers, and composers who return to the same themes, settings, and motifs over and over and over again.
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Accept No Substitutes
The coming TV season brings plenty of Modern Family knockoffs. Tonight’s season finale reminds us why.
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Do Abortions Cause Breast Cancer?
The shaky science behind Kansas’ House Abortion Act.
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Visible Life
IVF, personhood, and the Two-Week Wait.
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- Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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Raising Crane
How do cranes get to the top of skyscrapers?
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Has Facebook Ruined Silicon Valley?
Critics say social networking has supplanted real innovation. They’re wrong.
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More Problems for Bully
A judge grants a major legal victory to the school officials demonized by the documentary.
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Libya’s Invisible Forces
The country’s transition from Qaddafi’s nightmare to something better will take more than elections.
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Regretting the Gay Cure
Psychologist Robert Spitzer has more to be sorry for.
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What Gamblers and Weather Forecasters Can Teach Us About Risk
An interview with the creator of the “risk quotient” intelligence scale.
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The Great (Digital) Wall
Tumblr executive Andrew McLaughlin on why American tech companies struggle in China.
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Teacher Tweeting TMI
Should a school system enforce limits on what and with whom teachers can tweet?
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The Myth of Majority-Minority America
I have one Cuban grandparent. Why does the census count me as Hispanic?
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Surprise! The Lowest-Rated Show in Broadcast History Is Actually Great
The L.A. Complex, a sexy drama about Canadians making it in Hollywood.
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In Defense of George Zimmerman
How the gun lobby, conservatives, and right-wing media have rallied to defend the man who killed Trayvon Martin.
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The Death of the Hunch
Campaigns used to guess which ads were most effective. Now they can prove it. How Obama’s embrace of empiricism could swing the 2012 race.
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Mad Men, Season 5
A persuasive theory of Don and Joan.
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Fifty Shades of Gay
In the political war over ex-gay conversion therapy, sexually conflicted people get trampled.
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The Perfection of the Paper Clip
It was invented in 1899. It hasn’t been improved upon since.
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Why Are Stay-at-Home Mothers More Depressed?
The latest battleground in the war on moms.
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- Monday, May 21, 2012
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Cory Booker’s Real Mistake
The Newark mayor’s real blunder wasn’t criticizing Obama’s campaign ads. It was giving Mitt Romney a pass.
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Can Women Sing in Falsetto?
Sure, but why would they?
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Hang Up and Listen: The Tim Duncan Loves Paintball Edition
Slate’s sports podcast on the Spurs’ unloved center, the NHL’s southern strategy, and women who love sports.
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Harry Crane’s Baffling Lack of Failure
Julia Turner chats with readers about the latest episode of Mad Men.
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The Merciful End to the Trial of Dharun Ravi
The judge came to the correct verdict in this incredibly sad case.
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Dear Prudence: Double Ds and a Jealous Friend
A weekly Dear Prudence video.
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Don’t Feed the Baby
In a live chat, Dear Prudence offers advice on a vegan infant, a no-child prenup, and whether a brain tumor is a good excuse for adultery.
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How Tumblr Squashed the Trolls
Tech executive Andrew McLaughlin on how the social network thwarts the nasty users who plague other sites.
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Mad Men, Season 5
Rich Sommer on the one time he disagreed with Mad Men’s writers.
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Licensed To Decorate
Taxes don't kill entrepreneurship. Crazy licensing rules do.
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The Mad Men Scorecard: Harry Crane Finally Scores
Who cheats the most? Whose bedpost needs more notches? Tally the conquests of Don, Peggy, Roger, and more on Slate’s interactive guide to Mad Men romance.
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Tweens on the Runway
When did high fashion models get so young?
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Eau de Derek Jeter
Why would anyone buy Yankees-branded cologne?
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- Sunday, May 20, 2012
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Iran Requires Diplomacy First
Its nuclear aspirations are serious and troubling. But now is not the time for a military response.
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- Saturday, May 19, 2012
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The Longform Guide to Commencement Addresses
Sheryl Sandberg, David Foster Wallace, Jon Stewart—the best graduation speeches of the past 25 years.
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A Free-Range Internet, Killer Hybrids, and Baby Vegetables
The week’s most interesting Slate stories.
- Friday, May 18, 2012
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Punched to Death
How easy is it to kill a man with your bare hands?
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Twice-Told Tales
There were no big revelations in the John Edwards trial. That’s why he can lose.
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An Interview With Enrique Peña Nieto
Mexico’s leading presidential candidate explains how he’ll stop the violence and challenge the cartels.
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Happy Graduation! Now, About Those Loans …
Here’s what you need to know about the state of student debt.
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Forty Euros for Paella!
Spain’s economy is collapsing. So why is vacationing there still so expensive?
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The 2012 TV Upfronts
USA: Sigourney Weaver as a faux Hillary Clinton will have op-ed columnists feasting.
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The “Can We Get in on That IPO?” Gabfest
Listen to Slate's show about a super PAC’s planned character attack on Obama, the political impact of social media, and the Facebook IPO.
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Why We Need a Greener Military
Congress banning the U.S. military from using biofuels is just plain dumb.
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The Mighty Ducks on Grass, With Spirit Animals
Crooked Arrows, the plucky underdog Native American lacrosse movie I never knew I wanted.
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Where Does the Term “Baby Bump” Come From?
The origins of the ubiquitous tabloid phrase.
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How Hard Is Poverty Hitting Your County?
A map of changes in poverty, county by county.
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Take Their Money and Run
The government should fine the hell out of Rajat Gupta instead of criminally prosecuting him.
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Forget About the Mythical Lone Inventor in the Garage
Real innovations happen in big, well-funded labs.
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Greece Must Go
The nation is likely to leave the eurozone sooner or later. Sooner is better.
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Corrections
Slate's mistakes.
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