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.

John Dickerson | POLITICS | Monday, 08:57 PM ET

Can Women Sing in Falsetto?

Sure, but why would they?

Will Oremus | EXPLAINER | Monday, 08:04 PM ET

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.

Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca | HANG UP AND LISTEN | Monday, 07:24 PM ET

Harry Crane’s Baffling Lack of Failure

Julia Turner chats with readers about the latest episode of Mad Men.

Julia Turner | THE CHAT ROOM | Monday, 04:46 PM ET

The Merciful End to the Trial of Dharun Ravi

The judge came to the correct verdict in this incredibly sad case.

Emily Bazelon | CRIME | Monday, 04:22 PM ET

Dear Prudence: Double Ds and a Jealous Friend

A weekly Dear Prudence video.

Slate V Staff | SLATE V | Monday, 03:36 PM ET

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.

Emily Yoffe | DEAR PRUDENCE | Monday, 03:36 PM ET

How Tumblr Squashed the Trolls

Tech executive Andrew McLaughlin on how the social network thwarts the nasty users who plague other sites.

CONVERSATIONS WITH SLATE | Monday, 02:25 PM ET

Mad Men, Season 5

Rich Sommer on the one time he disagreed with Mad Men’s writers.

Rich Sommer | TV CLUB | Monday, 02:06 PM ET

Licensed To Decorate

Taxes don't kill entrepreneurship. Crazy licensing rules do.

Matthew Yglesias | THE HIVE | Monday, 12:13 PM ET

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.

Aisha Harris, Chris Kirk, and Natalie Matthews-Ramo | TELEVISION | Monday, 11:01 AM ET

Tweens on the Runway

When did high fashion models get so young?

Libby Copeland | DOUBLEX | Monday, 07:37 AM ET

Eau de Derek Jeter

Why would anyone buy Yankees-branded cologne?

Seth Stevenson | BRANDED | Monday, 06:09 AM ET

Iran Requires Diplomacy First

Its nuclear aspirations are serious and troubling. But now is not the time for a military response.

Christopher Hill | PROJECT SYNDICATE | Sunday, 06:30 AM ET

The Longform Guide to Commencement Addresses

Sheryl Sandberg, David Foster Wallace, Jon Stewart—the best graduation speeches of the past 25 years.

Jody Avirgan | LONGFORM | Saturday, 06:45 AM ET

A Free-Range Internet, Killer Hybrids, and Baby Vegetables

The week’s most interesting Slate stories.

Katy Waldman | COCKTAIL CHATTER | Saturday, 06:30 AM ET

Punched to Death

How easy is it to kill a man with your bare hands?

Brian Palmer | EXPLAINER | Friday, 07:02 PM ET

Twice-Told Tales

There were no big revelations in the John Edwards trial. That’s why he can lose.

David Weigel | POLITICS | Friday, 06:51 PM ET

An Interview With Enrique Peña Nieto

Mexico’s leading presidential candidate explains how he’ll stop the violence and challenge the cartels.

Lally Weymouth | FOREIGNERS | Friday, 04:34 PM ET

Actors’ and Models’ Invisible Ink: A Look at the Tattoos That Brands Airbrush Away

GALLERY | Friday, 04:27 PM ET

Happy Graduation! Now, About Those Loans …

Here’s what you need to know about the state of student debt.

Blair Hickman | PROPUBLICA | Friday, 04:08 PM ET

Forty Euros for Paella!

Spain’s economy is collapsing. So why is vacationing there still so expensive?

Matthew Yglesias | MONEYBOX | Friday, 03:20 PM ET

The 2012 TV Upfronts

USA: Sigourney Weaver as a faux Hillary Clinton will have op-ed columnists feasting.

Troy Patterson | TELEVISION | Friday, 01:21 PM ET

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.

Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz | GABFEST | Friday, 12:58 PM ET

Why We Need a Greener Military

Congress banning the U.S. military from using biofuels is just plain dumb.

Fred Kaplan | WAR STORIES | Friday, 12:22 PM ET

The Mighty Ducks on Grass, With Spirit Animals

Crooked Arrows, the plucky underdog Native American lacrosse movie I never knew I wanted.

John Swansburg | MOVIES | Friday, 11:56 AM ET

Where Does the Term “Baby Bump” Come From?

The origins of the ubiquitous tabloid phrase.

Dvora Meyers | DOUBLEX | Friday, 11:15 AM ET

How Hard Is Poverty Hitting Your County?

A map of changes in poverty, county by county.

Andy Hull, Nick McClellan, and Troy K. Schneider | MAP OF THE WEEK | Friday, 09:00 AM ET

Take Their Money and Run

The government should fine the hell out of Rajat Gupta instead of criminally prosecuting him.

Harlan J. Protass | JURISPRUDENCE | Friday, 08:00 AM ET

Forget About the Mythical Lone Inventor in the Garage

Real innovations happen in big, well-funded labs.

Eric D. Isaacs | FUTURE TENSE | Friday, 07:00 AM ET

Greece Must Go

The nation is likely to leave the eurozone sooner or later. Sooner is better.

Nouriel Roubini | POLITICS | Friday, 06:20 AM ET

Corrections

Slate's mistakes.

CORRECTIONS | Friday, 06:00 AM ET

Minority Opinions

Hardly anyone responds to public opinion surveys anymore. Can we still trust them?

Will Oremus | POLITICS | Thursday, 07:58 PM ET

The Most Evil Thing about College Sports

Athletic scholarships are no guarantee of a four-year education. They can be yanked after one year, for any reason.

Josh Levin | SPORTS NUT | Thursday, 07:50 PM ET

Are There Really Just Five Racial Groups?

How the government developed its racial-classification system.

Brian Palmer | EXPLAINER | Thursday, 07:19 PM ET

I’m Through With Paper

The new iPad finally made me prefer a screen to a magazine.

Farhad Manjoo | TECHNOLOGY | Thursday, 07:04 PM ET

America’s Women Can’t Be Trusted

When you strip everything away, that’s the root of the GOP’s campaign against abortion, contraception, and laws that protect women from domestic violence.

Dahlia Lithwick | JURISPRUDENCE | Thursday, 06:54 PM ET

Introducing the Slate/SurveyMonkey Political Survey

Which presidential candidate would you let babysit your kids? Who’d be better at changing a tire? Who is being honest about the issues?

POLITICS | Thursday, 06:52 PM ET

Eating Babies

A study of youth horticulture.

Daniel Engber | SCIENCE | Thursday, 06:40 PM ET

Battleship

It’ll keelhaul you till you're sober.

Dana Stevens | MOVIES | Thursday, 06:26 PM ET

Diablo III Gets a New Exclusive HD Trailer

A more realistic presentation of online gamers’ experiences this week.

Slate V Staff | SLATE V | Thursday, 04:46 PM ET

Greek Drama

Don’t believe the hype—Greece isn’t leaving the eurozone for now.

Matthew Yglesias | MONEYBOX | Thursday, 03:25 PM ET

What Economists Get Wrong About Science and Technology

Trying to quantify research's effects on the economy always fails.

Konstantin  Kakaes  | FUTURE TENSE | Thursday, 02:54 PM ET

The Wrath of Cons

A proposed super-PAC assault on Obama exposes the right’s rage.

William Saletan | POLITICS | Thursday, 02:34 PM ET

The 2012 TV Upfronts

The CW presents Li'l Carrie Bradshaw.

Troy Patterson | TELEVISION | Thursday, 01:48 PM ET

Tough Nuts and Hard Questions

The best entrepreneurship advice we’ve gotten so far.

Will Oremus | THE HIVE | Thursday, 01:19 PM ET

Giving Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Cars Another Chance

Obama slashed Bush-era funding for the clean-energy vehicle. Now he may reverse course.

Steve LeVine | FUTURE TENSE | Thursday, 12:28 PM ET

The Circle of Wes Expands

Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton, and Edward Norton join Bill Murray in Wes Anderson’s latest feature Moonrise Kingdom.

CONVERSATIONS WITH SLATE | Thursday, 11:33 AM ET

Say Yes to a Different Dress

Down with the strapless wedding gown.

Katherine Goldstein | DOUBLEX | Thursday, 10:32 AM ET

DoubleX Gabfest: The Barechested Edition

Listen to Slate’s show about attachment parenting, President Obama’s college love letters, and child psychopaths.

Libby Copeland, Noreen Malone, and Hanna Rosin | DOUBLEX GABFEST | Thursday, 10:24 AM ET

A Touch Too Long

My mom let me play with her breasts for years after I stopped breast-feeding, and now she’s doing it with my sister. How do I stop it?

Emily Yoffe | DEAR PRUDENCE | Thursday, 06:00 AM ET

The 2012 TV Upfronts

CBS shocker: A drama I might actually watch!

Troy Patterson | TELEVISION | Wednesday, 10:10 PM ET

Do Band-Aids Work?

Not really.

Brian Palmer | EXPLAINER | Wednesday, 06:41 PM ET

Can the Anti-Gay Marriage Movement Bounce Back?

If so, in many states it will depend on black churches and their voters.

David Weigel | POLITICS | Wednesday, 06:22 PM ET

The Dictator

Sasha Baron Cohen goes soft.

Dana Stevens | MOVIES | Wednesday, 05:59 PM ET

Is Campaign Disclosure Heading Back to the Supreme Court?

Don’t expect to see Karl Rove’s Rolodex just yet.

Richard L. Hasen | JURISPRUDENCE | Wednesday, 05:42 PM ET

Not Every Schoolboy’s Fantasy

Arizona teacher Gabriela Compton sexually abused two teenage boys. Why did she get off with a slap on the wrist?

Emily Bazelon | CRIME | Wednesday, 04:51 PM ET

Unleash the Hounds

Why Justice Souter should publish his secret dissent in Citizens United.

Richard L. Hasen | JURISPRUDENCE | Wednesday, 02:29 PM ET

Parent Traps

Don’t monitor your kids’ Web surfing.

Katie Roiphe | ROIPHE | Wednesday, 01:54 PM ET

And the Greatest Ad of the Year Is …

The ad world celebrates itself at the Clios.

Seth Stevenson | BRANDED | Wednesday, 01:36 PM ET

The Mystery of the Vanishing IPO

Facebook may be going public, but very few other companies are. There are two good explanations for this and one bad one. 

Matthew Yglesias | MONEYBOX | Wednesday, 01:26 PM ET

Mad Men Style: The Drapers and the Francises

Inside the costumes of this week’s episode with Tom and Lorenzo.

Tom Fitzgerald & Lorenzo Marquez | FASHION | Wednesday, 12:39 PM ET

The Culture Gabfest, “Heeeeere's Johnny (Depp)” Edition

Listen to Slate's show about the new Dark Shadows adaptation, the documentary Johnny Carson: King of Late Night, and the furor over concussions in football.

Daniel Engber, Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner | CULTURE GABFEST | Wednesday, 11:53 AM ET

Brewing the Best

Pliny the Younger is supposedly the best beer in the world. What does that even mean?

Brian Palmer | DRINK | Wednesday, 06:30 AM ET

Avocados, Massages, and MacBooks

To start a successful small business, look for what the Web does poorly.

Farhad Manjoo | THE HIVE | Wednesday, 06:00 AM ET