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American Horror Story, Season 2

Can demons possess angels?

J. Bryan Lowder and Jeffrey Bloomer | TV CLUB | Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at 1:04 AM ET

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Parenthood Season 4

Ray Romano, sex symbol. Discuss.

Allison Benedikt and Lara Cohen | TV CLUB | Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at 9:57 AM ET

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"The Darkling Thrush"

Thomas Hardy's timely meditation on the turning of an era.

Robert Pinsky | CLASSIC POEMS | Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, at 8:58 AM ET

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366 Days, 366 Books

I made a New Year’s resolution to read a book a day in 2012. In 2013, you can too.

Jeff Ryan | CULTUREBOX | Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, at 5:08 AM ET

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The Best Slate Covers of 2012

Slate Staff | GALLERY | Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, at 5:00 AM ET

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Slate Illustrated, 2012

The best illustrations of the year.

Slate Staff | GALLERY | Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at 5:00 AM ET

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Slate’s 2012 Longreads

A crisis in American walking; the rise and fall of Prog Rock, the origins of Free To Be You and Me, and more.

SLATE FARE | Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, at 4:49 PM ET

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2012: The Year in TV Moments

Mrs. Claus gets frisky.

Dan Kois | TELEVISION | Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, at 12:15 PM ET

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A Size 2 Is a Size 2 Is a Size 8

Why clothing sizes make no sense.

Julia Felsenthal | DESIGN | Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, at 11:40 AM ET

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2012: The Year in TV Moments

Homeland: Nick and Jess Brody, finally free.

Katy Waldman | TELEVISION | Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, at 7:30 AM ET

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Les Misérables

Very few performers can sing vocally demanding, dramatic solos while a movie camera inspects their nostrils.

Dana Stevens | MOVIES | Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at 8:24 PM ET

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2012: The Year in TV Moments

Parking-lot flag football in The League.

Rachael Larimore | TELEVISION | Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at 3:00 PM ET

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2012: The Year in TV Moments

Frontline: A suicide sting.

Torie Bosch | TELEVISION | Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at 12:15 PM ET

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2012: The Year in TV Moments

The death that defines The Walking Dead.

Chris Kirk | TELEVISION | Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at 8:15 AM ET

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The Music Club, 2012

We need to talk about Rihanna.

Ann Powers | THE MUSIC CLUB | Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at 4:04 PM ET

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The Music Club, 2012

Grimes, Angel Haze, and other women fighting back against condescending sound guys and misogynistic rappers.

Lindsay Zoladz | THE MUSIC CLUB | Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at 2:57 PM ET

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How Do You Say Nutcracker in Russian?

The Germans like it dark. The Russians like it athletic. But from Warsaw to Washington, the Christmas-time production always reminds me of childhood.

Anne Applebaum | FOREIGNERS | Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at 2:12 PM ET

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The Music Club, 2012

The pop performance of the year was Grace Jones hula-hooping at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Jason King | THE MUSIC CLUB | Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at 12:30 PM ET

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2012: The Year in TV Moments

The Real Housewives of Atlanta: NeNe Leakes and Ryan Murphy call Tyler Perry.

J. Bryan Lowder | TELEVISION | Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at 12:21 PM ET

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The Music Club, 2012

Pop music’s gun lust.

Will Hermes | THE MUSIC CLUB | Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at 11:52 AM ET

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The Music Club, 2012

I’m a blue-state-Brooklyn-secular-humanist-Jewish Obama voter, and I love country.

Jody Rosen | THE MUSIC CLUB | Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at 10:58 AM ET

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Baiters Gonna Bait

Stop complaining about Oscar bait!

S.T. VanAirsdale | MOVIES | Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at 9:00 AM ET

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2012: The Year in TV Moments

Nashville: Rayna and Deacon give off sparks.

Seth Stevenson | TELEVISION | Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at 7:15 AM ET

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2012: The Year in TV Moments

The second presidential debate: Candy Crowley bails out Obama.

David Plotz | TELEVISION | Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, at 12:30 PM ET

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"The Oxen"

Robert Pinsky reads Thomas Hardy's Christmas poem.

Robert Pinsky | CLASSIC POEMS | Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, at 10:31 AM ET

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