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June 24 2005 1:05 PM

Toothpaste for Dinner

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News & Politics

History

March 4 2015 11:45 PM Red Summer In 1919, white Americans visited awful violence on black Americans. So black Americans decided to fight back. Rebecca Onion

Will the Logic That Gutted Obamacare in 2012 Save It This Time?

Ferguson’s Police and City Officials Are the True Criminals

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Defense Attorney: “It Was Him”

Obamacare Arguments at the Supreme Court Were Silly, Bombastic, and Condescending

Will Kennedy Save Obamacare? Why He Might Spare the Law to Defend a Conservative Principle.

The Gun Deaths of Two Children in Houston Weren’t “Accidents.” They Never Are.

Supporting Prison Reform Is Easy. Deciding Which Prisoners to Set Free Is a Lot, Lot Harder

Business

Moneybox

March 5 2015 3:38 PM The World Is Running Out of Places to Store All of Its Oil Jordan Weissmann

Thanks to Government Uncertainty, the Wind Energy Business Is About to Stop Growing

There’s Nothing Quaint About Etsy’s IPO

Ringling Brothers Says It Will Stop Using Elephants in Its Circus Act After Years of Animal-Abuse Allegations

All Hail Austin, Texas, the Boomingest Big City of All

Just Over Half of Americans Want Congress to Fix Obamacare if the Supreme Court Wrecks It

Samsung Can Mock Apple All It Wants, but the iPhone Is Officially Outselling It

There Are No Rich People in America

Life

Outward

March 5 2015 2:50 PM Florida’s Vicious Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill Easily Survives Its First Vote Mark Joseph Stern

Wellesley Is Right to Admit Transgender Women. Women’s Colleges Should Be for All Women.

These Okinawan Beaches Have Star-Shaped Sand

Sex Tapes and Silly Questions: U.K. Authorities Routinely Humiliate LGBT Asylum Seekers

What’s It Like to Be LGBTQ in … Greece

Study Finds Students Give Lower Ratings to Asian Professors. Is Racism to Blame?

Mark Twain’s Memory Builder Game Will (Probably Not) Help You Learn Historical Dates

Why Do People Steal Palm Trees?

Double X

Faith-based

March 5 2015 2:18 PM How Sex Trafficking Became a Christian Cause Célèbre Evangelicals made it less feminist and more mainstream. Ruth Graham

This Gender Discrimination Trial Reveals the Subtle Way Sexism Happens in Silicon Valley

Unintended Pregnancy Is Expensive. For Taxpayers.

There Are More Men Named John Than Women Running Large Companies

CPS Finds “Free Range” Parents Responsible for Unsubstantiated Child Neglect. Now What?

How Barbara Mikulski Transformed the Senate

Why Do Poor Women Have More Abortions?

What’s Wrong With the New Documentary About Rape on College Campuses

Slate Plus

Plus Roundups

March 5 2015 11:29 AM What We Like Right Now Our favorite picks for the week of March 2, curated by Slate writers and editors.

Why It’s Wrong to Fondle Fido

Gabfest Bonus Segment: Why Parks and Rec Was a National Treasure

I Was a Slate Commenter; Now I’m a Slate Writer. Ask Me Anything.

Walking Dead Podcast Early Release: Episode 12, "Remember"

Arts

Brow Beat

March 5 2015 3:41 PM MoMA’s Björk Disaster Jerry Saltz

Are Edible Coffee Cups Really a Good Idea? I Made Some to Find Out.

Spoiler Special: House of Cards Season 3

Hanya Yanagihara in Conversation With Her Editor

Slowing Tennis Down to Show Its Unique Beauty

The Americans’ Keri Russell on the Best (and Worst) Parts of Spying for the KGB

When Making Life’s Most Important Decisions, Should We Ask for Advice or Trust Intuition?

Technology

Future Tense

March 5 2015 3:23 PM Could Immersive Virtual Reality Tech Solve World Problems? Klint Finley

I Tried to Watch CSI: Cyber, I Really Did

A Crazy Experiment Attempts to Document Change With a Photo Taken Over 1,000 Years

Netizen Report: China Continues to Crack Down on Virtual Private Networks

A New Approach to Education Technology Takes Emotions Into Account

How Technology Is Changing Our Choices and the Values That Help Us Make Them

You’re Paying Too Much for Wireless. Google Is About to Change That.

Health & Science

Bad Astronomy

March 5 2015 1:49 PM Four Planets Await After Sunset Phil Plait

Pregnant Women Have a Right to Work, and That Right Is Often Trampled On

Galaxy on the Edge

If You Shake With Someone, Do You Sniff Your Hand Afterward?

Thinking About God Makes People More Willing to Take Risks

Google Updates Health Page Results to Promote Vaccination

Rosetta Dips Close to a Comet and Spots Its Shadow

Sports

Sports Nut

Feb. 26 2015 7:41 PM Game, Set, and (Fixed) Match Pro tennis has a match-fixing problem in its lower ranks. Ben Rothenberg

What’s the Hardest Shot in Bowling? It’s Not the 7-10 Split.

Has ASU Discovered the Holy Grail of Free-Throw Distraction?

How John Wall Became the Most Entertaining Player in the NBA

Dean Smith’s Political Approach to Being a Coach Is Missed Now More Than Ever

Why Handball’s World Championship in Qatar Should Worry World Cup Fans

Seattle Didn’t Throw Away the Super Bowl. The Patriots Won It.