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From Taft to Carter, the second acts of American presidents are sometimes more compelling than their first.
Slate Staff
June 22, 2013
9:30 AM
Gerry Allen wanted to be a National Park ranger. It just took a while.
June Thomas
June 14, 2013
7:00 AM
How Alice Wu made the switch from fine arts to clothing design.
Brian Noyes left a successful career in magazine publishing to start his own bakery.
Emma Roller
June 03, 2013
6:00 PM
Before she was an award-winning movie director, Cindy Meehl was a successful designer.
Jessica Grose
May 30, 2013
9:45 AM
How a Slate journalist became a psychiatrist.
Michael Brus
May 28, 2013
6:45 AM
One man’s path to the priesthood.
Katy Waldman
May 23, 2013
5:00 PM
Operating a bed and breakfast is a common starting-over fantasy.
Emily Yoffe
May 22, 2013
7:00 AM
They were orphaned, lost, and alone. Yet a generation of World War II Polish child refugees found a new life and happiness in distant New Zealand.
Anne Applebaum
May 17, 2013
5:49 PM
How Andy Enfield’s tech startup success helped him coach “Dunk City” to the Sweet 16.
Jeremy Stahl
May 14, 2013
5:00 PM
How Ina Garten went from nuclear policy analyst to beloved chef.
Mark Joseph Stern
May 13, 2013
4:00 AM