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Zadie Smith Never Should Have Listened to Her Critics
Laura Miller
Sept 06, 2023
11:31 AM
The Wasted Mind of Sen. Ben Sasse
Ben Mathis-Lilley
July 13, 2017
4:23 PM
How Jake Tapper’s Performative Neutrality Made Him the Ideal Newsman for Our Age
Willa Paskin
Feb 06, 2017
5:54 AM
20th Century Women Will Land Annette Bening her Fifth Oscar Nom. Here’s Why She Should Win.
Dana Stevens
Dec 20, 2016
10:26 AM
The End of the Nancy Grace Era: Why Did We Tire of HLN’s Avenging Angel?
Laura Bennett
Oct 13, 2016
4:44 PM
How Jane Lynch Makes Pop Culture’s Nastiest Villains the Most Likable Characters on TV
June Thomas
Jan 10, 2016
8:32 PM
Channing Tatum Reminds Us That Acting Isn’t Just Saying Lines—It’s a Body in Motion
Dana Stevens
June 30, 2015
2:00 PM
St. Patrick: No Snakes. No Shamrocks. Just the Facts.
David Plotz
March 16, 2013
5:07 AM
Helen Gurley Brown Has Died: Read Slate’s Assessment of the Longtime Cosmopolitan Editor
David Plotz
Aug 13, 2012
4:42 PM
How Hemingway Became the Literary Equivalent of the Nike Swoosh
Nathan Heller
March 16, 2012
6:05 AM
How Tintin Invented the Hollywood Blockbuster
Nathan Heller
Dec 29, 2011
12:44 PM
The Long, Strange History of Christmas Carols
Nathan Heller
Nov 30, 2011
8:02 AM
The Secret to Haruki Murakami’s Success. Hint: It’s not Great Writing
Nathan Heller
Nov 16, 2011
11:27 AM
Lady Gaga: pop’s leading conservative.
Nathan Heller
Sept 08, 2011
11:56 AM
Why we should shorten the month of August.
David Plotz
Aug 08, 2011
5:01 PM
Book clubs in America: Why do we love them so much?
Nathan Heller
July 29, 2011
10:54 AM
Pie: It’s Gloppy, It’s Soggy, It’s Un-American
Nathan Heller
June 03, 2011
12:52 PM
Saturday Night Live: The embarrassing uncle of American comedy.
Nathan Heller
May 20, 2011
5:26 PM
Jim Lehrer steps down from NewsHour: how the endlessly civil anchor became PBS’ answer to Walter Cronkite.
Jack Shafer
May 12, 2011
12:47 PM
Why David Foster Wallace inspires such devotion in his fans.
Nathan Heller
April 21, 2011
12:06 PM
