What We Like Right Now
Our favorite picks for the week of March 2, curated by Slate writers and editors.
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Here are our favorite stories, podcasts, and videos from around the Web for the week of March 2.
- News editor Chad Lorenz likes …
“Netanyahu’s Real Targets: President Obama, and the Israeli Swing Voter” by Jeffrey Goldberg, Atlantic
“Always interested in Jeffrey Goldberg on Israel. His four smart observations on Bibi’s ‘surreal day’ in Washington.”
- Associate editor J. Bryan Lowder likes …
“A Few Words on Russell Tovey and Why if It Weren’t for My Father, I Wouldn’t Be a Faggot” by Noah Michelson, Huffington Post
“This is my favorite take on the Tovey thing, from Noah Michelson.”
- Founder of DoubleX Hanna Rosin likes …
“ ‘Moody Bitches’ Is an Utter Failure—but an Important Book Nonetheless” by Miranda Purves, Elle
“Very interesting review of Moody Bitches in Elle.”
- Slate Group chairman and editor-in-chief Jacob Weisberg likes …
“New York Observer Stands by Journalist Who Smeared Kremlin Foes” by Miriam Elder, BuzzFeed News
“If anyone read NY Observer, someone might have noticed it was publishing repulsive pro-Putin propaganda.”
- Bad Astronomy blogger Phil Plait likes …
“Episode 48, Alie Ward” by Cara Santa Maria, Talk Nerdy
“My friend Cara Santa Maria did a great interview with Alie Ward. So funny. Note: very much NSFW language.”
- Senior editor Allison Benedikt likes …
“So, Philippe Reines Sent Us an Email” by J.K. Trotter, Gawker
“These Reines/Trotter emails are even better than the Ford/Heffernan emails.”