Moneybox

A Woman Raised $60,000 on GoFundMe by Claiming She's Poor. Is She?

Help! My Daughter Wants to Bring Her Husband—and Her Boyfriend—to Christmas.

Why Obama Uses a BlackBerry, Not an iPhone

Why It Was Mandela’s Flaws That Made Him Great

We Say We Like Creativity, but We Really Don’t

The XX Factor

When the Target of Sexual Assault Doesn’t See Herself as a Victim

Are You Desperate for Someone to Talk About The Goldfinch With? We’ll Talk to You!

When Irving Berlin Pissed Off Woody Guthrie

Economy Added 203,000 Jobs In November

This Smart Bra Will Stop You From Eating Your Feelings. Ladies, Rejoice!

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Doonesbury

Today's Doonesbury

Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Assistant Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

Go Ahead, Politicize Mandela

Lots of People Are Tweeting a Fake Nelson Mandela Quote

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Books

When Irving Berlin Pissed Off Woody Guthrie

Celebrating Mandela in Song

Inside Llewyn Davis: An Enigmatic Parable About Ambition and Failure—Set to Excellent Music

Watch an 80-Minute Concert Film From Nine Inch Nails

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Future Tense

Google Just Got a Little Less Evil

Why Obama Uses a BlackBerry, Not an iPhone

NORAD's Fighter Escort for Santa: Another Example of Wasteful Government Spending

Why Did a Man Get Arrested for Charging His Electric Car?

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Moneybox

Economy Added 203,000 Jobs In November

The Fantastically Tiny Amount Spotify Pays Artists Per Song (CHARTS)

Harvard Students Probably Deserve Their A-Minuses—And That's The Problem

A Woman Raised $60,000 on GoFundMe by Claiming She's Poor. Is She?

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Holidays

Christmas specials: a Jewish parent's guide.

How Do Soldiers Prepare for Deployment to a War Zone?

Monogamy Doesn’t Make Unprotected Anal Sex Safe

For College Athletes, Football Isn't Actually the Worst Sport for Concussions

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Science

We Say We Like Creativity, but We Really Don’t

Congratulations! It’s a Bouncing Baby Neutron Star!

Oh, Amazon? Birds Are Going to Attack Those Delivery Drones.

Make It So, Make It So, Make It So

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When the Target of Sexual Assault Doesn’t See Herself as a Victim

This Smart Bra Will Stop You From Eating Your Feelings. Ladies, Rejoice!

Michigan May Join Growing List of States That Ban Private Insurance From Covering Abortion

Women Hate Sexually Explicit Ads, Unless They're Selling Something Expensive

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Books

Ted Williams Had a Perfect Swing and a Complicated Life

Fun Map Shows 113 Years of Soccer Player Migration Around the World

The Sexual Assault Allegations Against Jameis Winston Fit a Familiar, Disturbing Pattern

The NFL’s New Overtime Is a Complicated Mess. Here’s How to Fix It.

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Dear Prudence

Help! My Sister Won’t Honor the One Condition I Placed on Her Interest-Free Loan.

How Much Can Rick Grimes Whisper-Yell on The Walking Dead? A Raspy Supercut. 

Help! My Husband Moans and Groans Whenever I Want to Cut My Hair Short.

Help! I Found Sex Videos of My Husband and His First Wife.

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Behold

Looking Past the Stereotypes of Haiti

Canada’s Wild West

A Stark Three Decades Documenting an Uncle’s Troubled Life

Siberia As You’ve Never Seen It Before

Are You Desperate for Someone to Talk About The Goldfinch With? We’ll Talk to You!

The Gabfest: Watch a Live-Stream Taping of This Week’s Slate Political Gabfest

Should You Pull Your Kids Out of Standardized Tests?

Will Shortz Names His Favorite Crossword Puzzle Ever

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