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Conversations With Slate
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The Tech-Driven Teacher
Salman Khan’s audacious mission to offer online education to anyone, anywhere for free.
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Higher Learning Through YouTube
An interview with Salman Khan and an excerpt from his The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined.
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No Love for Romney or Science Fiction
Salman Rushdie explains his politics, literary influences, and answers Slate reader questions.
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Life After Death Sentence
Salman Rushdie reflects on a decade of fearing for his life.
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Fatwa Flashback
Salman Rushdie’s new memoir arrives amid Muslim outrage over an insulting video.
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Still Talking to Hitch
Author Martin Amis on coping with the loss of his best friend Christopher Hitchens.
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The Problem With Porn
Author Martin Amis on how pornography may be changing human nature itself.
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The Nervous Breakdown of the GOP
Author Martin Amis on Mitt Romney’s empathy problem and why Ronald Reagan would be a pariah in today’s Republican Party.
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From Brooklyn With Bite
Now living in the U.S., novelist Martin Amis unleashes his latest satire of English society.
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In Touch With His Inner Steve Jobs?
Zynga CEO Mark Pincus cops to being hard-driving but insists he’s a nice guy.
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Poking With a Purpose
Zynga CEO Mark Pincus explains evil power-ups and offers his forecast for the next wave of social gaming.
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Betting Long on Mark Zuckerberg
Why Zynga CEO Mark Pincus remains bullish on Facebook.
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Does Zynga Need a New Game Plan?
CEO Mark Pincus on why FarmVille and social gaming need to thrive outside of Facebook.
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Let the Games Begin
London Mayor Boris Johnson on the fire eaters, hog roasts, and spiffy cable cars teed up for the Summer Olympics.
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The Perils of Posh
London Mayor Boris Johnson weighs in on British elitism and answers Slate reader questions.
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Boris Johnson’s Dirty Little Secret
Libertarian-leaning London mayor admits the people do need strong government.
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Big City Transit Geek
London Mayor Boris Johnson on how bicycles and smooth mass transit can make people happier.
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Someone’s Always Watching Me
Ai Weiwei on what it’s like to live under constant surveillance by the Chinese government.
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The World According to Wes
Director Wes Anderson talks to Jacob Weisberg as his latest film, Moonrise Kingdom, comes to theaters.
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Tumblr vs. Pinterest
A Tumblr executive explains the real difference between the two sites—and takes other reader questions.
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Learning How To Make Pork-Infused Veggies
Jacob Weisberg chats about the highlights from his latest interview series.
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The Web’s Copyright Conundrum
A Tumblr executive on how to share great stuff online without committing theft.
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The Great (Digital) Wall
Tumblr executive Andrew McLaughlin on why American tech companies struggle in China.
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How Tumblr Squashed the Trolls
Tech executive Andrew McLaughlin on how the social network thwarts the nasty users who plague other sites.
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The Circle of Wes Expands
Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton, and Edward Norton join Bill Murray in Wes Anderson’s latest feature Moonrise Kingdom.
