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Nov. 21 2012 11:00 AM

Dear Prudence: Thanksgiving Smackdown

My mother-in-law hit me in the face with a chair. How can I celebrate the holiday with her?

In this classic video, Prudie counsels a woman trying to move on from a violent fight with her mother-in-law. What should she do about Thanksgiving?

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News & Politics

History

March 4 2015 11:45 PM Red Summer In 1919, white Americans visited awful violence on black Americans. So black Americans decided to fight back. Rebecca Onion

Will the Logic That Gutted Obamacare in 2012 Save It This Time?

Ferguson’s Police and City Officials Are the True Criminals

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Defense Attorney: “It Was Him”

Obamacare Arguments at the Supreme Court Were Silly, Bombastic, and Condescending

Will Kennedy Save Obamacare? Why He Might Spare the Law to Defend a Conservative Principle.

The Gun Deaths of Two Children in Houston Weren’t “Accidents.” They Never Are.

Supporting Prison Reform Is Easy. Deciding Which Prisoners to Set Free Is a Lot, Lot Harder

Business

Moneybox

March 4 2015 6:33 PM All Hail Austin, Texas, the Boomingest Big City of All Jordan Weissmann

Just Over Half of Americans Want Congress to Fix Obamacare if the Supreme Court Wrecks It

Samsung Can Mock Apple All It Wants, but the iPhone Is Officially Outselling It

There Are No Rich People in America

Virginia’s Sweet Briar College Has a $94 Million Endowment. Why Is It Closing?

JPMorgan Adds Another $50 Million to Its Gigantic Settlements Tally

Some Law Schools Will Now Accept Students Who Didn’t Take the LSAT. That’s an Awful Idea.

Ignore the Gurus, Baby Boomers. Your Retirement Is Inevitable.

Life

Outward

March 4 2015 5:54 PM Beyond the Visible Spectrum, Love Looks the Same J. Bryan Lowder

High-Stakes Testing Has Trickled All the Way Down to Kindergarten

What Will Kate Brown's Governorship Mean for Oregon and the LGBTQ Community?

Is This the Best Opening Credits Sequence on Television?

The Vibrant, Minimalist Side of an Ancient City, Showcased on Instagram

Alabama Supreme Court Throws Tantrum, Defies Federal Judge, Halts Gay Marriages

This Power Plant Was Completed Just in Time to Be Abandoned

More Than Just Chip Clips: Binder Clips Can Reorganize Your Refrigerator

Double X

The XX Factor

March 4 2015 1:37 PM Two-Thirds of Unintended Births Are Paid For by the Government Amanda Marcotte

There Are More Men Named John Than Women Running Large Companies

CPS Finds “Free Range” Parents Responsible for Unsubstantiated Child Neglect. Now What?

How Barbara Mikulski Transformed the Senate

Why Do Poor Women Have More Abortions?

What’s Wrong With the New Documentary About Rape on College Campuses

Todd Akin Is Thinking About Running for Senate. Legitimately.

This Drug for Binge-Eating Disorder May Be Shady. That Doesn’t Mean the Disease Isn't Real.

Slate Plus

Frame Game

March 4 2015 10:53 AM Slate Voice: “Shag the Dog” Listen to Will Saletan read his 2001 essay about the merits of zoophilia. William Saletan

Gabfest Bonus Segment: Why Parks and Rec Was a National Treasure

I Was a Slate Commenter; Now I’m a Slate Writer. Ask Me Anything.

Walking Dead Podcast Early Release: Episode 12, "Remember"

A Spoiler-Filled Podcast on Downton Abbey Episode 9

Arts

Brow Beat

March 4 2015 9:59 PM Ian McKellen Makes a Very, Very Good Old Sherlock Holmes Sharan Shetty

The Best Teen Movie Ever Made About Cyberbullying? The Duff.

The Action-Packed New Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer Unveils a New Character

The Legend Is True: Prince Was a Basketball Star (and He Had an Epic Afro)

Wordnesia: When You Forget How to Spell the Very Simplest of Werds

Robert Christgau’s Beautiful, Profound, Naive, Romantic, Kinetic, Cocky, Impudent Life

Kim Gordon Loathes So Much in Her Memoir. What Does She Love?

Technology

Future Tense

March 4 2015 2:41 PM Netizen Report: China Continues to Crack Down on Virtual Private Networks

A New Approach to Education Technology Takes Emotions Into Account

How Technology Is Changing Our Choices and the Values That Help Us Make Them

You’re Paying Too Much for Wireless. Google Is About to Change That.

Did Hillary Clinton Compromise Her Email Security or Make It Stronger?

Can a 3-D Printing Company Stop People From Printing Their Own Guns?

Designing for Happiness: The Ultimate Sustainability Solution?

Health & Science

Science

March 4 2015 1:55 PM God Is My Co-Pilot Thinking about religion makes people take risks. Rachel E. Gross

Google Updates Health Page Results to Promote Vaccination

Rosetta Dips Close to a Comet and Spots Its Shadow

That Photo of a Weasel on a Flying Woodpecker Is Real. Here’s How The Photographer Got the Shot.

Dawn Sees Sunset on an Alien World

Watch as a Waterspout Terrifies Brazilian Beachgoers

Tell Us What Color You Thought the Dress Was: Poll

Sports

Sports Nut

Feb. 26 2015 7:41 PM Game, Set, and (Fixed) Match Pro tennis has a match-fixing problem in its lower ranks. Ben Rothenberg

What’s the Hardest Shot in Bowling? It’s Not the 7-10 Split.

Has ASU Discovered the Holy Grail of Free-Throw Distraction?

How John Wall Became the Most Entertaining Player in the NBA

Dean Smith’s Political Approach to Being a Coach Is Missed Now More Than Ever

Why Handball’s World Championship in Qatar Should Worry World Cup Fans

Seattle Didn’t Throw Away the Super Bowl. The Patriots Won It.