”Michael Moore vs. Fred Thompson : It’s a campaign commercial. No, it’s a movie trailer,” by Andy Bowers and John Dickerson. Posted May 18, 2007. ”Slate ’s Newsreel on April ‘07 : A look back at the lowlights of last month,” by Andy Bowers. Posted May 17, 2007. ”The Woman From Hope : Bill Clinton lends a hand to his wife’s campaign,” by Andy Bowers and John Dickerson. Posted May 15, 2007. ”Rating Oliver Stone’s New Campaign Ad : A Slate news graph survey,” by Andy Bowers. Posted May 8, 2007. ”Rudy’s Ferret Face-Off: An animated rendition of the mayor’s famous rant ,” by Rob Donnelly. Posted May 8, 2007. ”Was George Tenet’s 60 Minutes Performance a Slam Dunk? : A Slate video news graph,” by Andy Bowers. Posted May 1, 2007. ”MoveOn.org Bombs McCain : The politics of McCain’s Iran ditty,” by Andy Bowers and John Dickerson. Posted April 20, 2007. ”Slate’s Newsreel on March ‘07 : A look back at a month of scandals,” by Andy Bowers. Posted April 19, 2007. ”American Idol : The Slate Survey : Who are this week’s real bottom three?” by Andy Bowers. Posted April 18, 2007. ” Guns and Kids : A Magnum photo essay.” Posted April 18, 2007. ”Back to the Drawing Board : Those mesmerizing new UPS ads,” by Seth Stevenson. Posted April 16, 2007. ”Our Own American Idol Vote : A Slate video survey reveals who should lose.” Posted April 11, 2007. ”Grading Bush’s Veto Threat : A Slate video news graph,” by Andy Bowers. Posted April 4, 2007.
”Why Is Will Ferrell Funny? : A video slide show,” by Josh Levin. Posted March 29, 2007. ” Rudy on the Radio : Giuliani’s first campaign spot,” by Andy Bowers, John Dickerson, and Jim Festante. Posted March 29, 2007. ”Fred Thompson’s First Campaign Ad? : At least, this is how we imagine it,” by Andy Bowers. Posted March 30, 2007. ” Meet the Hindustani Malcolm X : Looking for pulse-pounding excitement in Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi ,” by Reihan Salam. Posted March 26, 2007. ”Gitmo in Black and White : A Magnum Photos audio slide show,” by Andy Bowers. Posted March 21, 2007. ” Underground Orwell : Dissecting the Obama mystery ad,” by Andy Bowers and John Dickinson. Posted March 21, 2007. ”Smokey Bear Nation : How we use animal characters to teach our kids,” by Josh Levin. Posted March 20, 2007. Neanderthal TV : Can the Geico cavemen make it in prime time?” by Seth Stevenson. Posted March 19, 2007. ” This American Life : The trailer.” Posted March 19, 2007. ”The Clive James Show : Clive James interviews Michael Frayn, Jeremy Issacs, Cate Blanchett, Peter Porter, Julian Barnes, Piers Paul Read, Ruby Wax, and Howard Jacobson.” Posted March 14, 2007. ”Slate ’s Newsreel on Feb. ‘07 : A look back at the tabloids’ dream month,” by Andy Bowers. Posted March 13, 2007. ”Magnum on Women Shooting Women : A video essay of photos by women, about women.” Posted March 8, 2007. ”Bonus Bible Video : In which I re-enact the Sermon on the Mount,” by David Plotz. Posted March 8, 2007. ”John Edwards’ Bad Edit : The candidate’s video sleight of hand,” by Andy Bowers, John Dickinson, and Jim Festante. Posted March 8, 2007. ”Pickett’s Charge : In a 1971 CBS news clip, Vietnam vet Delmar Picket Jr. describes an airport spit incident,” by Jack Shafer. Posted March 6, 2007. ”Reagan’s Favorite Sitcom : How Family Ties spawned a conservative hero,” by David Haglund. Posted March 2, 2007.
”Magnum on the Oscars : A video montage of classic movie photos.” Posted Feb. 23, 2007. ” The New JFK Film : A close look at the moments before the assassination,” by Andy Bowers. Posted Feb. 21, 2007. ”Pardon the Interjection : The Internet and the rise of awwa , meh , feh , and heh ,” by Ben Yagoda. Posted Feb. 16, 2007. ”Checking Out The 1/2 Hour News Hour : Slate ’s commentary,” by Andy Bowers, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz. Posted Feb. 15, 2007. ”Ah, Remember January? : Slate ’s newsreel takes you all the way back to … last month,” by Andy Bowers. Posted Feb. 12, 2007. ” The Super Bowl Diet : What if you ate everything they advertised?” by Andy Bowers. Posted Feb. 8, 2007. ”The YouTube Gotcha Game : How Web video could sink a presidential candidate or two,” by Andy Bowers. Posted Feb. 1, 2007.
”Replaying Brando : How DVD adds new depth to his greatness,” by Stanley Crouch. Posted Jan. 25, 2007. ”The Camera Phone : The gadget that perverts, vigilantes, and celebrity stalkers can all agree on,” by Michael Agger. Posted Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007. ”Barack (Almost) Jumps In : Dissecting Obama’s campaign biography,” by Andy Bowers and John Dickerson. Posted Jan. 16, 2007. ”Can Tampons Be Cool? : Playtex gives feminine care a sporty makeover,” by Seth Stevenson. Posted Jan. 15, 2007. ”Grading Bush’s Speech : Our video focus group rates the surge,” by Andy Bowers. Posted Jan. 11, 2007. ”A ‘Television for Men and Women.’ Huh? : Sony’s convoluted Bravia ad,” by Seth Stevenson. Posted Jan. 8, 2007. ”Lynching the Dictator : On Saturday morning, the United States helped to officiate at a human sacrifice,” by Christopher Hitchens. Posted Jan. 2, 2007. (Warning: graphic content.) ”Joy : Images of happiness.” Posted Dec. 29, 2006. ”The Power and Glory of the Rocky Montage : A video slide show,” by Josh Levin. Posted Dec. 21, 2006. ”Barack Declares! : Is it the first campaign ad of 2008?” by Andy Bowers, John Dickerson, and Jim Festante. Posted Dec. 13, 2006. ” ’Thunder on the Mountain’ : Watch Bob Dylan’s new video and win a signed guitar,” by Jody Rosen. Posted Dec. 8, 2006. ”The Candidate and the Girl : A NewsLit Newsreel,” by Andy Bowers. Posted Dec. 7, 2006.
”Listening to the Slate 60 : Audio and video from our recent conference,” by Andy Bowers, Jim Festante, and David Plotz. Posted Nov. 22, 2006. ”Portraits of Philanthropy : A Slate video.” Posted Nov. 16, 2006. ”Dancing Fool : Telling moments in Michael Jackson’s greatest videos,” by Seth Stevenson. Posted Nov. 14, 2006. ”The Most Confusing Ad on Television : That pink-haired, animated superspy is selling what?” by Seth Stevenson. Posted Nov. 13, 2006. ”The Speaker and the President : A NewsLit Newsreel,” by Andy Bowers. Posted Nov. 9, 2006. ”The Slimiest Campaign Ads of 2006 : Slate crowns this year’s worst of the worst,” by Andy Bowers, John Dickerson, and Jim Festante. Posted Nov. 3, 2006.
”Harold Ford: Playboy? : Slate ’s remixed campaign ads,” by Andy Bowers, John Dickerson, and Jim Festante. Posted Oct. 30, 2006. ”The Devil Is in the Retailers : A new Slate video sketch,” by Andy Bowers. Posted Oct. 23, 2006. ”A Foley Apology, Translated : Slate ’s remixed campaign ads,” by Andy Bowers and John Dickerson. Posted Oct. 12, 2006. ”Can Rosa Parks Sell Pickup Trucks? : Chevy’s icky, exploitative new ad,” by Seth Stevenson. Posted Oct. 9, 2006.
”Historic Gaffes Revisited : A new Slate video feature,” by Andy Bowers. Posted Sept. 26, 2006 ”Foreign Office : The French and Germans have remade the BBC series. Why?” by Liesl Schillinger. Posted Sept. 20, 2006. ”The Tennessee Death Waltz : Dissecting ads from the Tennessee Senate race,” by Andy Bowers, John Dickerson, and Jim Festante. Posted Sept. 18, 2006. ”Fact-Checking ABC : A Slate video remix,” by Andy Bowers. Posted Sept. 13, 2006. ”Fighting Video With Video : Slate ’s remixed campaign ads,” by Andy Bowers, John Dickerson, and Jim Festante. Posted Sept. 8, 2006.
”The Divorcemobile : Ford’s bizarre new SUV ad,” by Seth Stevenson. Posted Aug. 28, 2006. ”Hurricane, Remembered : Memoirs by teenagers who survived Hurricane Katrina.” Posted Aug. 24, 2006. ”Groin Pains : The agonizing journey from America’s Funniest Home Videos to YouTube,” by Josh Levin. Posted Aug. 24, 2006.
”The Blur : On the enlightened fuzziness of Keanu Reeves,” by Dana Stevens. Posted July 14, 2006.
” Never Coming Home : What it’s like to lose a son in the Iraq war,” by Zachary Barr, Andrew Lichtenstein, and Brian Storm. Posted June 9, 2006.