Amanda Fortini

Amanda Fortini is a Slate contributor.

The Eye

The Design Flaw That Almost Wiped Out an NYC Skyscraper

Help! We Can’t Afford Our Son’s Private College. Should We Go Into Debt for His Sake?

Obama Trolls the GOP

Here's How Long That Teen Would Have to Pee in the Portland Reservoir to Make It Unsafe to Drink

I Love My Husband. I Want My Own Bed.

Television

One Actress, Many Amazing Performances: Orphan Black Returns

Think You’re Smarter Than Peter Sagal? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

Community Contemplates Its Demise, Yet Again

Here's How Long That Teen Would Have to Pee in the Portland Reservoir to Make It Unsafe to Drink

What Gabriel García Márquez Means to His Fellow Colombians

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The Slate Quiz

Think You’re Smarter Than Peter Sagal? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

Why Political Dynasties Are Part of America

Putin Went on TV for Four Hours and Lied

Obamacare’s Enrollment Figures Just Got Even Better

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Television

One Actress, Many Amazing Performances: Orphan Black Returns

Community Contemplates Its Demise, Yet Again

What Gabriel García Márquez Means to His Fellow Colombians

Transcendence Asks: Is It a Good Idea to Upload Johnny Depp to a Supercomputer?

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Future Tense

Facebook's "Nearby Friends" Feature Will Help You Organize Impromptu High School Reunions

When It Comes to the Future of Higher Ed and Tech, Don’t Forget Small State Schools

Wall Street Journal Tech Conference Will Feature 17 Men and No Women

Hacking the University: A Future Tense Event

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Business Insider

Six-Year-Olds Now Party at New York’s Hottest Nightclubs

What If Google Is Actually Weak in Search?

Yes, CEO Pay Is Exorbitant. Here’s Why We Should Stop Obsessing Over It.

How the Polar Vortex Is Keeping Whitefish Off Passover Tables

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Family

Our Very First Survivalist Seder

Which Came First the Bunny or the Egg?

Are Trigger Warnings Inherently Anti-Education?

Why Are There No Butch Lesbians on Television?

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Medical Examiner

PTSD Contributes to Violence. Pretending It Doesn’t Is No Way to Support the Troops.

Another Earth? Astronomers Find Earth-Size Planet in Its Star's Habitable Zone

Check Out the Penis on This New Cave Insect—Not the Male’s, the Female’s

Look! It’s a Car on Mars!

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The XX Factor

Adult Recreational Kickball Has a Woman Problem

It's No Longer Legal to Sexually Harass Unpaid Interns in New York City

Female CEO Shares Story of Being Sexually Harassed By Potential Hires

Women Don't Freeze Their Eggs for Their Careers. They Do It Because They Don’t Have Partners.

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Sports Nut

Baseball’s Replay System Is Ludicrous. MLB Should Adopt Tennis’s System Instead.

The Rams Should Hand Over $135 Trillion to Anyone Who Guesses Their Schedule Exactly

Kevin Durant Is Having One of the Most Ridiculous Seasons in NBA History

Should We Care That Minor League Baseball Players Make as Little as $1,110 a Month?

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Video

Do Beards Really Make You More Attractive? Depends on the Guy Next to You. (Video.)

Heartbreaking Video of Monkey Comforting Its Mate Raises Questions About Primate Empathy

If You’re Older Than 24, Your Brain May Be Past Its Peak (Video)

Help! Would My Wife Be Happier if I Let Her Have Affairs?

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Behold

America’s Black Basketball Pioneers

The Rio Residents Displaced by Olympic Spirit

Mesmerizing Portraits of Baltimore’s Voguers

You’ve Never Seen Group Portraits Like These

Why Are Men So Sure of Themselves and Women So Timid?

Can Stephen Colbert Revive Late Night?

The Football League in China Where All the Players Are Obsessed With Rudy

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida on the “Cuban Twitter” Program

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I’ve Never Written a Story Like the One I Did When Dear Prudence Readers Sent Me Stories of Family Abuse (Video)

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