Byron Boneparth

Byron Boneparth is a Slate intern.

The XX Factor

New Disney Heroine’s Eyes Are Bigger Than Her Wrists

Watch the Moment Mitt Romney Realized He'd Lost the Presidency

C+ in Online Anonymity for the Harvard Student Who Allegedly Made Bomb Threats

The Horrifying Thing I Learned About Marilyn Monroe by Folding Her Capri Pants

Cringe-Worthy French McDonald’s Ads Try, Fail to Poke Fun at Americans

The World

What Does Max Baucus Know About China, Anyway?

Why Are Conservatives So Mad About “Pajama Boy”?

Twenty Years After the Genocide, Rwanda Looks to a High-Tech Future

Lauryn Hill Performs “Ex-Factor,” and It’s Electrifying

The Korean Fried Chicken Industrial Policy We Need

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The World

What Does Max Baucus Know About China, Anyway?

A White Lawyer Tries and Fails to Get Arrested for Graffiti in NYC. So What?

Stop Telling Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Retire. It’s Counterproductive.

The Budget Just Turned into a Campaign Ad Against Democrats

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Brow Beat

Lauryn Hill Performs “Ex-Factor,” and It’s Electrifying

Number of Black Acts That Have Topped the Billboard Hot 100 This Year: 0

The CW’s Supernatural Inspired Two Academics to Study the Psychology of Fan Culture—and Turned Them Into Crazy Stalkers

It’s a Wonderful Life Meets The Wolf of Wall Street and the Result Is Highly Amusing

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The Next Silicon Valley

Twenty Years After the Genocide, Rwanda Looks to a High-Tech Future

This Global Wind Map Is Mesmerizing

Bad Hello Kitty? App Accused of Collecting Too Much Data From Kids.

C+ in Online Anonymity for the Harvard Student Who Allegedly Made Bomb Threats

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Moneybox

The Korean Fried Chicken Industrial Policy We Need

An Online Retailer Fined a Couple $3,500 for Writing a Negative Review

Fed Pairs Slight Taper With Dovish Forward Guidance

Germany's Worthless Stock Market

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Outward

Why Are Conservatives So Mad About “Pajama Boy”?

Teaching Isn’t Rocket Science. It’s Harder.

Spiced Champagne, Anchovy Toasts, and More Holiday Tricks for the Ambitiously Lazy

Vote for Your Favorite Explainer Unanswered Question From 2013

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Bad Astronomy

Incredible Video of a Massive Malaysian Landslide

A Clinical Psychologist Slams the Rich-Kid Affluenza Defense

The Noodly Patty of Star Formation. Yes, You Read That Right.

Don’t Shoot the Charismatic Megafauna! Why Snowy Owls Get All the Love.

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The XX Factor

New Disney Heroine’s Eyes Are Bigger Than Her Wrists

Why Stars You Admire (Beyoncé) Will Always Work With Stars You Despise (Terry Richardson)

Female Characters in Kids’ Books Aren’t Good Enough. So in My House, Bilbo Baggins Is a Girl.

Virgin Births Are Surprisingly Common: One in 200 Pregnant Women Claim They Didn't Have Sex.

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Sports Nut

How Impressive Was Matt Prater’s NFL Record 64-Yard Field Goal?

How Will the United States Fare in the World Cup’s Group of Death?

How Did Jameis Winston Evade a Rape Charge?

Ted Williams Had a Perfect Swing and a Complicated Life

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Dear Prudence

Help! My Sister Wants My Husband's Sperm.

Help! Is It Really Bad for Me to Show a Little Bra Strap at Work?

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.

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Behold

Charming Portraits of Pet Owners in Laos

The Life of Michael Jackson Impersonators

Eerie Photos Inside an Abandoned Australian Brothel

What Sunday Worship in a Southern Storefront Church Looks Like

Lexicon Valley

Why JFK Wanted the World to Think He Wrote His Inaugural Address by Himself

The Crash Reel Is One of the Best Sports Documentaries Ever

Do Tech and Wealth Ruin Cities?

Why Don’t Men Have Any Friends?

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