Dan Kois
Dan Kois Dan Kois

Dan Kois edits and writes for Slate’s human interest and culture departments. He’s the co-author, with Isaac Butler, of The World Only Spins Forward, a history of Angels in America, and is writing a book called How to Be a Family.

Culture Gabfest
Dec. 21 2016 12:59 PMThe Culture Gabfest “Life Star Death Star” EditionSlate’s Culture Gabfest on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Search Party, and Stevie Wonder.Dan Kois, Stephen Metcalf, and Dana Stevens
Books
Dec. 8 2016 10:23 AMLost in TranslationAn American tries to connect in rural Japan in the conclusion of Lars Martinson’s ambitious, beautiful Tonoharu trilogy.Dan Kois
Mom and Dad Are Fighting
Nov. 24 2016 7:00 AMMom and Dad Are Fighting: The Trump, Turkey, and Teens EditionListen to Slate’s parenting podcast on parenting in the age of Trump and the teen movie The Edge of Seventeen.Allison Benedikt and Dan Kois
Movies
Nov. 17 2016 11:56 AMFantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemIt’s great to be back in the wizarding world, even if Newt Scamander and his beasts are a little boring.Dan Kois
Brow Beat
Nov. 14 2016 2:56 PMDo You Find Most Books About Suffering in Isolated Provincial Hungarian Villages Neither Beautiful nor Pitiless Enough?Dan Kois
Brow Beat
Nov. 10 2016 9:27 PMLeonard Cohen Has Died at 82Dan Kois
Books
Nov. 9 2016 2:36 PMAn Epic Sci-Fi That Combines Steampunk, Body Horror, and Beautiful DesignSimon Roy’s Habitat.Dan Kois
Brow Beat
Nov. 8 2016 5:37 PMWhat Exactly Did That Trump Cake Look Like? Twitter Takes Its Best Shot.Dan Kois
Brow Beat
Nov. 1 2016 11:00 AMWatch Mike Daisey’s Acclaimed Theatrical Monologue The Trump Card Live From New YorkDan Kois
Mom and Dad Are Fighting
Oct. 27 2016 3:51 PMMom and Dad Are Fighting: The Mom’s With Her EditionListen to Slate’s parenting podcast on the AAP’s new screen-time recommendations and how moms of girls feel about Hillary.Allison Benedikt and Dan Kois
Mom and Dad Are Fighting
Oct. 17 2016 12:30 PMIs There an Algorithm for Disciplining Your Children?Here’s a pretty good formula, according to the hosts of Slate’s parenting podcast.Allison Benedikt, Dan Kois, and William Saletan
Movies
Oct. 13 2016 9:00 AMMascotsThis Netflix mockumentary isn’t Christopher Guest at his best, but it’s still a charmer that packs a sneaky punch.Dan Kois
Books
Oct. 6 2016 10:57 AMWhen a Time-Traveling Space Hero Gets Lost, Who Takes Care of Him?John Martz’s touching comic Burt’s Way Home.Dan Kois
Mom and Dad Are Fighting
Sept. 30 2016 1:53 PMHere’s Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Watch TV With Your KidsSlate’s parenting podcast explains why it’s not a bad idea.Allison Benedikt and Dan Kois
The Next 20
Sept. 27 2016 10:29 AMThe Vertical Video RevolutionWe all watch video on our phones now. Does that mean the widescreen movie is on its way out?Dan Kois
Wonder Week
Dec. 20 2016 7:45 AMThe Greatest Beatles Cover Is Stevie Wonder’s “We Can Work It Out”He may be the only musician to play a Beatles song better than the Beatles.Dan Kois
Books
Dec. 6 2016 10:30 AMOur 10 Favorite Comics of 2016Dead superheroes, dissolute witches, dangerous trolls, lost lovers: the best in graphic storytelling.Jacob Brogan and Dan Kois
Movies
Nov. 21 2016 12:21 PMA Whole New WorldWith Moana, Disney’s third golden age gets its Aladdin.Dan Kois
Brow Beat
Nov. 17 2016 11:24 AMNewt Scamander Takes a Steamship to America? Riddikulus! He’s a Wizard!Dan Kois
Mom and Dad Are Fighting
Nov. 11 2016 3:31 PMHow Should We Raise Daughters in Trump’s America?It’ll be hard, but this is one place to start. Dan Kois
Mom and Dad Are Fighting
Nov. 10 2016 12:13 PMMom and Dad Are Fighting: The Why Isn’t My Kid’s Teacher Returning My Texts?? EditionListen to Slate’s parenting podcast on a child model with Down syndrome and how much communication with teachers is too much.Dan Kois and Amy Scott
Family
Nov. 9 2016 2:49 AMHow Do I Explain to My Daughters What Happened in This Election?Deciding whether to protect them or to have a very difficult conversation.Dan Kois
Family
Nov. 7 2016 2:00 PMWhat Does a President Look Like?Ask a kid to draw one.Allison Benedikt and Dan Kois
Mom and Dad Are Fighting
Oct. 28 2016 9:49 AMWhen Should Kids Stop Trick-or-Treating?Slate’s parenting podcast on the age when most kids stop.L.V. Anderson, Allison Benedikt, and Dan Kois
Movies
Oct. 20 2016 10:30 AMTampopoJuzo Itami’s classic “noodle Western” will still make you hungry more than 30 years later.Dan Kois
Mom and Dad Are Fighting
Oct. 14 2016 11:30 AMMom and Dad Are Fighting: The National Clown Threat EditionListen to Slate’s parenting podcast about kindness and clown fears.Allison Benedikt and Dan Kois
Books
Oct. 7 2016 5:45 AMThe Funniest Living Writers Choose the Funniest Books in the WorldWe asked more than 30 writers for the books that make them laugh. They had a lot to say.Dan Kois and Andrew Kahn
Culturebox
Oct. 4 2016 1:31 PMBeautiful, Stirring, and OvercrowdedThe many small successes, and one large failure, of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.Dan Kois
Mom and Dad Are Fighting
Sept. 30 2016 1:22 PMMom and Dad Are Fighting: The Six Kids and 12 Nannies EditionListen to Slate’s parenting podcast on Brangelexit, big families, and elder care.Allison Benedikt and Dan Kois
Brow Beat
Sept. 16 2016 10:04 PMIn Honor of Edward Albee, Slip a Virginia Woolf Insult Into Your Conversation TonightDan Kois

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