Elena Passarello

Elena Passarello is a writer and actor in Pittsburgh.

Music

Oct. 2 2003 4:50 PMElvis Costello, CroonerOn his new album, the angry rocker turns into a lovelorn balladeer.Elena Passarello

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 5 2015 11:09 AM Ringling Brothers Will Drop Its Elephant Act Jordan Weissmann

All Hail Austin, Texas, the Boomingest Big City of All

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.

Life

Atlas Obscura

March 5 2015 12:57 PM The Star-Shaped Sand of Okinawa Ella Morton

Sex Tapes and Silly Questions: U.K. Authorities Routinely Humiliate LGBT Asylum Seekers

What’s It Like to Be LGBTQ in … Greece

Study Finds Students Give Lower Ratings to Asian Professors. Is Racism to Blame?

Mark Twain’s Memory Builder Game Will (Probably Not) Help You Learn Historical Dates

Why Do People Steal Palm Trees?

Teachers Are Constantly Bombarded With New Reforms Only to See Them Abandoned. Why Even Try?

Do Recruiters Read Cover Letters?

Double X

The XX Factor

March 5 2015 12:35 PM Ellen Pao Trial Reveals the Subtle Sexism of Silicon Valley Amanda Marcotte

Unintended Pregnancy Is Expensive. For Taxpayers.

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.

Slate Plus

Plus Roundups

March 5 2015 11:29 AM What We Like Right Now Our favorite picks for the week of March 2, curated by Slate writers and editors.

Why It’s Wrong to Fondle Fido

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"

Arts

Books

March 5 2015 12:27 PM Hanya Yanagihara and Gerry Howard The Slate Book Review author-editor conversation. Hanya Yanagihara and Gerry Howard

Slowing Tennis Down to Show Its Unique Beauty

The Americans’ Keri Russell on the Best (and Worst) Parts of Spying for the KGB

When Making Life’s Most Important Decisions, Should We Ask for Advice or Trust Intuition?

This Year’s MTV Movie Awards Might Be Better Than the Oscars

Your TV Small-Talk Is Ruining Dinner Parties

Ian McKellen Plays a Rarely-Seen Retired Sherlock Holmes in His New Movie

Technology

Future Tense

March 5 2015 11:09 AM Take a Picture. It’ll Last Longer. An experimental philosopher’s project to document 100 or even 1,000 years of change with a single photograph. Joey Eschrich

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?

Health & Science

Bad Astronomy

March 5 2015 1:49 PM Four Planets Await After Sunset Phil Plait

Pregnant Women Have a Right to Work, and That Right Is Often Trampled On

Galaxy on the Edge

If You Shake With Someone, Do You Sniff Your Hand Afterward?