Garrett Hongo

Garrett Hongo's new book of poems Coral Roadis forthcoming in fall 2011. He teaches at the University of Oregon.

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May 10 2011 6:58 AM"Pupukea Shell"Garrett Hongo

The World

The Middle East Friendship Chart

Help! My Fiancée Completely Ignores Her Young Children to Fawn Over Me.

Why the Weapon Used to Destroy Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Nearly Guarantees Putin’s Guilt

The Most Terrifying Thought Experiment of All Time

I Hate My Earbuds. So I Searched for Something Better.

Culturebox

What I Learned by Spending an Entire Day at One of America’s Most Contentious Dog Parks

This Supercut of Kids Cursing in Movies Is Strangely Satisfying

Ukrainian Rebels Hand Over MH17 Black Boxes

Weezer Just Want to Be Nerds Again in “Back to the Shack”

South Korean Police Think They’ve Found Body of Owner of Sunken Ferry That Killed Hundreds

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Jurisprudence

57,000 Kids at the Border Need Shelter. Shame on the Democratic Governors Who Are Turning Them Away.

Why the Movement to Elect Elizabeth Warren Is Make Believe

Why the Weapon Used to Destroy Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Nearly Guarantees Putin’s Guilt

Twitter Is Changing How the Media Covers the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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Brow Beat

This Supercut of Kids Cursing in Movies Is Strangely Satisfying

Weezer Just Want to Be Nerds Again in “Back to the Shack”

Robyn and Röyksopp Incite Revolution in Their Cinematic New Video

Spike Lee Edits Footage of Eric Garner’s Death Together With the Killing of Radio Raheem

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Future Tense

Facebook Has a Magical New Bookmark-Like Feature for Posts You Want to Save

Judge Gives Police Total Access to Suspect’s Inbox

Even iMessage Isn’t Safe From Spam

Cutting-Edge Minivan Technology Lets Parent Yell at Kids Extra Loudly

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Moneybox

Google May Make New York City Pay Phones Actually Useful

Is Congress Guilty of Mansplaining to Janet Yellen?

The Sensible Swedes Burn a Lot of Their Garbage. Why Can’t We?

The Surprising Reason Neil Armstrong was First to Walk on the Moon

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Culturebox

What I Learned by Spending an Entire Day at One of America’s Most Contentious Dog Parks

Stop Saying “Lady Parts”—It’s Unnecessary and Exclusionary

Help! My Fiancée Completely Ignores Her Young Children to Fawn Over Me.

Hillary Clinton Has a Gay Rights Problem

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Medical Examiner

Autism Is Caused More by Genes Than by Environment

With Help From Slate Plus, Bad Astronomy Readers Help Kids Get Scienced

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Still Fighting the Wrong Fight

Why Experts Are So Worried About the Disease That Just Reached the United States

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Doublex

#Twitterpurge Demonstrates Exactly Why We Need Revenge Porn Laws

Why Are Poor Women Having Healthier Babies?

Ronda Rousey and the Danger of the Exceptional Female Athlete

Pro-Life Nurse-Midwife Who Won’t Prescribe the Pill Sues Family Planning Center for Not Hiring Her

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The Spot

How to Follow Soccer Now that the World Cup Is Over

Lance Stephenson Is the Most Fascinatingly Flawed Player in the NBA

This Lovely Animation Will Make You Wish the World Cup Were Still Happening

Sepp Blatter Is the King of World Cup Jerks

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Video

MSNBC Prank Call: Will Jokesters Ever Stop Making It on Live TV? (Video.)

Watch an Intense New Research Pool Simulate 90-Foot Waves

What Would TV Coverage of the Apollo 11 Mission Look Like Today?

The Mysterious Hole in Siberia That Has Conspiracy Junkies in Knots (Video)

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Behold

The Cold War May Be Over, but Its Decaying Relics Can Be Found All Over Europe

Intimate Portraits of the Genderqueer Community in San Francisco

Are People Invisible Against These Backgrounds, or More Visible Than Ever?

A New Way to Talk About Poverty in Troy, New York

The Gist

New Clues Emerge in 1909 Murder of an NYPD Cop Overseas

The Greatness of Washington Generals Coach Red Klotz, Who Lost More Than 14,000 Games

Should You Feel Comfortable Uploading Your Calorie Count to the Cloud?

David Weigel Interviews the Club for Growth’s Chris Chocola

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Family

David Plotz Reads His All-Time Favorite Slate Essay: “Watching the Couples Go By” (AUDIO)

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