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Science

These Verbal Tics Show the World You’re Insecure

The Time the United States Blew Up a Passenger Plane—and Tried to Cover It Up

Debbie Reynolds Has an Advice Column. And Many Letters She’s Answered Sound an Awful Lot Like Mine.

The New Yorker Stories You Should Read Before the Paywall Goes Up

National Review’s Dishonest History

Jurisprudence

Arizona Botched an Execution and Accuses Witnesses of Lying About It

How to Tell an Animal Is Domesticated Just by Looking at It (Video)

Massive Mayfly Hatching in Wisconsin Shows Up on Weather Radar

Cowabunga, Dude! Pizza Hut is Making a Real-Life Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pizza Thrower

Is Gay Love Really Just “Graphically Misshapen” Friendship?

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Jurisprudence

Arizona Botched an Execution and Accuses Witnesses of Lying About It

Is It Wise for Republicans to Attack Democrats for Their Wealth and Business Experience?

Rand Paul and Paul Ryan Are Both Talking About Criminal Justice Reform. How Did That Happen?

Europe’s Refugee Crisis Is a Lot Like America’s, but Much Worse

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Brow Beat

Does It Matter That the Science in Lucy Is Preposterous? Three Critics Discuss.

Pop Quiz: Can You Identify These ’70s Hits by Just Their First Second?

Watch Tina Fey and Rachel Dratch’s Two-Woman Show From 15 Years Ago

Are These Photos Staged? Does It Matter?

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Massive Mayfly Hatching in Wisconsin Shows Up on Weather Radar

Cowabunga, Dude! Pizza Hut is Making a Real-Life Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pizza Thrower

Internet Father Vint Cerf Explains How We Keep Web Addresses Straight

Was This the Most Sexist Video Game of All Time?

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Moneybox

Can Walmart's New U.S. CEO Turn Its Struggling Operation Around?

Were Initial Jobless Claims as Great as They Seem?

The Kim Kardashian Game Is So Good I Had to Stop Playing It

Help! I Don’t Know Which Fiscal Quarter I’m In.

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Outward

Is Gay Love Really Just “Graphically Misshapen” Friendship?

What is Drag? A Queen Explores the Many Meanings of Her Art.

The UFO Welcome Center, for Tired Extraterrestrial Travelers

How Political Activism Breeds Design Ingenuity Around the World

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Bad Astronomy

WANT Part XX: Hubble Lego Edition

What Is This Mystery Object in an Astronaut’s Photo?

These Verbal Tics Show the World You’re Insecure

Do Dogs Get Jealous?

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The XX Factor

The Scientific Case for Decriminalizing Sex Work

Blake Lively Launches a Lifestyle Website and You Will Hate Yourself

Why Can’t We Stop Talking About "Bikini Bodies"?

NRA Commentator: Kids Should Be Required to Learn How to Shoot a Gun in School

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Sports

Wimbledon Discovered Its Annual Yearbook Was Full of Plagiarism, Kept Selling It Anyway

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

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Video

How to Tell an Animal Is Domesticated Just by Looking at It (Video)

Orange Is the New Black Is Making One Real-Life Sheriff Very Unhappy (Video)

Help! My Mother Is Obsessed With My 1-Year-Old’s “Waistline.”

At What Age Are Americans Happiest With Their Appearance? (Video.)

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Behold

Are These Photos Staged? Does It Matter?

The Way We Eat Dinner Now

Mesmerizing Portraits That Capture Multiple Moments in a Single Second

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

DoubleX Gabfest

So Why Is Everyone Playing Kim Kardashian: Hollywood?

Naked Cruise: Should Clothing Ever Be Optional?

Why Nerds Love “Weird Al” Yankovic

New Clues Emerge in 1909 Murder of an NYPD Cop Overseas

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Political Gabfest

Watch a Live Stream of the July 24 Political Gabfest Taping

New Editor Julia Turner Chats With Slate Plus Members About the Magazine’s Future

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

David Plotz Is the Wrong Person to Tell You What to Read This Week

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