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News & Politics
- other magazines
What's new in the Economist, Time, Reason, and more.
May 9, 2008, 2:39 PM ET - Convictions
If you liked the judges picked by Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, you're going to love McCain's picks too.
May 9, 2008, 10:45 AM ET - gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest for May 9.
May 9, 2008, 10:37 AM ET - xx factor
Where's the pay equity for working moms?
May 9, 2008, 3:58 PM ET - kausfiles
McCain's excitable aide.
May 9, 2008, 7:10 AM ET - doonesbury
From the sublime to the ridiculous.
May 9, 2008, 6:36 AM ET - today's cartoons
Cartoonists' take on Hillary Clinton.
May 9, 2008, 6:35 AM ET - today's papers
U.N. officials push for greater access into Burma as some aid begins to arrive.
May 9, 2008, 6:20 AM ET - today's blogs
Bloggers on Hillary Clinton's latest tactics.
May 8, 2008, 6:29 PM ET - explainer
How a news organization decides when a country name change is legitimate.
May 8, 2008, 6:28 PM ET - war stories
Maybe the Army's not so hidebound after all.
May 8, 2008, 6:07 PM ET - hot document
Did the Office of Special Counsel violate the same laws it enforces elsewhere?
May 8, 2008, 5:10 PM ET - today's papers
Clinton vows to continue fighting for the nomination.
May 8, 2008, 6:30 AM ET - explainer
What happens to Hillary Clinton's campaign debt when the primaries are over?
May 7, 2008, 6:40 PM ET - today's blogs
Bloggers on the Indiana and North Carolina primaries.
May 7, 2008, 5:02 PM ET - foreigners
What does it mean to be "pro-Israel"?
May 7, 2008, 1:23 PM ET - today's papers
Clinton barely manages a win in Indiana and is trounced by Obama in North Carolina.
May 7, 2008, 6:27 AM ET - politics
Has Obama finally clinched it?
May 7, 2008, 1:16 AM ET - press box
Press coverage of Salvia divinorum helps fuel the next "drug menace."
May 6, 2008, 7:11 PM ET - today's blogs
Bloggers make their Indiana-North Carolina predictions.
May 6, 2008, 5:55 PM ET - explainer
Who owns the D.C. Madam's suicide note?
May 6, 2008, 5:40 PM ET - hot document
Loving v. Virginia.
May 6, 2008, 4:48 PM ET - other magazines
What's new in Newsweek, The New Yorker, the Weekly Standard, and more.
May 6, 2008, 2:21 PM ET - today's papers
Cyclone may have killed as many as 15,000 people in Burma.
May 6, 2008, 6:30 AM ET - foreigners
Why are the Russians meddling in Abkhazia?
May 5, 2008, 7:59 PM ET - explainer
Why was Harry Truman less popular than George W. Bush?
May 5, 2008, 6:47 PM ET - today's blogs
Bloggers on the Microsoft-Yahoo nondeal.
May 5, 2008, 5:57 PM ET - war stories
We don't have any more soldiers to send to Afghanistan unless we take some out of Iraq.
May 5, 2008, 4:56 PM ET - jurisprudence
Israel's African refugee problem.
May 5, 2008, 12:51 PM ET - juicy bits
Slate reads Clinton in Exile.
May 5, 2008, 12:49 PM ET - politics
Tracking the Democratic candidates through Indiana.
May 5, 2008, 10:20 AM ET - today's papers
Very little is known about those who die in immigration detention; welfare rolls on the rise.
May 5, 2008, 6:32 AM ET - kausfiles
Hillary's Permanent "Mutnemom"?
May 4, 2008, 3:47 PM ET - today's papers
More job losses in April, but not as many as last time
May 3, 2008, 5:44 AM ET - today's blogs
Bloggers on Deborah Jeane Palfrey's suicide.
May 2, 2008, 5:34 PM ET - hot document
So you want to map your genome.
May 2, 2008, 3:22 PM ET - jurisprudence
The forgotten constitutional amendment about voting rights.
May 2, 2008, 12:34 PM ET - politics
A policy fight breaks out in the Democratic race.
May 2, 2008, 12:29 PM ET - other magazines
What's new in the Economist, Time, Paste, and more.
May 2, 2008, 11:30 AM ET - today's papers
New regulations for the credit card industry; Americans are buying smaller cars.
May 2, 2008, 6:06 AM ET - explainer
How hard is it to delete a text message forever?
May 1, 2008, 6:51 PM ET - today's blogs
Bloggers on Joe Andrew, the latest Gallup poll, and litigious professors.
May 1, 2008, 6:13 PM ET - dispatches
Darfur: rebellion from the margins.
May 1, 2008, 6:58 AM ET - today's papers
Death toll in Iraq increases; White House forces GSA chief to resign.
May 1, 2008, 6:19 AM ET - today's blogs
Bloggers can't get enough of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
April 30, 2008, 6:29 PM ET - press box
Let Murdoch be Murdoch by abolishing the Wall Street Journal Special Committee.
April 30, 2008, 6:19 PM ET - hot document
So you want to be a scientologist.
April 30, 2008, 1:36 PM ET - today's papers
Obama angrily denounces Wright; Washington has little to offer as economic woes increase.
April 30, 2008, 6:24 AM ET - culturebox
Forget Miley Cyrus. Check out Disney's Chinese underwear ad.
April 29, 2008, 6:23 PM ET - today's blogs
Bloggers on the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Barack Obama.
April 29, 2008, 5:44 PM ET - foreigners
Should we talk to our enemies, as Jimmy Carter recommends?
April 29, 2008, 5:13 PM ET - explainer
Is living in a dungeon bad for your health?
April 29, 2008, 4:52 PM ET - other magazines
What's new in The New Yorker, Newsweek, Wired, and more.
April 29, 2008, 3:39 PM ET - press box
The New York Times Travel section plays a very shagadelic game of hide the salami.
April 29, 2008, 2:09 PM ET - bushisms
Bushism of the Day
April 29, 2008, 7:30 AM ET - today's papers
The Supreme Court rules that laws requiring voters to show ID are constitutional.
April 29, 2008, 6:23 AM ET - foreigners
London's postmodern mayoral election.
April 28, 2008, 8:00 PM ET - explainer
How much does it cost to fill up the tank on a corporate jet?
April 28, 2008, 5:59 PM ET - today's blogs
Bloggers on the Indiana voter ID decision and Miley Cyrus.
April 28, 2008, 5:28 PM ET - hot document
Canada cracks down on potentially toxic baby bottles.
April 28, 2008, 3:20 PM ET - fighting words
Should we worry about John McCain's temper?
April 28, 2008, 12:08 PM ET - jurisprudence
The failures of the legal system for both the torturers and the tortured.
April 28, 2008, 10:41 AM ET - today's papers
The mortgage industry pushes back as Karzai stays alive
April 28, 2008, 7:32 AM ET - kausfiles
Elizabeth Edwards' Chutzpah
April 28, 2008, 1:12 PM ET - political futures
Slate's guide to all the political betting markets.
May 9, 2008, 6:38 AM ET - today's papers
Hunger Artists
April 27, 2008, 5:48 AM ET - jurisprudence
How long will women shoulder the blame for the pay gap?
April 26, 2008, 7:33 AM ET - reading list
The best recent books about communism.
April 26, 2008, 7:31 AM ET - today's pictures
What the heck are these people looking at?
May 9, 2008, 6:37 AM ET - today's papers
Dems worry about Clinton-Obama nastiness; NY cops acquitted
April 26, 2008, 4:46 AM ET - today's blogs
Bloggers on the failure of the equal-pay bill.
April 25, 2008, 4:39 PM ET - bushisms
Bushism of the Day
April 25, 2008, 3:32 PM ET - hot document
How the Bush administration meddles with government science.
April 25, 2008, 3:25 PM ET - other magazines
What's new in Time, the Economist, and more.
April 25, 2008, 1:58 PM ET - gabfest
The Political Gabfest for April 25, 2008.
April 25, 2008, 10:14 AM ET
Campaign 2008
- trailhead
The only options Hillary Clinton has left are ugly ones.
May 9, 2008, 3:58 PM ET - xx factor
Lamenting the reality-show theatrics of primary coverage.
May 9, 2008, 3:58 PM ET - election scorecard
Clinton has a huge lead in West Virginia.
May 9, 2008, 2:59 PM ET - Deathwatch
A steady stream of endorsements for Obama hold Clinton at bay.
May 9, 2008, 2:32 PM ET - map the candidates
Obama and Clinton are both in Oregon, but Clinton continues on to Kentucky later in the day.
May 9, 2008, 11:04 AM ET - Convictions
If you liked the judges picked by Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, you're going to love McCain's picks too.
May 9, 2008, 10:45 AM ET - kausfiles
McCain's excitable aide.
May 9, 2008, 7:10 AM ET - politics
Obama on track for 11-delegate pickup from North Carlina, Indiana.
May 9, 2008, 6:40 AM ET - politics
Campaign Junkie: The election trail starts here.
May 9, 2008, 6:39 AM ET - political futures
Slate's guide to all the political betting markets.
May 9, 2008, 6:38 AM ET - press box
So now the TV pundits tell us an Obama nomination is certain.
May 8, 2008, 6:32 PM ET - Deathwatch
Dubious supporters and money woes drive Clinton's odds ever downward.
May 8, 2008, 1:12 PM ET - politics
New from Slate: The Hillary laugh and more political ring tones.
May 8, 2008, 7:07 AM ET - chatterbox
Hillary Clinton's proposal to bust OPEC is a lot less crazy than it sounds.
May 7, 2008, 7:12 PM ET - Deathwatch
McGovern, loans, and superdelegates all continue to sink Clinton's ship.
May 7, 2008, 4:53 PM ET - politics
Has Obama finally clinched it?
May 7, 2008, 1:16 AM ET - Deathwatch
A big loss in North Carolina and a small win in Indiana doom Clinton's chances.
May 6, 2008, 11:21 PM ET - fraywatch
Listening with a blue collar ear
May 6, 2008, 3:37 PM ET - Deathwatch
As Indiana and North Carolina vote, Hillary Clinton's chances hover.
May 6, 2008, 1:31 PM ET - map the candidates
In Indiana and North Carolina, Clinton holds more events than Obama.
May 6, 2008, 12:22 PM ET - chatterbox
Clinton-Wallace mix 'n' match.
May 5, 2008, 6:27 PM ET - Deathwatch
With Indiana within reach, Clinton's chances inch up.
May 5, 2008, 2:12 PM ET - fighting words
Is Michelle Obama responsible for the Jeremiah Wright fiasco?
May 5, 2008, 11:24 AM ET - politics
Tracking the Democratic candidates through Indiana.
May 5, 2008, 10:20 AM ET - today's cartoons
Cartoonists' take on the food shortage.
May 9, 2008, 6:35 AM ET - kausfiles
Hillary's Permanent "Mutnemom"?
May 4, 2008, 3:47 PM ET - reading list
The most interesting Web sites, books, and magazines about American politics.
May 3, 2008, 7:32 AM ET - chatterbox
Hillary Clinton, fairy princess.
May 2, 2008, 7:21 PM ET - Deathwatch
Polls predict Clinton can survive Tuesday, but the path forward is pocked with pitfalls.
May 2, 2008, 3:47 PM ET - politics
A policy fight breaks out in the Democratic race.
May 2, 2008, 12:29 PM ET - politics
What Orwell can teach Obama.
May 1, 2008, 6:19 PM ET - politics
Why Catholics prefer Clinton to Obama.
May 1, 2008, 5:33 PM ET - Deathwatch
A traitor is in Obama's midst.
May 1, 2008, 4:01 PM ET - politics
Attacks on a "hysterical" Hillary Clinton and their long literary pedigree.
April 30, 2008, 6:04 PM ET - Deathwatch
Obama slams Wright, Clinton's gas-tax plan gets jeers, and Indiana is still a tossup.
April 30, 2008, 1:27 PM ET - politics
Obama cuts Jeremiah Wright loose.
April 29, 2008, 7:08 PM ET
Arts & Life
- fraywatch
The producers of The Infinite Mind give us a piece of theirs.
May 9, 2008, 3:15 PM ET - the spectator
Averting "inadvertent" nuclear war in two easy steps.
May 9, 2008, 2:33 PM ET - movies
Speed Racer reviewed.
May 9, 2008, 12:16 PM ET - today's pictures
Moms.
May 9, 2008, 6:37 AM ET - the chat room
Meghan O'Rourke discusses Hannah Montana and the Miley Cyrus photos.
May 8, 2008, 5:46 PM ET - movies
Noise reviewed.
May 8, 2008, 11:07 AM ET - family
The mismatch of technology and picture books.
May 8, 2008, 7:08 AM ET - dear prudence
Advice on manners and morals (May 8, 2008).
May 8, 2008, 7:06 AM ET - television
Farmer Wants a Wife, reviewed.
May 7, 2008, 6:22 PM ET - culture gabfest
Slate's Culture Gabfest.
May 7, 2008, 11:39 AM ET - fraywatch
Listening with a blue collar ear
May 6, 2008, 3:37 PM ET - dvd extras
Hou Hsiao-hsien's homage to Albert Lamorisse's classic, The Red Balloon.
May 6, 2008, 11:54 AM ET - poem
"A Place in Maine"
May 6, 2008, 7:29 AM ET - the highbrow
The Miley Cyrus controversy.
May 8, 2008, 5:46 PM ET - books
Daniel Radosh's Rapture Ready!
May 5, 2008, 7:43 AM ET - reading list
The most interesting Web sites, books, and magazines about American politics.
May 3, 2008, 7:32 AM ET - movies
Son of Rambow reviewed.
May 2, 2008, 4:34 PM ET - xx factor
Defending the toy-cluttered lawn.
May 9, 2008, 3:58 PM ET - culturebox
The decline of the American lawn.
May 2, 2008, 7:13 AM ET - books
Spring books in brief.
May 2, 2008, 7:07 AM ET - movies
Iron Man reviewed.
May 1, 2008, 6:32 PM ET - culturebox
Why Iron Man is like Steve Jobs.
May 1, 2008, 6:24 PM ET - dear prudence
Advice on manners and morals (May 1, 2008).
May 1, 2008, 6:57 AM ET - hollywoodland
How did a Robert De Niro flop get chosen to close Cannes?
April 30, 2008, 6:29 PM ET - culturebox
The perfume book you can't miss.
April 30, 2008, 1:42 PM ET - art
Antonio López García in Boston.
April 30, 2008, 6:51 AM ET - books
It's National Poetry Month—what should you read?
April 29, 2008, 3:02 PM ET - fraywatch
The dollars and sense of food.
April 29, 2008, 11:37 AM ET - music box
Why the haters are wrong about Mariah Carey.
April 29, 2008, 7:46 AM ET - poem
"Abundance"
April 29, 2008, 7:41 AM ET - recycled
Beware of the Blob.
April 28, 2008, 2:20 PM ET - television
The slightly feral comedy of Amy Poehler.
April 28, 2008, 12:22 PM ET - books
Misha Glenny's McMafia.
April 28, 2008, 7:49 AM ET - recycled
How a Slate critic helped save Nabokov's last novel from destruction.
April 25, 2008, 5:12 PM ET - movies
Errol Morris' Standard Operating Procedure reviewed.
April 25, 2008, 4:11 PM ET - fraywatch
Envisioning a world of lab-produced meat and guilt-free carnivores.
April 25, 2008, 12:36 PM ET - books
Bill Mauldin's one-of-a-kind war cartoons.
April 25, 2008, 7:07 AM ET - the dismal science
Does going to Mecca make Muslims more moderate?
April 25, 2008, 7:05 AM ET - culturebox
The music industry's extortion scheme.
April 25, 2008, 7:03 AM ET - movies
Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay reviewed.
April 25, 2008, 7:02 AM ET - family
I left my son in San Francisco.
April 24, 2008, 4:13 PM ET - movies
Baby Mama reviewed.
April 24, 2008, 12:29 PM ET - architecture
Building cities from scratch in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
April 24, 2008, 6:54 AM ET - culturebox
When good rappers collaborate with lame rockers.
April 24, 2008, 6:54 AM ET - dear prudence
Advice on manners and morals (April 24, 2008).
April 24, 2008, 6:53 AM ET - television
Why CBS should shutter its news division.
April 23, 2008, 4:58 PM ET - Convictions
Boston Legal does the Supreme Court -- and gets it right.
May 9, 2008, 10:45 AM ET - recycled
I hate Secretaries Day.
April 23, 2008, 7:10 AM ET - television
Why aren't you watching Friday Night Lights?
April 22, 2008, 1:11 PM ET - dvd extras
Bull Durham, Eight Men Out, and the golden age of the baseball movie.
April 22, 2008, 8:00 AM ET - poem
"Harmless Poem"
April 22, 2008, 7:51 AM ET - video
Nepal's Maoists: A Magnum photo essay.
April 21, 2008, 6:32 PM ET - culturebox
Why Edith Wharton's house, the Mount, must be saved.
April 21, 2008, 7:22 AM ET - books
Keith Gessen's All the Sad Young Literary Men.
April 21, 2008, 7:22 AM ET - reading list
The most interesting Shakespeare books, movies, and Web sites.
April 19, 2008, 12:09 AM ET - gardening
Planting a tree bed.
April 18, 2008, 6:42 PM ET - movies
Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? reviewed.
April 18, 2008, 3:11 PM ET - family
Letting kids ride the subway alone.
April 18, 2008, 2:17 PM ET - fraywatch
Religion, brides, and polygamy: Choose your weapons.
April 18, 2008, 10:17 AM ET - culturebox
Hillary Clinton as the battleground in the war between mothers and daughters.
April 18, 2008, 7:11 AM ET - movies
Forgetting Sarah Marshall reviewed.
April 17, 2008, 5:41 PM ET - the chat room
Timothy Noah takes readers' questions about Democrats and the working class.
April 17, 2008, 4:23 PM ET - the audio book club
The Audio Book Club on Beautiful Children.
April 17, 2008, 1:41 PM ET - recycled
Do we really need another version of the Haggadah?
April 17, 2008, 12:57 PM ET - culturebox
Frequently asked questions about poetry.
April 17, 2008, 12:39 PM ET - faith-based
What the Passover Seder reveals about interfaith couples.
April 17, 2008, 7:14 AM ET - dear prudence
Advice on manners and morals (April 17, 2008).
April 17, 2008, 7:12 AM ET - television
The Tracy Flick of journalism.
April 16, 2008, 5:38 PM ET - the browser
Laughing Baby vs. the YouTube commenters.
April 16, 2008, 1:23 PM ET - juicy bits
Escape, Carolyn Jessop's memoir of life with the FLDS, condensed.
April 16, 2008, 1:18 PM ET - art
Is Takashi Murakami Japan's Andy Warhol—or its Walt Disney?
April 16, 2008, 7:19 AM ET - culturebox
Are Ice Road Truckers and Ax Men as good as Deadliest Catch?
April 15, 2008, 6:53 PM ET - dvd extras
Four discs and five decades of The Price Is Right.
April 15, 2008, 8:15 AM ET - poem
"[The line between heaven and earth]"
April 15, 2008, 8:10 AM ET
Business & Tech
- moneybox
In defense of search-engine optimization for everyone.
May 9, 2008, 4:02 PM ET - gaming
What Grand Theft Auto IV gets right about gangland and illegal economies.
May 9, 2008, 6:46 AM ET - hollywoodland
Is the marriage between Paramount and Steven Spielberg coming to an end?
May 8, 2008, 1:45 PM ET - moneybox
Fuel prices are at record highs, so why are ethanol producers struggling?
May 7, 2008, 6:23 PM ET - moneybox
The Obamas are very cautious with their newfound wealth.
May 7, 2008, 3:44 PM ET - moneybox
Yahoo-bris kills deal with Microsoft.
May 5, 2008, 3:06 PM ET - the undercover economist
Do "local currencies" really help the communities that use them?
May 3, 2008, 7:33 AM ET - moneybox
Could this recession be as bad as the Great Depression?
May 2, 2008, 5:06 PM ET - hey, wait a minute
Is India more equal than the United States?
May 1, 2008, 5:22 PM ET - the chat room
Chris Baker discusses the treatment of violence and morality in Grand Theft Auto IV.
May 1, 2008, 2:23 PM ET - explainer
What's a "botnet"?
April 30, 2008, 6:57 PM ET - moneybox
John D. Rockefeller's heirs urge Exxon Mobil to play nicer.
April 30, 2008, 5:31 PM ET - moneybox
Insurers aren't to blame for high health care costs.
April 30, 2008, 4:25 PM ET - gaming
The surprising narrative richness of Grand Theft Auto IV.
April 29, 2008, 12:32 PM ET - moneybox
Why does the press seem to be rooting for an art-auction crash?
April 28, 2008, 12:28 PM ET - moneybox
Banks unveil their latest desperate strategy for self-preservation.
April 26, 2008, 7:34 AM ET - moneybox
What McCain's investing strategy reveals about his character.
April 25, 2008, 12:27 PM ET - Convictions
In the high-tech battle between government and criminals, innocents can be victims.
May 9, 2008, 10:45 AM ET - explainer
How much is my credit card number worth on the black market?
April 24, 2008, 6:18 PM ET - moneybox
How the mortgage industry nurtured deceit.
April 24, 2008, 11:25 AM ET - moneybox
Corporate America's most-overlooked environmental crime.
April 21, 2008, 6:58 PM ET - ad report card
The devils behind Subway's "five-dollar foot-long" jingle.
April 21, 2008, 7:21 AM ET - the undercover economist
How a new way to count national income could change how we think about immigration and development.
April 19, 2008, 12:11 AM ET - technology
The state of the Google: economic apocalypse averted.
April 17, 2008, 8:34 PM ET - moneybox
Wall Street's head honchos say the crisis is nearly over. Don't bet on it.
April 16, 2008, 1:47 PM ET - the browser
Laughing Baby vs. the YouTube commenters.
April 16, 2008, 1:23 PM ET - hey, wait a minute
If prediction markets are so great, why have they been so wrong lately?
April 16, 2008, 7:18 AM ET - moneybox
Why the next mortgage crisis may be worse.
April 15, 2008, 8:12 AM ET
Health & Science
- fraywatch
The producers of "The Infinite Mind" give us a piece of theirs
May 9, 2008, 3:15 PM ET - human nature
The scientific case for regulating junk food like drugs.
May 9, 2008, 11:33 AM ET - medical examiner
Are doctors shilling for drug companies on public radio?
May 6, 2008, 1:06 PM ET - the green lantern
How bad is not sorting your plastics for recycling?
May 6, 2008, 7:34 AM ET - human nature
Rethinking race and genes.
May 5, 2008, 8:03 AM ET - medical examiner
On the couch, and online, with FearFighter™.
April 29, 2008, 12:33 PM ET - the green lantern
Is it better to recycle paper or to burn it for energy?
April 29, 2008, 7:42 AM ET - green room
Keeping track of the Olympic torch's carbon footprint—one leg at a time.
April 29, 2008, 7:40 AM ET - human nature
The moral logic of suicide bombing.
April 28, 2008, 8:38 AM ET - green room
Laurie David takes readers' questions on environmentalism.
April 25, 2008, 2:34 PM ET - medical examiner
Getting rid of dust mites—worthwhile?
April 25, 2008, 12:19 PM ET - green room
Slate presents a series of online discussions with leading environmental advocates.
April 25, 2008, 11:26 AM ET - Science
Why PETA's $1 million prize for artificial meat won't do anything.
April 23, 2008, 7:12 AM ET - human nature
Growing meat without growing animals.
April 22, 2008, 8:41 AM ET
Style & Shopping
- shopping
What's the best handheld fabric steamer—and can it replace your iron?
May 6, 2008, 7:38 AM ET - shopping
What's the best popcorn popper?
March 27, 2008, 7:49 AM ET - fashion
Which Oscar dresses were best?
Feb. 25, 2008, 4:50 AM ET - dispatches
Fashion Week: What's everybody scribbling about in their notebooks?
Feb. 8, 2008, 6:50 PM ET - fashion
Cocktail Chatter: How to fake your way through Fashion Week.
Feb. 1, 2008, 6:15 PM ET - shopping
Humidifiers to help you through the winter.
Jan. 31, 2008, 7:25 AM ET - shopping
What Maxim, Consumer Reports, and Vogue recommend you give for Christmas.
Dec. 13, 2007, 7:49 AM ET - shopping
Assessing the best portable DVD players.
Dec. 6, 2007, 2:58 PM ET - shopping
What's the best inflatable mattress?
Nov. 15, 2007, 7:31 AM ET - shopping
What's the top photo printer?
Oct. 25, 2007, 2:43 PM ET - shopping
The best Bluetooth cell phone headsets.
Oct. 4, 2007, 12:20 PM ET - design
Muji is opening U.S. stores. Hallelujah!
Sept. 21, 2007, 10:51 AM ET - shopping
The search for the ultimate snoring remedy.
Sept. 20, 2007, 3:11 PM ET - the chat room
Emily Yoffe talks with readers about trampy 'tween styles.
Aug. 30, 2007, 7:21 PM ET - shopping
Backpacks you and your first-grader will love.
Aug. 30, 2007, 3:52 PM ET - fashion
Shopping for clothes that will—and won't!—make your daughter look like a tramp.
Aug. 24, 2007, 12:32 PM ET - shopping
Reusable water bottles you'll actually want to use.
Aug. 21, 2007, 3:05 PM ET - shopping
Are some portable ACs superior to others?
Aug. 7, 2007, 7:25 AM ET - fashion
Field-testing Heelys, the sneakers with wheels.
Aug. 2, 2007, 7:25 AM ET - shopping
Kiddie pools your children will adore.
July 24, 2007, 7:15 AM ET - the highbrow
How Crocs conquered the world.
July 13, 2007, 10:55 AM ET - shopping
Scouting out the best water guns.
July 10, 2007, 6:30 AM ET - recycled
A brief history of the bikini.
July 3, 2007, 6:28 PM ET - shopping
Finding the best portable beach chair.
July 3, 2007, 7:21 AM ET - shopping
Sussing out the best stain removers.
June 28, 2007, 7:10 AM ET - shopping
Which portable grill cranks up the heat?
June 5, 2007, 1:44 PM ET - fashion
Elegy for the tie clip.
May 29, 2007, 7:15 AM ET - fashion
How Poiret freed us from the corset.
May 18, 2007, 11:22 AM ET - shopping
We wade through the Mother's Day books so you don't have to.
May 11, 2007, 5:15 PM ET - shopping
Which flat iron can conquer my crazy curls?
April 24, 2007, 7:26 AM ET - shopping
Which microlender makes best use of my $20?
March 15, 2007, 7:03 AM ET - fashion
Can American Apparel replace the Gap?
March 14, 2007, 7:23 AM ET - fashion
The rise of shmatte chic.
March 2, 2007, 1:31 PM ET - recycled
R.I.P. Forth & Towne
Feb. 26, 2007, 2:21 PM ET - fashion
Which Oscar dresses were best?
Feb. 26, 2007, 5:56 AM ET - fashion
This coat could save American fashion.
Feb. 16, 2007, 6:01 PM ET - fashion
A field guide to young American designers.
Feb. 9, 2007, 7:02 PM ET - dispatches
Fashion Week: accessories hell.
Feb. 7, 2007, 7:39 PM ET - shopping
Digital projectors worth the splurge.
Feb. 1, 2007, 7:01 AM ET - shopping
Which book light outshines the others?
Jan. 17, 2007, 4:33 PM ET
Travel & Food
- well-traveled
Baseball, Dominican-style.
May 9, 2008, 6:45 AM ET - food
Vegetarian myths, debunked.
May 7, 2008, 11:51 AM ET - moneybox
The agony of the food snob.
April 29, 2008, 6:08 PM ET - food
Why Gordon Ramsay's Fast Food won't save you much time in the kitchen.
April 23, 2008, 7:13 AM ET - drink
The kosher wine revolution.
April 18, 2008, 7:56 PM ET - food
Why the food press rarely talks about dollars and cents.
April 16, 2008, 7:17 AM ET - drink
A beginner's guide to cognac.
April 2, 2008, 7:50 PM ET - well-traveled
Five days of Disney.
March 28, 2008, 11:39 AM ET - dispatches
A terror tour of Israel.
March 14, 2008, 7:23 AM ET - dispatches
Dispatches from China's Wild West.
March 7, 2008, 11:15 AM ET - well-traveled
Vacationing in Hugo Chávez's Bolivarian paradise.
Feb. 8, 2008, 12:10 PM ET - well-traveled
Digging the Bible.
Jan. 18, 2008, 12:13 PM ET
Sports
- well-traveled
Baseball, Dominican-style.
May 9, 2008, 6:45 AM ET - sports nut
Hyping Sidney Crosby won't help the NHL win over new fans.
May 8, 2008, 1:56 PM ET - recycled
Why did Eight Belles have to be euthanized?
May 4, 2008, 3:57 PM ET - recycled
The racehorse's extraordinary peeing power.
May 1, 2008, 4:55 PM ET - sports nut
Why doesn't anybody go to the horse races?
May 1, 2008, 4:28 PM ET - sports nut
Sheik Mohammed's billion-dollar question: Can you buy the Kentucky Derby?
May 1, 2008, 4:26 PM ET - sports nut
The trouble with Gilbert Arenas.
April 28, 2008, 2:16 PM ET - recycled
Danica Patrick just won her first race, but is she a great driver?
April 21, 2008, 4:09 PM ET - sports nut
Please stop the meaningless sports rankings, power polls, and MVP races.
April 17, 2008, 7:13 AM ET - sports nut
Why do so many pro baseball players have August birthdays?
April 16, 2008, 7:16 AM ET - sports nut
Will the lack of a suitable rival hurt Tiger Woods' legacy?
April 9, 2008, 10:59 AM ET - sports nut
Kansas wins the 2008 title thanks to a dramatic 3-pointer and Memphis' missed free throws.
April 8, 2008, 8:45 AM ET - sports nut
What we talk about when we talk about Kevin Love.
April 4, 2008, 4:03 PM ET - the has-been
The latest on the Senate race in the state formerly known as Craig's.
April 10, 2008, 3:54 PM ET - sports nut
Floyd Mayweather tries pro wrestling, just like Muhammad Ali did.
April 1, 2008, 8:07 AM ET - reading list
The best books, articles, and Web sites to read about the start of baseball season.
March 29, 2008, 7:07 AM ET - the has-been
How to root for one of the most mediocre sports teams ever.
March 28, 2008, 12:06 PM ET - sports nut
The fight for the soul of my fantasy-baseball league.
March 27, 2008, 5:06 PM ET - sports nut
The diminutive Stephen Curry leads Davidson past Georgetown and into the Sweet 16.
March 24, 2008, 4:49 PM ET - sports nut
Behind the Belmont bench for (almost) the greatest upset in the history of March Madness.
March 21, 2008, 11:22 AM ET - sports nut
Duke, USC, Cornell, and eight more teams we hate in this year's NCAA Tournament.
March 19, 2008, 7:10 AM ET - sports nut
Bill James shares his method to determine when a college basketball game is out of reach.
March 17, 2008, 7:11 AM ET - sports nut
How have the Houston Rockets won 20 games in a row?
March 13, 2008, 4:15 PM ET - sports nut
Watching the Hawks and Heat do over the last 51.9 seconds of a game they started in December.
March 10, 2008, 11:08 AM ET - sports nut
The NBA dares to trifle with the sports-time continuum.
March 7, 2008, 12:15 PM ET - recycled
Why journalists deify Brett Favre.
March 4, 2008, 11:02 AM ET - sports nut
Why Red Sox and Yankee fans are happy they didn't get Johan Santana.
Feb. 28, 2008, 6:49 AM ET - sports nut
Bill James on Craig Biggio.
Feb. 25, 2008, 6:45 AM ET - sports nut
Falling in love with the New Orleans Hornets.
Feb. 21, 2008, 6:53 AM ET - sports nut
Sorting out the byzantine mess of the Jason Kidd trade.
Feb. 20, 2008, 5:23 PM ET - recycled
Slate's coverage of drugs and sports.
Feb. 15, 2008, 6:40 PM ET - sports nut
It is what it is, a sports cliché for our times.
Feb. 15, 2008, 4:46 PM ET - the dilettante
At the Clemens hearing, a spoiled jock meets the adult universe.
Feb. 15, 2008, 3:51 PM ET - low concept
The poetry of Roger Clemens.
Feb. 15, 2008, 3:37 PM ET - sports nut
Congress investigates Jose Canseco's barbecue, a nanny in a peach bikini, and Roger Clemens' bloody butt.
Feb. 13, 2008, 8:48 PM ET - explainer
Why would Roger Clemens inject B-12 into his buttocks?
Feb. 12, 2008, 6:35 PM ET - sports nut
Surveying the aftermath of the Patriots' Super Bowl defeat.
Feb. 7, 2008, 3:20 PM ET - explainer
Did the government buy Roger Clemens a plane ticket?
Feb. 6, 2008, 6:22 PM ET - sports nut
Bob Knight discusses his greatest passion: bass.
Feb. 6, 2008, 2:38 PM ET - sports nut
How Eli Manning and the New York Giants took down the mighty Patriots.
Feb. 4, 2008, 2:24 AM ET - sports nut
Why the Patriots have to blow out the Giants in the Super Bowl.
Feb. 1, 2008, 7:38 AM ET - recycled
Is my Super Bowl party against the law?
Feb. 1, 2008, 7:37 AM ET - sports nut
Everything you need to know, and more, about Lawrence Tynes and Stephen Gostkowski.
Jan. 29, 2008, 12:18 PM ET - foreigners
Where did all those gorgeous Russians come from?
Jan. 28, 2008, 8:04 PM ET - sports nut
Minor-league pitcher Randy Newsom is selling shares of his future earnings. Should I invest?
Jan. 25, 2008, 5:27 PM ET - sports nut
The New England Patriots sneak into the Super Bowl.
Jan. 21, 2008, 11:12 AM ET - sports nut
The mystery of Eli Manning.
Jan. 17, 2008, 5:05 PM ET - dispatches
Missing Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire at Congress' latest steroid hearings.
Jan. 15, 2008, 11:33 PM ET - explainer
What would it mean for Roger Clemens' trainer to get immunity when he testifies?
Jan. 14, 2008, 5:39 PM ET - jurisprudence
How the Justice Department misplayed the steroids investigation.
Jan. 14, 2008, 1:54 PM ET - sports nut
The Geek's Guide to the NFL Playoffs: It's the Patriots in a blowout and Seattle in an upset.
Jan. 11, 2008, 2:55 PM ET - sports nut
In a season where nobody wanted to win, LSU finally takes the college football title.
Jan. 8, 2008, 8:30 AM ET - sports nut
How to fake your way through the first round of the NFL playoffs.
Jan. 4, 2008, 4:58 PM ET - recycled
LSU isn't any faster than Ohio State. Why does everyone insist otherwise?
Jan. 4, 2008, 10:46 AM ET - sports nut
The Patriots are great. Deal with it.
Dec. 31, 2007, 10:56 AM ET - sports nut
The steroids social network: an interactive feature on the Mitchell report.
Dec. 21, 2007, 11:12 AM ET - sports nut
Rereading Moneyball the day of the Mitchell report.
Dec. 14, 2007, 1:35 PM ET - im
Slate writers and editors dissect the Mitchell report.
Dec. 13, 2007, 8:41 PM ET - sports nut
What are Michael Vick's chances of making an NFL comeback?
Dec. 11, 2007, 6:14 PM ET - explainer
Will Michael Vick be able to play prison football?
Dec. 11, 2007, 5:42 PM ET - sports nut
How to beat the New England Patriots.
Dec. 7, 2007, 2:49 PM ET - recycled
Why journalists deify Brett Favre.
Dec. 6, 2007, 7:28 AM ET - dispatches
The Olympics take Beijing: The new city comes to my back yard.
Dec. 5, 2007, 7:21 AM ET - obit
Evel Knievel: The daredevil who jumped and bragged his way to stardom.
Dec. 4, 2007, 4:01 PM ET - sports nut
Another round of defeats confirms it: There are no champions in college football this year.
Dec. 3, 2007, 1:06 PM ET - sports nut
The case for canceling college football's national title game.
Nov. 29, 2007, 12:29 PM ET - sports nut
The wonders and dangers of online sports wagering.
Nov. 28, 2007, 7:08 AM ET - sports nut
How Alex Rodriguez became a human being.
Nov. 21, 2007, 5:00 PM ET - explainer
Could steroids have made Barry Bonds' head grow in size?
Nov. 19, 2007, 6:27 PM ET - sports nut
Why pro football needs to get back to basics.
Nov. 16, 2007, 12:47 PM ET - sports nut
A Colts fan and a Pats fan dissect every angle of Sunday's big game.
Nov. 2, 2007, 11:57 AM ET - sports nut
What's wrong with Sports Illustrated?
Oct. 31, 2007, 6:48 PM ET - sports nut
The Red Sox win, and it feels great.
Oct. 29, 2007, 12:09 PM ET - recycled
Why the Red Sox aren't the Red Socks.
Oct. 29, 2007, 12:06 PM ET - sports nut
Watching the Red Sox beat the Rockies in Game 2 of the World Series.
Oct. 26, 2007, 12:09 PM ET - explainer
Will air pollution affect the athletes at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing?
Oct. 25, 2007, 8:13 PM ET - sports nut
Notre Dame's Charlie Weis, the worst football coach in the universe.
Oct. 25, 2007, 2:51 PM ET - sports nut
How the Colorado Rockies' fielding wizardry will change baseball forever.
Oct. 24, 2007, 2:21 PM ET - recycled
Examining God's effect on the baseball diamond.
Oct. 24, 2007, 7:26 AM ET - sports nut
How Manny Ramirez led the Red Sox to another World Series.
Oct. 22, 2007, 12:17 PM ET - sports nut
ESPN's new 60 Minutes clone E:60, reviewed.
Oct. 17, 2007, 4:12 PM ET
Slate on NPR
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Keith Olbermann Rips Hillary
May 7, 2008, 12:42 PM ET - slate v
Interviews 50 Cents: Blitzing Mother
May 7, 2008, 11:58 AM ET - slate v
Attack-Ad Fodder on a Silver Platter
May 6, 2008, 1:59 PM ET - slate v
Dear Prudence: My Friend's Husband is Cheating!
May 5, 2008, 2:10 PM ET - slate v
Interviews 50 Cents: Serious Writer's Block
April 30, 2008, 1:09 PM ET - slate v
Did the Rev. Wright Persuade?
April 29, 2008, 1:59 PM ET - slate v
Dear Prudence: Quaint Clichés Run Amok
April 28, 2008, 5:44 PM ET - slate v
Summary Judgement for April 25
April 25, 2008, 5:39 PM ET - slate v
The Stupidest Bike Lane, Part 2
April 24, 2008, 5:44 PM ET - slate v
Bush Retirement Plans
April 22, 2008, 2:10 PM ET - video
Nepal's Maoists: A Magnum photo essay.
April 21, 2008, 6:32 PM ET - slate v
Dear Prudence: Way Too Much Information
April 21, 2008, 12:53 PM ET - slate v
Attacking Barack with the Boss.
April 17, 2008, 7:56 PM ET - slate v
Kids and Vaccines: Opting Out?
April 17, 2008, 9:59 AM ET - slate v
Interviews 50 Cents: Online-Poker Bloke
April 16, 2008, 1:20 PM ET - slate v
Obama Backpedals, Voters React
April 15, 2008, 11:40 AM ET - slate v
Dear Prudence: Secret Romance
April 14, 2008, 2:22 PM ET - slate v
Movie Car Crashes: A Primer
April 10, 2008, 3:22 PM ET - slate v
Bookmark: Sex Research, the Video
April 8, 2008, 1:47 PM ET - slate v
Dear Prudence: Shut Her Up!
April 7, 2008, 4:47 PM ET - slate v
Summary Judgment for April 4
April 4, 2008, 6:59 PM ET - slate v
Internet Dangers for Kids
April 3, 2008, 12:09 PM ET - slate v
Should She Enlist? Inverviews 50 Cents
April 2, 2008, 5:26 PM ET - slate v
Weatherman Gone Wild
April 1, 2008, 11:44 AM ET - slate v
Dear Prudence: He Won't Dress Up!
March 31, 2008, 11:20 AM ET - slate v
Obama Girl Hurts … Obama!
March 28, 2008, 5:02 PM ET - slate v
The Stupidest Bike Lane
March 27, 2008, 12:43 PM ET - slate v
Interviews 50 Cents: Fond Memories
March 26, 2008, 3:56 PM ET - slate v
Vacuum-Cleaner Convention
March 25, 2008, 2:19 PM ET - slate v
Dear Prudence: Virtual Teen Romance
March 24, 2008, 12:26 PM ET - slate v
Bushisms: Dancing Fool
March 21, 2008, 2:59 PM ET - slate v
Dear Prudence: Snooze Alarm Junkie
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Fallout From Obama's Minister
March 18, 2008, 4:14 PM ET - slate v
Bad Movies: Leprechaun Flicks
March 17, 2008, 11:36 AM ET - slate v
Dr. Syd's House Call: Nail Biting
March 13, 2008, 11:27 AM ET - slate v