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Sports
- five-ring circus
Do Dara Torres' "secrets to success" hold up?
Amanda Schaffer
July 16, 2008, 4:48 PM ET - sports nut
Derek Jeter vs. the baseball researchers.
Nate DiMeo
July 14, 2008, 7:24 AM ET - sports nut
The great basketball exodus: a Slate thought experiment.
Jacob Leibenluft
July 10, 2008, 4:03 PM ET - sports nut
How Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer at Wimbledon.
Daniel Seidel
July 7, 2008, 10:04 AM ET - five-ring circus
A disaster guide for the Beijing Summer Olympics.
Lucy Morrow Caldwell, Kara Hadge, Nayeli Rodriguez, and Derek Thompson
July 2, 2008, 1:15 PM ET - foreigners
These days, the ethnic composition of sports teams is as fluid as the makeup of the nations they represent.
Anne Applebaum
June 30, 2008, 8:02 PM ET - sports nut
Should we care that racehorses are taking steroids?
Daniel Engber
June 27, 2008, 3:10 PM ET - sports nut
Kevin Garnett shows the world how to celebrate an NBA title.
Josh Levin and John Swansburg
June 18, 2008, 2:13 PM ET - sports nut
What Kobe Bryant can teach NBA Commissioner David Stern.
Tom Scocca
June 12, 2008, 10:30 AM ET - reading list
The best soccer Web sites and books to read during the Euro 2008 tournament.
Jody Rosen
June 7, 2008, 7:32 AM ET - sports nut
A dispatch from Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
John Swansburg
June 6, 2008, 1:20 PM ET - sports nut
Do the Lakers have an advantage in the NBA Finals because they're so white?
Daniel Engber
June 5, 2008, 11:33 AM ET - sports nut
The enduring popularity of the 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. card.
Darren Rovell
May 29, 2008, 6:58 AM ET - sports nut
Pat Jordan on the trouble with sports journalism.
Pat Jordan
May 22, 2008, 6:57 AM ET
Campaign 2008
- trailhead
The Libertarian candidate crashes the netroots convention.
July 19, 2008, 5:31 PM ET - map the candidates
McCain makes his 36th stop in Michigan. Obama is still nowhere to be found.
E.J. Kalafarski and Chadwick Matlin
July 18, 2008, 2:05 PM ET - politics
The promise and peril of the Obama world tour.
John Dickerson
July 17, 2008, 6:52 PM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
Chris Wilson
July 17, 2008, 3:41 PM ET - politics
The quest for this year's sexy swing demographic.
Christopher Beam
July 16, 2008, 6:07 PM ET - politics
Slate's "Choose Your Own Running Mate" game.
Chris Wilson
July 16, 2008, 7:00 AM ET - foreigners
Why are the candidates campaigning abroad?
Anne Applebaum
July 14, 2008, 8:03 PM ET - politics
The high campaign art of killing your friends.
John Dickerson
July 14, 2008, 8:00 PM ET - kausfiles
Subprime Krugman.
Mickey Kaus
July 19, 2008, 4:55 PM ET - politics
Where does the "terrorist fist jab" come from?
Christopher Beam
July 14, 2008, 5:15 PM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
Chris Wilson
July 14, 2008, 11:25 AM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
Chris Wilson
July 10, 2008, 10:50 AM ET - kausfiles
Jesse Jackson has a point!
Mickey Kaus
July 14, 2008, 4:44 AM ET - jurisprudence
Obama veers to the right, but does he need to take the Constitution with him?
Doug Kendall and Dahlia Lithwick
July 9, 2008, 6:05 PM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
Chris Wilson
July 9, 2008, 11:59 AM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
Chris Wilson
July 8, 2008, 11:36 AM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
Chris Wilson
July 7, 2008, 10:53 AM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
Chris Wilson
July 3, 2008, 11:52 AM ET - kausfiles
McCain's tin ear.
Mickey Kaus
July 7, 2008, 5:01 AM ET - politics
Keeping tabs on Obama's shifts toward the center.
Christopher Beam
July 2, 2008, 4:18 PM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
Chris Wilson
July 2, 2008, 11:35 AM ET - chatterbox
John McCain, prisoner of cash.
Timothy Noah
July 1, 2008, 6:25 PM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
Chris Wilson
July 1, 2008, 10:11 AM ET - politics
Democrats attack McCain's war record. McCain rejoices.
Christopher Beam
June 30, 2008, 7:16 PM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
Chris Wilson
June 30, 2008, 11:09 AM ET - kausfiles
Obama's Katrina
Mickey Kaus
June 30, 2008, 6:46 PM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
Chris Wilson
June 27, 2008, 11:49 AM ET - politics
How Obama can lessen the intensity of the opposition.
Jeff Greenfield
June 26, 2008, 4:21 PM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
Chris Wilson
June 26, 2008, 10:41 AM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
Chris Wilson
June 25, 2008, 10:57 AM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
Chris Wilson
June 24, 2008, 8:03 AM ET - foreigners
Why do we expect presidential candidates to be kind?
Anne Applebaum
June 23, 2008, 8:03 PM ET - fraywatch
Why a promise doesn't have to be a suicide pact.
Moira Redmond
June 23, 2008, 10:58 AM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
Chris Wilson
June 23, 2008, 8:06 AM ET - kausfiles
Obama's "Mission Accomplished"
Mickey Kaus
June 21, 2008, 6:21 PM ET - politics
Both McCain and Obama wobbled. Who will pay the price?
John Dickerson
June 20, 2008, 6:32 PM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
Chris Wilson
June 20, 2008, 7:50 AM ET - politics
Slate's political ring tones.
June 19, 2008, 4:46 PM ET - Obamamania
A new Slate book.
Chris Wilson
June 19, 2008, 2:54 PM ET - politics
Straightening out McCain's "straight talk."
John Dickerson
June 17, 2008, 8:37 PM ET - low concept
Rumors Barack Obama's campaign shouldn't try to correct.
Christopher Beam
June 17, 2008, 5:47 PM ET - xx factor xxtra
Sexism and the media coverage of Hillary Clinton.
Casey Greenfield and Jeff Greenfield
June 17, 2008, 3:14 PM ET - xx factor
Obama as the feminist son.
July 18, 2008, 4:45 PM ET - fighting words
Don't blame sexism for Hillary Clinton's defeat.
Christopher Hitchens
June 16, 2008, 12:21 PM ET - politics
Would Hillary Clinton's supporters accept Kathleen Sebelius as veep?
Christopher Beam
June 13, 2008, 6:17 PM ET - gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest for June 13.
Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz
June 27, 2008, 12:13 PM ET - politics
Tracking the much discussed Hillary-turned-McCain voters.
John Dickerson
June 13, 2008, 11:23 AM ET - kausfiles
Will Obama kill bling?
Mickey Kaus
June 13, 2008, 3:07 PM ET - politics
The presidential candidates aren't serious about the budget.
John Dickerson
June 11, 2008, 6:37 PM ET - politics
What might happen to McCain's brain over the next eight years?
Christopher Beam
June 11, 2008, 6:23 PM ET - dear prudence
Advice on manners and morals (June 11, 2008).
June 11, 2008, 12:49 PM ET - politics
Will Obama show us the instruction manual for his new kind of politics?
John Dickerson
June 10, 2008, 1:48 PM ET - kausfiles
Obama, Embarrassed
Mickey Kaus
June 9, 2008, 9:13 PM ET - xx factor xxtra
Rumors of the death of feminism are greatly exaggerated.
Melinda Henneberger
June 9, 2008, 7:16 PM ET - chatterbox
Anyone but Webb.
Timothy Noah
June 9, 2008, 6:41 PM ET - xx factor xxtra
Women should push for substance over symbolism in November.
Emily Bazelon
June 9, 2008, 3:56 PM ET - the has-been
What Hillary did right.
Bruce Reed
June 6, 2008, 11:59 PM ET - Convictions
One way to fix the Electoral College: give the popular vote a bigger vote.
July 3, 2008, 11:42 AM ET - election scorecard
One in five Clinton fans backs McCain.
Tony Romm
June 6, 2008, 3:28 PM ET
News & Politics
- reading list
The best Web sites on the press, plus books to read on New Journalism.
Jack Shafer
July 19, 2008, 6:52 AM ET - doonesbury
Shop talk.
July 19, 2008, 6:51 AM ET - today's cartoons
Cartoonists' take on controversial cartoons.
July 19, 2008, 6:51 AM ET - today's papers
Bush seemingly agrees to a troop-withdrawal schedule.
Barron YoungSmith
July 19, 2008, 5:38 AM ET - explainer
What's a bank run, and how do you get on the FDIC's secret problem list?
Jacob Leibenluft
July 18, 2008, 5:15 PM ET - xx factor
Lebanon welcomes home a child murderer with open arms.
July 18, 2008, 4:45 PM ET - press box
Building a better anonymice trap.
Jack Shafer
July 18, 2008, 4:31 PM ET - other magazines
What's new in Washington Monthly, Time, Heeb, and more.
Morgan Smith
July 18, 2008, 3:49 PM ET - bushisms
Bushism of the Day
Jacob Weisberg
July 18, 2008, 3:14 PM ET - explainer
How does a canine cop become a "sworn officer?"
Brian Palmer
July 18, 2008, 1:53 PM ET - gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest for July 18.
Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz
July 18, 2008, 11:21 AM ET - today's papers
The Pentagon hasn't acknowledged the full extent of electrical risks at bases in Iraq.
Daniel Politi
July 18, 2008, 6:09 AM ET - chatterbox
Adam Bellow agonistes.
Timothy Noah
July 17, 2008, 7:18 PM ET - politics
The promise and peril of the Obama world tour.
John Dickerson
July 17, 2008, 6:52 PM ET - bushisms
Bushism of the Day
Jacob Weisberg
July 17, 2008, 6:13 PM ET - the chat room
Jack Shafer takes readers' questions about anonymous sources in the news.
July 17, 2008, 5:23 PM ET - today's papers
Inflation is up, oil is down, and financial stocks surge.
Daniel Politi
July 17, 2008, 6:21 AM ET - kausfiles
Chandra Levy again.
Mickey Kaus
July 19, 2008, 4:55 PM ET - war stories
Grading Obama's and McCain's war speeches.
Fred Kaplan
July 16, 2008, 2:49 PM ET - bushisms
Bushism of the Day
Jacob Weisberg
July 16, 2008, 10:24 AM ET - today's papers
Bad news from the Fed, banks, stock market ...
Joshua Kucera
July 16, 2008, 5:12 AM ET - dispatches
There's legitimate interrogation, and then there's torture. Doug Feith is confident interrogators just know the difference.
Dahlia Lithwick
July 15, 2008, 7:48 PM ET - explainer
Do terrorists really greet one another with a fist bump?
Juliet Lapidos
July 15, 2008, 6:20 PM ET - jurisprudence
Is there a secret presidential succession plan?
Bruce Ackerman
July 15, 2008, 3:35 PM ET - other magazines
What's new in Newsweek, Paste, the Weekly Standard, and more.
Morgan Smith
July 15, 2008, 3:22 PM ET - bushisms
Bushism of the Day
Jacob Weisberg
July 15, 2008, 3:17 PM ET - press box
Tracking anonymice in the Post, the Timeses, and the Journal.
Jack Shafer
July 15, 2008, 3:09 PM ET - foreigners
Why does Israel keep agreeing to prisoner exchanges?
Shmuel Rosner
July 15, 2008, 11:22 AM ET - today's papers
Investors dump banking shares as fears grow that more lenders might fail.
Daniel Politi
July 15, 2008, 6:14 AM ET - foreigners
Why are the candidates campaigning abroad?
Anne Applebaum
July 14, 2008, 8:03 PM ET - politics
The high campaign art of killing your friends.
John Dickerson
July 14, 2008, 8:00 PM ET - press box
The New Yorker'scover illustration of the Obamas wigs out the chattering classes.
Jack Shafer
July 14, 2008, 7:21 PM ET - explainer
Why does the Red Cross make its reports on American interrogation practices confidential?
Jacob Leibenluft
July 14, 2008, 7:05 PM ET - bushisms
Bushism of the Day
Jacob Weisberg
July 14, 2008, 4:42 PM ET - fighting words
Stop pitting Iraq against Afghanistan.
Christopher Hitchens
July 14, 2008, 11:07 AM ET - today's papers
The Bush administration outlines a plan to bolster Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Daniel Politi
July 14, 2008, 7:00 AM ET - today's papers
Counting Heads
Lydia DePillis
July 13, 2008, 6:43 AM ET - jurisprudence
The New War Powers Commission suggests bold new "consultation."
Dahlia Lithwick
July 12, 2008, 7:28 AM ET - today's papers
The U.S. government weighs bailouts for mortgage lenders as IndyMac bites it
Arthur Delaney
July 12, 2008, 6:02 AM ET - other magazines
What's new in the Economist, New York Times Magazine, and more.
Daniel Riley
July 11, 2008, 2:54 PM ET - corrections
Corrections from the last week.
July 11, 2008, 7:40 AM ET - today's papers
Shares of mortgage giants continue to fall as the government debates whether to intervene.
Daniel Politi
July 11, 2008, 6:21 AM ET - explainer
How to help a lost dolphin find its way home.
Jacob Leibenluft
July 10, 2008, 6:35 PM ET - chatterbox
Why I won't complain to Congress about oil speculators.
Timothy Noah
July 10, 2008, 6:24 PM ET - war stories
How Iraq's prime minister is helping Obama.
Fred Kaplan
July 10, 2008, 5:55 PM ET - dispatches
How Russia's baby-boosting policies are hurting the population.
Yasha Levine
July 10, 2008, 3:16 PM ET - today's papers
Iran test-fires nine missiles, including one that could strike Israel.
Daniel Politi
July 10, 2008, 6:19 AM ET - kausfiles
Jesse Jackson has a point!
Mickey Kaus
July 14, 2008, 4:44 AM ET - jurisprudence
Michael Mukasey tells the Senate to let bygones be bygones.
Emily Bazelon
July 9, 2008, 6:42 PM ET - chatterbox
Congress doesn't want war powers.
Timothy Noah
July 9, 2008, 6:12 PM ET
Arts & Life
- day to day
Slate on Day to Day for the week of July 14.
July 19, 2008, 7:06 AM ET - today's pictures
Moonbeams.
July 19, 2008, 6:51 AM ET - culturebox
What Generation Kill gets right about the invasion of Iraq.
Peter Maass
July 18, 2008, 3:44 PM ET - movies
Mamma Mia! reviewed.
Dana Stevens
July 18, 2008, 3:17 PM ET - the spectator
The Dostoyevskian pleasures of Jimmy Breslin's The Good Rat.
Ron Rosenbaum
July 18, 2008, 7:24 AM ET - music box
The problem of cross-genre covers.
Jonah Weiner
July 18, 2008, 7:22 AM ET - culturebox
Why Shakespeare is the world's worst stolen treasure.
Paul Collins
July 17, 2008, 2:40 PM ET - movies
The Dark Knight, reviewed.
Dana Stevens
July 17, 2008, 2:35 PM ET - explainer
Why would booksellers buy the new Madonna tell-all if they didn't know what it was about?
Noreen Malone
July 17, 2008, 11:50 AM ET - culture gabfest
Slate's Culture Gabfest for July 17.
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner
July 17, 2008, 10:44 AM ET - fraywatch
What readers know about that New Yorker cover.
Moira Redmond
July 17, 2008, 9:51 AM ET - dear prudence
Advice on manners and morals (July 17, 2008).
July 17, 2008, 7:06 AM ET - slate v
Introducing Slate's "Open Book."
July 16, 2008, 10:47 AM ET - the audio book club
The Audio Book Club on Netherland.
Stephen Metcalf, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katie Roiphe
July 16, 2008, 10:35 AM ET - art
The Brooklyn Museum crowd-sources a photography exhibition.
Mia Fineman
July 16, 2008, 7:03 AM ET - poem
"Visiting the Real Ranch"
Sally Ball
July 15, 2008, 7:17 AM ET - culturebox
Pitch Perfect and the strange allure of a cappella.
Nina Shen Rastogi
July 15, 2008, 7:09 AM ET - recycled
What your experience at sleep-away camp says about your character.
Timothy Noah
July 14, 2008, 11:55 AM ET - books
Michael Heller's Gridlock Economy.
Tim Wu
July 14, 2008, 7:22 AM ET - movies
Death Defying Acts reviewed.
Dana Stevens
July 11, 2008, 3:20 PM ET - family
Why the family dinner is good for parents.
Emily Bazelon
July 11, 2008, 12:36 PM ET - television
Generation Kill, reviewed.
Troy Patterson
July 11, 2008, 7:44 AM ET - movies
Hellboy II: The Golden Army,reviewed.
Dana Stevens
July 10, 2008, 6:25 PM ET - dear prudence
Advice on manners and morals (July 10, 2008).
July 10, 2008, 6:47 AM ET - xx factor
How men and women write about their spouses.
July 18, 2008, 4:45 PM ET - art
"Inaction painters" at the Clark Art Institute.
Christopher Benfey
July 9, 2008, 6:58 AM ET - the highbrow
Anne of Green Gables at 100.
Meghan O'Rourke
July 8, 2008, 3:27 PM ET - poem
"In the Fourth Grade"
Charles Grosel
July 8, 2008, 7:27 AM ET - television
Elvis Mitchell's Under the Influence reviewed.
Troy Patterson
July 7, 2008, 5:38 PM ET - fraywatch
Making history less dull with a doll.
Moira Redmond
July 7, 2008, 10:23 AM ET - books
Sarah Manguso's Two Kinds of Decay.
Amanda Fortini
July 7, 2008, 6:39 AM ET - movies
The Wackness reviewed.
Dana Stevens
July 3, 2008, 4:28 PM ET - im
Slate women discuss the American Girl dolls, books, movie, and message.
Torie Bosch, Amaka Maduka, Noreen Malone, and Nina Shen Rastogi
July 3, 2008, 3:52 PM ET - dear prudence
Advice on manners and morals (July 3, 2008).
July 3, 2008, 6:56 AM ET - television
Celebrity Circus, Celebrity Family Feud, Wipeout, and other summer shows reviewed.
Troy Patterson
July 2, 2008, 6:18 PM ET
Business & Tech
- moneybox
Can the FDIC prevent the meltdown of America's banking industry?
Daniel Gross
July 18, 2008, 12:39 PM ET - moneybox
Online auctions are past their prime. Neither eBay nor Wall Street knows what that means for the future.
Chadwick Matlin
July 17, 2008, 11:53 AM ET - technology
How good are the new applications for the iPhone?
Farhad Manjoo
July 16, 2008, 4:27 PM ET - moneybox
The hot business catchphrase of 2008, and what it really means.
Daniel Gross
July 16, 2008, 12:38 PM ET - the browser
How to take a Web head shot.
Michael Agger
July 15, 2008, 7:15 AM ET - moneybox
The Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac bailout would be an incredible bargain.
Daniel Gross
July 14, 2008, 6:25 PM ET - ad report card
The weird science of stock photography.
Seth Stevenson
July 14, 2008, 1:06 PM ET - technology
Can I resist the iPhone 3G?
Reihan Salam
July 14, 2008, 12:31 PM ET - moneybox
Farewell, Fake Steve Jobs.
Stanley Bing
July 14, 2008, 11:59 AM ET - technology
Why Chris Anderson's "Long Tail" theory might be all wrong.
Farhad Manjoo
July 14, 2008, 7:25 AM ET - the undercover economist
Stop blaming speculators for high oil prices.
Tim Harford
July 12, 2008, 7:27 AM ET - moneybox
Why the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can't be allowed to fail.
Daniel Gross
July 11, 2008, 6:10 PM ET - moneybox
High gas prices threaten Zipcar's car-sharing model—yet more companies than ever want in on the action.
Chadwick Matlin
July 11, 2008, 7:45 AM ET - moneybox
How the housing bust burned investors in the S&P 500.
Daniel Gross
July 10, 2008, 6:54 PM ET - moneybox
Good crop, bad crop.
Christopher Flavelle
July 10, 2008, 1:29 PM ET - moneybox
U Better Sell, and other reader suggestions for renaming UBS.
Daniel Gross
July 9, 2008, 4:47 PM ET - moneybox
Phil Gramm's UBS problem.
Daniel Gross
July 7, 2008, 5:58 PM ET - the chat room
Erik Lundegaard discusses the importance of movie critics.
July 3, 2008, 5:33 PM ET - hey, wait a minute
What health benefits, exactly, is Activia yogurt supposed to offer?
Lauren Sandler
July 3, 2008, 6:58 AM ET - gearbox
If gas prices are killing you, here's a guide to thrifty motorcycles and scooters.
Sam Whitehead
July 3, 2008, 6:57 AM ET - moneybox
It's OK to feel guilty about eating fast food, but is it the government's job?
Christopher Flavelle
July 2, 2008, 6:28 AM ET
Health & Science
- human nature
Good riddance to high-tech public toilets.
William Saletan
July 18, 2008, 8:48 AM ET - human nature
The U.S. military's sleep-reduction program.
William Saletan
July 16, 2008, 8:01 AM ET - medical examiner
Rising C-section rates and cholesterol drugs for kids.
Sydney Spiesel
July 14, 2008, 2:02 PM ET - human nature
JonBenet Ramsey and the death penalty.
William Saletan
July 11, 2008, 10:14 AM ET - the dismal science
Why are public schools so bad at hiring good teachers?
Ray Fisman
July 11, 2008, 7:50 AM ET - green room
Pixar's Wall-E sends the wrong message about obesity and the environment.
Daniel Engber
July 10, 2008, 4:46 PM ET - the chat room
"The Green Lantern" talks to readers about hybrids vs. used cars.
July 10, 2008, 1:30 PM ET - human nature
Why public toilets should pay you.
William Saletan
July 9, 2008, 8:30 AM ET - medical examiner
The miseries of losing the sense of smell.
Elizabeth Zierah
July 8, 2008, 5:36 PM ET - the green lantern
Is it more energy-efficient to buy a used car than a brand-new hybrid?
Brendan I. Koerner
July 8, 2008, 7:29 AM ET - human nature
Male pregnancy and a la carte sex changes.
William Saletan
July 8, 2008, 12:36 AM ET - medical examiner
Unpacking the science of sex difference.
Amanda Schaffer
July 7, 2008, 10:10 AM ET - human nature
Ape rights and the myth of animal equality.
William Saletan
July 1, 2008, 7:52 AM ET - the green lantern
Does it really save gas to roll down your car windows instead of flipping on the AC?
Brendan I. Koerner
July 1, 2008, 7:48 AM ET - xx factor
Women CEOs who hire their husbands.
July 18, 2008, 4:45 PM ET - medical examiner
The invasion of the surgeon robots.
Kent Sepkowitz
June 27, 2008, 12:57 PM ET - human nature
Sexual hypocrisy and the Internet.
William Saletan
June 27, 2008, 8:06 AM ET - human nature
A genetic theory of homosexuality.
William Saletan
June 25, 2008, 8:04 AM ET - green room
The life story of a tick.
Constance Casey
June 24, 2008, 8:04 AM ET - Science
How smart is the octopus?
Carl Zimmer
June 23, 2008, 1:14 PM ET - reading list
Why the Brits are way more up-to-date than Americans on science and technology.
William Saletan
June 21, 2008, 9:12 AM ET - Science
Neuropunditry in the pages of the Atlantic.
Daniel Engber
June 18, 2008, 4:48 PM ET - human nature
The gay culture war is about to turn chemical.
William Saletan
June 18, 2008, 8:29 AM ET - medical examiner
Should criminals have equal access to scarce treatment?
Sally Satel
June 17, 2008, 3:33 PM ET - the green lantern
Are electric hand dryers better for the environment than paper towels?
Brendan I. Koerner
June 17, 2008, 7:17 AM ET - human nature
Bush, McCain, and political life extension.
William Saletan
June 16, 2008, 7:40 AM ET - medical examiner
Can a night owl become a morning person? A Slate experiment.
Deepa Ranganathan
June 13, 2008, 4:26 PM ET
Style & Shopping
- recycled
A brief history of the bikini.
Julia Turner
June 25, 2008, 5:56 PM ET - fashion
Why are fashion designers suddenly obsessed with sleeves?
Josh Patner
June 20, 2008, 6:10 PM ET - fashion
What's wrong with Carrie's clothes in Sex and the City.
Julia Turner
May 29, 2008, 3:37 PM ET - shopping
What's the best handheld fabric steamer—and can it replace your iron?
Laura Moser
May 6, 2008, 7:38 AM ET - shopping
What's the best popcorn popper?
Torie Bosch
March 27, 2008, 7:49 AM ET - fashion
Which Oscar dresses were best?
Amanda Fortini and Julia Turner
Feb. 25, 2008, 4:50 AM ET - dispatches
Fashion Week: What's everybody scribbling about in their notebooks?
Josh Patner
Feb. 8, 2008, 6:50 PM ET - fashion
Cocktail Chatter: How to fake your way through Fashion Week.
Josh Patner
Feb. 1, 2008, 6:15 PM ET - shopping
Humidifiers to help you through the winter.
Laura Moser
Jan. 31, 2008, 7:25 AM ET - shopping
What Maxim, Consumer Reports, and Vogue recommend you give for Christmas.
Brendan I. Koerner
Dec. 13, 2007, 7:49 AM ET - shopping
Assessing the best portable DVD players.
Sam Eifling
Dec. 6, 2007, 2:58 PM ET - shopping
What's the best inflatable mattress?
Torie Bosch
Nov. 15, 2007, 7:31 AM ET - shopping
What's the top photo printer?
Scott Elder
Oct. 25, 2007, 2:43 PM ET - shopping
The best Bluetooth cell phone headsets.
Laura Moser
Oct. 4, 2007, 12:20 PM ET - design
Muji is opening U.S. stores. Hallelujah!
Michael Hsu
Sept. 21, 2007, 10:51 AM ET - shopping
The search for the ultimate snoring remedy.
Chip Brantley
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.
Jennifer Howard
Aug. 30, 2007, 3:52 PM ET - fashion
Shopping for clothes that will—and won't!—make your daughter look like a tramp.
Emily Yoffe
Aug. 24, 2007, 12:32 PM ET - shopping
Reusable water bottles you'll actually want to use.
Laura Moser
Aug. 21, 2007, 3:05 PM ET - shopping
Are some portable ACs superior to others?
Melonyce McAfee
Aug. 7, 2007, 7:25 AM ET - fashion
Field-testing Heelys, the sneakers with wheels.
John Swansburg
Aug. 2, 2007, 7:25 AM ET - shopping
Kiddie pools your children will adore.
Jennifer Howard
July 24, 2007, 7:15 AM ET - the highbrow
How Crocs conquered the world.
Meghan O'Rourke
July 13, 2007, 10:55 AM ET - shopping
Scouting out the best water guns.
Chad Lorenz
July 10, 2007, 6:30 AM ET - recycled
A brief history of the bikini.
Julia Turner
July 3, 2007, 6:28 PM ET - shopping
Finding the best portable beach chair.
Tom Bartlett
July 3, 2007, 7:21 AM ET - shopping
Sussing out the best stain removers.
Dan Crane
June 28, 2007, 7:10 AM ET - shopping
Which portable grill cranks up the heat?
Jude Stewart
June 5, 2007, 1:44 PM ET - fashion
Elegy for the tie clip.
Paul Devlin
May 29, 2007, 7:15 AM ET - fashion
How Poiret freed us from the corset.
Josh Patner
May 18, 2007, 11:22 AM ET - shopping
We wade through the Mother's Day books so you don't have to.
Dahlia Lithwick
May 11, 2007, 5:15 PM ET - shopping
Which flat iron can conquer my crazy curls?
Torie Bosch
April 24, 2007, 7:26 AM ET - shopping
Which microlender makes best use of my $20?
Jude Stewart
March 15, 2007, 7:03 AM ET - fashion
Can American Apparel replace the Gap?
Lucinda Rosenfeld
March 14, 2007, 7:23 AM ET - fashion
The rise of shmatte chic.
Alana Newhouse
March 2, 2007, 1:31 PM ET - recycled
R.I.P. Forth & Towne
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Feb. 26, 2007, 2:21 PM ET - fashion
Which Oscar dresses were best?
Amanda Fortini and Julia Turner
Feb. 26, 2007, 5:56 AM ET - fashion
This coat could save American fashion.
Josh Patner
Feb. 16, 2007, 6:01 PM ET - fashion
A field guide to young American designers.
Josh Patner
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Fashion Week: accessories hell.
Troy Patterson
Feb. 7, 2007, 7:39 PM ET - shopping
Digital projectors worth the splurge.
Josh Levin
Feb. 1, 2007, 7:01 AM ET - shopping
Which book light outshines the others?
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Jan. 17, 2007, 4:33 PM ET
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The past and future of competitive eating injuries.
Jason Fagone
July 3, 2008, 1:06 PM ET - food
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Sara Dickerman
July 2, 2008, 6:31 AM ET - jurisprudence
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Arin Greenwood
June 24, 2008, 8:07 AM ET - explainer
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June 23, 2008, 3:04 PM ET - summer vacation
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Brendan I. Koerner
June 23, 2008, 2:07 PM ET - summer vacation
Pasta salad doesn't have to be tasteless.
Sara Dickerman
June 23, 2008, 8:14 AM ET - reading list
Books, articles, and Web sites about travel.
June Thomas
July 5, 2008, 7:49 AM ET - well-traveled
Eco-touring in Honduras.
Elisabeth Eaves
June 6, 2008, 10:27 AM ET - dispatches
Travels in the former Soviet Union.
Joshua Kucera
May 23, 2008, 12:56 PM ET - well-traveled
Baseball, Dominican-style.
Bryan Curtis
May 9, 2008, 6:45 AM ET - well-traveled
Five days of Disney.
Seth Stevenson
March 28, 2008, 11:39 AM ET - dispatches
A terror tour of Israel.
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March 14, 2008, 7:23 AM ET
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July 18, 2008, 2:03 PM ET - slate v
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July 18, 2008, 11:44 AM ET - slate v
Hollywood Autograph Convention
July 17, 2008, 12:01 PM ET - slate v
Open Book: Junot Diaz
July 15, 2008, 12:02 PM ET - slate v
Dear Prudence: Undressed at the Office
July 14, 2008, 12:03 PM ET - slate v
Worst Weekend Weather for July 11
July 11, 2008, 1:11 PM ET - slate v
ViceCapades: Absinthe
July 10, 2008, 12:33 PM ET - slate v
Preadator Politicians
July 9, 2008, 10:58 AM ET - slate v
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July 8, 2008, 2:51 PM ET - slate v
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July 7, 2008, 11:15 AM ET - slate v
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July 3, 2008, 10:46 AM ET - slate v
Calories on the Menu
July 2, 2008, 11:33 AM ET - slate v
Sex Differences: The Science
July 1, 2008, 10:45 AM ET - slate v
Dear Prudence: Outsourced Pregnancy
June 30, 2008, 11:07 AM ET - slate v
Worst Weekend Weather
June 27, 2008, 1:22 PM ET - slate v
Can Apes Really Talk?
June 26, 2008, 10:58 AM ET - slate v
Dear Prudence: Dogs Gone Wild
June 25, 2008, 11:52 AM ET - slate v
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June 20, 2008, 5:22 PM ET - slate v
California Gay-Marriage Rush
June 19, 2008, 12:23 PM ET - slate v
RIP, Mushroom-Cloud Man
June 18, 2008, 4:27 PM ET - slate v
Mad-Lib Political Ads
June 17, 2008, 3:04 PM ET - slate v
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June 16, 2008, 12:11 PM ET - slate v
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Barney's Tell-All Memoir
June 12, 2008, 11:06 AM ET - slate v
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June 11, 2008, 2:11 PM ET - slate v
The Democratic Race in 8 Minutes
June 9, 2008, 4:23 PM ET - slate v
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June 6, 2008, 4:46 PM ET - slate v
James Watson on Race
June 5, 2008, 10:52 AM ET - slate v
Dear Prudence: Harassed at the Gym
June 4, 2008, 4:51 PM ET - slate v
Cheney Disses West Virginia
June 3, 2008, 4:32 PM ET - slate v
The Closest Marriage—Literally
June 2, 2008, 12:02 PM ET - slate v
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May 30, 2008, 4:23 PM ET - slate v
Scolding the Bush Turncoats
May 29, 2008, 1:20 PM ET - slate v
Getting the Lead Out
May 28, 2008, 2:37 PM ET - slate v
Dear Prudence: Hair in My Food!
May 27, 2008, 11:42 AM ET - slate v
Is Breast Milk Brain Food?
May 22, 2008, 2:23 PM ET - slate v
Vice Capades: Urban Gun Club
May 21, 2008, 5:39 PM ET - slate v
Dear Prudence: Fiance With Terrible Taste
May 20, 2008, 12:14 PM ET - slate v
Why Bush Doesn't Golf
May 19, 2008, 11:05 AM ET - slate v
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How To Spend Your Tax Rebate
May 15, 2008, 1:35 PM ET - slate v
Dr. Syd on Underage Drinking
May 14, 2008, 5:17 PM ET - slate v
The Guilt-by-Association Campaign
May 13, 2008, 1:26 PM ET - slate v
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May 12, 2008, 11:47 AM ET - slate v
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Capitolio: A Magnum photo essay.
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May 7, 2008, 11:58 AM ET - slate v
Attack-Ad Fodder on a Silver Platter
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May 5, 2008, 2:10 PM ET - slate v
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Did the Rev. Wright Persuade?
April 29, 2008, 1:59 PM ET - slate v
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April 28, 2008, 5:44 PM ET - slate v
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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
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April 21, 2008, 12:53 PM ET - slate v
Attacking Barack with the Boss.
Bill Smee
April 17, 2008, 7:56 PM ET - slate v
Kids and Vaccines: Opting Out?
April 17, 2008, 9:59 AM ET - slate v
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April 16, 2008, 1:20 PM ET - slate v
Obama Backpedals, Voters React
April 15, 2008, 11:40 AM ET - slate v
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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
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Internet Dangers for Kids
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Should She Enlist? Inverviews 50 Cents
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Weatherman Gone Wild
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Obama Girl Hurts … Obama!
March 28, 2008, 5:02 PM ET - slate v
The Stupidest Bike Lane
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Vacuum-Cleaner Convention
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Bushisms: Dancing Fool
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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
The Art of Fessing Up
March 12, 2008, 11:04 AM ET - slate v
The Most Meta Internet Video Ever
March 11, 2008, 2:42 PM ET - slate v
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March 10, 2008, 10:18 AM ET - slate v
Archery Goes High Tech
March 7, 2008, 11:28 AM ET - slate v
XX Factor: Hillary's Back!
March 6, 2008, 11:29 AM ET - slate v
Hawking a Bogus Memoir
March 5, 2008, 1:17 PM ET - slate v
Damned Spot: "3 A.M. Phone Call"
March 4, 2008, 12:34 PM ET - slate v
Dear Prudence: Touchy-Feely Father-In-Law
March 3, 2008, 10:54 AM ET - slate v
Bookmark: Bush's Favorite Painting
Feb. 29, 2008, 11:17 AM ET - slate v
Hillary's Barbs Fall Flat
Feb. 28, 2008, 11:05 AM ET - slate v
Life Imitates The West Wing
Feb. 27, 2008, 3:01 PM ET - slate v
The Omnivore's Nightmare
Feb. 26, 2008, 1:14 PM ET - slate v
Dear Prudence: Well-Endowed Dilemma
Feb. 25, 2008, 11:35 AM ET - slate v
Bad Movies: Oscar Slumming
Feb. 22, 2008, 5:13 PM ET - slate v
Oscar's Obscure Category
Feb. 21, 2008, 1:18 PM ET - slate v
Interviews 50 Cents: A New Kidney
Feb. 20, 2008, 2:40 PM ET - slate v
Damned Spot: Hillary Goes Negative
Feb. 15, 2008, 12:21 PM ET - slate v
What Was I Thinking? Handsome Guy
Feb. 14, 2008, 10:37 AM ET - slate v
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Feb. 12, 2008, 3:10 PM ET - slate v
Mitt's Wonder Year
Feb. 11, 2008, 10:12 AM ET - slate v
Comedians on Politics: Super Tuesday Edition
Feb. 8, 2008, 1:23 PM ET - slate v
Super Tuesday Election Lowlights
Feb. 7, 2008, 11:54 AM ET - slate v
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Feb. 6, 2008, 11:34 AM ET - slate v
It's (Always) Time for a Change
Feb. 5, 2008, 11:24 AM ET - slate v
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Feb. 4, 2008, 11:11 AM ET - slate v
Football's Magic Crayon
Feb. 1, 2008, 10:48 AM ET - slate v
YouTube UFOs
Jan. 31, 2008, 11:55 AM ET - slate v
Interviews 50 Cents: Beer Guy
Jan. 30, 2008, 2:14 PM ET - video
Martine Franck: A Way of Communicating.
Jan. 29, 2008, 4:35 PM ET - slate v
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Jan. 29, 2008, 12:49 PM ET - slate v
Buy America!
Jan. 28, 2008, 1:06 PM ET - slate v
Explainer: Can you eat squirrels?
Jan. 25, 2008, 10:46 AM ET - video
Interviews 50 Cents: Tricked mother.
Jan. 24, 2008, 4:06 PM ET - slate v
Foreign films that wouldn't make sense in any language.
Jan. 18, 2008, 5:39 PM ET - video
The writers stike back.
Jan. 17, 2008, 1:13 PM ET - video
Interviews 50 Cents: Surrogate dad.
Jan. 16, 2008, 4:35 PM ET - slate v
Hillary's inner Tracy Flick.
Jan. 15, 2008, 3:55 PM ET - slate v
Dear Prudence: Meat and potatoes.
Jan. 14, 2008, 7:58 PM ET - slate v
L.A. comics sneer at our electoral process.
Jan. 11, 2008, 5:44 PM ET - slate v
SCOTUS Debrief: Voting rights.
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Election night lowlights.
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