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- slate v
Interviews 50 Cents: Car Thief Magnet
July 8, 2008, 2:51 PM ET - did you see this?
"I'm Not Here To Make Friends"
July 8, 2008, 12:50 PM ET - slate v
Dear Prudence: Cartoon Wedding
July 7, 2008, 11:15 AM ET - slate v
Summary Judgment for July 4
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
Summary Judgment for June 20
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
Dear Prudence: Who Pays the Speeding Ticket?
June 16, 2008, 12:11 PM ET - slate v
Summary Judgment for June 13
June 13, 2008, 6:02 PM ET - slate v
Barney's Tell-All Memoir
June 12, 2008, 11:06 AM ET - slate v
Dear Prudence: Engaged With a Crush
June 11, 2008, 2:11 PM ET - slate v
The Democratic Race in 8 Minutes
June 9, 2008, 4:23 PM ET - slate v
Summary Judgment for June 6
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
Summary Judgment for May 30
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
Summary Judgment for May 16
May 16, 2008, 6:21 PM ET - slate v
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
Dear Prudence: Pregnant and Nauseated
May 12, 2008, 11:47 AM ET - slate v
Summary Judgment for May 9
May 9, 2008, 5:39 PM ET - video
Capitolio: A Magnum photo essay.
May 9, 2008, 4:40 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
March 20, 2008, 4:18 PM ET March 19, 2008, 12:23 PM ET
- slate v
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
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
Dear Prudence: Lusty Boss
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
Dear Prudence: Clingy Neighbors
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
Interviews 50 Cents: The Wrong Path
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
Dear Prudence: Massage Miser
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
Dear Prudence: Family of Freeloaders
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.
Jan. 10, 2008, 4:42 PM ET - slate v
Election night lowlights.
Jan. 9, 2008, 12:05 PM ET
Campaign 2008
- kausfiles
Never say "Murphy, never!"
July 8, 2008, 5:42 PM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
July 8, 2008, 11:36 AM ET - politics
Slate's "Choose Your Own Running Mate" Game
July 8, 2008, 7:26 AM ET - trailhead
John McCain touts the footwear company as an example of free market prosperity. Too bad it's failing.
July 8, 2008, 12:34 PM ET - map the candidates
After a day off yesterday, Obama was in North Carolina and Georgia today.
July 8, 2008, 1:00 PM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
July 7, 2008, 10:53 AM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
July 3, 2008, 11:52 AM ET - kausfiles
McCain's tin ear.
July 7, 2008, 5:01 AM ET - politics
Keeping tabs on Obama's shifts toward the center.
July 2, 2008, 4:18 PM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
July 2, 2008, 11:35 AM ET - chatterbox
John McCain, prisoner of cash.
July 1, 2008, 6:25 PM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
July 1, 2008, 10:11 AM ET - politics
Democrats attack McCain's war record. McCain rejoices.
June 30, 2008, 7:16 PM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
June 30, 2008, 11:09 AM ET - kausfiles
Obama's Katrina
June 30, 2008, 6:46 PM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
June 27, 2008, 11:49 AM ET - politics
How Obama can lessen the intensity of the opposition.
June 26, 2008, 4:21 PM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
June 26, 2008, 10:41 AM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
June 25, 2008, 10:57 AM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
June 24, 2008, 8:03 AM ET - foreigners
Why do we expect presidential candidates to be kind?
June 23, 2008, 8:03 PM ET - fraywatch
Why a promise doesn't have to be a suicide pact.
June 23, 2008, 10:58 AM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
June 23, 2008, 8:06 AM ET - kausfiles
Obama's "Mission Accomplished"
June 21, 2008, 6:21 PM ET - politics
Both McCain and Obama wobbled. Who will pay the price?
June 20, 2008, 6:32 PM ET - Obamamania
The dictionary of Obamaisms, updated daily.
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.
June 19, 2008, 2:54 PM ET - politics
Straightening out McCain's "straight talk."
June 17, 2008, 8:37 PM ET - low concept
Rumors Barack Obama's campaign shouldn't try to correct.
June 17, 2008, 5:47 PM ET - xx factor xxtra
Sexism and the media coverage of Hillary Clinton.
June 17, 2008, 3:14 PM ET - xx factor
Obama as the feminist son.
July 8, 2008, 3:23 PM ET - fighting words
Don't blame sexism for Hillary Clinton's defeat.
June 16, 2008, 12:21 PM ET - politics
Would Hillary Clinton's supporters accept Kathleen Sebelius as veep?
June 13, 2008, 6:17 PM ET - gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest for June 13.
June 27, 2008, 12:13 PM ET - politics
Tracking the much discussed Hillary-turned-McCain voters.
June 13, 2008, 11:23 AM ET - kausfiles
Will Obama kill bling?
June 13, 2008, 3:07 PM ET - politics
The presidential candidates aren't serious about the budget.
June 11, 2008, 6:37 PM ET - politics
What might happen to McCain's brain over the next eight years?
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?
June 10, 2008, 1:48 PM ET - kausfiles
Obama, Embarrassed
June 9, 2008, 9:13 PM ET - xx factor xxtra
Rumors of the death of feminism are greatly exaggerated.
June 9, 2008, 7:16 PM ET - chatterbox
Anyone but Webb.
June 9, 2008, 6:41 PM ET - xx factor xxtra
Women should push for substance over symbolism in November.
June 9, 2008, 3:56 PM ET - the has-been
What Hillary did right.
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.
June 6, 2008, 3:28 PM ET
News & Politics
- kausfiles
Never say "Murphy, never!"
July 8, 2008, 5:42 PM ET - explainer
What's so exotic about an "exotic loan"?
July 8, 2008, 5:36 PM ET - how to pronounce it
How to pronounce Brauchli.
July 8, 2008, 5:20 PM ET - explainer
Will cockroaches really be the last survivors on Earth?
July 8, 2008, 3:23 PM ET - xx factor
Does everyone want a divorce?
July 8, 2008, 3:23 PM ET - other magazines
What's new in New York, Outside, and more.
July 8, 2008, 2:19 PM ET - the has-been
Why fireworks are safer than the Supreme Court.
July 8, 2008, 9:51 AM ET - doonesbury
All he is saying.
July 8, 2008, 7:22 AM ET - today's cartoons
Cartoonists' take on Iran.
July 8, 2008, 7:21 AM ET - today's papers
Iraqi prime minister suggests he wants a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops.
July 8, 2008, 6:09 AM ET - press box
Unsolicited advice for Marcus Brauchli, the new executive editor of the Washington Post.
July 7, 2008, 11:24 PM ET - explainer
Can fireworks cause a city to violate clean-air standards?
July 7, 2008, 3:50 PM ET - readme
Al Franken's campaign quandary: how to explain away his bad jokes.
July 7, 2008, 11:56 AM ET - fighting words
Farewell to Jesse Helms, a provincial redneck.
July 7, 2008, 11:33 AM ET - today's papers
Lawmakers are under pressure to prevent cuts in doctors' Medicare fees.
July 7, 2008, 6:20 AM ET - today's papers
Are state immigrant employment laws to hard on businesses?
July 6, 2008, 7:17 AM ET - politics
Slate's "Choose Your Own Running Mate" Game
July 8, 2008, 7:26 AM ET - today's papers
Inside the Crackdown
July 5, 2008, 6:05 AM ET - gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest for July 4.
July 4, 2008, 1:35 PM ET - today's papers
Obama shifts emphasis on Iraq and is accused of backtracking on withdrawal plans.
July 4, 2008, 6:21 AM ET - explainer
How did archaeologists find half a million artifacts at George Washington's boyhood home?
July 3, 2008, 6:08 PM ET - press box
What's killing America's drug users? Depends on how you look at the data.
July 3, 2008, 4:30 PM ET - dispatches
Meet Afghanistan's most fearless blogger.
July 3, 2008, 12:15 PM ET - Convictions
Does a federal statute undermine the "national consensus" on the death penalty for child rapists?
July 3, 2008, 11:42 AM ET - history lesson
How the "patriotism" debate might actually help Obama.
July 3, 2008, 11:09 AM ET - kausfiles
McCain's tin ear.
July 7, 2008, 5:01 AM ET - faith-based
"Good Muslim, good citizen" and other lesson plans from Iraqi prisons.
July 3, 2008, 6:58 AM ET - today's papers
In a daring raid, the Colombian military rescues Betancourt and 14 other hostages.
July 3, 2008, 6:04 AM ET - explainer
Are Muslims allowed to hide their faith?
July 2, 2008, 6:57 PM ET - jurisprudence
South Dakota's unbelievable new abortion law.
July 2, 2008, 6:43 PM ET - jurisprudence
The Christie Brinkley divorce is a lesson in how not to cure a broken heart.
July 2, 2008, 6:37 PM ET - today's papers
The United States is spying on the Iraqi army; economic woes could last until 2009.
July 2, 2008, 6:15 AM ET - explainer
What's "Port 25," and what does it have to do with e-mail spam?
July 1, 2008, 6:03 PM ET - war stories
The real reason for Wesley Clark's ill-advised comments about John McCain's military record.
July 1, 2008, 4:45 PM ET - other magazines
What's new in New York, Vanity Fair, and more.
July 1, 2008, 3:40 PM ET - today's papers
Obama defends his patriotism; McCain his war record.
July 1, 2008, 7:30 AM ET - foreigners
These days, the ethnic composition of sports teams is as fluid as the makeup of the nations they represent.
June 30, 2008, 8:02 PM ET - bushisms
Bushism of the Day
June 30, 2008, 7:21 PM ET - explainer
What was a 3-year-old doing at a hostage-rescue technique demonstration?
June 30, 2008, 6:04 PM ET - fighting words
Send a book, build democracy.
June 30, 2008, 7:15 AM ET - kausfiles
Obama's Katrina
June 30, 2008, 6:46 PM ET - today's papers
The Bush administration fails to stop al-Qaida in Pakistan
June 30, 2008, 5:48 AM ET - today's papers
The papers report an impending showdown between Pakistan and the Taliban.
June 29, 2008, 8:04 AM ET - moneybox
Why the next president won't be able to cure the ailing economy.
June 28, 2008, 7:06 AM ET - reading list
The best books and Web sites about Independence Day.
June 28, 2008, 7:04 AM ET - today's papers
Zimbabwe's sham presidential election.
June 28, 2008, 5:58 AM ET - chatterbox
Planet survival, pro and con.
June 27, 2008, 7:15 PM ET - explainer
How much does it cost to borrow a colony of honeybees?
June 27, 2008, 7:00 PM ET - war stories
Decoding North Korea's latest moves.
June 27, 2008, 6:40 PM ET - the breakfast table
Should there be a shooting range next to the Supreme Court gift shop?
June 27, 2008, 5:40 PM ET - other magazines
What's new in New York Times Magazine, Harper's, the Economist, and more.
June 27, 2008, 4:44 PM ET - gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest for June 27.
June 27, 2008, 12:13 PM ET - bushisms
Bushism of the Day
June 27, 2008, 10:56 AM ET - today's papers
The Supreme Court rules that the constitution protects individual right to own a gun.
June 27, 2008, 6:10 AM ET - dispatches
David Addington and John Yoo testify on the Hill.
June 26, 2008, 8:05 PM ET - explainer
Why Serena Williams won't vote for Barack Obama.
June 26, 2008, 6:39 PM ET
Arts & Life
- the highbrow
Anne of Green Gables at 100.
July 8, 2008, 3:27 PM ET - poem
"In the Fourth Grade"
July 8, 2008, 7:27 AM ET - today's pictures
Children who work.
July 8, 2008, 7:25 AM ET - television
Elvis Mitchell's Under the Influence reviewed.
July 7, 2008, 5:38 PM ET - fraywatch
Making history less dull with a doll.
July 7, 2008, 10:23 AM ET - books
Sarah Manguso's Two Kinds of Decay.
July 7, 2008, 6:39 AM ET - movies
The Wackness reviewed.
July 3, 2008, 4:28 PM ET - im
Slate women discuss the American Girl dolls, books, movie, and message.
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.
July 2, 2008, 6:18 PM ET - culture gabfest
Slate's Culture Gabfest for July 2.
July 2, 2008, 6:02 PM ET - fraywatch
Searching for the good in humanity.
July 2, 2008, 4:55 PM ET - movies
Will Smith in Hancock reviewed.
July 2, 2008, 4:22 PM ET - recycled
How do you choreograph a fireworks show?
July 2, 2008, 2:22 PM ET - architecture
Searching for the true legacy of Buckminster Fuller.
July 2, 2008, 6:30 AM ET - poem
"When in the Uterine Empyrean They Told Me"
July 1, 2008, 7:46 AM ET - dvd extras
The Dirty Harry box set, starring Clint Eastwood and a .44 Magnum.
June 30, 2008, 6:18 PM ET - books
Rediscovering George Rippey Stewart's Names on the Land.
June 30, 2008, 7:17 AM ET - the spectator
Which catchphrases should be "thrown under the bus"?
June 27, 2008, 7:49 PM ET - faith-based
How Sally Quinn made me a better Catholic.
June 27, 2008, 7:03 PM ET - movies
Wanted, with Angelina Jolie, reviewed.
June 27, 2008, 3:21 PM ET - television
What I learned at reality-TV school.
June 27, 2008, 12:11 PM ET - fraywatch
There is a Point to all This; it's a Semi-Colon.
June 27, 2008, 10:19 AM ET - family
How to make "timeouts" less like bar fights.
June 27, 2008, 7:24 AM ET - movies
Pixar's Wall-E reviewed.
June 26, 2008, 6:44 PM ET - the chat room
Emily Yoffe on the tough reality of day care work.
June 26, 2008, 2:24 PM ET - dvd extras
Eight hundred minutes of George Carlin.
June 26, 2008, 1:28 PM ET - hollywoodland
Why the actors' strike won't happen.
June 26, 2008, 1:13 PM ET - dear prudence
Advice on manners and morals (June 26, 2008).
June 26, 2008, 7:13 AM ET - rural life
When a dog falls in love with a ram.
June 25, 2008, 6:55 AM ET - human guinea pig
Can I cut it as a day care worker, one of the most exhausting, worst paid, and smelliest jobs in America?
June 25, 2008, 6:53 AM ET - poem
"Confinement"
June 24, 2008, 8:31 AM ET - music box
Why bands give themselves unprintable names.
June 23, 2008, 11:02 AM ET - fraywatch
Why a promise doesn't have to be a suicide pact.
June 23, 2008, 10:58 AM ET - summer vacation
How to make a summertime museum trip with kids worthwhile.
June 23, 2008, 8:13 AM ET
Business & Tech
- moneybox
Phil Gramm's UBS problem.
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?
July 3, 2008, 6:58 AM ET - gearbox
If gas prices are killing you, here's a guide to thrifty motorcycles and scooters.
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?
July 2, 2008, 6:28 AM ET - moneybox
Why we need movie critics.
July 1, 2008, 7:07 PM ET - the undercover economist
How much do Republican-leaning corporations benefit from Republican political success?
June 28, 2008, 7:04 AM ET - moneybox
A Brazilian-Belgian company wants to buy Anheuser-Busch. What's the problem?
June 27, 2008, 3:01 PM ET - technology
Embracing the Internet might salvage the SEC chairman's legacy.
June 27, 2008, 1:07 PM ET - moneybox
If Costco's worker generosity is so great, why doesn't Wal-Mart imitate it?
June 27, 2008, 7:29 AM ET - moneybox
Does anyone know how much oil there is in the world?
June 25, 2008, 6:54 AM ET - moneybox
Is America's obesity linked to its decline in saving?
June 24, 2008, 4:51 PM ET - gaming
Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid 4 reviewed.
June 24, 2008, 3:57 PM ET - gearbox
The hybrid that you can take to the country club.
June 24, 2008, 2:59 PM ET - technology
Harnessing the untapped power of breast motion.
June 23, 2008, 4:10 PM ET - summer vacation
Can Six Flags survive the economic downturn?
June 23, 2008, 2:11 PM ET - moneybox
Houston, we have no problems.
June 21, 2008, 9:13 AM ET - hey, wait a minute
Why I'm giving up on GPS devices.
June 20, 2008, 3:07 PM ET - moneybox
An obscure U.S. attorney brings the subprime mortgage saga into its criminal phase.
June 19, 2008, 4:42 PM ET - technology
Powerset, a search engine that understands English.
June 19, 2008, 3:14 PM ET - Convictions
9th Circuit panel finds a new reasonable expectation of privacy in text messages. :)
July 3, 2008, 11:42 AM ET - moneybox
Even injured, Tiger still sells.
June 19, 2008, 1:40 PM ET
Health & Science
- medical examiner
The miseries of losing the sense of smell.
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?
July 8, 2008, 7:29 AM ET - human nature
Male pregnancy and a la carte sex changes.
July 8, 2008, 12:36 AM ET - medical examiner
Unpacking the science of sex difference.
July 7, 2008, 10:10 AM ET - human nature
Leona Helmsley's bestial preference.
July 3, 2008, 7:33 AM ET - human nature
Ape rights and the myth of animal equality.
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?
July 1, 2008, 7:48 AM ET - xx factor
Women CEOs who hire their husbands.
July 8, 2008, 3:23 PM ET - medical examiner
The invasion of the surgeon robots.
June 27, 2008, 12:57 PM ET - human nature
Sexual hypocrisy and the Internet.
June 27, 2008, 8:06 AM ET - human nature
A genetic theory of homosexuality.
June 25, 2008, 8:04 AM ET - green room
The life story of a tick.
June 24, 2008, 8:04 AM ET - Science
How smart is the octopus?
June 23, 2008, 1:14 PM ET - reading list
Why the Brits are way more up-to-date than Americans on science and technology.
June 21, 2008, 9:12 AM ET - Science
Neuropunditry in the pages of the Atlantic.
June 18, 2008, 4:48 PM ET - human nature
The gay culture war is about to turn chemical.
June 18, 2008, 8:29 AM ET - medical examiner
Should criminals have equal access to scarce treatment?
June 17, 2008, 3:33 PM ET - the green lantern
Are electric hand dryers better for the environment than paper towels?
June 17, 2008, 7:17 AM ET - human nature
Bush, McCain, and political life extension.
June 16, 2008, 7:40 AM ET - medical examiner
Can a night owl become a morning person? A Slate experiment.
June 13, 2008, 4:26 PM ET
Style & Shopping
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A brief history of the bikini.
June 25, 2008, 5:56 PM ET - fashion
Why are fashion designers suddenly obsessed with sleeves?
June 20, 2008, 6:10 PM ET - fashion
What's wrong with Carrie's clothes in Sex and the City.
May 29, 2008, 3:37 PM ET - 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
- recycled
The past and future of competitive eating injuries.
July 3, 2008, 1:06 PM ET - food
Can a book teach my husband how to handle a knife?
July 2, 2008, 6:31 AM ET - jurisprudence
Can prison food be unconstitutionally bad?
June 24, 2008, 8:07 AM ET - explainer
Where do the unusual names for Chinese menu items come from?
June 23, 2008, 3:04 PM ET - summer vacation
Is it better for the planet to grill with charcoal or gas?
June 23, 2008, 2:07 PM ET - summer vacation
Pasta salad doesn't have to be tasteless.
June 23, 2008, 8:14 AM ET - reading list
Books, articles, and Web sites about travel.
July 5, 2008, 7:49 AM ET - well-traveled
Eco-touring in Honduras.
June 6, 2008, 10:27 AM ET - dispatches
Travels in the former Soviet Union.
May 23, 2008, 12:56 PM ET - well-traveled
Baseball, Dominican-style.
May 9, 2008, 6:45 AM 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
Sports
- sports nut
How Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer at Wimbledon.
July 7, 2008, 10:04 AM ET - five-ring circus
A disaster guide for the Beijing Summer Olympics.
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.
June 30, 2008, 8:02 PM ET - sports nut
Should we care that racehorses are taking steroids?
June 27, 2008, 3:10 PM ET - sports nut
Kevin Garnett shows the world how to celebrate an NBA title.
June 18, 2008, 2:13 PM ET - sports nut
What Kobe Bryant can teach NBA Commissioner David Stern.
June 12, 2008, 10:30 AM ET - reading list
The best soccer Web sites and books to read during the Euro 2008 tournament.
June 7, 2008, 7:32 AM ET - sports nut
A dispatch from Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
June 6, 2008, 1:20 PM ET - sports nut
Do the Lakers have an advantage in the NBA Finals because they're so white?
June 5, 2008, 11:33 AM ET - sports nut
The enduring popularity of the 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. card.
May 29, 2008, 6:58 AM ET - sports nut
Pat Jordan on the trouble with sports journalism.
May 22, 2008, 6:57 AM ET
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