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Friday, May 16, 2008
  • kausfiles
    McCain's Reverse Coattails?
    "Sliattaoc" + triangulation = downballot bloodbath.
    Mickey Kaus
    May 16, 2008, 8:22 PM ET
  • trailhead
    McCainonomics
    Two new studies poke holes in McCain's plan to balance the budget.
    May 16, 2008, 6:54 PM ET
  • slate v
    Summary Judgment for May 16
    A daily video from Slate V.
    May 16, 2008, 6:21 PM ET
  • today's blogs
    Just Married
    The latest chatter in cyberspace.
    Chris Wilson
    May 16, 2008, 6:16 PM ET
  • war stories
    Blurred Vision
    Bush's blundering brand of "diplomacy."
    Fred Kaplan
    May 16, 2008, 5:52 PM ET
  • television
    When We Return …
    Will the Arrested Development guy's new show be good?
    Troy Patterson
    May 16, 2008, 5:48 PM ET
  • bushisms
    Bushism of the Day
    The president's accidental wit and wisdom.
    Jacob Weisberg
    May 16, 2008, 5:27 PM ET
  • did you see this?
    Bill O'Reilly Freak-Out Remix (NSFW)
    The best of Web video.
    May 16, 2008, 4:55 PM ET
  • the chat room
    Taking Your Time
    Josh Levin and Seth Stevenson finally get around to answering readers' questions on procrastination.
    May 16, 2008, 4:46 PM ET
  • election scorecard
    Mixed Bag
    Clinton continues to lead in Kentucky, but Obama leads in Oregon.
    Tony Romm
    May 16, 2008, 4:23 PM ET
  • hot document
    California's Gay Marriage Decision
    The California Supreme Court rules that gay marriage is a right under the state constitution.
    Bonnie Goldstein
    May 16, 2008, 4:08 PM ET
  • Deathwatch
    The Hillary Deathwatch
    A slew of California endorsements brings Obama closer to the magic number.
    Christopher Beam
    May 16, 2008, 3:29 PM ET
  • politics
    Slate's Delegate Calculator
    Obama picks up eight of Edwards' delegates and two of Clinton's.
    Chadwick Matlin and Chris Wilson
    May 16, 2008, 3:26 PM ET
  • other magazines
    No Money To Burn
    Time and the Economist on how to fix the economic slowdown.
    Morgan Smith
    May 16, 2008, 2:30 PM ET
  • map the candidates
    Hanging in There
    Ron Paul campaigns in Kentucky, as does John McCain. Clinton, meanwhile, is in Oregon while Obama is in South Dakota.
    E.J. Kalafarski and Chadwick Matlin
    May 16, 2008, 2:17 PM ET
  • xx factor
    Ich Bin ein Womanist
    Plus, what California can learn from Massachusetts.
    May 16, 2008, 2:09 PM ET
Thursday, May 15, 2008
  • jurisprudence
    Magisterial Conviction
    Why the California Supreme Court did more than legalize gay marriage.
    Kenji Yoshino
    May 15, 2008, 9:37 PM ET
  • politics
    Boogeyman Foreign Policy
    How Obama and McCain define each other.
    John Dickerson
    May 15, 2008, 1:02 PM ET
  • jurisprudence
    Race to the Altar
    California's gay couples should marry fast. Voters could overturn the Supreme Court ruling in November.
    Emily Bazelon
    May 15, 2008, 7:20 PM ET
  • jurisprudence
    Who You Calling Activist?
    California's gay-marriage decision reflects the difference between judicial activism and, um, judging.
    Dahlia Lithwick
    May 15, 2008, 7:17 PM ET
  • moneybox
    Network 2.0
    CBS's purchase of CNET is pricey and tricky, but it might just work.
    James Ledbetter
    May 15, 2008, 6:59 PM ET
  • explainer
    The Chinese Earthquake Roundup
    Can grieving parents have another child? And other questions about the tragedy.
    Jacob Leibenluft
    May 15, 2008, 6:20 PM ET
  • bushisms
    Bushism of the Day
    The president's accidental wit and wisdom.
    Jacob Weisberg
    May 15, 2008, 5:23 PM ET
  • television
    When We Return …
    CBS's new shows: Swingers! Psychics! Rogue geneticists!
    Troy Patterson
    May 15, 2008, 5:48 PM ET
  • today's blogs
    Edwards for Obama
    The latest chatter in cyberspace.
    Michael Weiss
    May 15, 2008, 4:27 PM ET
  • Deathwatch
    The Hillary Deathwatch
    John Edwards' nod is mostly symbolic, but symbolism matters.
    Chris Wilson
    May 15, 2008, 3:57 PM ET
  • moneybox
    Gasoline Is Cheap
    Four dollars a gallon is outrageous! We should be paying much more.
    Robert Bryce
    May 15, 2008, 3:24 PM ET
  • moneybox
    RV Disaster
    The recreational-vehicle industry is the newest casualty of the economic slump.
    Daniel Gross
    May 15, 2008, 2:14 PM ET
  • slate v
    How To Spend Your Tax Rebate
    A daily video from Slate V.
    May 15, 2008, 1:35 PM ET
  • family
    The Case of the Missing Veggie Sticks
    Staving off my son's panic attacks.
    Emily Bazelon
    May 15, 2008, 1:20 PM ET
  • sports nut
    Dispatch From the New Garden
    The Celtics' home court is cheesy and generic. Why do they keep winning here?
    John Swansburg
    May 15, 2008, 1:05 PM ET
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
  • procrastination
    "It's All in My Head"
    Did Truman Capote and Ralph Ellison have writer's block—or were they just chronic procrastinators?
    Jessica Winter
    May 14, 2008, 12:24 PM ET
  • recycled
    What—and Where—Is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
    Previously published Slate articles made new.
    Brendan I. Koerner
    May 14, 2008, 10:44 AM ET
  • Deathwatch
    The Hillary Deathwatch
    Clinton wins West Virginia, but the numbers remain bleak.
    Christopher Beam
    May 14, 2008, 10:29 AM ET
  • art
    Drawn-Out Process
    Philip Guston's brave evolution from Abstract Expressionist to comics-inspired draftsman.
    Mia Fineman
    May 14, 2008, 7:03 AM ET
  • procrastination
    Solitaire-y Confinement
    Why we can't stop playing a computerized card game.
    Josh Levin
    May 14, 2008, 4:46 PM ET
  • procrastination
    Pro·cras·ti·na·tion
    How we got a word for "putting things off."
    Ben Zimmer
    May 14, 2008, 7:01 AM ET
  • today's papers
    Crisis = Opportunity
    A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
    Daniel Politi
    May 14, 2008, 6:27 AM ET
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
  • chatterbox
    Get Me Rewrite
    Dan Balz falls off the momentucrat wagon.
    Timothy Noah
    May 13, 2008, 11:57 PM ET
  • politics
    The West Virginia Pasting
    Is Obama's lead durable enough to withstand Tuesday's rout?
    John Dickerson
    May 13, 2008, 10:41 PM ET
  • jurisprudence
    A Few Good Soldiers
    More members of the military turn against the terror trials.
    Emily Bazelon and Dahlia Lithwick
    May 13, 2008, 6:35 PM ET
  • explainer
    Natural-Disaster Death Tolls
    Who's counting?
    Juliet Lapidos
    May 13, 2008, 6:28 PM ET
  • politics
    The McCain and Obama Talkalot
    An orgy of free thought? Not so likely.
    John Dickerson
    May 13, 2008, 6:11 PM ET
  • television
    When We Return …
    This fall, ABC will send Ashton Kutcher to your house.
    Troy Patterson
    May 13, 2008, 5:48 PM ET
  • moneybox
    McCain's Economic Brain
    Why Carly Fiorina is so important to the Republican's presidential campaign.
    Daniel Gross
    May 13, 2008, 4:35 PM ET
  • medical examiner
    Your Health This Week
    Tantalizing new insight into fat cells. Also, why to eat chocolate while pregnant.
    Sydney Spiesel
    May 13, 2008, 4:06 PM ET
  • procrastination
    Procrastinators Without Borders
    Do the Japanese waste more time than we do?
    Heather Smith
    May 13, 2008, 3:57 PM ET
  • today's blogs
    Disaster in China
    The latest chatter in cyberspace.
    Michael Weiss
    May 13, 2008, 3:52 PM ET
  • press box
    Weird Lede of the Week
    The Wall Street Journal hypes a nonexistent "backlash."
    Jack Shafer
    May 13, 2008, 3:39 PM ET
  • other magazines
    Getting Away From It All
    New York on the "suicide tourists" who come to the Big Apple—and never leave.
    Morgan Smith
    May 13, 2008, 2:38 PM ET
  • slate v
    The Guilt-by-Association Campaign
    A daily video from Slate V.
    May 13, 2008, 1:26 PM ET
  • recycled
    Disaster by Numbers
    If the earthquake doesn't kill you, the clichés will.
    Jack Shafer
    May 13, 2008, 12:42 PM ET
  • ad report card
    Salesjerk
    Meet the next great TV pitchman.
    Seth Stevenson
    May 13, 2008, 12:01 PM ET
  • the has-been
    Defining Deviancy Down
    How Pat Moynihan predicted Vito Fossella.
    Bruce Reed
    May 13, 2008, 10:52 AM ET
  • procrastination
    Lollygagging Through Life
    I'm joining Procrastinators Anonymous—can I get past step one?
    Emily Yoffe
    May 13, 2008, 7:47 AM ET
  • procrastination
    Procrastination Lit
    Great novels about wasting time.
    Jessica Winter
    May 13, 2008, 4:00 PM ET
  • procrastination
    Lazy Money
    The procrastinator's portfolio: An investment guide.
    Daniel Gross
    May 13, 2008, 7:43 AM ET
  • procrastination
    Letter to a Young Procrastinator
    Some last-minute advice from a veteran slacker.
    Seth Stevenson
    May 13, 2008, 4:46 PM ET
  • music box
    Bach on Top
    How one of the most esoteric musical works ever written became an unlikely hit.
    Jan Swafford
    May 13, 2008, 7:30 AM ET
  • the green lantern
    Eco-Turf
    Is fake grass better for the environment?
    Brendan I. Koerner
    May 13, 2008, 7:27 AM ET
  • poem
    "The Story of the Father"
    A weekly poem, read by the author.
    Tony Hoagland
    May 13, 2008, 7:23 AM ET
  • today's papers
    7.9
    A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
    Daniel Politi
    May 13, 2008, 6:34 AM ET
Monday, May 12, 2008
  • foreigners
    A Drastic Remedy
    The case for intervention in Burma.
    Anne Applebaum
    May 12, 2008, 8:00 PM ET
  • explainer
    Were the Dove Ads Retouched?
    How to spot Photoshop chicanery.
    Jacob Leibenluft
    May 12, 2008, 6:40 PM ET
  • press box
    The Worst Show on a Cable News Network
    It's still The Journal Editorial Report.
    Jack Shafer
    May 12, 2008, 6:04 PM ET
  • today's blogs
    Free Burma!
    The latest chatter in cyberspace.
    Noreen Malone
    May 12, 2008, 5:47 PM ET
  • television
    When We Return …
    At the upfronts, television networks plot their comebacks.
    Troy Patterson
    May 12, 2008, 5:48 PM ET
  • hot document
    Racist Secret Service E-Mails
    What they chat about when they aren't protecting the president.
    Bonnie Goldstein
    May 12, 2008, 3:29 PM ET
  • Deathwatch
    The Hillary Deathwatch
    Obama takes the lead in the superdelegate race.
    Christopher Beam
    May 12, 2008, 1:02 PM ET
Sunday, May 11, 2008
  • today's papers
    The General
    A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
    Barron YoungSmith
    May 11, 2008, 5:19 AM ET
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