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Saturday, July 4, 2009
- Happy Birthday, Smokey Bear
Firefighting bears, crime-stopping pooches, and more of history's greatest pedagogical animals. - Mystery, Alaska
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers. - Quitters Never Win
In Sarah Palin's GOP, the leaders keep quitting and the troubles don't.
Friday, July 3, 2009
- Independence Day?
Sarah Palin picked the wrong day to resign as governor of Alaska. - The Saucy Sarah Gabfest
Listen to Slate's review of the week in politics. - Un-American Independence Day
What are Fourth of July celebrations like abroad? - Back to the Futurists: Italy's First Avant-Garde Turns 100
Diners, please don your blindfolds and rubber gloves. - The Great Barbecue Debate
Is charcoal bad for the planet? - Death by Cheese and the Dreaded Ruptured Stomach
The past and future of competitive eating injuries. - Corrections
Slate's mistakes. - Recession Redux
A summary of what's in the major publications. - Jobless Rate Crushes Recovery Dreams
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
- Checks and Balances
Who decides how much White House staffers get paid? - Monetizing the Washington Dinner Party
The Washington Post's boneheaded—and aborted—plan to lobby for lobbyists. - You Survived a Plane Crash! Now What?
Don't move. - Hipsters, Tempura Burgers, and Pets Who Want To Kill Themselves
The allure of crowd-sourced, single-topic blogs. - He-Man and the Infinite Sadness
And other genius responses to Slate's create-your-own-toy-movie contest. - Remote Roulette
The fun new TV game that everyone is playing. - Reviews of: Public Enemies, Ice Age, and I Hate Valentine's Day
A daily video from Slate V. - Are All Civil Rights Special Privileges Now?
Assessing the damage done by the Supreme Court in the New Haven firefighters case. - Will My Video Get 1 Million Views on YouTube?
A Slate investigation reveals: not a chance. - Summer-House Lit
On not owning a vacation home. - Textual Infidelity
E-mail, adultery, and Mark Sanford. - Back to the Futurists: Italy's First Avant-Garde Turns 100
Looking for the Futurists' legacy? Try Target or H&M. - No Last Tango With Latin Lover
My fiance has forbidden me from seeing an old friend. How can I convince him it's no longer a romantic relationship? - Coming Soon: A Jobless Recovery
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
- Fireworks Suck
They really do. - The Real John Dillinger
Is Public Enemies historically accurate? - "Let Me Tell You About the Time I Interviewed Michael Jackson"
Why reporters won't shut up about their encounters with the dead pop star. - Grave Concerns
Is it legal to bury Michael Jackson at Neverland Ranch? - Steroids, Anyone?
Tennis is one of the few sports that hasn't been tainted by doping scandals. Can any sport possibly be that clean? - If Paul Krugman Were a Woman
He would be Noriko Hama. - The Culture Gabfest, the Everybody's Dead Edition
Listen to Slate's show about the week in culture. - Does Plastic Art Last Forever?
Not even close. Can a generation of synthetic objects be saved? - Medical Pot Expo
A daily video from Slate V. - If You Live in a Glass House
It gets quite hot in the summer. Visiting Philip Johnson's most durable architectural achievement. - Back to the Futurists: Italy's First Avant-Garde Turns 100
In a city like Rome, where you can't avoid the past, it's easy to see why the Futurists raged against history. - Charity Muggers
I avoid street canvassers for do-gooding organizations. Does that make me a jerk? - Mr. Franken Goes to Washington
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
- Original Gangster
Michael Mann films the life of John Dillinger in Public Enemies. - Keeping the Fizz in the Journalism Biz
Thanks to technology, we may be entering a golden age. - Black and White
Newsweek on Michael Jackson's weird, universal appeal. - Roommates for Life
How do prisons deal with overcrowding? - Don't Get Fooled Again
The Fed botched banking regulation once already. So why does Obama want to give it more power? - The Slate Endorsements
Books, CDs, movies, and other stuff Slate writers liked this month. - Gov. Sanford Is a Cheater. Is He Also a Criminal?
Technically, yes. - You Are How You Camped
What your enjoyment of sleep-away camp, or lack of same, says about your character. - It's Like eBay Meets Match.com
Does peer-to-peer lending work? - Hunting Cigarette Pirates
A daily video from Slate V. - To Do: Make To-Do List
Trying to get organized with Web-based task managers. - Giving Journalists the Silent Treatment
Why ignoring the media is a serious threat to press freedom. - Broken Is Beautiful
Breaking your legs to make yourself taller. - Back to the Futurists: Italy's First Avant-Garde Turns 100
F.T. Marinetti was known as "the caffeine of Europe," an animated cross between P.T. Barnum and Andy Warhol. - Marianne Moore's "Poetry"
Why did she keep revising it? - Madoff Gets Life For "Evil" Crimes
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Monday, June 29, 2009
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Kausfiles:
posted by Mickey Kaus
on July 4, 2009
kf Gets Excitable
It's seemed to me that the Obama administration has made a mistake in the framing of the health care issue: 'We'll raise your taxes and in exchange we're going to cut your treatments.' I mean, how could that not have widespread appeal? It's pain/pain! ... This mistake has been Read More -
The Happiness Project:
posted by Gretchen Rubin
on July 3, 2009
Forgive an Accident. Which Is Harder Than It Sounds.
Yes, I know that. Accidents happen. But I still find it hard not to be annoyed – and to act annoyed – in the face of certain accidents. Reminding myself of my resolution helps me to respond in the right way. Read More -
The XX Factor:
posted by Samantha Henig
on July 2, 2009
Only Caitlin Flanagan Could Make Mark Sanford Look Good
Why does marriage matter? Not of course because of the harm to the deer-in-the-headlights brigade—Silda Wall Spitzer, Jenny Sanford, etc. That would put Flanagan on the side of the adult females. Read More -
Brow Beat:
posted by Kim Gittleson
on July 2, 2009
Today's Google Trends: Saddam Hussein's Posthumous Poetry
If we are what we Google, then Google Hot Trends—an hourly rundown of search terms "that experience sudden surges in popularity"—is the Web's best cultural barometer. Here's a sampling of today's top searches. (Rankings on Hot Trends list current as of 11 a.m.) No. 1: "Wimbledon Read More -
Human Nature:
posted by William Saletan
on July 2, 2009
E-mail, Adultery, and Mark Sanford
Wise up, cheaters. Your passion for what's-her-name may be gone with the sunrise, but text is forever. Just because it has vanished from your screen doesn't mean it has ceased to exist, any more than your wife and kids cease to exist when you fly to Argentina. Read More -
Newmans Own:
posted by Michael Newman
on June 3, 2009
Home at Last
It didn’t happen that way. More later. In the meantime, how about that kitchen? (I'll let Nora explain her newly nuanced position on the countertops.) And the back porch! And it has a new furnace! I’m not just saying this because we’re buying it: It’s a great house. Read More
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