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- kausfiles
Help! My Firewall's on Fire!
New Hampshire may be part of the problem for Hillary.
Dec. 12, 2007, 8:55 PM ET - television
Who's the Fairest of Them All?
A comparison of all of the women's television networks.
Dec. 12, 2007, 8:30 PM ET - map the correspondent
No Room To Spin
Fleeing the post-debate scrum.
Dec. 12, 2007, 12:36 PM ET - gaming
The Gaming Club
The first thing we do, let's kill all the critics.
Dec. 12, 2007, 4:35 PM ET - food
The Joy of Cookbooks
Gift ideas for the foodie on your list, from notable chefs, food writers, and more.
Dec. 12, 2007, 6:17 PM ET - hot document
Ahmadinejad's Blog
Where Iran's president permits dissent.
Dec. 12, 2007, 5:40 PM ET - trailhead
Debating the Boring Stuff
Republican debates suffer when they can't talk about the juicy issues.
Dec. 12, 2007, 1:22 PM ET - today's blogs
The Devil and Joseph Smith
The latest chatter in cyberspace.
Dec. 12, 2007, 5:18 PM ET - xx factor
Nikita: The Fun-Loving Spy
Plus, the world's oldest mother falls ill.
Dec. 12, 2007, 4:28 PM ET 
day to dayAmerica Hearts Huckabee
Slate stories on NPR's Day to Day.
Dec. 12, 2007, 4:37 PM ET- green room
Dispatch From Bali
Will the negotiations fall apart over the idea of "climate justice"?
Dec. 12, 2007, 1:42 PM ET - map the candidates
Ending the Debate
Democrats and Republicans have their final pre-caucus debates.
Dec. 12, 2007, 12:22 PM ET - hollywoodland
The Big Gun
Is American Idol crippling the writers' strike?
Dec. 12, 2007, 1:15 PM ET - jurisprudence
The Stinger Missile Sting
Why the government should keep its promises to bad guys like Haji Noorzai.
Dec. 12, 2007, 1:05 PM ET - election scorecard
She Likes Me, She Likes Me Not
New Hampshire likes Obama, Giuliani; but supports Clinton, Romney.
Dec. 12, 2007, 4:37 PM ET - culturebox
Smoke Screens
How Hollywood really made cigarettes cool.
Dec. 12, 2007, 11:22 AM ET
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FROM SLATE VSummary Judgment: Is Quarantine this year's Saw?
- SLIDE SHOWMommy, what's a credit default swap?
- fraywatch
Knocked up, knock down, drag-out fight:
Men and women take sides in the Fray
Dec. 12, 2007, 11:44 AM ET - human nature
Ebony and Irony
James Watson, black man.
Dec. 12, 2007, 8:12 AM ET - architecture
Garage Mahals
Architects turn their attention to the problem of parking.
Dec. 12, 2007, 7:48 AM ET - dispatches
Losing Hope
What happened to Afghans' stubborn optimism?
Dec. 12, 2007, 7:39 AM ET - politics
Campaign Junkie
The election trail starts here.
Dec. 12, 2007, 7:06 AM ET - political futures
Why Vote When You Can Bet?
Slate's guide to all the political markets.
Dec. 12, 2007, 6:39 AM ET - today's pictures
Today's Pictures
Around the capital.
Dec. 12, 2007, 6:54 AM ET - doonesbury
Today's Doonesbury
Dreaming of a frozen Christmas.
Dec. 12, 2007, 6:52 AM ET - today's cartoons
Today's Cartoons
Cartoonists' take on Congress.
Dec. 12, 2007, 6:52 AM ET - today's papers
Crack Down
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Dec. 12, 2007, 6:03 AM ET
Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007
- chatterbox
Whose Nominee Is It, Anyway?
Why Florida and Michigan don't mind being disenfranchised.
Dec. 11, 2007, 6:59 PM ET - politics
Clinton Pitches for His Wife
The former president gets personal in Iowa.
Dec. 11, 2007, 6:17 PM ET - sports nut
Michael Vick, 2010 MVP?
Evaluating the chances of the quarterback making an NFL comeback.
Dec. 11, 2007, 6:14 PM ET - today's blogs
Breaking Zubaydah
The latest chatter in cyberspace.
Dec. 11, 2007, 5:52 PM ET - explainer
Can Michael Vick Play Football in Prison?
Only if he's lucky.
Dec. 11, 2007, 5:42 PM ET - press box
Too Young To Write for Page One?
A journalism school professor's lame complaint.
Dec. 11, 2007, 5:36 PM ET - gaming
The Gaming Club
The game industry gets nimble. Finally.
Dec. 11, 2007, 4:35 PM ET - other magazines
Nativist Americans
The New Yorker on the Republican presidential candidates' new favorite issue: illegal immigration.
Dec. 11, 2007, 3:59 PM ET - foreigners
Anxious Nations Don't Compromise
What the Israeli reaction to the NIE report means for the peace process.
Dec. 11, 2007, 3:56 PM ET
- LINE of the DAY"The notion of Emily Dickinson making out in her living room is so foreign to our conception of her."Emily Dickinson's Secret Lover!By Christopher Benfey
- the highbrow
Katherine Heigl's Knocked Up
The demise of the female slacker.
Dec. 11, 2007, 2:04 PM ET - slate v
Yule Log TV
How the hearth came to television.
Dec. 11, 2007, 1:03 PM ET - the green lantern
The Electric Vehicle Acid Test
Are EVs really any better for the environment than gas-guzzling cars?
Dec. 11, 2007, 7:40 AM ET - poem
"The World War Speaks"
A weekly poem, read by the author.
Dec. 11, 2007, 7:36 AM ET - today's papers
Guiding Light
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Dec. 11, 2007, 6:13 AM ET
Monday, Dec. 10, 2007
- foreigners
Getting Away From It All
Why do so many of us want to disappear and start over?
Dec. 10, 2007, 8:14 PM ET - explainer
Band-Aids for Oil Tankers
How do you plug a hole in the side of a ship?
Dec. 10, 2007, 6:54 PM ET - today's blogs
Oprah-o-Rama
The latest chatter in cyberspace.
Dec. 10, 2007, 6:16 PM ET - jurisprudence
Ifs and Buts
If the CIA hadn't destroyed those tapes, what would be different?
Dec. 10, 2007, 5:43 PM ET - kausfiles
The Dog Ate My Sermons
What did Huckabee preach?
Dec. 10, 2007, 5:09 AM ET - moneybox
Worst. Forecasters. Ever?
The cockeyed optimists of the National Association of Realtors.
Dec. 10, 2007, 5:34 PM ET
- gaming
The Gaming Club
How multiplayer video games are like the Army, team sports, and real-life rock bands.
Dec. 10, 2007, 4:35 PM ET - hot document
Huckabee's 1992 AIDS Plan
A homophobic comment comes back to haunt him.
Dec. 10, 2007, 3:09 PM ET - fighting words
Abolish the CIA
Destroying the interrogation tapes amounts to mutiny and treason.
Dec. 10, 2007, 12:09 PM ET - books
Who Cares?
The big question at the heart of J.M. Coetzee's work.
Dec. 10, 2007, 7:31 AM ET - today's papers
Can't Hardly Wait
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Dec. 10, 2007, 6:06 AM ET
Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007
- today's papers
Glory Oprah
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Dec. 9, 2007, 6:36 AM ET
Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007
- moneybox
Something Is Rotten in the State of New York
Gotham's problems will soon be felt in the rest of the country.
Dec. 8, 2007, 7:21 AM ET - the undercover economist
Simple Giving
C'mon, you can do better than a gift card.
Dec. 8, 2007, 7:21 AM ET
- today's papers
Nix Tapes
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Dec. 8, 2007, 5:55 AM ET
Friday, Dec. 7, 2007
- today's blogs
Intel, Lies, and Videotape
The latest chatter in cyberspace.
Dec. 7, 2007, 6:27 PM ET - bushisms
Bushism of the Day
The president's accidental wit and wisdom.
Dec. 7, 2007, 6:16 PM ET - press box
Taking Stock
Every picture tells a story, sometimes the wrong one.
Dec. 7, 2007, 6:07 PM ET - gabfest
The Gabfest Gets a Phone Call
Listen to Slate's weekly political show.
Dec. 7, 2007, 12:11 PM ET - hot document
Interrogation Dos and Don'ts
The Army's handbook on grilling prisoners.
Dec. 7, 2007, 5:26 PM ET - other magazines
Genius at Work?
The New York Times Magazine's annual issue on the best, worst, and oddest ideas of the year.
Dec. 7, 2007, 5:01 PM ET - technology
A Librarian's Worst Nightmare
Yahoo! Answers, where 120 million users can be wrong.
Dec. 7, 2007, 4:30 PM ET
- sports nut
How To Beat the Patriots
An eight-step guide to taking down the NFL's best team.
Dec. 7, 2007, 2:49 PM ET - Science
Return of the Neuropundits!
Should presidential candidates have their brains scanned?
Dec. 7, 2007, 2:40 PM ET - the chat room
Eye on Iran
Fred Kaplan takes readers' questions about future relations and remaining nuclear potential.
Dec. 7, 2007, 11:30 AM ET - well-traveled
San Sebastián on Six Meals a Day
In which I attempt a double-triple: back-to-back meals at Michelin three-star restaurants.
Dec. 7, 2007, 11:19 AM ET - corrections
Corrections
Slate's mistakes.
Dec. 7, 2007, 11:32 AM ET - human nature
Phoning It In
The travesty of political robo-calls.
Dec. 7, 2007, 7:59 AM ET - today's papers
Interrogate
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Dec. 7, 2007, 6:03 AM ET
Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007
- television
The Farnsworth Invention
Aaron Sorkin's new play about the glories of television.
Dec. 6, 2007, 8:17 PM ET - explainer
Castration Anxiety
Can a sex offender still have sex after surgery?
Dec. 6, 2007, 6:53 PM ET - today's blogs
The Stormin' Mormon
The latest chatter in cyberspace.
Dec. 6, 2007, 6:34 PM ET - politics
This I Believe
Romney's incomplete speech on religion in America.
Dec. 6, 2007, 6:32 PM ET - moneybox
Debt Be Not Proud
The subprime mess is just the beginning of the credit crunch.
Dec. 6, 2007, 6:23 PM ET - movies
The Golden Compass
Philip Pullman's subversive fantasy gets put through the Hollywood blandification machine.
Dec. 6, 2007, 6:13 PM ET - family
Her Dark Materials
Should children read Philip Pullman's trilogy—or the incest classic Flowers in the Attic?
Dec. 6, 2007, 6:03 PM ET - bushisms
Bushism of the Day
The president's accidental wit and wisdom.
Dec. 6, 2007, 5:42 PM ET - fighting words
Holy Nonsense
Mitt Romney's windy, worthless speech.
Dec. 6, 2007, 5:40 PM ET - slate fare
Introducing Slate Widgets
First up: Bushisms.
Dec. 6, 2007, 5:10 PM ET
- the has-been
Planes, Trains, and Solicitations
How to make your holiday travel plans without bumping into Larry Craig. Update: OMG at ORD!
Dec. 6, 2007, 6:48 PM ET - press box
The Times Hears a WHO
An accidentally broken embargo causes the World Health Organization to engage in sanction overkill.
Dec. 6, 2007, 3:05 PM ET - shopping
Watch Me Now
Assessing the best portable DVD players.
Dec. 6, 2007, 2:58 PM ET - well-traveled
San Sebastián on Six Meals a Day
For the gastronomic tourist, sightseeing is what happens between meals.
Dec. 6, 2007, 11:19 AM ET - recycled
Fight or Flight in Omaha
What should you do when confronted with a gun-wielding madman?
Dec. 6, 2007, 1:55 PM ET - obit
Elizabeth Hardwick, 1916-2007
How the extraordinary critic read fiction.
Dec. 6, 2007, 12:53 PM ET - human nature
Hold the Fart
Fighting global warming through animal burps.
Dec. 6, 2007, 9:16 AM ET - recycled
Favre From Heaven
Why journalists deify the Green Bay Packers quarterback.
Dec. 6, 2007, 7:28 AM ET - dear prudence
I'll Be Home for Christmas
But only if I can avoid seeing my father.
Dec. 6, 2007, 7:25 AM ET - today's papers
Subfreezing
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Dec. 6, 2007, 6:02 AM ET
- today's papers
New World Order - today's business press
Party Like It's 1929 - other magazines
Kosher Wars - explainer
What's Up With ACORN?
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