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Bao Wow Wow Yippee Yo Yippee Yay
Eddie Huang and the rise of the “big dick Asian.”
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The Cartoonist Studio Prize: The Shortlists
The 10 graphic novels and 10 Web comics competing for Slate’s new comics prize.
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Phreaks and Geeks
Before Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak invented Apple, they hacked phones.
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The Marriage Plot
Suzanne Venker’s recipe for a lasting union: “Just be nice, cook, and have sex!”
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Love Bytes
A veteran of online dating finds he’s somewhat compatible with Dan Slater’s new book.
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How Fiction Doesn’t Work
David Shields continues his quest for a more perfect genre.
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The Town Where the Dead Came Back to Life
Revival cartoonist Mike Norton illustrates the February Slate Book Review.
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You Can Do Better Than Mr. Darcy
Nick Carraway, Gus McCrae, and the 10 most attractive men in literature.
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Finer Characters
Brett Ashley, Daisy Buchanan, and the 10 most attractive women in literature.
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The Audio Book Club on Pride and Prejudice
A special edition of our books discussion for the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s classic.
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Amanda McKittrick Ros, the Worst Novelist in History
… Maybe. An excerpt from Mark O’Connell’s Epic Fail.
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Chung-Chung!
The first novel by the creator of Law & Order feels just like a Law & Order episode. Thank goodness.
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In the Company of Men
Rosie Schaap seeks her identity from barstools across New York.
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Bristling Dixie
Uncle Walt thought Song of the South would be his masterpiece. Now it’s invisible.
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Love Letters to Kenny G, Dave Chappelle, and RuPaul
Marcus Wicker’s poetry buzzes with the energy, and loneliness, of pop culture.
