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Blogs and Web magazines are looking more and more alike. What's the difference? - The Slatest: Evening Edition
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My eyes have now seen a Porta Potty become an excrement milkshake. - Anger, Aspen-Style
Michael Bennet's appeal to Colorado Democrats: I feel your pangs of regret. - Live 30 Rock
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The futility of critiquing political "style." - The New York Live Gabfest
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Helen Mirren Has a Gun
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Harry Reid and Sharron Angle have a lackluster debate
Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010
- Manhole in the Promised Land
The FCC's new "bill shock" rule for cell phones doesn't go far enough. 
Porn Star Zero
Does anyone track the sex lives of adult-film performers?- Privacy Rights Inc.
Your right to personal privacy is shrinking even as Corporate America's is growing. - Godfather vs. Vor
Who would win in a fight? - Retired, Extremely Dull
Malkovich, Mirren, and Willis as former black-ops specialists in Red. - Show Me the Donors
What's the point of disclosing campaign donations? Let's review. - Classrooms With a View
Innovative school design is hard, but it doesn't have to be. - Old McDonald's FarmVille
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A Slate investigation finds more Duke-like sex slides. - Rick Sanchez's Prejudices—and Mine
Finding your inner bigot. - The Other Blind Sides
The Michael Oher story may have been amazing, but was it unique? - Can the Mama Grizzlies Pull Off a Twitter Revolution?
How the conservative women's movement is using social networks. - A Renaissance in Washington, D.C.
Part 2: How do you breathe new life into the U.S. capital's architecture? Hire a Canadian. - Christina Hendricks on an Endless Loop
The glorious GIF renaissance. - Is the Family Feud My Fault?
My sister and I had a blowup, and now I'm getting all the blame for ruining our relationship.
Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010
- A New Plan for Afghanistan
Less counterinsurgency, more killing and capturing. - Extreme Ethical Hygiene at the New York Times
Times opinion columnist Joe Nocera isn't always entitled to his opinion. - A Stimulus for the GOP
President Obama makes an unforced error, and Republicans take advantage. - How Does the Military Prove That Someone Is Gay?
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In one poor Shiite suburb of Beirut, the Iranian president is a conqueror and a heartthrob. - In the Tank
Why Tom Tancredo's supporters think he can be Colorado's next governor. - Mad Men, Season 4
Week 12: Don's net worth. - In Defense of Middle Management
A new study demonstrates just how important bureaucracy and paperwork really are. - The Best Rosanne Cash Song Ever
Dare you not to weep! - The Culture Gabfest, "Does It Get Better?" Edition
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Giving Back Your Constitution
What the court needs, Breyer's new book says, is an engaged public.- Tarantino's Gal
An appreciation of film editor Sally Menke. - How Much Did You Spend Today?
Readers try to predict the average consumer's daily spending. - Booty Pageant
Carl Paladino is right about gay pride parades, and wrong about gay marriage. - Cracked Actor
The film career of David Bowie.
Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010
- Ask George Bailey
Do we need a foreclosure moratorium? And other dilemmas. - Why Don't Soldiers Wear Bulletproof Face Masks?
Because they're hot, heavy, and don't work very well. - Retiring the Side
Why are sportswriters so eager to tell aging stars they've "stayed too long" in the game? - Don't Worry, the Robot's Driving
Texting on the road is dangerous. The solution: self-driving cars. - The Family That Bathes Together
Prudie counsels a mother who wonders when the time is right to stop bathing with her little boy. - Signed and Sealed
The foreclosure mess aside, making states recognize one another's documents is a good idea. - The GOP's Disastrous Ideas
Why Brazil, India, and China will be thrilled if Republicans win the midterms. - Mad Men, Season 4
Week 12: Mad Men's characters have become too unpredictable. - This Doesn't Look Like Unity
Just months before Sudan's secession referendum, displaced southerners are being harassed for brewing a traditional drink. - Authenticus Maximus
Making sense of the bloodiest postmodern show on television, Spartacus. - Drinking While Pregnant
Do women really need to abstain completely? - Those Were the Days
How do today's shorter, simpler TV theme songs stack up to the classics of the genre? - "On Finding Bloodstains in My Notebook After a Bad Party"
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Monday, Oct. 11, 2010
- Start Poor. Work Hard. Do Well. Be Hated Anyway.
Why do Americans resent upward mobility? - Mad Men, Season 4
Week 12: Don's Hail Mary. - Hang Up and Listen: The Sleaziest Men in Sports Edition
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What are the health effects of spending more than two months in a Chilean mine? - You've Lost Your Glow
Photographs of broken neon signs. - Little Big Race
Is Nevada's Third District the most important House race in the country? - You're Next, George Allen
Tea Partiers worry that a GOP landslide will let the party ignore them again. - Un-American Influence
Could foreign spending on elections really be legal? - Dear Prudence: OCD Neat Freak?
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What normal person would put up with the inane indignities of the electoral process? - They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
The life of an equine movie star. - The Riddle of the Sphincter
Why do women who have anal sex get more orgasms? - Real Men Cry and Do Laundry
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