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Syria Blames Al-Qaida For Suicide Bombing
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Moneybox
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Weigel
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XX Factor
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Brow Beat
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The Reckoning
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Future Tense
A citizen’s guide to the future from Slate, the New America Foundation, and Arizona State.
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Today's Doonesbury
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The Explainer
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Facebook Is Hiding Your Mail
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The History of Occupy Wall Street
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Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party
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The Presidential Horse Race
What the GOP campaign would look like if it were an actual horse race.
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The Mouse Trap
The dangers of using one lab animal to study every disease.
By Daniel Engber
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Robot Invasion
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Permanent Record
The surprising stories I uncovered in a trove of report cards from the 1920s.
By Paul Lukas
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Stop Putting Two Spaces After a Period
It's totally, absolutely, indefensibly wrong.
By Farhad Manjoo
TOP STORIES
- Friday, January 6, 2012
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Obama Needs Bigger Ideas
If he’s going to beat Romney, the president must have grand plans. Here are two worth trying.
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Back to the Grind
Sara Dickerman responds to the black-pepper enthusiasts.
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The Movie Club
Somehow, the best comic book movie of the year was about Marvel’s squarest hero.
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NFL 2011
An insider's guide to chop blocks.
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Tasers, Drone Attacks, and Hospice Gone Awry
This week’s top MuckReads from ProPublica.
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What Is “Austrian Economics”?
And why is Ron Paul obsessed with it?
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Downton Abbey, Reviewed
The second season turns its gaze from class war on a great estate to the actual Great War.
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Other Theories of Physics
Amateurs around the world take on the priesthood of mainstream science.
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The 120 Miles in 90 Minutes Gabfest
Listen to Slate's show about Iowa and New Hampshire, Richard Cordray’s recess appointment, and American economic immobility.
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“I Don’t Believe in Magic Potions, But My Friend Used Some To Turn Into a Fly”
Making sense of traditional healing culture in South Africa.
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Israeli Democracy in Peril
Why Daniel Levy thinks Israel’s policy toward the Palestinians is poisoning the Jewish state from within.
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How Downton Abbey Cured My Broken Heart
The series addresses male emotions better than any entertainment set in the modern age.
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Porky Pig
In early America, farm animals took the blame for zoophilic sex.
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Downton Abbey, Season 2
O’Brien is a great villain, and Downton is a great soap opera.
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Palinisms
Did Sarah Palin really say that?
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Corrections
Slate's mistakes.
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Thanks, Teach
A new study suggests that a good grade school teacher can boost college attendance rates, reduce teenage pregnancy, and increase a student’s earning potential.
- Thursday, January 5, 2012
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Learn To Talk Like Rick Santorum
The Q-W-A Maneuver, the Pop Quiz, and more of the Republican candidate’s best rhetorical tricks.
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The Coming War Over the Pentagon Budget
How the president’s new defense strategy could spark an existential crisis for the Army and the Marines.
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Playoff Permutations
Josh Levin and Nate Jackson take your questions about the NFL postseason.
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NFL 2011
The New York Jets are out-Lupica-ing Mike Lupica.
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Palinisms
Did Sarah Palin really say that?
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Sneaking By the Senate
When did presidents start using recess appointments to bypass advice and consent?
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Marci and Me
After 34 years, the Internet gave me a sister I’d never known.
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The Movie Club
There is no single movie this year that everyone is excited about.
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The Granddaddy of Dumb Ideas
Why Aaron David Miller thinks admitting a Palestinian state to the United Nations would be a terrible move.
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Love Is in the Air
Is breaking wind in front of your boyfriend worth breaking up over?
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Marilyn Monroe’s Two Secrets
What I learned about the icon by folding her capri pants.
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Downton Abbey, Season 2
Why do we love Lady Mary, the Dowager Countess, and Mr. Bates the valet so?
- Wednesday, January 4, 2012
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The Mitt and McCain Show
Can the former New Hampshire darling convince the state to embrace an establishment candidate?
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Why Do Women Vote Differently Than Men?
Despite stereotypes, men are actually more fickle at the voting booth.
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In Montana, Corporations Aren’t People
Can Montana get away with defying the Supreme Court on Citizens United?
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NFL 2011
Analyst Trent Dilfer would rip quarterback Trent Dilfer.
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The Difficulty of Determining Delegates
Why are news organizations reporting different results from the Iowa caucuses?
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You Need To Learn How To Program
Make a free weekly coding lesson your New Year’s resolution.
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The Iowa Horse Race
A recap of the Iowa caucus, animated as a horse race.
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Playoff Time
Join a live Facebook chat about the start of the NFL postseason.
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Palestine’s Bid for U.N. Membership is Dangerous and Wrong
With the Jan. 10 Slate/Intelligence Squared debate approaching, former Israeli ambassador to the U.N. Dore Gold explains why the Palestinian effort destabilizes the region.
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Flip This Economy
A new study shows how short-term speculators made the housing bubble much, much worse.
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Face It: Romney’s the Nominee
The media will desperately try to persuade you there is still a Republican race. Do not pay attention.
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The Movie Club
A defense of The Artist, offered without disclaimers or shame.
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Lube Job
Should Google associate Rick Santorum's name with anal sex?
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Anatomy of a Narrow Victory
Five years in the making, Romney’s Iowa win took a lot more than money.
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The Culture Gabfest, “Hot Nude Yoga” Edition
Listen to Slate's show about The Iron Lady, the return of Absolutely Fabulous, and the Slate movie club.
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My Mom Joined Twitter and It Brought Us Closer
The way she presented herself to the world allowed me to know her better as an adult.
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Against Pepper
Salt needs a new companion.
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How’d My Avatar Get Into That Sneaker Ad?
The ethical questions surrounding building consumers into commercial advertising.
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The U.N. Should Accept Palestine as a Full Member State
With Jan. 10’s Slate/Intelligence Squared debate approaching, former Palestinian presidential candidate Mustafa Barghouti explains why Israel and the United States are on the wrong side of history.
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Romney Takes Iowa, but Santorum Really Won
Can Santorum derail the front-runner by replicating his amazing Iowa surge in New Hampshire?
- Tuesday, January 3, 2012
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Hang Up and Listen: The New Year’s on Ice Edition
Slate’s sports podcast on the NFL’s flops and successes, high-scoring college football bowls, and the NHL’s Winter Classic.
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Brought to You by the Letter “$”
With all its merchandising, does Sesame Street really lose money?
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Cesarean Nation
The cautionary tale of how China came to have the world's highest C-section rate.
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Ron Paul’s Long Game
The libertarian’s looking good in Iowa, and he won’t just be a one-state wonder.
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Weak-Willed? There’s an App for That.
Meet GymPact, a new company that wants to charge you for not exercising.
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Writer’s Block
Virginia primary voters should be allowed to vote for the GOP nominee of their choice.
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Should the U.N. Admit Palestine as a Full Member State?
Watch—and participate in—the Slate/Intelligence Squared live debate on Jan. 10.
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In Love With the Nanny
In a live chat, Dear Prudence advises a woman whose ex has fallen for their sitter.
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The Movie Club
Can you admire a movie without enjoying it?
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Dear Prudence: Annoying Little Genius
A weekly Dear Prudence video.
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No to Nuptials
Will opposite-sex civil unions spell the end of traditional marriage?
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Can We Really Unplug?
The illusion of Internet freedom.
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NFL 2011
Was Matt Flynn's big game a fluke?
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How Gucci Got Its Groove Back
The roller-coaster history of one of fashion's most iconic brands.
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- Monday, January 2, 2012
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Rick Rolls
Why Santorum's uncompromising style is pushing him to the top in Iowa.
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The Movie Club
Why I loved Melancholia, and why Tree of Life left me cold.
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Santorum Surges, Romney Shrugs
Why a Santorum caucus victory won’t change the race.
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The Greatest Paper Map of the United States You’ll Ever See
Made by one guy in Oregon.
- Sunday, January 1, 2012
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Santorum’s Last Stand
Days before the Iowa caucus the senator shoots from the back of the pack.
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The World of Assouline
How a luxury book publisher has thrived in an anemic market.
- Saturday, December 31, 2011
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Mr. Positivity
Newt Gingrich complains that big money and negative ads are crushing him in Iowa. He has a point.
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The Global Rise of the Informal Economy
A new podcast about nonfiction books and their authors.
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Meta-Chatter: The Best of Slate’s Year-End Roundups
The week’s most interesting Slate stories.
