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After some deliberation, we have decided to fold DoubleX back into Slate.
The site will now become its own section, with our XX Factor blog,
articles, and special projects already in the works. Our aim is to
create a more intimate version of the community we have built, with
many of the same voices and passions ... (Read the rest of this ...
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Emily, I think Palin means this as one of her folksy nuggets of wisdom,
and you are supposed to chuckle as you imagine her mediating toddler
disputes over frozen moose pops. And of course it's not that. But you
have to admit that this is a thoroughly radical and maybe even weirdly
feminist notion, particularly coming from a conservative woman. ...
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The turning point for the Virginia governor’s race came in August, when the Washington Post published a copy of Republican Robert McDonnell’s master's thesis,
in which he argued that working women were detrimental to America,
among other retrograde points. McDonnell’s genius in the campaign was
to instantly focus the debate on whether or not he ...
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This week, I am attending the trial of Raymond Merrill Jessop, a member
of a polygamous Mormon sect in West Texas, accused of sexually
assaulting a child. You will no doubt remember the photos from 2008 of
Texas Rangers storming the compound and carting off hundreds of
children, from toddlers to teenagers. Since then, the members of
Yearning ...
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Manohla Dargis
said the movie “startles and charms and delights.” The book is
fantastic. It was cold and rainy all weekend. So I took my children, of
course, and was startled to discover a heavy divorce drama that
alternately terrified and bored. There are many sublime and original
moments in the movie. But overall, the experience is like ...
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The live footage of that helium balloon gliding over Colorado
is the most peaceful and terrifying sight I’ve ever seen. It looks like
some kind of silver jellyfish—pulsing and alive. It looks like a scene
from a 1970s sci-fi movie. It would be beautiful, if not for the kid
trapped inside, no doubt crouched and terrified. This is not Charlie ...
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I feel embarrassed for my fellow journalist class that it’s already
become the counterintuitive position to say that our president deserved
the Nobel Peace Prize. I woke up to the collective “Huh?” in my inbox:
He hasn’t done anything yet. He’s a trophy collector.
A prodigy who disappoints. But come on! Can’t the first African
American ...
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DoubleX is starting a new partnership with the Washington Post Magazine. Each week our contributors will argue over a certain question, and we invite you to join in. This week: Are your female doctors more empathetic than your male doctors? (Read responses from the DoubleX staff here, and join the conversation by following DoubleX on Twitter.)
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David Letterman’s confession last night that he has slept with women he works with was a perfect window into the twisted psyche of the comic. (Read Troy Patterson’s excellent close reading here.) This is why women don’t want to stay married to comedians (the subject of Judd Apatow’s Funny People). They can’t break form, even in what should be the ...
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From where I sit, Nina, I wasn’t at all surprised by the new homeless American girl doll. For the last few years, “homeless” has been the catch-all term for the less fortunate in American schools. Since preschool, my kids have been asked by various teachers about how they can “help the homeless.” Many of them live in neighborhoods where street ...