Thursday, March 18, 2010

- That Jagger Swagger
Idol vs. the Rolling Stones.
Katherine Meizel | idolatry |
Thursday, 12:09 PM ET
- Chill Out
Climate scientists are getting a little too angry for their own good.
Matthew C. Nisbet | green room |
Thursday, 11:07 AM ET
Count Me Out
Will you get in trouble for dodging the Census?
Ted Rose | recycled |
Thursday, 10:30 AM ET
Omega Males and the Women Who Hate Them
They're unemployed, romantically challenged, and they're everywhere.
Jessica Grose | double x |
Thursday, 9:59 AM ET
- Crossing the Atlantic on the Queen Mary 2
Looking for allies at napkin-folding class.
Melanie Rehak | well-traveled |
Thursday, 9:47 AM ET
- The Slatest: Morning Edition
"All blacks" asked to leave Wal-Mart store; more Americans living in multigenerational households; Madoff beat by fellow inmate; Cornell declares a "public health crisis" after sixth confirmed suicide in as many months.
The Slatest |
Thursday, 6:45 AM ET
- When Patients Attack!
How can doctors practice medicine safely without compromising on care?
Rahul Parikh | medical examiner |
Thursday, 6:44 AM ET
- New Classmate Opens Old Wound
A childhood-abuse victim is thrown for a loop when her tormenter's relative reappears.
dear prudence |
Thursday, 6:44 AM ET
- Obama Gets Lucky With New Votes
A summary of what's in the major publications.
Laura Mortkowitz | today's business press |
Thursday, 6:44 AM ET
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

- Has Obama Turned Against Israel?
The charge is ludicrous.
Fred Kaplan | war stories |
Wednesday, 7:09 PM ET
- The Worst "Pharm Party" Story Ever
The San Francisco Chronicle takes the honor.
Jack Shafer | press box |
Wednesday, 6:29 PM ET
- Priests From Mars, Nuns From Venus
The latest on whether health care reform will pass.
Timothy Noah | prescriptions |
Wednesday, 6:12 PM ET
- Lost, Season 6
Season 6: Sweet mother of God.
Chadwick Matlin, Jack Shafer, and Seth Stevenson | tv club |
Wednesday, 5:50 PM ET
You're Defrocked!
Can the pope be fired?
Christopher Beam | explainer |
Wednesday, 5:41 PM ET
- A Middle East Without American Influence?
That's the logical outcome of the Obama administration's current policies.
Lee Smith | foreigners |
Wednesday, 4:47 PM ET
- Israel vs. America
Slate Editor David Plotz and Daily Caller Editor Tucker Carlson chatted about health care, Israel, and Tiger Woods. Read the transcript.
David Plotz | im |
Wednesday, 4:23 PM ET
- The World's Strangest Financial Instrument
Why does anyone buy insurance policies that pay off only if the U.S. goes bankrupt?
Daniel Gross | moneybox |
Wednesday, 3:58 PM ET
- Today in News Dots
Who is James Sikes?
The Slatest |
Wednesday, 2:53 PM ET
Productivity Madness
The press swallows $3.8 billion worth of junk economics.
Jack Shafer | recycled |
Wednesday, 1:06 PM ET
St. Patrick
No snakes. No shamrocks. Just the facts.
David Plotz | recycled |
Wednesday, 12:27 PM ET
- I'll Have What He's Wearing
Slate's online video magazine.
slate v |
Wednesday, 11:49 AM ET
- The Culture Gabfest, "This Is Event Programming, Dammit" Edition
Listen to Slate's show about the week in culture.
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and June Thomas | culture gabfest |
Wednesday, 11:12 AM ET
Not Married? Your Insurance Might Not Cover Fertility Treatments.
One woman's quest to avoid a ring but have a baby.
Sarah Wildman | doublex health |
Wednesday, 9:32 AM ET
- The Efficient Life
Slate wants your best ideas for how to live a cheaper, more energy-efficient life.
Daniel Gross | the hive |
Wednesday, 9:31 AM ET
- Crossing the Atlantic on the Queen Mary 2
Observing our fellow passengers in the buffet line.
Melanie Rehak | well-traveled |
Thursday, 9:47 AM ET
- Volunteer Vacations
How to be of service while you travel—and not get swindled in the process.
Sandy Stonesifer | my goodness |
Wednesday, 7:04 AM ET
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

- Broadbandits
What's wrong with the FCC's plan to bring high-speed Internet access to rural America.
Chris Wilson | webhead |
Tuesday, 10:04 PM ET
- Fear of Vote-a-Rama
Why House Democrats are so nervous about their Senate colleagues.
John Dickerson | politics |
Tuesday, 7:25 PM ET
- What's Wrong With the Post Op-Ed Page?
No, it's not the number of conservative columnists.
Jack Shafer | press box |
Tuesday, 7:07 PM ET
- Cross Talk
The unfathomable Supreme Court penchant for talking politics.
Dahlia Lithwick | jurisprudence |
Tuesday, 6:37 PM ET
How To Get an Apartment in East Jerusalem
Who builds settlements, and who moves into them?
Juliet Lapidos | explainer |
Tuesday, 6:30 PM ET
Tea Party at the Supreme Court
Ginni Thomas turns questions about her activism to her advantage.
Emily Bazelon | double x |
Tuesday, 6:37 PM ET
- What Are You Waiting For?
You're not an idiot for buying an iPad on April 3.
Farhad Manjoo | technology |
Tuesday, 5:11 PM ET
- The Sleaziest Coach in a Sleazy Game
John Calipari and college basketball are a match made a few levels below heaven.
Charles P. Pierce | sports nut |
Tuesday, 4:24 PM ET
- Seize Power, Shareholders
More regulation won't fix Wall Street, but a shareholder revolution will.
Eliot Spitzer | the best policy |
Tuesday, 2:53 PM ET
Why Is It Called "March Madness"?
How did the NCAA Tournament get its nickname?
Brendan I. Koerner | recycled |
Tuesday, 12:51 PM ET
- Crossing the Atlantic on the Queen Mary 2
Losing track of time.
Melanie Rehak | well-traveled |
Thursday, 9:47 AM ET
- How To Win Your NCAA Pool
Act like a hedge-fund manager, and pick Duke to win it all.
Chris Wilson | sports nut |
Tuesday, 10:50 AM ET
- The Complete Walker, Texas Ranger
Fifty-one discs. Two hundred two episodes. Innumerable roundhouses.
Mason Currey | dvd extras |
Tuesday, 9:37 AM ET
- Greening the Crimson Tide
What's the environmental impact of my period?
Nina Shen Rastogi | the green lantern |
Tuesday, 9:36 AM ET
- The Taxman Cometh
My search for the best online tax-prep service on the market.
Tom Bartlett | shopping |
Tuesday, 7:12 AM ET
- Sex, Violence, and the Supernatural
Before the tabloids, there were the folk ballads.
Robert Pinsky | poem |
Tuesday, 7:05 AM ET
Monday, March 15, 2010

- Continental Divide
Britain and America both have center-left leaders, but the two nations are further apart than ever.
Anne Applebaum | foreigners |
Monday, 8:04 PM ET
Baby Eyewitness
Can infants be traumatized by the sight of violence?
Brian Palmer | explainer |
Monday, 7:19 PM ET
- Health Reform's Virgin Birth
The brouhaha over the "Slaughter strategy."
Timothy Noah | prescriptions |
Monday, 7:08 PM ET
- Barack Obama's Facebook Feed
Health care's final stretch, Eric Massa, and the fall of Scott Brown.
Christopher Beam and Chris Wilson | obama's facebook feed |
Monday, 6:48 PM ET
- Hang Up and Listen: The Shining Moments Edition
Listen to Slate's podcast about the week in sports.
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, Mike Pesca | hang up and listen |
Monday, 3:46 PM ET
- Big Breitbart
Andrew Breitbart is messing with you.
Christopher Beam | politics |
Monday, 2:06 PM ET
- Stupak = More Abortions
T.R. Reid explains how health reform would decrease the number of abortions.
Timothy Noah | prescriptions |
Monday, 1:11 PM ET
- The Audio Book Club on Wolf Hall
Our critics discuss Hilary Mantel's Man Booker Prize-winning novel.
Troy Patterson, John Swansburg, and Jacob Weisberg | the audio book club |
Monday, 12:22 PM ET
- Dear Prudence: Disgusting Baby Kisses
Slate's online video magazine.
slate v |
Monday, 11:04 AM ET
- The Great Catholic Cover-Up
The pope's entire career has the stench of evil about it.
Christopher Hitchens | fighting words |
Monday, 10:20 AM ET
Is Egg Freezing Unfairly Marginalized?
Why the experimental label should be removed from the procedure.
Sarah Elizabeth Richards | doublex health |
Monday, 10:19 AM ET
- Hedgislation
Your vote on health care is more important than your re-election.
William Saletan | frame game |
Monday, 7:50 AM ET
- Crossing the Atlantic on the Queen Mary 2
Have you ever arrived at your plane seat and experienced a pleasant surprise?
Melanie Rehak | well-traveled |
Thursday, 9:47 AM ET
Sunday, March 14, 2010

Black Like Whom?
In search of a shareable African-American history.
Jacqueline Jones | books |
Sunday, 8:38 AM ET
Saturday, March 13, 2010

- This Week's Bidenisms
Collecting the vice president's gaffes and head-slappers.
Jeremy Stahl | Bidenisms |
Saturday, 8:03 AM ET
Friday, March 12, 2010

- Elder Abuse
The Republicans' mistreatment of Sen. Robert Byrd in their fight against health care reform.
John Dickerson | politics |
Friday, 6:03 PM ET
- Why Do We Tickle?
Rep. Eric Massa tickled his staff. Is that normal?
Brian Palmer | Science |
Friday, 6:00 PM ET
Sports and Torts
If a NASCAR driver died in a crash, would the racer who caused it be liable?
Christopher Beam | explainer |
Friday, 5:24 PM ET
- Take This Bong Hit
Bong Joon-Ho's new film, Mother, is terrific.
Dana Stevens | movies |
Friday, 4:15 PM ET
Wine Limbo
How low can you go (in price) and still drink well?
Mike Steinberger | drink |
Friday, 3:40 PM ET
- Reviews of: Green Zone, Remember Me, and She's Out of My League
Slate's online video magazine.
slate v |
Friday, 2:49 PM ET
- You Came, You Thought, You Drank
The best ideas generated at Slate's live discussion about "The Efficient Life."
Jenny Rogers | the hive |
Friday, 2:04 PM ET
- When Planes Land on Highways
The ins and outs of a surprisingly frequent phenomenon.
Tom Vanderbilt | transport |
Friday, 11:34 AM ET
- American Idol This Week
Why the show should stop mocking Broadway.
Katherine Meizel | idolatry |
Friday, 11:02 AM ET
- It's Payback Time
Here's a surprise: AIG might pay back $170 billion of its $182 billion bailout.
Daniel Gross | moneybox |
Friday, 10:51 AM ET
- The Tickle Fight Gabfest
Listen to Slate's review of the week in politics.
Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz | gabfest |
Friday, 8:38 AM ET
I Hate Your Wedding Web Site
What should be purely functional turns into a showcase for narcissism.
Noreen Malone | double x |
Friday, 7:17 AM ET
- Corrections
Slate's mistakes.
corrections |
Friday, 7:11 AM ET
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The XX Factor:
posted by Jessica Grose
on March 17, 2010
There Is No Such Thing as the Best Actress "Oscar Curse"
Michelle "Bombshell" McGee's name is all over the Internet today because the tabloid In Touch claims that she is having an affair
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Brow Beat:
posted by Jeremy Stahl
on March 17, 2010
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Hardcore enthusiasts of The Wire can be forgiven for skipping (or, more likely, not having heard of) The Avon Barksdale Story: Legends of the Unwired , released last week on DVD. The unrated "docudrama" purports to tell the true story of the "real" Avon Barksdale . What more: The duo Read More
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Human Nature:
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on March 15, 2010
When Virtual Reality Kills
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Kausfiles:
posted by Mickey Kaus
on March 2, 2010
Kf Caught in the Act
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