Department Index
Recycled 2009:
Previously published Slate articles made new.
If you'd like to sort this department listing by headline, author or date, please use the Slate search.
- Happy Birthday, Smokey Bear Firefighting bears, crime-stopping pooches, and more of history's greatest pedagogical animals.
July 3, 2009 - The Great Barbecue Debate Is charcoal bad for the planet?
July 3, 2009 - Death by Cheese and the Dreaded Ruptured Stomach The past and future of competitive eating injuries.
July 3, 2009 - Summer-House Lit On not owning a vacation home.
July 2, 2009 - You Are How You Camped What your enjoyment of sleep-away camp, or lack of same, says about your character.
June 30, 2009 - Infinite Summer The Audio Book Club on David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest.
June 29, 2009 - Why Did Madoff Get a Longer Sentence Than He Can Possibly Serve? Prison terms, explained.
June 29, 2009 - Sotomayor and Law & Order Why powerful women, like the Supreme Court nominee, love LNO.
June 5, 2009 - Leon Despres, RIP The author of Slate's "Diary of a 100-Year-Old Man" dies at 101.
May 7, 2009 - Win, Place, and Dope Why it matters that racehorses are on steroids.
May 1, 2009 - Hand-Washing in Public Bathrooms Can soap get dirty? Or is it "self-cleaning," since it's soap?
April 30, 2009 - Why Isn't There a Cure-All Influenza Vaccine? Because it wouldn't be safe.
April 27, 2009 - Do Surgical Masks Stop Swine Flu? Probably not.
April 27, 2009 - Outbreaks vs. Epidemics Plus, when can the government quarantine its citizens?
April 27, 2009 - Cancel Water-Boarding 101 The military should close its torture school. I know because I graduated from it.
April 22, 2009 - So You Won a Pulitzer Who cares?
April 20, 2009 - Impeach Jay Bybee Why should a suspected war criminal serve as a federal judge?
April 17, 2009 - Madden Hangs Up the Telestrator Highlights from Slate's coverage of John Madden over the years.
April 16, 2009 - What? You've Not Been Honored by the Webbys? If there is a less exclusive award on the planet, I've yet to hear of it.
April 15, 2009 - Why Do the Blind Get a Tax Break? And other questions about the IRS, with answers from our archives.
April 14, 2009 - Highlights From Slate's Recession Coverage Reader photographs of tough times, tips on managing tent cities, and other advice on surviving the economic downturn.
April 14, 2009 - How To Watch the Masters An expert's guide to watching golf on television.
April 10, 2009 - The Two-Minute Haggadah A Passover service for the impatient.
April 8, 2009 - Madonna and Child, Africa Edition, Part 2 How do you adopt a child in the developing world?
April 1, 2009 - The April Fools' Day Defense Kit This year, don't be taken for a sucker by the media.
April 1, 2009 - The 25-Cent Flood Protection Device Why are we still using sandbags to keep rivers from overflowing?
March 30, 2009 - The Prostate Why the gland is so famous.
March 20, 2009 - Why Is It Called "March Madness"? How the NCAA Tournament got its nickname.
March 20, 2009 - Why Are Pakistani Lawyers Always Protesting? More on the judicial crisis in Islamabad.
March 18, 2009 - The Lead Is Safe How to tell when a college basketball game is out of reach.
March 18, 2009 - St. Patrick Revealed The man behind the green beer and myth.
March 16, 2009 - Rereading Watchmen The world's first anti-heroic comic book is underwhelming.
March 5, 2009 - Jose Rijo Unplugged Hanging out with the ousted Washington Nationals exec in the Dominican Republic.
March 2, 2009 - "One Dollar for Every West Virginian" The crazy judicial-corruption case that the Supreme Court should hear.
March 2, 2009 - Antoinette K-Doe, RIP Remembering a great New Orleanian.
Feb. 27, 2009 - How Much for That Monkey? Primates a la carte.
Feb. 26, 2009 - Fixing It: Fiscal Policy Fully account for the budget, stick to the budget, and work with the other party.
Feb. 23, 2009 - Demetri Martin's Slate Diary A weeklong journal from the comedian and writer.
Feb. 18, 2009 - The Man Beneath the Hat The truth about Lincoln's sexuality.
Feb. 12, 2009 - The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Unplugged Allen C. Guelzo's book strips away the nostalgia around this classic encounter.
Feb. 12, 2009 - Doggie Bag Great scraps about the Westminster Dog Show from the Slate archives.
Feb. 10, 2009 - Did He Start the Fire? How arson investigations into wildfires work.
Feb. 9, 2009 - The Baseball Player as Android How Alex Rodriguez inched toward humanity.
Feb. 7, 2009 - Hard-Core Fans Some Super Bowl viewers had their football interrupted by porn. It could happen to you, too!
Feb. 4, 2009 - Let Si Get This The Condé Nast economy—all expenses paid, all the time.
Feb. 3, 2009 - The Groundhog Fraud How do you know whether Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow? A Slate investigation.
Jan. 30, 2009 - Who Is Bruce Springsteen? The true legacy of America's last rock star.
Jan. 27, 2009 - Why Is Philip Seymour Hoffman a "Supporting Actor"? Your Oscar questions, answered.
Jan. 22, 2009 - Torture Logic Obama legal appointee Marty Lederman's writing for Slate.
Jan. 22, 2009 - FISA and Gitmo and Cheney, Oh My! Obama appointee David Barron's writing for Slate.
Jan. 22, 2009 - Ten To Toss The top Bush executive orders that Obama should scrap immediately.
Jan. 20, 2009 - The Sexiest Man in the Morgue Farewell, William L. Petersen, the dumpy heartthrob of CSI.
Jan. 14, 2009 - How To Aim a Rocket Plus, what's the difference between rockets and missiles?
Jan. 13, 2009 - Gaza: The Basics Some history and background on the Gaza Strip.
Jan. 13, 2009 - Robert Rubin's Free Ride How does Clinton's treasury secretary escape blame for the market meltdown?
Jan. 9, 2009 - A Photographer in Gaza How to take pictures of a war.
Jan. 6, 2009 - The President's Law Firm Obama appointee Dawn Johnsen's collected writings for Slate.
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