A Slate Investigation

Can Kirk Cousins Dance? A Slate Investigation.

Nick Greene

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Does Black Panther Say “Vibranium” As Much As Avatar Says “Unobtanium”?

Chris Klimek

Feb 21, 2018 7:34 AM

Is Tim Cook Swole? A Slate Investigation.

Jacob Brogan

Jan 30, 2018 3:36 PM

Who Starts Whining Earlier in the Morning: Donald Trump or an Actual Baby?

Ben Mathis-Lilley

Oct 27, 2017 3:55 PM

Have the Menu Options Really Changed? A Slate Investigation.

Nick Greene

Oct 09, 2017 9:00 AM

I Can’t Stop Conspiracy-Theorizing About Jennifer Aniston’s Voice in This Smartwater Commercial

Heather Schwedel

Aug 17, 2017 12:37 PM

Is Klay Thompson a Robot?

Adam Willis

May 12, 2017 11:58 AM

Why Do So Many Actors [Whispery Growl] Talk Like This?

Isaac Butler

Jan 25, 2017 10:15 AM

An NFL Hotel Mystery: Why Do the Packers’ Opponents Stay at a Radisson in Appleton, Wisconsin?

Bécquer Seguín

Sept 23, 2016 2:03 PM

What Was Blorple Falls? Remembering One of Slate’s Weirdest Ideas.

Katy Waldman

Sept 21, 2016 12:47 PM

Why Do Gymnasts Have Such Strange, Elaborate Hairdos? A Slate Investigation.

Rebecca Schuman

Aug 09, 2016 2:40 PM

Why Did a Pearls Before Swine Strip About ISIS Get Spiked? A Slate Investigation.

July 29, 2016 11:54 AM

Why Are Salad Greens Always Labeled “Triple-Washed”?

Stephen Kearse

April 27, 2016 9:30 AM

From Cool McCool to Boaty McBoatface: An Investigationy McInvestigation

March 25, 2016 12:24 PM

The Dip, the Foot Pop, the Selfie Smooch: How Kissing Has Changed Since 1911

Katrina Gulliver

Feb 12, 2016 5:53 AM

Sauce or Gravy? The Secret, Fervent Debate at the Heart of the Italian American Spaghetti Dinner.

Nov 16, 2015 12:44 PM

Long-Sleeved Shirts Are Masquerading as Shorter-Sleeved Shirts. This Ruse Must End.

Heather Schwedel

Oct 29, 2015 10:30 AM

“PRAGUE 0300 HOURS.” What’s That Typing Sound in Action Movies?

Forrest Wickman

Oct 08, 2015 8:32 AM

Is Hamlet Fat? A Slate Investigation.

Isaac Butler

Sept 20, 2015 8:11 PM

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