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Dow Jones Expands Its Golden Parachute
kausfiles
Failure Was an Option!
human nature
Cloning R.I.P.?
fraywatch
Lost in Space
chatterbox
Who Will Be the Last Bush Loyalist?
hot document
Agent Dzwilewski's Exit Interview
the has-been
See Anything
blogging the bible
The Complete Blogging the Bible
summary judgment
Goth or Not?

PODCASTS

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Slate Contest: Who Will Be the Last Bush Loyalist?

The Mind-Bending Sculpture of Richard Serra

Why Can't the Pope Get Better Bodyguards?

The Best Little Grill Money Can Buy

Has the God Particle Already Been Found?

kausfiles
Failure Was an Option!:
Good thing too. The immigration "grand bargain" collapses.
Mickey Kaus
June 7, 2007, 10:04 PM ET
movies
Ocean's 13 :
The movie as luxury brand.
Dana Stevens
June 7, 2007, 8:29 PM ET
press box
Dow Jones Expands Its Golden Parachute:
Company to compensate up to 135 managers if they get the sack after a change in ownership.
Jack Shafer
June 7, 2007, 8:24 PM ET
explainer
Whence the !@#$?:
How a dirty word gets that way.
Michelle Tsai
June 7, 2007, 6:57 PM ET
war stories
Is Russia Our Enemy?:
These days, it's not so simple.
Fred Kaplan
June 7, 2007, 6:45 PM ET
moneybox
Bush's War on Whole Foods:
The government's crazy effort to stop the organic chain from buying a competitor.
Daniel Gross
June 7, 2007, 6:33 PM ET
today's blogs
No Stemming the Debate:
The latest chatter in cyberspace.
David Sessions
June 7, 2007, 6:26 PM ET
the chat room
Premeditating on The Sopranos:
Timothy Noah talks with readers about the coming climax of HBO's mob drama.
June 7, 2007, 5:45 PM ET
video
Grading the GOP:
Our video news graph on Tuesday's debate.
Andy Bowers
June 7, 2007, 5:06 PM ET
foreigners
Who Killed Alexander Litvinenko?:
Exclusive excerpts from Death of a Dissident.
Alex Goldfarb and Marina Litvinenko
June 7, 2007, 4:07 PM ET
mixing desk
Geezers Need Excitement:
Old-people cover bands, hip-hop rock stars, Manu Chao, and Miranda Lambert.
Jody Rosen
June 7, 2007, 4:04 PM ET
video
Doctors Dissect Dr. Death:
A Slate news graph on Kevorkian's return.
Bill Smee
June 7, 2007, 1:28 PM ET
summary judgment
Goth or Not?:
The critical buzz on Marilyn Manson.
Doree Shafrir
June 7, 2007, 12:48 PM ET
sports nut
The Spurs' Secret Weapon:
R.C. Buford is the NBA's best general manager. Plus: Why does every other GM stink?
Robert Weintraub
June 7, 2007, 12:44 PM ET
theater
Dishing the 2006-07 Broadway Theater Season:
Why is Broadway so unhip?
Peter Filichia and June Thomas
June 7, 2007, 12:35 PM ET

SLIDE SHOW

Vacationing on an offshore drilling rig.

SLATE VIDEO

Who won the Democratic debate?

human nature
Cloning RIP?:
A new breakthrough that could end the stem-cell war.
William Saletan
June 7, 2007, 8:09 AM ET
dear prudence
Aww, Moooomm:
My boyfriend is bonding with his mother over our sex life. What should I do?
June 7, 2007, 7:14 AM ET
political futures
Why Vote When You Can Bet?:
Slate's guide to all the political markets.
June 7, 2007, 7:13 AM ET
today's cartoons
Today's Cartoons:
Cartoonists' take on the G8 summit.
June 7, 2007, 7:12 AM ET
today's pictures
Today's Pictures:
Holy city!
June 7, 2007, 7:12 AM ET
doonesbury
Today's Doonesbury:
Want Thudpucker with that?
June 7, 2007, 7:10 AM ET
fraywatch
Lost in Space:
Abstract topography.
Geoffrey Andersen
June 7, 2007, 7:05 AM ET
today's papers
Turn Back Time:
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Daniel Politi
June 7, 2007, 5:55 AM ET

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

chatterbox
Who Will Be the Last Bush Loyalist?:
Whoever you are, don't forget to kill the lights.
Timothy Noah
June 6, 2007, 7:44 PM ET
explainer
What Does the Swiss Guard Actually Do?:
Don't let the ostrich feathers fool you.
Christopher Beam
June 6, 2007, 6:36 PM ET
hollywoodland
The Tragedy of Lindsay Lohan:
Yes, a tragedy.
Kim Masters
June 6, 2007, 6:08 PM ET
blogging the bible
The Complete Blogging the Bible:
I began a year ago with "In the beginning …" and I'm finally done.
David Plotz
June 6, 2007, 5:46 PM ET
hey, wait a minute
The Wall Street Journal's Murdochian Roots:
Clarence W. Barron, the founder of the Bancroft dynasty, would have loved Rupert Murdoch.
Chris Roush
June 6, 2007, 5:43 PM ET
today's blogs
Turkish Path:
The latest chatter in cyberspace.
Michael Weiss
June 6, 2007, 5:39 PM ET
television
When Oprah Met Cormac:
He's no Salinger.
Troy Patterson
June 6, 2007, 5:39 PM ET

day to day
Rudy for the Win:
Slate stories on NPR's Day to Day.
June 6, 2007, 4:21 PM ET
other magazines
The Broke's Candidate:
The New York Times Magazine on John Edwards' crusade against poverty.
Christopher Beam, Alex Benenson, Torie Bosch, Katherine Evans, and David Sessions
June 6, 2007, 3:57 PM ET

LINE of the DAY

"That's it! After 39 books, 929 chapters, more than 600,000 words—and just over a year—I've finally finished reading the Hebrew Bible."

THE COMPLETE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES
By David Plotz

tv club
Sopranos Final Season:
Week 8: Red-shoe diarist.
Jeffrey Goldberg, Timothy Noah, Brian Williams, and Terry Winter
June 6, 2007, 3:55 PM ET
hot document
Agent Dzwilewski's Exit Interview:
Monica Goodling kneecaps a truth-telling FBI agent.
Bonnie Goldstein
June 6, 2007, 12:28 PM ET
art
Richard Serra:
The sculptor who reinvented space.
Christopher Benfey
June 6, 2007, 7:07 AM ET
today's papers
Letters From Washington:
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Daniel Politi
June 6, 2007, 5:50 AM ET
politics
Lightning but No Thunder:
In New Hampshire Republicans debate for a third time.
John Dickerson
June 6, 2007, 2:04 AM ET

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

jurisprudence
Line in the Sand:
Have the Guantanamo judges soured on the president's war tribunals?
Dahlia Lithwick
June 5, 2007, 7:02 PM ET
press box
If the Peach Stole the Journal Cream:
What if the Financial Times raided Murdoch's Wall Street Journal newsroom?
Jack Shafer
June 5, 2007, 6:57 PM ET
war stories
Freedom's Just Another Word:
Bush's deluded speech to the world's oppressed.
Fred Kaplan
June 5, 2007, 6:55 PM ET
tv club
Sopranos Final Season:
Week 8: Bury My Heart at Flatbush Bikini Waxing.
Jeffrey Goldberg, Timothy Noah, Brian Williams, and Terence Winter
June 5, 2007, 3:55 PM ET
moneybox
Capitalism vs. Terrorism:
More and more American companies are buying terrorism insurance. Uh-oh.
Daniel Gross
June 5, 2007, 6:23 PM ET
video
Grading the Dems:
Our video news graph on Sunday's debate.
Andy Bowers
June 5, 2007, 5:48 PM ET
today's blogs
Iced!:
The latest chatter in cyberspace.
Christopher Beam
June 5, 2007, 5:34 PM ET
foreigners
Six Days of Incompetence:
The Six-Day War was first and foremost about the international community's failure to stand up to an aggressor.
Shmuel Rosner
June 5, 2007, 4:29 PM ET
sports nut
Fresh Air:
LeBron James is looking more and more like Michael Jordan, on and off the court.
Charles P. Pierce
June 5, 2007, 2:08 PM ET

medical examiner
Your Health This Week:
How travel can spread TB and how flour can help prevent stroke.
Sydney Spiesel
June 5, 2007, 1:53 PM ET
shopping
Fired Up:
Which portable grill cranks up the heat?
Jude Stewart
June 5, 2007, 1:44 PM ET
explainer
Did Pirates Really Say "Arrrr"?:
No. And nobody ever walked the plank, either.
Christopher Bonanos
June 5, 2007, 1:02 PM ET
bushisms
Bushism of the Day:
The president's accidental wit and wisdom.
Jacob Weisberg
June 5, 2007, 10:47 AM ET
foreigners
Farewell, New Europe:
How Bush administration blunders destroyed the budding pro-American alliance.
Anne Applebaum
June 5, 2007, 7:00 AM ET
poem
"Driving Back From Crotched Mountain, Winter Storm, New Year's Eve":
A weekly poem, read by the author.
John Hodgen
June 5, 2007, 6:59 AM ET
today's papers
Classification Problem:
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Daniel Politi
June 5, 2007, 6:24 AM ET
kausfiles
McCain's Endangered Pander:
He's losing among GOP Latinos.
Mickey Kaus
June 5, 2007, 1:17 AM ET

Monday, June 4, 2007

tv club
Sopranos Final Season:
Week 8: Messages are not David Chase's style.
Jeffrey Goldberg, Timothy Noah, Brian Williams, and Terry Winter
June 4, 2007, 3:55 PM ET
explainer
Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli:
Why do mafia hit men drop their guns at the scene of a crime?
Michelle Tsai
June 4, 2007, 6:46 PM ET
hot document
The Slammer for Scooter?:
Duelling sentencing memos from the defense and prosecution.
Bonnie Goldstein
June 4, 2007, 6:42 PM ET
the has-been
See Anything:
The winner of the Mitt Romney Look-Alike Contest is flexible and easily manipulated.
Bruce Reed
June 4, 2007, 6:36 PM ET
today's blogs
Surge Storm:
The latest chatter in cyberspace.
Sonia Smith
June 4, 2007, 6:09 PM ET
human guinea pig
Rigtime Gal:
I go drilling for natural gas on a rig in the Gulf of Mexico.
Emily Yoffe
June 4, 2007, 5:27 PM ET
rural life
Henrietta Is Dead:
Saying goodbye to my aggressive, curious, sociable, baffling chicken.
Jon Katz
June 4, 2007, 4:28 PM ET

technology
Microsoft's Touchy-Feely Table:
Is surface computing the next big thing?
Harry McCracken
June 4, 2007, 4:24 PM ET
jurisprudence
Headed Southwick?:
The case against Bush's latest controversial judicial nominee.
Emily Bazelon
June 4, 2007, 3:25 PM ET
science
Quantum Scoop:
The Holy Grail of particle physics may already have been found.
James Owen Weatherall
June 4, 2007, 1:05 PM ET
fighting words
What's Next for Kurdistan?:
A question every American politician needs to address.
Christopher Hitchens
June 4, 2007, 11:19 AM ET
fix the fray
Fray's Anatomy:
Introducing our new, spruced-up message boards.
Daniel Engber
June 4, 2007, 11:08 AM ET
today's papers
Surge Failure:
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Ryan Grim
June 4, 2007, 6:07 AM ET

politics
Little Clashes in New Hampshire:
The Democrats spar in their second debate.
John Dickerson
June 4, 2007, 1:50 AM ET

Sunday, June 3, 2007

today's papers
The Kennedy Conspiracy:
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Ben Whitford
June 3, 2007, 5:03 AM ET

Saturday, June 2, 2007

moneybox
Suckers or Predators?:
Foreign governments are suddenly buying American companies. Should we worry?
Daniel Gross
June 2, 2007, 9:04 AM ET

today's papers
Cleaning Up On Campus:
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Ben Whitford
June 2, 2007, 5:52 AM ET

Friday, June 1, 2007

explainer
Get In That Bubble, Boy!:
When can the government quarantine its citizens?
Michelle Tsai
June 1, 2007, 6:44 PM ET

press box
More Murdoch Malefaction:
The Bancrofts can't possibly trust this guy with the Wall Street Journal.
Jack Shafer
June 1, 2007, 6:36 PM ET
the spectator
The Return of the Magic Bullet:
Two new JFK books clash over conspiracy theory.
Ron Rosenbaum
June 1, 2007, 5:29 PM ET
other magazines
Obama the Scold:
Time on Barack Obama's straight talk.
Christopher Beam and David Sessions
June 1, 2007, 5:24 PM ET
summary judgment
Fun in the Oven:
The critical buzz on Knocked Up and Crazy Love.
Doree Shafrir and Blake Wilson
June 1, 2007, 4:59 PM ET
today's blogs
Evolving Beliefs:
The latest chatter in cyberspace.
Michael Weiss
June 1, 2007, 4:30 PM ET
technology
Other People's Porn:
Watching my neighbors watch on-demand television.
Josh Levin
June 1, 2007, 4:11 PM ET

movies
Dancing in the Dark:
Crazy Love documents an unusual courtship.
Dana Stevens
June 1, 2007, 4:01 PM ET
jurisprudence
Partial-Birth Confusion:
The Supreme Court puts doctors in the hot seat.
Emily Bazelon
June 1, 2007, 2:02 PM ET
video
Sound To Blow Your Mind:
Comparing iTunes' old and new audio formats.
June 1, 2007, 12:49 PM ET
gabfest
The Gabfest Seeks a Strongman:
Listen to Slate's weekly political show.
Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, David Plotz, and June Thomas
June 1, 2007, 10:13 AM ET
human nature
Global Farting:
Fighting climate change through reduced flatulence.
William Saletan
June 1, 2007, 9:40 AM ET
corrections
Corrections:
Slate's mistakes.
June 1, 2007, 9:40 AM ET
today's papers
A Convenient Warming:
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Daniel Politi
June 1, 2007, 5:21 AM ET

BRIEFING

today's papers
Turn Back Time
today's blogs
No Stemming the Debate
explainer
Whence the !@#$?
other magazines
The Broke's Candidate

The Gabfest Raises Its Hand

Explainer: What Does the Swiss Guard Actually Do?

The Gabfest Blog

The Audio Book Club on Cormac McCarthy's The Road

Slate Contest: Who Will Be the Last Bush Loyalist?

The Mind-Bending Sculpture of Richard Serra

Why Can't the Pope Get Better Bodyguards?

The Best Little Grill Money Can Buy

Has the God Particle Already Been Found?

Failure Was an Option!:

Good thing too. The immigration "grand bargain" collapses.

Ocean's 13 :

The movie as luxury brand.

Dow Jones Expands Its Golden Parachute:

Company to compensate up to 135 managers if they get the sack after a change in ownership.

Whence the !@#$?:

How a dirty word gets that way.

Is Russia Our Enemy?:

These days, it's not so simple.

Bush's War on Whole Foods:

The government's crazy effort to stop the organic chain from buying a competitor.

No Stemming the Debate:

The latest chatter in cyberspace.

Premeditating on The Sopranos:

Timothy Noah talks with readers about the coming climax of HBO's mob drama.

Grading the GOP:

Our video news graph on Tuesday's debate.

Who Killed Alexander Litvinenko?:

Exclusive excerpts from Death of a Dissident.

Geezers Need Excitement:

Old-people cover bands, hip-hop rock stars, Manu Chao, and Miranda Lambert.

Doctors Dissect Dr. Death:

A Slate news graph on Kevorkian's return.

Goth or Not?:

The critical buzz on Marilyn Manson.

The Spurs' Secret Weapon:

R.C. Buford is the NBA's best general manager. Plus: Why does every other GM stink?

Dishing the 2006-07 Broadway Theater Season:

Why is Broadway so unhip?

Vacationing on an offshore drilling rig.

Who won the Democratic debate?

Cloning RIP?:

A new breakthrough that could end the stem-cell war.

Aww, Moooomm:

My boyfriend is bonding with his mother over our sex life. What should I do?

Why Vote When You Can Bet?:

Slate's guide to all the political markets.

Today's Cartoons:

Cartoonists' take on the G8 summit.

Today's Pictures:

Holy city!

Today's Doonesbury:

Want Thudpucker with that?

Lost in Space:

Abstract topography.

Turn Back Time:

A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.

Who Will Be the Last Bush Loyalist?:

Whoever you are, don't forget to kill the lights.

What Does the Swiss Guard Actually Do?:

Don't let the ostrich feathers fool you.

The Tragedy of Lindsay Lohan:

Yes, a tragedy.

The Complete Blogging the Bible:

I began a year ago with "In the beginning …" and I'm finally done.

The Wall Street Journal's Murdochian Roots:

Clarence W. Barron, the founder of the Bancroft dynasty, would have loved Rupert Murdoch.

Turkish Path:

The latest chatter in cyberspace.

When Oprah Met Cormac:

He's no Salinger.

Rudy for the Win:

Slate stories on NPR's Day to Day.

The Broke's Candidate:

The New York Times Magazine on John Edwards' crusade against poverty.

Sopranos Final Season:

Week 8: Red-shoe diarist.

Agent Dzwilewski's Exit Interview:

Monica Goodling kneecaps a truth-telling FBI agent.

Richard Serra: