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Santorum Holds Narrow Lead on Romney in Michigan Poll
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Second Student Declared Brain Dead After Ohio School Shooting
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Wikileaks: Pakistan Officials Knew of Bin Laden Hideout
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Weigel
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Moneybox
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XX Factor
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Brow Beat
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Future Tense
A citizen’s guide to the future from Slate, the New America Foundation, and Arizona State.
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The Reckoning
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The Wright Show
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Today's Doonesbury
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The Explainer
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The Conversion
How, when, and why Mitt Romney changed his mind on abortion.
By William Saletan
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The GOP Horse Race
What the presidential campaign would look like if it were an actual horse race.
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The Mouse Trap
The dangers of using one lab animal to study every disease.
By Daniel Engber
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Robot Invasion
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Permanent Record
The surprising stories I uncovered in a trove of report cards from the 1920s.
By Paul Lukas
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The Greatest Paper Map of the U.S.
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Stop Putting Two Spaces After a Period
It's totally, absolutely, indefensibly wrong.
By Farhad Manjoo
TOP STORIES
- Tuesday, February 28, 2012
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Standard Issue
Why do Great American Songbook albums by pop artists so often disappoint?
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Tempting Fate in the Philippines
Gun-toting cabbies and knife-toting chickens.
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“Get a Hustle On—It’s Leap Year”
Crazy old postcards showing women proposing marriage to men during leap year.
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The Power of Habit
How the history of toothpaste explains why you can’t lose weight.
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War on the World
How does warfare affect the environment?
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- Monday, February 27, 2012
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Hang Up and Listen: The How Reasonable Is Your Doubt Edition
Slate’s sports podcast on Ryan Braun’s successful appeal, Danica Patrick in NASCAR, and the state of the slam dunk.
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Can Politics Make You Vomit?
Of course.
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Romney’s Awkward Courtship
Michigan experiences Mitt’s charm offensive. Can they learn to love their native son?
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Don’t Let Big Banks Hold Us Hostage
The Big Short author Michael Lewis on how to avoid another financial meltdown.
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Crystal Comedic Anemia
Slate critics debate the merits of this year’s Oscar ceremony.
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The Insurgent’s Playbook
The weekend killing of two U.S. officers in Afghanistan is classic insurgent strategy. Even worse, it’s working.
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Let's Talk Oscars
What was Angelina’s leg trying to say?
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My Daughter’s Teacher Is Unwed and Knocked Up
In a live chat, Dear Prudence advises a mother worried about the influence of her young daughter’s single, pregnant teacher.
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Is Black English a Dialect or a Language?
Listen to Slate’s show about America’s fraught relationship with Ebonics.
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I’m One of You! No, Really!
Romney and Santorum are desperately trying to connect with voters. But if Mitt fails, it could be fatal.
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The Crowdsourcing of Talent
Scientists are using video games to make major breakthroughs. Are they revolutionizing how we manage labor at the same time?
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Sick to His Stomach
John F. Kennedy’s 1960 speech on religious freedom gives Rick Santorum a bellyache—it shouldn’t.
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Rise of the Pitchforkers
Can a group of protesters waving farm implements bring about new rules for pesticide use?
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Tempting Fate in the Philippines
Philander versus the volcano.
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Obama’s Michigan Machinations
Cagey tactics that will make life difficult for Republicans on Tuesday.
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A History of MIT Pranks
From homemade torpedoes to purloined police cars.
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Rick Santorum, Meet My Son
He has a degenerative disease that has left him blind, paralyzed, and increasingly nonresponsive. If I had known before he was born, I would have saved him from suffering.
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The Real Victims in the Patent Wars
How the software industry's litigation explosion is devastating small startups.
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Cindy Sherman’s Knees
Celebrating a hall-of-fame conceptualist and great American trickster.
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Do You Know What James K. Polk Looks Like?
It would be disturbingly easy to fake America’s $1 coins. Why isn’t the government doing more to prevent it from happening?
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- Sunday, February 26, 2012
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At Home With Ai Weiwei
Under a form of house arrest, the artist discusses his art, his politics, and his cats.
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- Saturday, February 25, 2012
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Romney’s Conversion, Food Trucks, and America’s Most Reliable Weather Source
The week’s most interesting Slate stories.
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Oscar’s (Un)forgettable Moments
A look back at highs and lows from past Academy Awards ceremonies.
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Return of “the Punisher”
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein on how he got his career back on track.
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- Friday, February 24, 2012
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Arizona’s House of Cards
The state is a GOP stronghold. But an absurd agenda, stupid ideas, and a failure to listen to Latinos may change that.
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Wanderlust
No one talks dirty like Paul Rudd.
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What’s Inside the Oscar Envelopes?
Is it just the winning name, or something else?
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The Sounds of Violence
Why Drive should win the Oscar for best sound editing.
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And the Winners Are ...
Presenting the Slate master plan for fixing the Oscars, courtesy of your best Hive proposals.
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Let's Talk Oscars
Why oh why would you turn down the opportunity to stage a big catchy Muppet number?
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Too Big To Jail
Why did the Obama administration agree to a "robo-signing" settlement that barely punishes the huge banks behind the foreclosure crisis?
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Faulty Birth Control, Gingrich on Reagan, and Bad Bank Landlords
This week's top MuckReads from ProPublica.
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Why Don’t We Care About Syria?
Western social media users were enthralled by the protests in Iran and Egypt. Why aren’t they paying attention to Syria?
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Pee Brain
Should Ryan Braun get out of a drug suspension because of a urine collector’s tiny mistake?
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Does Oprah Get Thanked More Than God?
No, but Meryl does! Crunching the numbers on 10 years of Oscar acceptance speeches.
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Student-Loan Debt, School by School
Think student loans are an across-the-board burden? Think again.
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The Never Alone Gabfest
Listen to Slate's show about the Arizona and Michigan primaries, Mitt Romney’s shifting abortion views, and a new affirmative action case heading to the Supreme Court.
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A Job for You at Slate
If you love Slate, we want to hear from you.
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Will 3-D Printing Change Your Life?
Probably, but not in the ways you’d expect.
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The Inside Story of Making Moneyball
Author Michael Lewis dishes on Billy Beane’s reaction to the movie that almost wasn’t made.
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Corrections
Slate's mistakes.
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The End of Money
A new book asks: Why do we need cash at all?
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The Cashless Life
How long can one man survive without using a single bill or coin?
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- Thursday, February 23, 2012
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Conventional Wisdom
Republicans are growing worried that they are headed to a “brokered convention” in Tampa. It’s unlikely—but there is still plenty to worry about.
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Inside the Jury That Convicted UVA Student George Huguely of Murder
The forewoman of the jury tells how they reached their verdict.
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Why I Switched to Santorum
Republican voters in Arizona explain how they fell for Rick.
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Let's Talk Oscars
A wild upset prediction for best picture.
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Hey, It’s Only a Theory ...
How often was Albert Einstein wrong?
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A Matter of Convenience and Conviction
William Saletan takes your questions on Mitt Romney’s abortion evolution.
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Out of Gas
The folly of blaming Obama for higher gas prices.
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I Want To Be My Kid’s Only Parent
I crave the closeness of single motherhood—without the complications a husband can bring.
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The DIY Copyright Revolution
How 3-D printing will change the way we think about intellectual property.
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DoubleX Gabfest: The Reindeer Sweater Edition
Listen to Slate’s show about Virginia’s proposed ultrasound law, the rise in single moms under 30, and the growth of the “mancessory.”
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Why Did Mitt Change His Mind?
Join William Saletan this afternoon for a discussion of his essay on Romney’s pro-life conversion.
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Palm Tree of Life
The sneaky profundity of The Descendants.
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Attack of the Super PACs
Who are the biggest players in the 2012 presidential campaign?
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Candy Buffets, Ant Farms for Robots, and Angry Birds
An evening at the Toy of the Year Awards.
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What Beer Can Teach Us About Emerging Technologies
The home-brew movement serves as a lesson in DIY innovation.
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Temptation Island
My wife is taking a fun-filled trip with her “work husband.” Will they cheat?
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Out of Air in Arizona
The last scheduled Republican debate ended with a whimper. Was it Santorum’s last best chance at an upset? The people in Michigan know best.
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- Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Santorum’s Martyr Complex
His camp says he is being attacked because of his faith. Forgive me, but that’s downright sinful.
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Heavy Medals
Sotomayor’s boyfriends lie to her? And the other untruths that worry the Supreme Court.
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Don’t Burn After Reading
What’s the right way to dispose of a Quran—or any other sacred text?
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Shame on You!
When is it OK to humiliate thieves, drunk drivers, or Wall Street fat cats?
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America’s Best Weather Forecast
It’s on Weather Underground, and you should start using it now.
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Considering Edith's OK Cupid Profile
Our TV Club chats with readers about the Downton Abbey finale.
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Get Your Kitchen Out of My Parking Space!
City governments across the country are threatening to kill the food truck revolution with dumb regulations.
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“The Help” Gets Its Due
New laws mean domestic workers finally have to be treated like other employees.
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How To Win an Oscar Without Saying a Word
Eight great silent performances from the sound era.
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Ash Wednesday Do’s and Don'ts
Do you have to keep the ashes on your face until bedtime?
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The Culture Gabfest, “Great Granola Showdown” Edition
Listen to Slate's show about Downton Abbey, the Oscar-nominated film Moneyball, and the world’s greatest granola.
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Runaway Juror
Can I use science to get out of jury duty?
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How To Save Smash
Make it more like the real Broadway.
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The WikiHouse Revolution
Will open-source DIY architecture usher in a new age of architectural innovation?
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The Conversion
How, when, and why Mitt Romney changed his mind on abortion.
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