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Today's Doonesbury
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The Explainer
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The Slate Book Review
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The Future of Food
How changes in technology and farming will change the way we eat.
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The Evolution of Everyday Objects
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Mad Men
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Slate Goes to the Movies
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No More Strapless Wedding Gowns!
They're unflattering, unsophisticated, and annoyingly ubiquitous.
By Katherine Goldstein
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The Crisis in American Walking
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Death in Yellowstone
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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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Where’s _why?
What happened when one of the most unusual, beloved programmers disappeared.
By Annie Lowrey
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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 Greatest Paper Map of the U.S.
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Slate Writers on Facebook and Twitter
Follow John Dickerson, Emily Yoffe, and the rest of your favorite Slate writers on social media.
TOP STORIES
- Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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Beasts of the Southern Wild
It’s nothing if not original. But that doesn’t mean it’s good.
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Leave My Millionaire Alone
Conservatives are decrying efforts to get donors to disclose their campaign contributions as a thuggish threat to free speech. Really?
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That’s Not Funny
A wonderfully melancholy new season of Louie. Plus: The sad spectacle of Charlie Sheen’s Anger Management.
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Here’s Looking at You, Kitty
When cats gaze at pictures of other cats, do they know what they’re seeing?
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Louie, Season 3
Why Louis C.K.’s unclassifiable show is the most indispensible series on TV.
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Supreme Court Year in Review
Who lost Obamacare? Let’s evaluate the leading suspects.
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Does Romney’s Business Experience Matter at All?
The Slate/SurveyMonkey Political Survey answers today’s campaign questions: Is Obama’s popularity slipping? Would Romney have done better over the last four years? Do Americans want a CEO in charge?
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Really, Rielle?
The backfiring memoir of John Edwards’ mistress.
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A Much Higher Education
UVA has its president back. But the fight to save our universities has only just begun.
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Food’s Class Warfare
Do poor people eat badly because of limited options or personal preference?
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Let’s Copy How Finland, South Korea, and Canada Teach Science
Lessons from teachers whose countries excel at science education.
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Let’s Copy How Finland, South Korea, and Canada Teach Science
Lessons from teachers whose countries excel at science education.
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The Culture Gabfest, “Vamp” Edition
Listen to Slate's show about the new Pixar movie Brave, Aaron Sorkin’s latest offering The Newsroom, and the legacy of film critic Andrew Sarris.
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The New King of Hawaii
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is buying the island of Lanai. Locals wish Bill Gates had bought it instead.
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The Atlantic Guide to Womanhood
Advice from our nation’s new leading women’s magazine.
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Search and Destroy
One Stryker battalion lost more men in Afghanistan than any other. Who was the gung-ho colonel in charge?
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Do Family Road Trips Have To Be Horrible?
Once upon a time, road trips were awesome. How to recapture that spirit when caravanning with kids.
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Ugly Buttons
How did the remote control get so awful and confusing?
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Bad Company
Is Mitt Romney’s career a betrayal of capitalism?
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- Tuesday, June 26, 2012
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May I Suggest a Few Revisions?
How Supreme Court justices—and their clerks—actually write their opinions.
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Evasive Maneuvers
Mitt Romney doesn’t want to say anything, specifically.
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How To Make a Viral Hit in Four Easy Steps
Want to know the secret to BuzzFeed’s monster online success? Click here!
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Supreme Court Year in Review
Perhaps Justice Scalia is reading the wrong Constitution?
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Don’t Hate This Man
Ralph Nader is still a hero.
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Snack Laundry Lunch Clean Snack
A new study reveals what people really do when they work from home.
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The Littlest Tasters
How do food manufacturers conduct sensory research on consumers too young to read, write, or make rational decisions?
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Saving Obamacare
How to update the Constitution's approach to limiting federal power.
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The Imperial President of Arizona
The Supreme Court’s immigration ruling dramatically expanded executive power.
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Montana Quilters Have Their Own License Plate
The curious rise of specialty tags.
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The Secrets of Super-Efficient Grocery Shopping
Hint: The deli counter is your enemy.
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Here She Comes, Miss (Elected) America
More beauty queens than ever before are running for office. Is the pageant getting smarter or our political culture getting dumber?
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- Monday, June 25, 2012
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Cato at Peace
Ed Crane steps down to end the Koch brothers’ attempted coup at Cato, and libertarians cheer.
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Hang Up and Listen: The Power and the Glory of the Knuckleball Edition
Slate’s sports podcast on R.A. Dickey, the 40th anniversary of Title IX, and the legacy of the Dream Team.
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Supreme Court Year in Review
The court’s conservatives don’t care how much you hate Citizens United.
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#stopthief!
How Twitter found my stolen bicycle.
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Toilet Paper
In a live chat, Prudie advises a man whose co-worker always takes the office newspaper to the bathroom.
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Disunion
The obscure Texas court case involving airline service agents that could spell the real end for America’s unions.
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"With Great Delicacy & Tenderness"
Improving on the Constitution's protection of religious freedom.
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Why You Should Love Grasshopper Tacos and Kelp Pasta
How overcoming the yuck factor can help save the world.
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Why Johnny Can’t Add Without a Calculator
Technology is doing to math education what industrial agriculture did to food: making it efficient, monotonous, and low-quality.
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- Sunday, June 24, 2012
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