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Thursday, May 15, 2008
  • jurisprudence
    Magisterial Conviction
    Why the California Supreme Court did more than legalize gay marriage.
    Kenji Yoshino
    May 15, 2008, 9:37 PM ET
  • politics
    Boogeyman Foreign Policy
    How Obama and McCain define each other.
    John Dickerson
    May 15, 2008, 7:26 PM ET
  • jurisprudence
    Race to the Altar
    California's gay couples should marry fast. Voters could overturn the Supreme Court ruling in November.
    Emily Bazelon
    May 15, 2008, 7:20 PM ET
  • jurisprudence
    Who You Calling Activist?
    California's gay-marriage decision reflects the difference between judicial activism and, um, judging.
    Dahlia Lithwick
    May 15, 2008, 7:17 PM ET
  • trailhead
    McCain's Iraq Pivot
    Now he wants to get out by 2013. Look out, Obama.
    May 15, 2008, 7:06 PM ET
  • moneybox
    Network 2.0
    CBS's purchase of CNET is pricey and tricky, but it might just work.
    James Ledbetter
    May 15, 2008, 6:59 PM ET
  • explainer
    The Chinese Earthquake Roundup
    Can grieving parents have another child? And other questions about the tragedy.
    Jacob Leibenluft
    May 15, 2008, 6:20 PM ET
  • bushisms
    Bushism of the Day
    The president's accidental wit and wisdom.
    Jacob Weisberg
    May 15, 2008, 5:23 PM ET
  • television
    When We Return …
    CBS's new shows: Swingers! Psychics! Rogue geneticists!
    Troy Patterson
    May 15, 2008, 5:14 PM ET
  • today's blogs
    Edwards for Obama
    The latest chatter in cyberspace.
    Michael Weiss
    May 15, 2008, 4:27 PM ET
  • xx factor
    The Whole Race Deck
    Who's got it harder, black women or white women?
    May 15, 2008, 10:24 AM ET
  • Deathwatch
    The Hillary Deathwatch
    John Edwards' nod is mostly symbolic, but symbolism matters.
    Chris Wilson
    May 15, 2008, 3:57 PM ET
  • moneybox
    Gasoline Is Cheap
    Four dollars a gallon is outrageous! We should be paying much more.
    Robert Bryce
    May 15, 2008, 3:24 PM ET
  • map the candidates
    Swinging Through
    McCain is in Ohio, which is a likely November battleground state. Clinton is in South Dakota, and Obama is off the grid.
    E.J. Kalafarski and Chadwick Matlin
    May 15, 2008, 2:53 PM ET
  • moneybox
    RV Disaster
    The recreational-vehicle industry is the newest casualty of the economic slump.
    Daniel Gross
    May 15, 2008, 2:14 PM ET
  • slate v
    How To Spend Your Tax Rebate
    A daily video from Slate V.
    May 15, 2008, 1:35 PM ET
  • family
    The Case of the Missing Veggie Sticks
    Staving off my son's panic attacks.
    Emily Bazelon
    May 15, 2008, 1:20 PM ET
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
  • election scorecard
    No Surprise Here
    Clinton dominates West Virginia, and many of its voters disapprove of Obama. What else is new?
    Tony Romm
    May 14, 2008, 1:14 PM ET
  • procrastination
    "It's All in My Head"
    Did Truman Capote and Ralph Ellison have writer's block—or were they just chronic procrastinators?
    Jessica Winter
    May 14, 2008, 12:24 PM ET
  • recycled
    What—and Where—Is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
    Previously published Slate articles made new.
    Brendan I. Koerner
    May 14, 2008, 10:44 AM ET
  • Deathwatch
    The Hillary Deathwatch
    Clinton wins West Virginia, but the numbers remain bleak.
    Christopher Beam
    May 14, 2008, 10:29 AM ET
  • art
    Drawn-Out Process
    Philip Guston's brave evolution from Abstract Expressionist to comics-inspired draftsman.
    Mia Fineman
    May 14, 2008, 7:03 AM ET
  • procrastination
    Solitaire-y Confinement
    Why we can't stop playing a computerized card game.
    Josh Levin
    May 14, 2008, 7:01 AM ET
  • procrastination
    Pro·cras·ti·na·tion
    How we got a word for "putting things off."
    Ben Zimmer
    May 14, 2008, 7:01 AM ET
  • today's papers
    Crisis = Opportunity
    A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
    Daniel Politi
    May 14, 2008, 6:27 AM ET
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
  • chatterbox
    Get Me Rewrite
    Dan Balz falls off the momentucrat wagon.
    Timothy Noah
    May 13, 2008, 11:57 PM ET
  • politics
    The West Virginia Pasting
    Is Obama's lead durable enough to withstand Tuesday's rout?
    John Dickerson
    May 13, 2008, 10:41 PM ET
  • jurisprudence
    A Few Good Soldiers
    More members of the military turn against the terror trials.
    Emily Bazelon and Dahlia Lithwick
    May 13, 2008, 6:35 PM ET
  • explainer
    Natural-Disaster Death Tolls
    Who's counting?
    Juliet Lapidos
    May 13, 2008, 6:28 PM ET
  • politics
    The McCain and Obama Talkalot
    An orgy of free thought? Not so likely.
    John Dickerson
    May 13, 2008, 6:11 PM ET
  • television
    When We Return …
    This fall, ABC will send Ashton Kutcher to your house.
    Troy Patterson
    May 13, 2008, 5:14 PM ET
  • moneybox
    McCain's Economic Brain
    Why Carly Fiorina is so important to the Republican's presidential campaign.
    Daniel Gross
    May 13, 2008, 4:35 PM ET
  • medical examiner
    Your Health This Week
    Tantalizing new insight into fat cells. Also, why to eat chocolate while pregnant.
    Sydney Spiesel
    May 13, 2008, 4:06 PM ET
  • procrastination
    Procrastinators Without Borders
    Do the Japanese waste more time than we do?
    Heather Smith
    May 13, 2008, 3:57 PM ET
  • today's blogs
    Disaster in China
    The latest chatter in cyberspace.
    Michael Weiss
    May 13, 2008, 3:52 PM ET
  • press box
    Weird Lede of the Week
    The Wall Street Journal hypes a nonexistent "backlash."
    Jack Shafer
    May 13, 2008, 3:39 PM ET
  • other magazines
    Getting Away From It All
    New York on the "suicide tourists" who come to the Big Apple—and never leave.
    Morgan Smith
    May 13, 2008, 2:38 PM ET
  • slate v
    The Guilt-by-Association Campaign
    A daily video from Slate V.
    May 13, 2008, 1:26 PM ET
  • recycled
    Disaster by Numbers
    If the earthquake doesn't kill you, the clichés will.
    Jack Shafer
    May 13, 2008, 12:42 PM ET
  • ad report card
    Salesjerk
    Meet the next great TV pitchman.
    Seth Stevenson
    May 13, 2008, 12:01 PM ET
  • the has-been
    Defining Deviancy Down
    How Pat Moynihan predicted Vito Fossella.
    Bruce Reed
    May 13, 2008, 10:52 AM ET
  • procrastination
    Lollygagging Through Life
    I'm joining Procrastinators Anonymous—can I get past step one?
    Emily Yoffe
    May 13, 2008, 7:47 AM ET
  • procrastination
    Procrastination Lit
    Great novels about wasting time.
    Jessica Winter
    May 13, 2008, 4:00 PM ET
  • procrastination
    Lazy Money
    The procrastinator's portfolio: An investment guide.
    Daniel Gross
    May 13, 2008, 7:43 AM ET
  • procrastination
    Letter to a Young Procrastinator
    Some last-minute advice from a veteran slacker.
    Seth Stevenson
    May 13, 2008, 7:40 AM ET
  • music box
    Bach on Top
    How one of the most esoteric musical works ever written became an unlikely hit.
    Jan Swafford
    May 13, 2008, 7:30 AM ET
  • the green lantern
    Eco-Turf
    Is fake grass better for the environment?
    Brendan I. Koerner
    May 13, 2008, 7:27 AM ET
  • poem
    "The Story of the Father"
    A weekly poem, read by the author.
    Tony Hoagland
    May 13, 2008, 7:23 AM ET
  • today's papers
    7.9
    A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
    Daniel Politi
    May 13, 2008, 6:34 AM ET
Monday, May 12, 2008
  • foreigners
    A Drastic Remedy
    The case for intervention in Burma.
    Anne Applebaum
    May 12, 2008, 8:00 PM ET
  • explainer
    Were the Dove Ads Retouched?
    How to spot Photoshop chicanery.
    Jacob Leibenluft
    May 12, 2008, 6:40 PM ET
  • press box
    The Worst Show on a Cable News Network
    It's still The Journal Editorial Report.
    Jack Shafer
    May 12, 2008, 6:04 PM ET
  • today's blogs
    Free Burma!
    The latest chatter in cyberspace.
    Noreen Malone
    May 12, 2008, 5:47 PM ET
  • television
    When We Return …
    At the upfronts, television networks plot their comebacks.
    Troy Patterson
    May 12, 2008, 5:14 PM ET
  • hot document
    Racist Secret Service E-Mails
    What they chat about when they aren't protecting the president.
    Bonnie Goldstein
    May 12, 2008, 3:29 PM ET
  • Deathwatch
    The Hillary Deathwatch
    Obama takes the lead in the superdelegate race.
    Christopher Beam
    May 12, 2008, 1:02 PM ET
Sunday, May 11, 2008
  • today's papers
    The General
    A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
    Barron YoungSmith
    May 11, 2008, 5:19 AM ET
Saturday, May 10, 2008
  • reading list
    Super Books for Pretty Good Moms
    Parenting guides that won't make you even more anxious than you already are.
    Ann Hulbert
    May 10, 2008, 7:00 AM ET
  • today's papers
    Disaster Resistance
    A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
    Joshua Kucera
    May 10, 2008, 6:00 AM ET
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