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Saturday, May 10, 2008
  • moneybox
    Coming Soon, the Samsung Washington Monument!
    How "naming rights" have become a huge American export.
    Daniel Gross
    May 10, 2008, 7:04 AM ET
  • jurisprudence
    Persuasion
    Justice Antonin Scalia is persuadable. Or he finally thinks you are.
    Dahlia Lithwick
    May 10, 2008, 7:02 AM ET
  • 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
Friday, May 9, 2008
  • the spectator
    A Real Nuclear Option for the Nominees
    Averting "inadvertent" war in two easy steps.
    Ron Rosenbaum
    May 9, 2008, 2:33 PM ET
  • Deathwatch
    The Hillary Deathwatch
    A steady stream of endorsements for Obama hold Clinton at bay.
    Chris Wilson
    May 9, 2008, 2:32 PM ET
  • movies
    Go, Speed Racer, Go Away!
    The Wachowski brothers' high-tech failure.
    Dana Stevens
    May 9, 2008, 12:16 PM ET
  • human nature
    Is Food Addictive?
    The scientific case for regulating junk food like drugs.
    William Saletan
    May 9, 2008, 11:33 AM ET
  • map the candidates
    Feeling Ducky
    Obama and Clinton are both in Oregon, but Clinton continues on to Kentucky later in the day. McCain is in South Carolina and New York.
    E.J. Kalafarski and Chadwick Matlin
    May 9, 2008, 11:04 AM ET
  • Convictions
    John's Judges
    If you liked the judges picked by Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, you're going to love McCain's picks too.
    May 9, 2008, 10:45 AM ET
  • gabfest
    The Green Shirt Gabfest
    Listen to Slate's weekly political show.
    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz
    May 9, 2008, 10:37 AM ET
  • gaming
    Unjustifiable Carnage, Uneasy Alliances, and Lots of Self-Doubt
    What Grand Theft Auto IV gets right about gangland and illegal economies.
    Sudhir Venkatesh
    May 9, 2008, 6:46 AM ET
  • well-traveled
    Baseball, Dominican-Style
    Smoking cigars with a major league MVP.
    Bryan Curtis
    May 9, 2008, 6:45 AM ET
  • corrections
    Corrections
    Slate's mistakes.
    May 9, 2008, 4:58 PM ET
  • today's papers
    Let My People In
    A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
    Daniel Politi
    May 9, 2008, 6:20 AM ET
Thursday, May 8, 2008
  • press box
    The Russert to Judgment
    So now the TV pundits tell us an Obama nomination is certain.
    Jack Shafer
    May 8, 2008, 6:32 PM ET
  • today's blogs
    She Said What?
    The latest chatter in cyberspace.
    Michael Weiss
    May 8, 2008, 6:29 PM ET
  • explainer
    Burma vs. Myanmar
    Why can't the newspapers just pick a name and go with it?
    Chris Wilson
    May 8, 2008, 6:28 PM ET
  • war stories
    Prison Break
    Maybe the Army's not so hidebound after all.
    Fred Kaplan
    May 8, 2008, 6:07 PM ET
  • the chat room
    Don't Let Your Girls Grow Up To Be Child Stars
    Meghan O'Rourke takes readers' questions about Hannah Montana and the Miley Cyrus photos.
    May 8, 2008, 5:46 PM ET
  • hot document
    Watchdog, Watch Thyself
    Did the Office of Special Counsel violate the very laws it enforces at other federal agencies?
    Bonnie Goldstein
    May 8, 2008, 5:10 PM ET
  • sports nut
    87 Is the Loneliest Number
    Hyping Sidney Crosby won't fix hockey's problems. Here's how the NHL will win over new fans.
    Patrick Stack
    May 8, 2008, 1:56 PM ET
  • hollywoodland
    Steven Spielberg's Last Crusade?
    The marriage between Paramount and DreamWorks might be coming to an end.
    Kim Masters
    May 8, 2008, 1:45 PM ET
  • Deathwatch
    The Hillary Deathwatch
    Dubious supporters and money woes drive Clinton's odds ever downward.
    Christopher Beam
    May 8, 2008, 1:12 PM ET
  • movies
    Manhattan Without Car Alarms
    Tim Robbins plays a sound-pollution vigilante in Noise.
    Dana Stevens
    May 8, 2008, 11:07 AM ET
  • well-traveled
    Baseball, Dominican-Style
    Loma del Sueño, José Rijo's mountain of dreams.
    Bryan Curtis
    May 8, 2008, 6:45 AM ET
  • family
    I'm Talking to You, Corded!
    The mismatch of technology and picture books.
    Erica S. Perl
    May 8, 2008, 7:08 AM ET
  • politics
    It's 3 A.M. What's Your Ring Tone?
    New from Slate: The Hillary laugh and more political sound bites for your phone.
    May 8, 2008, 5:54 PM ET
  • dear prudence
    A Play Date for Mommy
    In honor of Mother's Day: indifferent mothers, neglected mothers, smothering mothers, and more.
    May 8, 2008, 7:06 AM ET
  • today's papers
    Her Fight Will Go On
    A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
    Daniel Politi
    May 8, 2008, 6:30 AM ET
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
  • chatterbox
    Defending Hillary
    Psst. Her cheap pander on OPEC is good policy.
    Timothy Noah
    May 7, 2008, 7:12 PM ET
  • explainer
    Can a Campaign Go Bankrupt?
    What happens to Hillary Clinton's debt when the primaries are over?
    Jacob Leibenluft
    May 7, 2008, 6:40 PM ET
  • moneybox
    Corn Dogs
    Fuel prices are at record highs, so why are ethanol producers struggling?
    Daniel Gross
    May 7, 2008, 6:23 PM ET
  • television
    Farmer Wants a Wife
    Gets Carrie Bradshaw wannabes instead.
    Troy Patterson
    May 7, 2008, 6:22 PM ET
  • today's blogs
    Hill Street Blues
    The latest chatter in cyberspace.
    Michael Weiss
    May 7, 2008, 5:02 PM ET
  • Deathwatch
    The Hillary Deathwatch
    McGovern, loans, and superdelegates all continue to sink the ship.
    Chadwick Matlin
    May 7, 2008, 4:53 PM ET
  • moneybox
    Obama-nomics
    Barack and Michelle are very cautious with their newfound wealth.
    Sam Grobart and Tara Siegel Bernard
    May 7, 2008, 3:44 PM ET
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
  • medical examiner
    Stealth Marketers
    Are doctors shilling for drug companies on public radio?
    Shannon Brownlee and Jeanne Lenzer
    May 6, 2008, 8:16 PM ET
  • map the candidates
    Clinton Outworks Obama
    In Indiana and North Carolina, Hillary holds more events than Barack.
    E.J. Kalafarski and Chadwick Matlin
    May 6, 2008, 12:22 PM ET
  • dvd extras
    Pop Culture
    Do boys today still have time for red balloons?
    David Haglund
    May 6, 2008, 11:54 AM ET
  • well-traveled
    Baseball, Dominican-Style
    Meet the D.R.'s version of the Yankees and Red Sox.
    Bryan Curtis
    May 6, 2008, 6:45 AM ET
  • shopping
    Getting Steamed
    What's the best handheld fabric steamer—and can it replace your iron?
    Laura Moser
    May 6, 2008, 7:38 AM ET
  • the green lantern
    Thou Shalt Sort Thy Plastics
    How bad is it to mix your soda bottles with your yogurt cups?
    Brendan I. Koerner
    May 6, 2008, 7:34 AM ET
  • poem
    "A Place in Maine"
    A weekly poem, read by the author.
    Sherod Santos
    May 6, 2008, 7:29 AM ET
  • today's papers
    Burma Nightmare
    A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
    Daniel Politi
    May 6, 2008, 6:30 AM ET
Monday, May 5, 2008
  • foreigners
    What's Going on in Abkhazia?
    The Russians are meddling in Georgia, and America can't do much about it.
    Anne Applebaum
    May 5, 2008, 7:59 PM ET
  • explainer
    The Unpopular President
    Why was Harry Truman as unloved as George W. Bush?
    Jacob Leibenluft
    May 5, 2008, 6:47 PM ET
  • chatterbox
    Clinton-Wallace Mix 'n' Match
    Match the quotation with the angry white male!
    Timothy Noah
    May 5, 2008, 6:27 PM ET
  • today's blogs
    Deal, Er, No Deal
    The latest chatter in cyberspace.
    Noreen Malone
    May 5, 2008, 5:57 PM ET
  • war stories
    The Army's Math Problem
    We don't have any more soldiers to send to Afghanistan unless we take some out of Iraq.
    Fred Kaplan
    May 5, 2008, 4:56 PM ET
  • Chat live with the author on Washingtonpost.comthe highbrow
    'Tweenyboppers at Work
    The Miley Cyrus controversy.
    Meghan O'Rourke
    May 5, 2008, 5:46 PM ET
  • moneybox
    Yahoo-bris!
    A company with a history of overpaying lost a great deal when it couldn't force Microsoft to overpay. Now what?
    James Ledbetter
    May 5, 2008, 3:06 PM ET
  • Deathwatch
    The Hillary Deathwatch
    With Indiana within reach, Clinton's chances inch up.
    Christopher Beam
    May 5, 2008, 2:12 PM ET
  • slate v
    Dear Prudence: My Friend's Husband is Cheating!
    A daily video from Slate V.
    May 5, 2008, 2:10 PM ET
  • well-traveled
    Baseball, Dominican-Style
    To the Caribbean in search of the old ball game.
    Bryan Curtis
    May 5, 2008, 6:45 AM ET
  • jurisprudence
    Little Sudan
    What should Israel do with its thousands of Christian and Muslim African refugees?
    Emily Bazelon
    May 5, 2008, 12:51 PM ET
  • juicy bits
    Bill Clinton's Post-Presidential Life
    The juiciest bits from a new bio.
    Juliet Lapidos
    May 5, 2008, 12:49 PM ET
  • fighting words
    Are We Getting Two for One?
    Is Michelle Obama responsible for the Jeremiah Wright fiasco?
    Christopher Hitchens
    May 5, 2008, 11:24 AM ET
  • politics
    Clinton's Final Full Day in Indiana
    Plus, Obama shows he's patriotic and personable.
    John Dickerson
    May 5, 2008, 10:20 AM ET
  • human nature
    Not Black and White
    Rethinking race and genes.
    William Saletan
    May 5, 2008, 8:03 AM ET
  • books
    Pop Goes Christianity
    The deep contradictions of Christian popular culture.
    Hanna Rosin
    May 5, 2008, 7:43 AM ET
  • today's papers
    Out of Sight
    A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
    Daniel Politi
    May 5, 2008, 6:32 AM ET
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