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Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008

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A Rising Tide Swamps All Coasts
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kausfiles
Convenient Blockbuster
One Iraqi memo reportedly solves two Bush problems.
Mickey Kaus
Dec. 13, 2003, 7:07 AM ET
chatterbox
Whopper: Howard Dean
Oh, that bizarre and irresponsible remark!
Timothy Noah
Dec. 13, 2003, 10:08 PM ET
doonesbury
Today's Doonesbury Strip
Chowdown in the B hall.
Dec. 13, 2003, 7:43 AM ET
today's papers
Slick Oil?
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Caroline Benner
Dec. 13, 2003, 4:29 AM ET
cartoon index
Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoon Index
Editorial cartoons from around the world.
Dec. 13, 2003, 3:00 AM ET

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Friday, Dec. 12, 2003

international papers
No Soup for EU
Europe howls over Iraqi reconstruction contracts.
Ed Finn
Dec. 12, 2003, 6:57 PM ET
moneybox
Hail to the Coach
Why should Uncle Sam be so generous to West Point football?
Daniel Gross
Dec. 12, 2003, 6:53 PM ET
press box
Robert L. Bartley (1937-2003)
Both sides now.
Jack Shafer
Dec. 12, 2003, 6:52 PM ET
war stories
The Pentagon Plot
Baker's trip isn't about debt, and the contracts directive isn't about money.
Fred Kaplan
Dec. 12, 2003, 6:40 PM ET
fraywatch
Means Testing and Dean's Testy
Fraysters touch the third rail of American politics.
Kevin Arnovitz
Dec. 12, 2003, 8:38 PM ET
culturebox
The Lector Effect
HBO's new Angels in America gets Kushner wrong.
Dale Peck
Dec. 12, 2003, 5:46 PM ET
in other magazines
A New I Do
The New Republic on gay marriage fallout.
Josh Levin
Dec. 12, 2003, 5:42 PM ET
movies
The Other Woman
Diane Keaton scores in Something's Gotta Give.
David Edelstein
Dec. 12, 2003, 5:32 PM ET
sports nut
The Lunacy of the Heisman
Will the voters ever get it right?
Allen Barra
Dec. 12, 2003, 5:19 PM ET
summary judgment
Bloody Sell
The makers of Grand Theft Auto release an even gorier game.
Ben Williams
Dec. 12, 2003, 5:13 PM ET
day to day
Stuck on the Farrelly Brothers
Slate stories on NPR's Day to Day.
Dec. 12, 2003, 5:05 PM ET

SLATE WIDGETThe Sap-o-Meter had asthma as a child.

dispatches
Dispatches From Ivory Coast
The refugee merry-go-round.
Jeremy Kahn
Dec. 12, 2003, 3:23 PM ET
diary
Duane Michals' Nest in a Hostile World
A weeklong journal of a photographer.
Dominique Nabokov
Dec. 12, 2003, 1:06 PM ET
movies
Hollywood's New Maturity
Tim Burton and the Farrelly brothers try to grow up.
David Edelstein
Dec. 12, 2003, 1:03 PM ET
corrections
Corrections
Slate's mistakes.
Dec. 12, 2003, 12:53 PM ET
explainer
Why No More Flu Vaccine?
For one thing, there's a shortage of chicken eggs.
Ed Finn
Dec. 12, 2003, 12:51 PM ET
dispatches from the martha stewart trial
The "Cover-Up," Part 6: More Lies From Martha?
An insider's view of the Martha trial.
Henry Blodget
Dec. 12, 2003, 10:52 AM ET
today's papers
Brusque Back
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Eric Umansky
Dec. 12, 2003, 4:45 AM ET

Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003

television
The $3.77 Million Wedding
Trista and Ryan tie the knot on ABC.
Dana Stevens
Dec. 11, 2003, 7:01 PM ET
assessment
Teresa Heinz
Why John Kerry needs some of his wife's sauce.
Julia Turner
Dec. 11, 2003, 6:57 PM ET
on the trail
A Browser's Guide to Campaign 2004, Cont'd.
Slate reads John Edwards' book so you don't have to.
Chris Suellentrop
Dec. 11, 2003, 6:45 PM ET
ballot box
You Have the Power
Why Al Gore was wrong to endorse Howard Dean.
William Saletan
Dec. 11, 2003, 6:21 PM ET
diary
The Living Room of a Perfectionist
A weeklong journal of a photographer.
Dominique Nabokov
Dec. 11, 2003, 1:06 PM ET
dispatches
Dispatches From Ivory Coast
Inside the U.N. "transit center" that's home to 3,500 Liberians.
Jeremy Kahn
Dec. 11, 2003, 3:23 PM ET
readme
Iraqing Their Brains
How can the Democratic candidates escape the trap they set for themselves?
Michael Kinsley
Dec. 11, 2003, 1:37 PM ET
foreigners
Murder by Media
Why the Rwandan genocide tribunal went too far.
Joel Simon
Dec. 11, 2003, 12:54 PM ET

LINE of the DAY"Call me fastidious, but I don't like to spit out my snack foods, particularly at the office."What's the Buzz?By Mason Currey
dispatches from the martha stewart trial
The "Cover-Up," Part 5: Bacanovic testifies at the SEC
An insider's view of the Martha trial.
Henry Blodget
Dec. 11, 2003, 10:52 AM ET
dear prudence
Relative Agony
In-laws that deserve the cold shoulder.
Dec. 11, 2003, 10:56 AM ET
today's papers
Soft Money Shuffle
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Brian Montopoli
Dec. 11, 2003, 4:25 AM ET

Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003

chatterbox
Bush's Mr. Cellophane
Goodbye to Mel Martinez.
Timothy Noah
Dec. 10, 2003, 7:32 PM ET
explainer
Are Dean and Gore Related?
No Relation No. 18: Gore, Dean, and Gore Dean
Josh Levin
Dec. 10, 2003, 7:03 PM ET
television
Antiques Gone Wild
The Keno brothers paw through other people's things on PBS.
Dana Stevens
Dec. 10, 2003, 6:55 PM ET
moneybox
Dollar Doldrums
Where have all the European investors gone?
Daniel Gross
Dec. 10, 2003, 5:24 PM ET
dispatches
Dispatches From Ivory Coast
Dancing with the rebels.
Jeremy Kahn
Dec. 10, 2003, 3:23 PM ET
recycled
Shape Up and Ship Out
The best way to pack and ship your holiday packages.
Dec. 10, 2003, 2:03 PM ET

diary
Richard Hennessy's Colorful Habitat
A weeklong journal of a photographer.
Dominique Nabokov
Dec. 10, 2003, 1:06 PM ET
dispatches from the martha stewart trial
The "Cover-Up," Part 4: Attorney-Client Miscues?
An insider's view of the Martha trial.
Henry Blodget
Dec. 10, 2003, 10:52 AM ET
politics
Meet the Greedy Grandparents
Why America's elderly are so spoiled.
Steve Chapman
Dec. 10, 2003, 11:16 AM ET
ballot box
The New Hampshire Debate
The Democrats split between Clinton and Gore.
William Saletan
Dec. 10, 2003, 4:49 AM ET
today's papers
Contract Shun
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Eric Umansky
Dec. 10, 2003, 4:54 AM ET

Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003

press box
Blood Money?
The Los Angeles Times' flawed masterpiece about corruption at NIH.
Jack Shafer
Dec. 9, 2003, 7:06 PM ET
medical examiner
No Immunity
Why this year's flu outbreak is a looming public health crisis.
Robert Bazell
Dec. 9, 2003, 4:08 PM ET
diary
Inside Nell Campbell's Apartment
A weeklong journal of a photographer.
Dominique Nabokov
Dec. 9, 2003, 1:06 PM ET
dispatches
Dispatches From Ivory Coast
The human consequences of war.
Jeremy Kahn
Dec. 9, 2003, 3:23 PM ET
chatterbox
Dick Scaife, Crypto-Liberal
An unlikely Kerry donor.
Timothy Noah
Dec. 9, 2003, 3:13 PM ET
foreigners
The Case of the Misunderstood Memo
The Feith "annex" highlights the Bush administration's misuse of intelligence material.
Daniel Benjamin
Dec. 9, 2003, 2:14 PM ET
dispatches from the martha stewart trial
The "Cover-Up," Part 3: Martha Stewart Visits the U.S. Attorney
An insider's view of the Martha trial.
Henry Blodget
Dec. 9, 2003, 10:52 AM ET

ballot box
Stop This Train
Who decides this election—you or Al Gore?
William Saletan
Dec. 9, 2003, 1:42 PM ET
politics
Partial Victory
The power of an unenforced abortion ban.
Paul Freedman
Dec. 9, 2003, 12:43 PM ET
art
The Artful Dodger
Philip Guston was misunderstood—but why?
Lee Siegel
Dec. 9, 2003, 12:03 PM ET
culturebox
How To Write
Read Mimesis.
Jim Lewis
Dec. 9, 2003, 10:47 AM ET
poem
Minnesota
A weekly poem, read by the author.
David Thoreen
Dec. 9, 2003, 10:45 AM ET
today's papers
Gore Score
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Eric Umansky
Dec. 9, 2003, 4:25 AM ET

Monday, Dec. 8, 2003

international papers
Putin's Party Takes Control
Does United Russia's victory presage the death of democracy?
Nancy Palus
Dec. 8, 2003, 7:14 PM ET
recycled
Best College System?
Previously published Slate articles made new.
Dec. 8, 2003, 7:12 PM ET
chatterbox
A Drug-Company Bribe?
The Medicare vote scandal, continued.
Timothy Noah
Dec. 8, 2003, 7:08 PM ET
ballot box
Beating the Bushes
The Democrats recount the recount in Florida.
William Saletan
Dec. 8, 2003, 6:05 PM ET
war stories
Building a Better Occupation
The U.S. Army has made some smart moves in Iraq—and some blockheaded ones, too.
Fred Kaplan
Dec. 8, 2003, 6:03 PM ET
dispatches
Dispatches From Ivory Coast
Among the charming rebels of Les Forces Nouvelles.
Jeremy Kahn
Dec. 8, 2003, 3:23 PM ET
television
Saturday Night Fever
Al Sharpton shimmies to James Brown on SNL.
Dennis Cass
Dec. 8, 2003, 4:58 PM ET

diary
Inside Edmund White's Living Room
A weeklong journal of a photographer.
Dominique Nabokov
Dec. 8, 2003, 1:06 PM ET
explainer
How Do You Fix a Wild Bear?
First, do no harm. Then, use pig membranes.
Brendan I. Koerner
Dec. 8, 2003, 3:02 PM ET
moneybox
Abercrombie & Fitch's Blue Christmas
The dirty little secret behind the racy catalog: lousy sales.
Daniel Gross
Dec. 8, 2003, 2:53 PM ET
fraywatch
Logophilia
Readers get wordy in the Fray.
Kevin Arnovitz
Dec. 8, 2003, 12:23 PM ET
corrections
Corrections
Slate's mistakes.
Dec. 8, 2003, 11:19 AM ET
today's papers
U R Trouble
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Eric Umansky
Dec. 8, 2003, 4:25 AM ET

Sunday, Dec. 7, 2003

today's papers
MicroStasi
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Michael Brus
Dec. 7, 2003, 6:47 AM ET

today's papers
Text Message Not Sent
today's business press
Feels Like 1981
other magazines
Burma's Slow Burn
explainer
Do White People Really Come From the Caucasus?