He was wrong, but he was great.
Paraskevidekatriaphobia.
Whether or not I am the Antichrist…
Harvard is good, but not that good.
After the second martini.
A one-dog man.
They didn't kill Indians (much).
The tablecloth never lies.
The awkward hush.
Belligerent, robotic Rockettes.
The pleasant drip-drip-drip.
The other crack epidemic.Brooklyn is not expanding!
The only remaining racist.
No backpack here, Heinrich!
Liquor + Paxil = Wow!
The great banana revolution.
Well, maybe not black people.
I'm guessing she wasn't 12.
Lips are the new blond.
Knee fluid is disheartening.
Dear Roger Clemens …
That's not a shoe-tree.
Become a scandal-monger.
Buy the cheapest thing you can stand.
Your silence makes me frisky.
Cut up my steak and feed it to me.
Shocked, not awed.
The baby likes Derrida.
Then he went to get a haircut.
Numskull is not inaccurate.
The full upright and locked position.
Eat the cheese.
You say abandonment, I say potato.
You aren't Ann Landers.
Aspire to be a meadow.
Dollar bills to roll around in.
Ears tend to be tricky.
We'd like to offer you a trailer.
The squarest man.
Now with more crumbs!
Still wearing pajamas.
A smile like rigor mortis.
Washing dishes in the dark.
Gillette's dirty little secret.
Lonely infatuations.
A breathtaking act of rudeness.
Five days later, he died.
We dream of pastry!
Besmirched librarians.
It looked like crud.
The natural way to end a conversation.
Time for more yogurt.
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May 13, 2004, 9:08 PM ET
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Reason shows its subscribers where they live.
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May 13, 2004, 6:47 PM ET - movies
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The blood and eroticism of Troy.
David Edelstein
May 13, 2004, 6:54 PM ET - assessment
U.N. Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi
Can he save Iraq?
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May 13, 2004, 5:29 PM ET - explainer
Is Torture Against the Law?
What Uncle Sam has to say about it.
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May 13, 2004, 5:26 PM ET - moneybox
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Who's not going to get hurt when housing prices collapse?
Daniel Gross
May 13, 2004, 5:01 PM ET
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Slate stories on NPR's Day to Day.
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Election Time in the World's Largest Democracy
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May 13, 2004, 2:43 PM ET - diary
Art and Anti-Art
A weeklong journal from a veteran musician.
Roger Miller
May 13, 2004, 1:55 PM ET - left field
Lone Star Skate
Roller derby makes a Texas-sized comeback.
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May 13, 2004, 2:24 PM ET - fraywatch
The Spinning Cycle of Outrage
Fraysters set the bar in Iraq.
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May 13, 2004, 4:05 PM ET
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BYOF
When friends throw a dinner party and expect you to cook.
May 13, 2004, 11:31 AM ET - doonesbury
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The Goodest and the Not-Dumbest.
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Abu Ghraib Denial, Part 2
Right-wing culture warriors are on the case.
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May 13, 2004, 7:11 AM ET - today's papers
Central Reservations
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May 13, 2004, 3:00 AM ET
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Situationist Ethics
The Stanford Prison Experiment doesn't explain Abu Ghraib.
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May 12, 2004, 6:51 PM ET - television
Where Have All the Grown-Ups Gone?
The Frasier finale marks the end of situation comedies for adults.
Dana Stevens
May 12, 2004, 6:35 PM ET - a fine whine
I, Visa
Why is U.S. immigration terrorizing British reporters?
Dahlia Lithwick
May 12, 2004, 6:34 PM ET - war stories
Failing To Recognize Failure
Why does the president still trust Rumsfeld's judgment?
Fred Kaplan
May 12, 2004, 4:50 PM ET - summary judgment
Mr. Gehry Goes to MIT
But are critics getting sick of him?
Ben Williams
May 12, 2004, 11:43 AM ET - dispatches
Election Time in the World's Largest Democracy
The Indian countryside now has electricity, roads, and water, but jobs are scarce.
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May 12, 2004, 2:43 PM ET - diary
"Max Ernst" on a Stage With No Lights
A weeklong journal from a veteran musician.
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May 12, 2004, 1:55 PM ET
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Nix the Pix!
60 II made the wrong call; let's not repeat it.
Mickey Kaus
May 12, 2004, 2:52 AM ET - today's papers
Cambone's Contradictions
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Eric Umansky
May 12, 2004, 4:19 AM ET
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The Right's Abu Ghraib Denial
Is the liberal outrage really worse than the torture?
Timothy Noah
May 11, 2004, 6:52 PM ET - diary
Accompanying Silent Films
A weeklong journal from a veteran musician.
Roger Miller
May 11, 2004, 1:55 PM ET - dispatches
Election Time in the World's Largest Democracy
In India, the process is more important than the outcome.
Akash Kapur
May 11, 2004, 2:43 PM ET - explainer
What's That Gizmo on GI Helmets?
The lowdown on the gadget affixed to their heads.
Brendan I. Koerner
May 11, 2004, 4:36 PM ET
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The low-carb, high-fat way for an executive to duck blame.
Daniel Gross
May 11, 2004, 4:32 PM ET- design
Simply the Best
MoMA celebrates everyday objects.
Tom Vanderbilt
May 11, 2004, 4:04 PM ET
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Got Gas?
Oil isn't the only fossil fuel that's in crisis.
Paul Roberts
May 11, 2004, 2:47 PM ET - poem
"The Lost Glove"
A weekly poem, read by the author.
Ada Limón
May 11, 2004, 12:31 PM ET - bushisms
Bushism of the Day
The president's accidental wit and wisdom.
Jacob Weisberg
May 11, 2004, 12:08 PM ET - books
Post-Brown Schooldays
The new way to integrate—by class, not race.
Richard Kahlenberg
May 11, 2004, 11:33 AM ET - kausfiles
The Shame of the Whitney
Plus, Faster Iraq meme gathers steam.
Mickey Kaus
May 11, 2004, 5:59 AM ET - today's papers
Chummy
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May 11, 2004, 4:23 AM ET
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How Do You Pronounce "Abu Ghraib"?
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May 10, 2004, 7:08 PM ET - international papers
Death of a President
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May 10, 2004, 6:08 PM ET - diary
How Much Exercise Can You Get Jumping Around With a Guitar?
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Roger Miller
May 10, 2004, 1:55 PM ET - tv club
Mob Experts on The Sopranos, Week 10
The making of cooperative witnesses.
Jerry Capeci and Jeffrey Goldberg
May 10, 2004, 5:38 PM ET - moneybox
How the Other Half Banks
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Michelle Leder
May 10, 2004, 5:37 PM ET - dispatches
Election Time in the World's Largest Democracy
India's economic prosperity keeps the race tight.
Akash Kapur
May 10, 2004, 2:43 PM ET
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The Neoconomists
The Bush administration's other revolutionaries.
Daniel Altman
May 10, 2004, 2:17 PM ET - recycled
Who's Sorry Now?
Which wrongs warrant government apologies?
May 10, 2004, 12:28 PM ET - other web sites
Jock Blogging
To avoid the press, pro athletes turn to the Web.
Bryan Curtis
May 10, 2004, 12:26 PM ET - mixing desk
Scavenger Hunt
The best Prince songs you haven't heard.
Ben Williams
May 10, 2004, 12:13 PM ET - sports nut
Last Man Crouching
The cushy life of the backup catcher.
Stephen Rodrick
May 10, 2004, 11:44 AM ET - today's papers
Photo, Graphic
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Sam Schechner
May 10, 2004, 6:24 AM ET
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Passive-Aggressive Order
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Michael Brus
May 9, 2004, 6:53 AM ET
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Response-Ability
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Michael Brus
May 8, 2004, 6:53 AM ET
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Where Are Iraq's Refugees?
Everybody expected them. They haven't materialized.
Timothy Noah
May 7, 2004, 11:59 PM ET - movies
Curse of the Vampire
Van Helsing, a feeble imitation of classic horror.
David Edelstein
May 7, 2004, 7:09 PM ET
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Why Bush (probably) won't dump Rumsfeld.
Fred Kaplan
May 7, 2004, 6:49 PM ET- foreigners
The Arab World's Can-Do Guy
Abdullah II's Jordan is a model for the Middle East.
Lee Smith
May 7, 2004, 6:26 PM ET - moneybox
Bailing for Dollars
How the feds saved the airlines and made themselves a mint.
Daniel Gross
May 7, 2004, 5:24 PM ET - jurisprudence
Do the Right Thing
Keeping the ICC out of Abu Ghraib.
Phillip Carter
May 7, 2004, 5:20 PM ET - explainer
How Does a Sotheby's Auction Work?
First, they let you touch the Renoir.
Sean Rocha
May 7, 2004, 4:43 PM ET
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Brown Revisited
Are magnet schools the modern equivalents of 40 acres and a mule?
Matthew Polly
May 7, 2004, 3:48 PM ET
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Have you ever wished your wife would just shut up? Here's what happens when she does.
Emily Yoffe
May 7, 2004, 3:44 PM ET
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May 7, 2004, 1:57 PM ET
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