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Friday, Jan. 14, 2005
- Blogging for Dollars
Hang Daily Kos, but not for taking money from Howard Dean. - Power Plays
Why Democrats need to be more like Republicans. - Mourning Elektra
The critics on Jennifer Garner's new movie. - The Gay Emancipator?
What's wrong with The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln. - Tsunami Tour With Kofi Annan
The plight of the plucky Maldives. - It's Showtime (and HBO), Folks!
Two shows that justify the cable bill. - Train in Vain
Why dog training fails. - Bush:Reagan ...
Fraysters draw presidential analogies. - A Royal Führer
Prince Harry dresses up like a Nazi. Discuss. - Bush's Second Term
Why liberals should hope he keeps governing like Reagan. - Corrections
Slate's mistakes. - Today's Doonesbury
Good luck with your acronym. - FBI Computer Error: System Not Found
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers. - Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoon Index
Editorial cartoons from around the world.
Thursday, Jan. 13, 2005
Don't Buy American
Why Europeans hate American Express and Wal-Mart, but like MasterCard and Colgate.- The Tender Ways of Corporate Sharks
In Good Company sweetens smarmy capitalists. - CJR Pricks
The venerable journalism review tosses an undeserved Dart at NPR. - How To Count Right Whales
First, photograph their calluses. - The Wristband Gap
Why is 7-Eleven chintzier than Nike? - Pitching As a Metaphor for Life
Slate stories on NPR's Day to Day. - How I Learned To Pitch
A Seattle Mariners coach teaches me to throw a change-up, and much more. - Pro Se Can You See?
The absurd Catch-22 at the heart of Kowalski v. Tesmer. - Citizen Jordan
A basketball legend's soulless retirement caps his soulless career. - Thin Is In ... the Eye of the Beholder
How to fend off comments about your weight when you're happy with it. - Supremely Confusing
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2005
- Prisoners Are Fighting Mudslides?
What else do inmate work crews do? - The Late Show
Why Duke Ellington's late work deserves our attention. - Kosher Ham
Pacino chews the scenery in William Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice. - Dave Barry
Elegy for the humorist. - Hold 'Em, Fold 'Em, Cheat 'Em
Tricks, scams, and crimes for winning at online poker. - Who Needs Harvard?
Why big corporations are hiring fewer Ivy Leaguers. - Fold
ESPN's new poker series: Too much shouting, not enough dumpy Asians. - Blink and The Wisdom of Crowds
How to improve the decision-making environment. - Chertoff and Running
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005
- Investigating the Investigators
What the authors of the report on CBS News don't understand about journalism. - Gonzales' Client
Republicans no longer deny that the White House counsel's job is to be the president's lawyer. - Pundit for Hire
Please, Mr. President, I can shill for you, too! - Get Smart!
The Supreme Court asks whether the CIA can stiff its aging spies. - Some Questions, Mr. Chertoff
What senators should ask Bush's new choice for homeland security secretary before they confirm him. - Husband-Swabbing
And other news from the techno-frontier. - The Gay Science
The unclear effects of same-sex parenting. - Dispatch From Banda Aceh
The incredible generosity of the tsunami's survivors. - Linguists Gone Wild!
Why "wardrobe malfunction" wasn't the Word of the Year. - Bushism of the Day
The president's accidental wit and wisdom. - The Body Electric
What is electrical brain stimulation used for? And is it safe? - "The Island"
A weekly poem, read by the author. - Blink and The Wisdom of Crowds
The biases and delusions of experts. - Not So Steely, Dan
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Monday, Jan. 10, 2005
- The Spook Bank
More on the Riggs-CIA connection. - Do Commandos Go Commando?
Soldiers and their skivvies. - 'Storytelling' and Torture
Plus anti-gerrymandering. - Blink and The Wisdom of Crowds
Challenging the Standard Model of decision-making. - Send a Message to God
He has gone too far this time. - The Diva of Desperate Housewives
Fay Weldon's perverse power. - The People's Choice for Homeland Security Chief: Jack Welch
Slate's readers speak; will President Bush listen? - Porn, Again
Another lewd, suggestive ad for meat. - "Great White Hope"?
World papers ask if Mahmoud Abbas can deliver the goods. - Two Elections
Why Iraq's vote is not like Palestine's. - One More From Bill Keller
... and his reporter criticizing "Press Box" about the FDA story. - Abbas Ascends
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Sunday, Jan. 9, 2005
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