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Friday, May 8, 2009
- The Orphan Trade
A look at families affected by corrupt international adoptions. - Soap to Ploughshares
How to return Mother's Day to its original meaning. - I Talk to My Mom Too Much
In defense of my generation's inability to wean. - A Mother and Daughter Find Life in Bangkok
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A summary of what's in the major publications. - Banks: We're OK, Invest In Us Today!
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
- Nickel and Diming
On the budget, President Obama sounds a lot like candidate McCain. - Save It
Irritating new budget-conscious lifestyle shows. - Glenn Beck, Chatterbot
An alternative history of Fox News. - A Dog's Life
How do you really calculate dog years? - The AfPak Puzzle
The good news: Obama understands what's wrong in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The bad news: He can't fix it. - Baseball Is Like Tag
The winners of Slate's "Define Baseball in 150 Words" contest. - Leon Despres, RIP
The author of Slate's "Diary of a 100-Year-Old Man" dies at 101. - There Are Four Lights!
Revisiting Star Trek: The Next Generation's eerily prescient torture episode. - The Slate Endorsements
Books, CDs, movies, and other stuff Slate writers liked this month. - There's No Klingon Word for Hello
A history of the gruff but surprisingly sophisticated invented language and the people who speak it. - The iPhone Ad You'll Never See
A daily video from Slate V. - A Mother and Daughter Find Life in Bangkok
The question a pregnant woman should never ask in Thailand. - The Long Goodbye
The moment I heard my mother's diagnosis. - Don't (Not) Talk to Your Mother Like That!
A college-age son who blows off his mom's phone calls, and other maternal quandaries, just in time for Mother's Day. - Stress Test Results Not That Stressful
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
- Go See Star Trek
It's logical. - Never Buy a Bad Bottle of Wine Again
Slate's guide to the importers you can count on. - The Rise of Yeast
Why do scientists always experiment on this fungus? - Your Search Returned 12 Million Books
Google's goal of a universal online library would be great for humanity. It can still be great for authors and publishers, too. - Don't Stress About It
Instead of focusing on the stress tests, we should look at these other measures of bank health. - Choose Your Own Supreme Court Justice
Out of our Top 20, whom do you like best? - I Want To GOP to There
30 Rock's weird conservative streak. - Fed Dread
The New York Fed is the most powerful financial institution you've never heard of. Look who's running it. - Hey Penny: Office Romance Gone Sour
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Why is Oprah Winfrey promoting vaccine skeptic Jenny McCarthy? - Scrubs
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Has photography blinded us to the reality of the American West? - A Mother and Daughter Find Life in Bangkok
I'm American. My husband's English. We live in Cambodia. Where should we have our baby? - Teen Angel
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
- An Unnatural Woman
The secret life of a Supreme Court short-lister. - The Fairness Doctrine
The best argument against Obama's tax-haven plan. - Animal Farm
Newsweek on the swine flu scare. - Bilderberg Preview
It's that time of year. - The Six Flavors of White Supremacy
Do you have to pick just one? - Do NBA Players Try Harder in the Playoffs?
The guys from Basketball Prospectus try to quantify the intangibles. - Do Da Stanky Legg
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The magnetic appeal of the poles. - Two Job Openings at Slate
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The case for colorblindness in the age of genetics. - To Sleep, Perchance More Green
How to be eco-friendly when buying a new mattress. - "Men's League Softball, Gillette, Wyoming"
A weekly poem, read by the author. - Obama: International Taxman
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Monday, May 4, 2009
- Caramel Macchiato Conquers Mitteleuropa
Say hello to a new brand of Central European excess: Starbucks has arrived in Warsaw. - Standing on Ceremony
Is the press showing more respect for Obama than Bush? - Hillary Clinton, Watch These Movies!
High Noon, Godfather II, Grand Illusion, and 22 other indispensable movies for understanding war and diplomacy. - Future Dangerousness
The tricky sex offender case that could trip up one of the judges on the short list to replace Souter. - Bond. Lame Bond.
Chrysler's bondholders are whining about Obama's deal. Don't listen to them. - Sneezes on a Plane
When do they divert a flight for a health reasons? - Pocketbook Persecution
Prudie counsels a woman whose mother won't stop badgering her son-in-law about his religious beliefs—and other advice seekers. - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
How do you shut off an electronic bill? - Ruthless yet Humane
Why Obama cited Churchill on torture. - Dear Prudence: Fathers of the Bride
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Inequality, racism, and framing. - Out of Africa?
Foreign aid is part of the problem, but so is corrupt politics. - Leaning on Pakistan
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Sunday, May 3, 2009
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The Happiness Project:
posted by Gretchen Rubin
on May 8, 2009Be Happier: Kiss More, Hug More, Touch More.
It’s easy to see that kissing, hugging, and touching would boost the tenderness in your romantic relationship. However, physical expressions of affection can strengthen all sorts of connections. Read More
Kausfiles:
posted by Mickey Kaus
on May 8, 2009St. Elizabeth--More Than An Enabler?
First, Elizabeth was an integral part of her husband's campaign and knew of the affair, about which both later dissembled. She may have an overburdened heart, but part of that load surely is her own ambition. Although Elizabeth claims to have asked her husband not to run after he told her of the affair, is it really credible that he did it anyway, without her consent? Or that he talked her into it against her will? Read More
The XX Factor:
posted by Susannah Breslin
on May 7, 2009Bad Mommies? What About Bad Wives?
Hanna , you brought up the Gosselin affair. According to every tabloid in town, Jon Gosselin, costar of Jon & Kate Plus 8 , has been cheating on his wife, Kate. The rumors, accusations, and carefully-worded statements are flying fast and furious. Today, Kate defended her husband on the Read More
Human Nature:
posted by William Saletan
on May 7, 2009Safe, Legal, and Early
I get to call him my buddy for two reasons. One is that he's a good guy. The other is that there aren't a lot of people willing to seriously talk compromise on abortion. So we'd better stick together. Read More
Newmans Own:
posted by Michael Newman
on May 5, 2009Bubble Blogging
James Surowiecki asks a question I have also asked (and that Dan Gross has long been pondering ): What did the housing bubble give us? He reaches a conclusion similar to my own, though I picked on Las Vegas instead of Phoenix: The housing bubble was unique, and uniquely awful. Each of the Read More
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