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A daily video from Slate V. - The Slatest: Afternoon Edition
Müller given Nobel in Literature; Bloomberg's war against guns; Brian Wilson will complete unfinished Gershwin songs. - Irving Penn, RIP
He photographed the most important artists of the last half-century—and, in the process, joined their ranks. - The Very Grouchy Daddy
I've read The Very Hungry Caterpillar to my daughter 796 times. Please, make it stop. - Iron Bars and Razor Wire
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My wife blabs to her girlfriends about my large penis. Is that normal? - Health Care Bill Could Cut the Deficit
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Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009
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What half a loaf might look like. - Cross-Eyed
The high court looks again at religious symbols on public lands. - Holy Cow
What's so good about Angus beef? - The FTC's Mad Power Grab
The commission's preposterous new endorsement guidelines. - Freaky Fortnight
Am I Peggy Olson or Betty Draper? - The Good Wife
Julianna Margulies on-ramps and stands by her man. - Last Man Standing
A podcast with author Duff McDonald. - Biting the U.N. That Feeds
The madness of bombing a World Food Program office. - Cute Cats Incorporated
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A time machine on two wheels. - Typhoon in Burma! Tsunami in Samoa!
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Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009
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The Supreme Court mauls the law banning animal-cruelty videos. - The Invasion of the Bill Snatchers
The Senate has a quirky legislative procedure for handling health care reform. - Freaky Fortnight
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How the House bill redistributes money to the middle class. - The iPhone Is Not an All-You-Can-Eat Buffet
Why AT&T should dump unlimited data plans. - Insubordination?
Should Gen. McChrystal stop speaking publicly about Afghan war strategy? - What Does Roland Emmerich Have Against the White House?
A history of destroying national landmarks on film. - All Quiet on the Afghan Front
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Is it better for the planet to listen to CDs, records, or MP3s? - Fall in Love With Paramore
It's like Green Day fronted by a 20-year-old Christian girl from Tennessee. - In Nomine Patris et Felis
Christopher Smart's extremely spiritual poem about his cat.
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The magazine empire as car wreck. - Can Ahmadinejad Invoke the Right of Return?
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Thinking about Roman Polanski's vile child rape in a global context. - Freaky Fortnight
Tweets from an experiment in switching lives. - Mad Men, Season 3
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Healthy teeth for all. - Chicken Feet and Chump Change
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A post by Katharine Mieszkowski: A decade ago, going public meant frothy tech IPOs. Now, it's what private school kids do when their parents can no longer pay their tuition. Private school enrollments are down everywhere, from Washington D.C. to Tennessee to California , while requests Read More -
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Track of the Week: Vampire Weekend's "Horchata"
In a new Browbeat feature, Slate critics Jody Rosen and Jonah Weiner will discuss a recent pop song that has caught their attention. This week, they take on Vampire Weekend's "Horchata," which the band has made available for free download . Jody Rosen: I'm predisposed to like this Read More -
The Happiness Project:
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Have Trouble Keeping Your Resolutions? Here Are Six Tips.
The first step is to make a concrete, well-directed resolution. Samuel Johnson wrote a prayer that includes the line, “O GOD, grant me to resolve aright, and to keep my resolutions.” At first, this puzzled me. I understood praying for the strength to keep resolutions, but why make the special request to be able to “resolve aright”? Now I understand that resolving aright is very important. (See #1 below.) Read More -
Human Nature:
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