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Nov. 7, 2009The Slatest Evening Edition - Slate Magazine
After Fort Hood, There's No Excuse for the Ban on Women in Combat
What Does "Stable Condition" Mean? Absolutely Nothing.
Jim Carrey's Admirably Restrained Scrooge
The Great New Single That's a Little Bit Whitney Houston and a Little Bit Rusted Root
Joe Biden Explains His Gaffe-Evasion Strategy
The Box: A Creepy, Confusing Thriller From the Guy Who Brought You Donnie Darko
The Week's Best Editorial Cartoons
How "Men's Rights" Groups Are Changing Domestic-Violence Laws
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009
- Too Much BeefWhy Arby's is so low on the restaurant food chain.Daniel Grossmoneybox | Saturday, 7:58 AM ET
- One Lost Job, Two Lost Jobs, Three Lost Jobs …How does the government keep track of employment numbers?Brian Palmerexplainer | Saturday, 7:57 AM ET
- Profit Not Satanic, Says Wealthy BankerA summary of what's in the major publications.Paul Smalera | today's business press | Saturday, 7:54 AM ET
- Let Truth and Falsehood grapple. | | Friday, 6:54 PM ET
- Fort Hood FAQCan you carry a concealed weapon on military bases? And other questions answered.
Christopher Beam | explainer | Friday, 6:37 PM ET- The Slatest: Evening Edition
Fort Hood suspect emptied apartment before rampage; Orlando gunman kills one, injures five in Orlando; piece of bread stalls $6 billion particle collider.
| Friday, 5:29 PM ET- How Does Facebook Know I'm Gay?
Slate's tech-advice column answers your questions about marketing on social networks, Gmail's deletion policy, and more.
Farhad Manjoo | dear farhad | Friday, 4:03 PM ET- Scrooge 3.0
A 3-D motion-capture version of A Christmas Carol.
Dana Stevens | movies | Friday, 3:56 PM ET- What Does "Stable" Condition Mean?
How can someone be "critical but stable"?
Chris Suellentrop | explainer | Friday, 3:29 PM ET- Why Berlin Mattered
How could one city mean so much?
Fred Kaplan | politics | Friday, 3:14 PM ET- Girls in the Hood
If women can defend Fort Hood, they can defend America.
William Saletan | politics | Friday, 3:11 PM ET- Reviews of: The Men Who Stare at Goats, , and A Christmas Carol
A daily video from Slate V.
slate v | Friday, 2:30 PM ET- Tea Parties, the Berlin Wall, and the Forgotten Rain Forest
The week's most interesting Slate stories.
Andrew Dubbins | cocktail chatter | Friday, 1:24 PM ET- Slouching Towards St. Louis
A journey through the Travel Channel.
Troy Patterson | television | Friday, 1:03 PM ET- This Week's Bidenisms
Collecting the vice president's gaffes and head-slappers.
Jeremy Stahl | Bidenisms | Friday, 11:22 AM ET- Government's Heavy Hand
Socialized medicine intrudes on the march against Obamacare.
Timothy Noah | prescriptions | Friday, 11:11 AM ET- I Can Do Normal, Really
Richard Kelly tries to direct a mainstream movie in The Box.
John Swansburg | movies | Friday, 10:49 AM ET
- Denialism
Chris Mooney and Michael Specter | the book club | Friday, 6:54 PM ET
- posted by Samantha Henig on November 6, 2009More Kids Equals More Happiness?
A post from DoubleX writer Bonnie Rochman: Well, fire up your engines, ladies, because now there’s a new bit of research supporting a third conclusion: that being married with children is the key to happiness . In contrast to previous research that indicates an inverse relationship- posted by June Thomas on November 6, 2009Project Runway, Week 12: The Final Challenge
The final challenge involved a trip to the J. Paul Getty Museum, where the designers were told to create a look using the Getty Center as inspiration. Only three of the five remaining contestants could go on to Fashion Week in Bryant Park, and they didn't make the judges' jobs easy. John- Act the Way You Want To Feel
After Fort Hood, There's No Excuse for the Ban on Women in Combat
What Does "Stable Condition" Mean? Absolutely Nothing.
Jim Carrey's Admirably Restrained Scrooge
The Great New Single That's a Little Bit Whitney Houston and a Little Bit Rusted Root
Joe Biden Explains His Gaffe-Evasion Strategy
The Box: A Creepy, Confusing Thriller From the Guy Who Brought You Donnie Darko