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Pina: An Extraordinary 3-D Dance Film That Makes You Feel Like You’re on Stage
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World “Time Director”: We Should Forget About the Leap Second
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Last Man Standing: Tim Allen’s Much-Reviled Sitcom Is Getting Better With Age
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We Bought a ’Do: The Fabulous Hairstyles of Late-Career Matt Damon
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Music Club 2011: Why Do We Underestimate the Political Clout of Lady Gaga?
- Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Take My Advice
Dear Prudence shares reader responses and lessons learned from your letters in 2011.
Tuesday, 07:14 AM EST
The Most Popular Dear Prudence Videos of 2011
A countdown of the top 12 most-viewed advice videos of the year.
Tuesday, 07:13 AM EST
The Dishwasher Wars
When phosphates were banned, the detergent category got vicious.
BRANDEDTuesday, 07:11 AM EST
Why Is My Husband Banned from Girls’ Night Out?
My friend refuses to include him at our annual reunion. Is she in the wrong?
Tuesday, 07:10 AM EST
- Monday, December 26, 2011
Fifteen Years Ago, Ron Paul Wasn't Claiming Somebody Else Wrote His Newsletters
Monday, 02:44 PM EST
Listen to the Year in Pop in 5 Minutes
Monday, 02:33 PM EST
Triumph of the Bus
Monday, 10:12 AM EST
Ron Paul and Extremism: Discover It Again, for the First Time
Monday, 09:30 AM EST
The Music Club, 2011
The year when indie music and R&B made nice.
Nitsuh AbebeTHE MUSIC CLUBMonday, 07:45 AM EST
Hang Up and Listen: The Mike and the Mello Guy and the Self-Effacer Edition
’s sports podcast takes your questions in this special year-end call-in show.
Monday, 07:37 AM EST
Bring Out the Kwanzaa Kinara
OK, the holiday is made-up. But for my family it was useful.
Melonyce McAfeeFAITH-BASEDMonday, 07:35 AM EST
- Sunday, December 25, 2011
Time for a Change
The world’s “time director” explains why we need to adjust our clocks permanently.
Alison GeorgeNEW SCIENTISTSunday, 08:00 AM EST
- Saturday, December 24, 2011
Annals of The Top One Percent: Engagement Proposal Planning Edition
Saturday, 12:38 PM EST
The World’s Strangest Toys
The weird stuff you could have given your kids this holiday season.
Sarah GoldTRAVEL + LEISURESaturday, 08:05 AM EST
Singing Trees, What Not To Give for Christmas, and the Year in Music
Saturday, 08:03 AM EST
- Friday, December 23, 2011
Emailing Santa
Jeff WinklerFriday, 06:25 PM EST
Twitter of Terror
Somalia’s al-Shabaab unveils a new social media strategy for militants.
Friday, 06:12 PM EST
Michele Bachmann Heckled by Gay Robot in Iowa
Friday, 05:13 PM EST
Wait Wait … Don’t Watch Me!
June ThomasFriday, 04:37 PM EST
This Picture Is Worth 20 Words: White House Christmas Edition
Heather MurphyFriday, 04:08 PM EST
“Health Experts” Suggest Telling Your Loved Ones They’re Fat on Christmas
Friday, 03:56 PM EST
The Music Club, 2011
How Adele makes the “ordinary” profound.
Ann PowersTHE MUSIC CLUBFriday, 03:47 PM EST
Catchphrase Executioner
Bad sex jargon, horrible “occupy” jokes, and other terrible things we said this year.
Ron RosenbaumTHE SPECTATORFriday, 03:02 PM EST
Panic Shopping Spree: Release of Nike Air Jordan Concord Triggers Chaos
Slate V StaffFriday, 02:18 PM EST
"The Ron Paul Survival Kit Comes in an Official World War II U.S. Army Ammo Holder"
Friday, 01:49 PM EST
Follow Friday: Feel the Roementum
Friday, 01:44 PM EST
Survey Finds Women Vets Less Supportive of Wars than Men
Friday, 01:27 PM EST
Break Up the Banks
It makes no sense to keep bailing out bankers while demanding austerity for everyone else.
Friday, 01:26 PM EST
Gang-Politician Alliances, Adoption Fraud, and NATO’s Bungled Bombings
Friday, 01:06 PM EST
The Greatest Gabfest in the History of the Earth
's show about the payroll tax standoff, Ron Paul’s surge in Iowa, and Newt Gingrich’s attack on federal judges.
GABFESTFriday, 12:07 PM EST
Holy Night
The little-known Jewish holiday of Christmas Eve. Seriously.
Benyamin CohenFAITH-BASEDFriday, 11:42 AM EST
Ron Paul on the Trilateral Commission
Friday, 11:38 AM EST
Hairafter: The Fabulous Coiffure of Late-Career Matt Damon
Friday, 11:34 AM EST
The Life of Tintin’s Creator in Words, in Pictures—and on Video
Cindy Y. HongFriday, 10:53 AM EST
Dump Halliburton
Rachel Maddow discusses her prescriptions for the military and her new book, Drift.
CONVERSATIONS WITH SLATEFriday, 10:45 AM EST
Ron Paul and the Coming Race War
Friday, 10:28 AM EST
The Man Who Sold Sketchy Breast Implants
Friday, 09:39 AM EST
The Top Five Episodes of Community
Bill WymanFriday, 09:16 AM EST
Opening Act: Christmas
Friday, 08:12 AM EST
All the Weepy Horses
Steven Spielberg’s corny, saccharine War Horse breached my emotional defenses.
Friday, 07:07 AM EST
Paula Scher’s Exquisite Book of Lying "Maps"
The legendary designer beautifully distorts borders and names.
Heather MurphyDESIGNFriday, 07:06 AM EST
The Man Who Told A Christmas Story
What I learned from Jean Shepherd.
Donald FagenRECYCLEDFriday, 07:00 AM EST
's mistakes.
Friday, 06:58 AM EST
- Thursday, December 22, 2011
The Year in Fail
The Twitter debate, WomenforCain.com, and other horrific political tech failures.
Thursday, 06:15 PM EST
The Golden Age of Divorced Women on TV
On television, if nowhere else, divorced and separated mothers are the demographic of the day.
Anne TrubekThursday, 05:41 PM EST
PolitiFact Weirdly Unable to Discuss Facts
Thursday, 05:20 PM EST
This is the Sound of House Republicans Settling
WEIGELThursday, 04:50 PM EST
Tintin’s Father, Nobody’s Son
The complicated life of Hergé, in two new biographies—one written, one drawn.
Sam AdamsThursday, 04:45 PM EST
Larry, Moe, Curly, and Snooki: The Reboots of 2012
Jeremy StahlThursday, 04:14 PM EST
Should Research Into the Dangerous Lab-Made Flu Virus Been Classified?
Thursday, 04:07 PM EST
Football in the dark is an illuminating thing.
Thursday, 03:41 PM EST
Why They Can't Quit Ron Paul
David WeigelWEIGELThursday, 02:48 PM EST
What Are Pastors and Rabbis Saying About Tim Tebow?
Will OremusThursday, 02:45 PM EST
Strain Game
Could information about a lab-made virus really help evildoers create a biological weapon?
Carl ZimmerThursday, 02:43 PM EST
Hair of the Night Stalker
Why would anyone collect memorabilia of serial killers?
Jesse BeringSCIENCEThursday, 02:35 PM EST
Trailer Critic: Ridley Scott’s Prometheus
Thursday, 01:22 PM EST
“I Am Not Trying To Change the Country”
How Rachel Maddow handles gay rights on her show.
CONVERSATIONS WITH SLATEThursday, 01:17 PM EST
Egypt’s Anti-Protester Rhetoric Sounds Like Classic “Blame the Victim” Speech
Katy WaldmanThursday, 01:10 PM EST
Animal Wrongs
Matt Damon frolics with monkeys in Cameron Crowe’s oppressively inspirational We Bought a Zoo.
Dan KoisThursday, 12:46 PM EST
The Newsweek Curse
David WeigelWEIGELThursday, 12:35 PM EST
The Music Club, 2011
The strategic usefulness of misogyny in hip-hop.
Jonah WeinerTHE MUSIC CLUBThursday, 12:12 PM EST
Why Don’t They Sell Eggnog Year-Round?
People only buy it when it’s cold outside.
Matthew S. SchwartzThursday, 11:49 AM EST
Wendy's Poised to Overtake Burger King
Thursday, 11:28 AM EST
Upzoning Manhattan
Thursday, 10:11 AM EST
In Defense of Last Man Standing
Tim Allen’s much-reviled sitcom is getting better with age.
June ThomasCULTUREBOXThursday, 10:04 AM EST
Arab Spring, One Year On: Winners and Losers (Part II)
Thursday, 09:44 AM EST
Ron Paul is Blowing It on the Newsletter Story
David WeigelWEIGELThursday, 09:32 AM EST
The Top Five Holiday Phrases from Made-Up Languages
Michael AdamsBROW BEATThursday, 09:23 AM EST
Don't Overthink The "Zero Bound"
Thursday, 09:09 AM EST
Just Extend The Damn Payroll Tax Cut
Thursday, 08:36 AM EST
Is 40 Weeks the Ideal Maternity Leave Length?
Long leaves are good for both babies and mothers, but extra-long leaves may not be, and other surprising lessons from Europe.
Sharon LernerThursday, 07:08 AM EST
We Are All Lisbeth Salander
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’s blend of victim and killer speaks to us.
Thursday, 07:05 AM EST
Nordic Quack
Sweden's bizarre tradition of watching Donald Duck cartoons on Christmas Eve.
Jeremy StahlCULTUREBOXThursday, 07:04 AM EST
Santa Baby
A grownup throws a tantrum over changing Christmas traditions. Plus, Dear Prudence handles your holiday hassles.
Thursday, 07:02 AM EST
- Wednesday, December 21, 2011
The Music Club, 2011
There’s no way Drake is having such a bad time banging groupies.
Jody RosenTHE MUSIC CLUBWednesday, 06:44 PM EST
Ron Paul is Done Talking About the Newsletters
David WeigelWEIGELWednesday, 06:26 PM EST
“The Greatest Nation in the History of the Earth”
That’s what Mitt Romney calls the United States. Is he right? A historical investigation.
Wednesday, 06:17 PM EST
Truth, Justice, and Terrible Mobile Service
Why the DoJ was wrong to kill the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile.
Will OremusWednesday, 06:04 PM EST
A Timely Passing
Kim Jong-il’s death should spur the U.S. and China into a serious dialogue about the future of North Korea.
Christopher HillPROJECT SYNDICATEWednesday, 05:37 PM EST
The wonderful miracle of mass confusion on the football field.
Dan KoisSPORTS NUTWednesday, 05:35 PM EST
The Presidential Horse Race
Literally: an animation of the 2012 Republican campaign as a horse race.
Will OremusWednesday, 05:26 PM EST
Stimulus Counterfactuals
Wednesday, 05:10 PM EST
Independent Bookstores Are Not Doomed
Here’s how they can fight back against Amazon.
TECHNOLOGYWednesday, 04:58 PM EST
Responding to Egregious Attack on Female Protester, Egyptian Women Fight Back
Wednesday, 04:50 PM EST
How Bing Crosby’s Voice Went from Revolutionary to Retro
BROW BEATWednesday, 04:48 PM EST
Tintin, So So
Steven Spielberg’s motion-capture adventure has its charms, but it’s no Raiders.
The Gary Johnson We'd Deserved
David WeigelWEIGELWednesday, 04:12 PM EST
“We Own Wall Street”
How small shareholders, pension funds, and mutual funds can stop corporate America’s worst behavior and ignite a political movement.
THE BEST POLICYWednesday, 03:27 PM EST
Herbal Remedies Unlikely To Terminate 24-Week Pregnancies
Wednesday, 03:19 PM EST
Snooki Sued for $7 Million; SRG Ventures Claims Breach by Jersey Shore Star
Wednesday, 03:15 PM EST
Chart of the Day: It's a Recession Everywhere
Wednesday, 02:37 PM EST
Beer Me, Sommelier
Why beer deserves the same kind of expertise as wine.
Mark GarrisonDRINKWednesday, 01:38 PM EST
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Hobbit Trailer Released; Prequel to Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Wednesday, 01:32 PM EST
The Best Christmas Movie Ever Made
Colin FlemingBROW BEATWednesday, 01:30 PM EST
The Unanswered Questions
Whatever happened to dandruff? Plus 30 more Explainer bafflers from 2011.
Daniel EngberWednesday, 01:11 PM EST
The Culture Gabfest, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Fry” Edition
Listen to Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, vocal fry, and the legacy of Christopher Hitchens.
Dana Stevens, , and Jacob WeisbergWednesday, 12:46 PM EST
You’re Doing It Wrong: Christmas Bread
BROW BEATWednesday, 12:06 PM EST
Why Are There Statutes of Limitations in Child Rape Cases?
Jessica GroseWednesday, 11:56 AM EST
Why Bankers Hate Equity
Wednesday, 11:55 AM EST
The Arab Spring, One Year On: Winners and Losers (Part I)
Michael MoranTHE RECKONINGWednesday, 11:42 AM EST
Mitt Romney's Exquisite Dodge
David WeigelWEIGELWednesday, 10:47 AM EST
Why MSNBC Is Not Fox News for Liberals
Rachel Maddow on how the Republican Party stands and salutes Roger Ailes and Fox News
CONVERSATIONS WITH SLATEWednesday, 10:33 AM EST
Who Can Stand Who’s Still Standing?
That game show where people plummet through the floor, reviewed.
TELEVISIONWednesday, 10:22 AM EST
The Hidden Man of Christmas
Putting St. Joseph back in the picture.
James MartinFAITH-BASEDWednesday, 10:18 AM EST
Hail Mary
You have more in common with the mother of Jesus than you think.
James MartinFAITH-BASEDWednesday, 10:15 AM EST
Google's Driverless Car Patents Are Bad News
Wednesday, 09:56 AM EST
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Republicans Want Shovel-Ready Jobs
David WeigelWEIGELWednesday, 09:54 AM EST
Trailer Critic: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Forrest WickmanBROW BEATWednesday, 09:26 AM EST
ECB's Record Breaking Lending
Wednesday, 08:28 AM EST
Christmas Architect
My experiments with the crèche.
Witold RybczynskiARCHITECTUREWednesday, 07:19 AM EST
Your Grandma’s Sugar Cookies
readers share images of cherished holiday dessert recipe cards, passed down through the generations.
Jessica GroseWednesday, 07:18 AM EST
Occupy Wall Street: the Lego Set
After months of demonstrations, a perfect holiday gift for kids.
Wednesday, 07:16 AM EST
Why Are the New Samsung Ads Depicting Decidedly Unmacho Dudes?
Seth StevensonWednesday, 06:59 AM EST
The Fabulous Hairstyles of Late-Career Matt Damon
Friday, 11:32 AM EST
Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters
How did a drummer who never intended to make money from music end up as one of the biggest and wealthiest rock stars?
Carl WilkinsonFTFriday, 06:58 PM EDT
Paula Scher’s Beautifully Obsessive, Rather Inaccurate Maps of the World
Heather MurphyDESIGNThursday, 03:44 PM EST
Nordic Quack
Sweden's bizarre tradition of watching Donald Duck cartoons on Christmas Eve.
Thursday, 07:04 AM EST
A Nation of Racist Dwarfs
Kim Jong-il's regime is even weirder and more despicable than you thought.
Monday, 10:01 AM EST
The NFL’s Widest Necks
Monday, 11:10 AM EST
Bring Out the Kwanzaa Kinara
OK, the holiday is made-up. But for my family it was useful.
Melonyce McAfeeFAITH-BASEDMonday, 07:35 AM EST
Holy Night
The little-known Jewish holiday of Christmas Eve. Seriously.
Benyamin CohenFAITH-BASEDFriday, 11:42 AM EST
The World's Strangest Toys
Sarah GoldSaturday, 08:03 AM EST
Bring Out the Kwanzaa Kinara
OK, the holiday is made-up. But for my family it was useful.
Melonyce McAfeeFAITH-BASEDMonday, 07:35 AM EST
The World's Strangest Toys
Sarah GoldTRAVEL + LEISURESaturday, 08:03 AM EST
Bring Out the Kwanzaa Kinara
OK, the holiday is made-up. But for my family it was useful.
Melonyce McAfeeFAITH-BASEDMonday, 07:35 AM EST
The Fabulous Hairstyles of Late-Career Matt Damon
Friday, 11:32 AM EST
Nordic Quack
Sweden's bizarre tradition of watching Donald Duck cartoons on Christmas Eve.
Jeremy StahlCULTUREBOXThursday, 07:04 AM EST
The World's Strangest Toys
Sarah GoldTRAVEL + LEISURESaturday, 08:03 AM EST
The NFL’s Widest Necks
Monday, 11:10 AM EST
Not Even a Hedgehog
The stupidity of Ronald Reagan.
Christopher HitchensFIGHTING WORDSMonday, 01:03 PM EDT
Politicians Lie, Numbers Don't
And the numbers show that Democrats are better for the economy than Republicans.
Michael KinsleyREADMETuesday, 01:49 PM EDT
The Chemist's War
The little-told story of how the U.S. government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition with deadly consequences.
Deborah BlumMEDICAL EXAMINERFriday, 10:00 AM EST
Kingdom Kim's Culinary Outposts
Inside the bizarre world of Asia's North Korean restaurant chain.
Sebastian StrangioFOREIGNERSMonday, 12:09 PM EDT
A Nation of Racist Dwarfs
Kim Jong-il's regime is even weirder and more despicable than you thought.
Christopher HitchensFIGHTING WORDSMonday, 10:01 AM EST
