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Don’t Believe the Good News

Consumers are income-challenged, wealth-challenged, and debt-constrained. That doesn’t bode well for 2012.

Nouriel RoubiniPROJECT SYNDICATEMonday, 07:15 AM EST

Partisans, Reviewed

A new book suggests we can’t understand the downturn without looking at the pitched battles going on in Washington.

BOOKSMonday, 07:00 AM EST

The Obamas

Of course Michelle got Yoko Ono-ified by Barack’s aides.

Deborah NeedlemanTHE BOOK CLUBMonday, 06:45 AM EST

Downton Abbey, Season 2

Why I love the Very Serious Looks of Downton

TV CLUBSunday, 10:30 PM EST

Jon Huntsman's Presidential Campaign, RIP

Sunday, 10:07 PM EST

The Past And Future Of The Workweek

Sunday, 09:53 AM EST

“I Like Being Manipulated”

Charlotte Gainsbourg discusses her music, her father, and her work with Lars von Trier.

Ludovic Hunter-TilneyFTSunday, 09:47 AM EST

The Obamas

The first lady is Barack Obama’s Department of “Let’s Get Real.”

Jacob WeisbergTHE BOOK CLUBSunday, 07:30 AM EST

Evangelical Super-Group Endorses Rick Santorum

Saturday, 12:49 PM EST

Obama Administration Comes Out Against SOPA And Protect IP

Saturday, 10:23 AM EST

Lunch With Zbigniew Brzezinski

The former national security adviser explains why he’s worried about Obama’s approach to China.

Edward LuceFTSaturday, 08:08 AM EST

An Aging Amateur Enters the Octagon

A new podcast about nonfiction books and their authors.

June ThomasTHE AFTERWORDSaturday, 08:04 AM EST

The Longform Guide to the Campaign Trail

Great stories from Joan Didion, DFW, and others about the art of campaigning.

Max LinskySaturday, 07:15 AM EST

Guantanamo’s Anniversary, Explainer of the Year, and the Golden Age of Publishing 

Saturday, 06:45 AM EST

Working Class Heroes

Can Mitt Romney’s opponents capitalize on his weakness with blue-collar voters?

Friday, 08:29 PM EST

In Praise of the Golden Globes

They’re more fun than the Oscars, and they pick better winners, too.

Tom ShoneCULTUREBOXFriday, 06:16 PM EST

A History of Violence

A journalist who worked for Gabrielle Giffords tries to understand her 2011 shooting.

BOOKSFriday, 05:56 PM EST

This Picture Is Worth 20 Words: Beijing Apple Store iPhone Panic Edition

Friday, 05:56 PM EST

The Obamas

I would never assassinate anybody without talking to you first.

Deborah NeedlemanTHE BOOK CLUBFriday, 05:30 PM EST

What if Natalee Holloway Comes Back?

How to declare someone legally undead.

Friday, 05:25 PM EST

What Portlandia Really Says About Portland: A Portlander’s View

Seth Colter WallsFriday, 05:16 PM EST

I caught Tebow fever, and I don't want to be cured.

Barry PetcheskyFriday, 04:53 PM EST

Project Dreamcatcher

How cutting-edge text analytics can help the Obama campaign determine voters’ hopes and fears.

Friday, 04:48 PM EST

Lost on The Rock

Alcatraz delivers a mystery but could use a little light.

Friday, 04:41 PM EST

ACI

A new way of measuring pretentiousness.

Calvin TrillinLOW CONCEPTFriday, 04:40 PM EST

Small Is Still Beautiful

The trendy—and wrong—new argument that because big businesses innovate better, we should let them become monopolies.

SMALL BUSINESSFriday, 04:20 PM EST

Apple Store in China Pelted With Eggs After Suspending New iPhone Sales

Ben Johnson and Slate StaffFriday, 03:59 PM EST

S&P Downgrades France

Friday, 03:42 PM EST

Mitt Romney Wins Virginia Primary

Friday, 03:41 PM EST

The Week's Best Robot Videos: Machines on the Road, at CES, and in Space

Adam SneedFriday, 03:22 PM EST

The New “Men Can Stop Rape” Ad Campaign Succeeds in Balancing Concern with Respect

Friday, 03:21 PM EST

Heather Locklear Hospitalized After Rumored Suicidal Episode

Friday, 02:52 PM EST

“Ron Paul Is My Homeboy”

Why the candidate appeals to men under 30.

Libby CopelandFriday, 02:46 PM EST

In Defense of Expensing Hotels in New Hampshire

Friday, 02:39 PM EST

Romney and Bain, Doctors Who Cheat On Tests, and $100,000 Bus Shelters

This week’s top MuckReads from ProPublica.

Friday, 01:52 PM EST

Rick Perry Tries to Call on a Mannequin

Friday, 01:51 PM EST

Are Breast Implants and Genital Mutilation the Same Thing?

Libby CopelandFriday, 01:07 PM EST

The Head Made of Green Cheese Gabfest

's show about Jodi Kantor’s new book The Obamas, the New Hampshire primary, and a Supreme Court case on religious freedom in employment.

and Friday, 12:45 PM EST

When Dickens Met Dostoevsky (Maybe)

Friday, 12:30 PM EST

So Much Hot Air

Negotiators achieved yet another hollow “breakthrough” in the latest round of climate talks.

Bjørn LomborgPROJECT SYNDICATEFriday, 10:37 AM EST

The Day MLK Died: LIFE's Forgotten Photos at the Lorraine Motel Unearthed

LIFE PhotosLIFE PHOTOSFriday, 10:29 AM EST

"Just Like John Kerry, He Speaks French"

Friday, 09:40 AM EST

Vultures Circling Corpse of American Airlines

Friday, 09:15 AM EST

Other Film Critic at The New Yorker

Penelope Gilliatt split reviewing duties in the 1970s with the famous Pauline Kael. Her career took a very different turn.

Sarah WeinmanCULTUREBOXFriday, 07:00 AM EST

's mistakes.

Friday, 06:59 AM EST

Sears Death Watch

Thursday, 09:58 PM EST

Compassion. Loyalty. Revenge. Money.

The real reasons political leaders grant pardons.

Will OremusThursday, 06:59 PM EST

Contraband

A nonsensical heist movie partially made up for by liberal Wahlberg shirtlessness.

Thursday, 06:17 PM EST

“Hyper-Masculine” Fashion Bloggers Are Big Sissies

Thursday, 06:16 PM EST

What Type of Clergy Get the Highest Salaries?

A priest, a rabbi, and an imam walk into a bar. Who buys the drinks?

Brian PalmerEXPLAINERThursday, 06:06 PM EST

Reader, Photo Detective

Thursday, 05:58 PM EST

What we can learn about football (and Bill Belichick) from "The Belestrator."

Thursday, 05:38 PM EST

I Said Mad Men, Not Mad Money!

Companies like Apple want to replace the TV remote with voice recognition. There’s got to be a better way.

Thursday, 04:43 PM EST

The Most Inspiring Imagery in Rick Perry's New TV Ad

Thursday, 04:35 PM EST

Not Just a Bunch of Mitt Romneys

A new survey reveals that Mormons’ beliefs aren’t always what you’d predict.

Thursday, 04:15 PM EST

Did You See This? The First Trailer for Wes Anderson’s Next Movie

Thursday, 04:07 PM EST

A Mystery Novel Gives Insight to the Ban on Men Working in Saudi Arabia's Lingerie Stores

Thursday, 04:02 PM EST

Spin Moves Album Reviews to Tweets, Trolls Music Critics

Thursday, 03:55 PM EST

At CES, Justin Bieber Introduces Fellow Dancing Robot

Ben JohnsonThursday, 03:48 PM EST

Is Khloe Kardashian Really Robert Kardashian’s Daughter? Questions Raised by Ex-Wives

Thursday, 03:45 PM EST

Room Temperature To 42 Degrees In 5 Minutes With the Fridge Of The Future

Thursday, 03:17 PM EST

Milky Way Stars Boast Billions of Planets, Say Astronomers

Ben Johnson and Slate StaffThursday, 02:58 PM EST

U.S. Soldiers Allegedly Urinating on Taliban in New Video

Slate StaffTRENDING NEWS CHANNELThursday, 02:54 PM EST

Huckabee (!) Defends Romney on Bain

Thursday, 02:15 PM EST

Publicly Traded Firms Don't Invest

Thursday, 01:52 PM EST

In N.H. Dem Primary, "Write-In Hillary" Loses to Paul, Romney, Huntsman

Thursday, 12:52 PM EST

How to Take Better Food Photos

Thursday, 12:38 PM EST

"I Have Carried on Multiple Affairs With Numerous Kinds of Taxes"

Thursday, 11:53 AM EST

The DoubleX Gabfest: The Kitten Calendar Edition

’s show about Caitlin Flanagan’s Girl Land, Rick Santorum’s anti-abortion rhetoric, and Babyoncé.

Noreen MaloneThursday, 11:51 AM EST

Christian Right Panics Over Transgender Girl Scouts

Thursday, 11:00 AM EST

Mitt Romney Says Concern About Inequality Is Just "Envy"

Thursday, 09:12 AM EST

Steady Progress In Health Care

Thursday, 08:26 AM EST

An Invisible Woman Taught Me German

Try this amazing and free online language course.

Mark GarrisonTECHNOLOGYThursday, 07:00 AM EST

Schoolgirl Fantasy

My boyfriend wants me to call him "Daddy" during sex. Gross!

Thursday, 06:30 AM EST

The Great Gitmo Blackout

The 10th anniversary of Guantanamo Bay and whether we should remember about forgetting.

Dahlia LithwickWednesday, 06:18 PM EST

“The Dancingest Denomination”

How do Mormons celebrate?

EXPLAINERWednesday, 06:10 PM EST

I’m Not Here To Make Friends

Google’s disastrous decision to muck up its search results with stuff from your social network.

Farhad ManjooTECHNOLOGYWednesday, 06:02 PM EST

Doomsday Clock Moved a Minute Closer to Midnight

Slate StaffTRENDING NEWS CHANNEL

Rob Schneider Is Funny. Really! His New Show Isn't, Though.

Wednesday, 05:30 PM EST

Fire Congress, Dump Mississippi and Alaska

How a private-equity firm would refurbish the United States for quick resale to China.

Will OremusWednesday, 05:09 PM EST

Why Nobody's Likely To Put Your Cable Company Out Of Business Soon

Wednesday, 05:08 PM EST

Are You There, Are You There, Chelsea?

Chelsea Handler’s new sitcom, reviewed.

TELEVISIONWednesday, 05:04 PM EST

It’s Time for the U.N. To Admit Palestine

Who won the Intelligence Squared debate, and how.

Katy WaldmanINTELLIGENCE SQUAREDWednesday, 05:02 PM EST

As “Angry Black Woman,” Michelle Obama’s Image Comes Full-Circle

Wednesday, 04:13 PM EST

AnnaLynne McCord Tweets Topless Photo

Slate StaffTRENDING NEWS CHANNELWednesday, 03:39 PM EST

The Truth About Epidurals

Are they really so bad?

Melinda Wenner MoyerMEDICAL EXAMINERWednesday, 03:28 PM EST

The Shrinking Interest Rate Gap   

Wednesday, 02:48 PM EST

Study: Pot Smoking Better for Your Lungs Than Cigarettes

Ben Johnson and Slate StaffTRENDING NEWS CHANNELWednesday, 02:31 PM EST

What’s Missing from James Franco’s New Hart Crane Biopic

Evan HughesWednesday, 02:21 PM EST

The U.S. Didn’t Shoot Down Russia’s Mars Probe. But It Could Have.

Konstantin  Kakaes Wednesday, 01:57 PM EST

See No Evil

Justice Clarence Thomas rehabilitates an eyewitness who may not have seen anything.

Brandon L. GarrettWednesday, 01:26 PM EST

Girl Trouble

What Caitlin Flanagan’s new book Girl Land gets wrong about girls.

Katie RoipheROIPHEWednesday, 01:14 PM EST

The Economics Of Divorce

Wednesday, 01:11 PM EST

NFL 2011

Let the Jets’ mutiny against Mark Sanchez begin.

Barry PetcheskySPORTS NUTWednesday, 01:10 PM EST

You’re Doing It Wrong: Cabbage Salad

Wednesday, 01:06 PM EST

Axe Attempts to Appeal to Women, Fails Miserably

Wednesday, 12:25 PM EST

The Conservative Europe

Wednesday, 12:20 PM EST

The Culture Gabfest, “Flexuous Brainsicle” Edition

House of Lies, the dangers of yoga, and the closing of Filene’s Basement.

Stephen MetcalfWednesday, 11:49 AM EST

Read the Official Newspaper of North Korea’s Ruling Party

David HaglundWednesday, 11:22 AM EST

Encounters With Arianna

The most important moment of my career happened in the back of a town car with Arianna Huffington … and a film crew.

Katherine GoldsteinCULTUREBOXWednesday, 11:01 AM EST

"A Butch Arianna Huffington"

Wednesday, 11:01 AM EST

What Did N.J. Gov. Christie Really Mean by "Going Down Tonight"?

Wednesday, 10:23 AM EST

Haven't We Lived Through This Primary Before?

WEIGELWednesday, 10:06 AM EST

Six Lessons from New Hampshire

WEIGELWednesday, 09:26 AM EST

Mitt Romney Is Pretty Conservative

Wednesday, 08:30 AM EST

The End of Cred

Rick Ross isn’t the gangster he says he is, but his fans don’t mind in the least.

MUSIC BOXWednesday, 07:00 AM EST

Good Enough

Romney wins solidly in New Hampshire. Will the victory finally persuade conservatives to support him?

John DickersonPOLITICSWednesday, 12:05 AM EST

Ifs, Ands, and Butts

The Supreme Court gets the full-monty treatment.

Dahlia LithwickSUPREME COURT DISPATCHESTuesday, 09:35 PM EST

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Ron Paul Wins a Ward

David WeigelWEIGELTuesday, 08:24 PM EST

Election Night Live Thread

David WeigelWEIGELTuesday, 08:01 PM EST

Why Are Smart People Usually Ugly?

An answer to the Explainer's 2011 Question of the Year.

EXPLAINERTuesday, 06:52 PM EST

Hedge Funds Playing Chicken With Greek Debt

Tuesday, 05:42 PM EST

The Year of Microsoft

How the former tech giant can reclaim its throne in 2012.

Farhad ManjooTECHNOLOGYTuesday, 05:23 PM EST

Beyond :5 Amazing Animated “Long Takes”

Tuesday, 05:08 PM EST

Orange Juice Futures Prices Are Surging And Nobody Knows Why

Tuesday, 04:33 PM EST

An Underdog Comic Fights with Success

Abby OhlheiserTuesday, 04:13 PM EST

Exeter, N.H.: Huntsmentum

David WeigelWEIGELTuesday, 03:49 PM EST

Vote for the Callous Jerk!

At Bain Capital, Mitt Romney was a cold, ruthless destroyer of jobs and families. Does America need someone like that in the White House?

Matthew Yglesias|Tuesday, 03:37 PM EST

Coachella 2012 Lineup Creates Annual Music Fan Freakout

Slate Staff|TRENDING NEWS CHANNEL|Tuesday, 03:31 PM EST

Inspired by Star Trek, $10 Million X-Prize Searches for Real-Life Tricorder

||Tuesday, 03:23 PM EST

Hang Up and Listen: The Tide Rolls the Honey Badger Edition

A special edition of ’s sports podcast on Alabama’s BCS title game victory over LSU.

||Tuesday, 02:39 PM EST

British Public Service Announcement Uses Porn for a Good Cause

Bonnie Goldstein||Tuesday, 02:37 PM EST

Conrad Murray Wants To Reduce Cash Sought by Michael Jackson's Family

Slate Staff|TRENDING NEWS CHANNEL|Tuesday, 02:27 PM EST

The New Hampshire Ballot: Herman Cain! Bear Betzler! Somebody Named "Rick Perry"!

David Weigel|WEIGEL|Tuesday, 01:58 PM EST

Bow, N.H. -- Roementum, Vermin-Skepticism, and Black Vietnam Vets for Huntsman

David Weigel|WEIGEL|Tuesday, 01:47 PM EST

Résumé Robbed

What to do when a colleague steals your job title and description for her LinkedIn profile.

||Tuesday, 01:24 PM EST

Cheap City / Cool City: Oakland Edition

Matthew Yglesias||Tuesday, 01:15 PM EST

Is the Denim Bubble Inflating Again?

Julia Felsenthal||Tuesday, 12:10 PM EST

Michelle Obama vs. Rahm Emanuel: A History of First Ladies Feuding With Staffers

||Tuesday, 11:47 AM EST

High Stakes

Do campaign signs work?

Sasha Issenberg|VICTORY LAB|Tuesday, 11:25 AM EST

Downton Abbey, Season 2

How lousy are those trench scenes?

|TV CLUB|Tuesday, 11:19 AM EST

Ron Paul's Quest for Victory, Also Known As "Second Place"

David Weigel|WEIGEL|Tuesday, 11:06 AM EST

Did You See This? Wilco Jams with Nick Lowe and Mavis Staples

David Haglund|BROW BEAT|Tuesday, 11:00 AM EST

Lay Off Beyoncé and Jay-Z

|THE XX FACTOR|

Vermin Supreme, Fool King of the Occupiers

David Weigel|WEIGEL|Tuesday, 09:37 AM EST

Hostess Reenters Bankruptcy Less Than Three Years After Emerging From Its Last One

Matthew Yglesias|MONEYBOX|Tuesday, 08:59 AM EST

Free Willy

Should prison inmates have the right to masturbate?

Dave Johns|SCIENCE|Tuesday, 06:59 AM EST

My Friend’s Fiancé Won’t Get a Divorce From His First Wife

He keeps making excuses, and it’s driving me crazy.

||Tuesday, 06:53 AM EST

“Life in the Woods”

Doug Ramspeck|POEM|Tuesday, 06:50 AM EST