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04 Dec 2008 18:04
- Battle of the Foreheads
Frost/Nixon reviewed.
Dana Stevens | movies | Thursday, 6:56 PM ET- Depth in Venice
How will the city's underwater dam work?
Jacob Leibenluft | explainer | Thursday, 6:49 PM ET- Bush's Holiday Movie
He should go see Frost/Nixon for a pick-me-up.
John Dickerson | politics | Thursday, 6:56 PM ET- The President Who Never Came in From the Cold
How Frost/Nixon gets Nixon right.
David Greenberg | recycled | Thursday, 6:56 PM ET- Center-What?
posted by Susannah Breslin on December 4, 2008"My First Client Was a Sugar Daddy Type" In light of recent conversation here--" Do You Really Want a Sugar Daddy? ", " Sugar Daddies We Love ," " True Romance "--inspired by college senior "Melissa Beech"'s " My Sugar Daddy " story on the Daily Beast, I thought it would be interesting to hear from an expert. After all, since Slate has
Saying America is "center-right" isn't just wrong. It's meaningless.
Christopher Beam | politics | Thursday, 5:35 PM ET
A Crazy New Legal Challenge to Obama's Election
Help! My In-Laws Stole Money From Me.
The Strange New Emotion Called "Elevation"
Pittsburgh Pirates Outsource Bullpen to India
They Might Use Truth Serum on the Mumbai Terrorists. Does Truth Serum Work?
Everything You Need To Know About the Obama Transition in Two Minutes - Battle of the Foreheads
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04 Dec 2008 13:56
How To Tell a Boy Polar Bear From a
Girl Polar Bear- Change They Can Litigate
The fringe movement to keep Barack Obama from becoming president.
David Weigel | politics | Thursday, 4:25 PM ET- The Pirates of Indonesia
Kelly McEvers takes readers' questions about piracy on the Strait of Malacca.
the chat room | Thursday, 1:01 PM ET- The Mound Is Flat
posted by Sophie Gilbert on December 4, 2008Rule Britannia According to an article published in the London Times today, we Brits are now the most promiscuous nation in the world (of the western, industrial nations that is). In terms of one-night stands, total number of partners and our "relaxed" attitude to casual sex, we beat Australia, the U.S., Italy In The Fitness SpiritWed, 3 December 2008 17:52:11 GMTKing James in the Garden?Wed, 3 December 2008 19:09:13 GMTFarewell, OdettaWed, 3 December 2008 15:31:44 GMT
India's first two professional baseball players make a passage to Pennsylvania.
Bruce Reed | the has-been | Thursday, 12:45 PM ET - Change They Can Litigate
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04 Dec 2008 09:40
How Not To Punish Cyber-Bullies- Obama's First Month in Two Minutes
A daily video from Slate V
slate v | Thursday, 11:44 AM ET- Does Truth Serum Work?
Or is it all lies?
Chris Suellentrop | recycled | Thursday, 11:39 AM ET- Going Home to Guatemala
The aftermath of an immigration raid.
Eliza Barclay | dispatches | Thursday, 10:27 AM ET- How (Not) To Find a Pirate in the Strait of Malacca
Pushing Homebuyers To Take the Plunge | Thursday, 7:22 AM ET | Thursday, 7:22 AM ET | Thursday, 7:22 AM ET posted by Emily Bazelon on December 4, 2008MySpace, Mom's SpaceI've been chewing over the conviction of Lori Drew in the MySpace suicide case, with super-blogger law professor Ann Althouse here , and here in Slate . Torie pointed out last week that Drew should have stayed out of the teenage realm of MySpace. I agree, but I'm also left feeling like posted by William Saletan on December 4, 2008The Morning-After MythProponents, including the Christian Medical Assn. and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, say the rule is not limited to abortion. It will protect doctors who do not wish to prescribe birth control or to provide artificial insemination, said Dr. David Stevens, president of CMA. "The real battle line is the morning-after pill," he said. "This prevents the embryo from implanting. This involves moral complicity. Doctors should not be required to dispense a medication they have a moral objection to." Everyday life in Mumbai.
The unglamorous life of an Indonesian pirate.
Kelly McEvers | dispatches | Thursday, 7:22 AM ET
Cartoonists' take on George W. Bush.
Nobody on Line 1. 
- Obama's First Month in Two Minutes
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04 Dec 2008 04:13
Hillary's Smug Staff To State?By Mickey Kaus How Not To Punish Cyber-BulliesBy Emily BazelonMumbai Terror's Real Target: PakistanBy Daniel Benjamin Pushing Home Buyers To Take the Plunge
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008Career SuicideMy boss keeps "joking" about killing herself. How can I intervene?dear prudence |
Thursday, 6:54 AM ET
Pushing Home Buyers To Take the PlungeA summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.Daniel Polititoday's papers |
Thursday, 6:32 AM ET
Cheap Mortgages to the Rescue?A summary of what's in the major publications.Bernhard Warner and Matthew Yeomanstoday's business press |
Thursday, 6:29 AM ET
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008- What Were Orthodox Jews Doing in Mumbai?
Making better Jews.
Christopher Beam | explainer | Wednesday, 7:08 PM ET - Lori Drew Is a Meanie
The problem with prosecuting cyber-bullying.
Emily Bazelon | jurisprudence | Wednesday, 6:33 PM ET - The Detroit Delusion
The enormous gap between the Big Three's self-image and reality.
Daniel Gross | moneybox | Wednesday, 6:11 PM ET - Too Big Not To Fail
We need to stop using the bailouts to rebuild gigantic financial institutions.
Eliot Spitzer | the best policy | Wednesday, 5:59 PM ET - The Fog of Breaking News
Why you should take reports from the scene of a massacre with a grain of salt.
Jack Shafer | press box | Wednesday, 5:47 PM ET - Still the Worst Football Coach in the Universe
Notre Dame's Charlie Weis somehow manages to keep his job.
Jonathan Chait | recycled | Wednesday, 3:42 PM ET - The Culture Gabfest, Love Me for Who I Am Edition
Listen to Slate's show about the week in culture.
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner | culture gabfest | Wednesday, 1:21 PM ET - Is Michael Scott Running NASA?
A daily video from Slate V
slate v | Wednesday, 11:13 AM ET - Obama in Your Heart
How the president-elect tapped into a powerful—and only recently studied—human emotion called "elevation."
Emily Yoffe | Science | Wednesday, 7:03 AM ET - Bringing Brutal Back
Can restoring Paul Rudolph's signature building rescue the architect's reputation as well?
Witold Rybczynski | architecture | Wednesday, 7:02 AM ET - How (Not) To Find a Pirate in the Strait of Malacca
Why are Indonesian pirates always broke? Happy-happy.
Kelly McEvers | dispatches | Wednesday, 7:02 AM ET - Yes, We Have No Monedas!
Inside the world's most annoying economic crisis.
Joe Keohane | foreigners | Wednesday, 6:58 AM ET - Big Three Fight for Their Lives
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Daniel Politi | today's papers | Wednesday, 6:31 AM ET
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008
Hillary's Emoluments - What Were Orthodox Jews Doing in Mumbai?
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03 Dec 2008 19:39
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At the meeting, the union did not discuss wage and benefit concessions for active employees, said Jeff Everett, a local Chrysler president.
Making better Jews.
Christopher Beam | explainer | Wednesday, 7:08 PM ET
Don't the Detroit CEOs Realize Their Companies Are Already Dead?
Slate's New Advice Column About How To Make the World Better
Notre Dame's Charlie Weis Is Still the Worst Football Coach in the Universe
What Are "Ultra-Orthodox" Jews, Anyway? And Why Are They in Mumbai?
Introducing Eliot Spitzer's New Slate Column About the Economy
Does It Make Sense To Pay Your CEO $1? - What Were Orthodox Jews Doing in Mumbai?
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03 Dec 2008 15:36
- Lori Drew Is a Meanie
The problem with prosecuting cyber-bullying.
Emily Bazelon | jurisprudence | Wednesday, 6:33 PM ET- The Detroit Delusion
The enormous gap between the Big Three's self-image and reality.
Daniel Gross | moneybox | Wednesday, 6:11 PM ET- Too Big Not To Fail
We need to stop using the bailouts to rebuild gigantic financial institutions.
Eliot Spitzer | the best policy | Wednesday, 5:59 PM ET- The Fog of Breaking News
Why you should take reports from the scene of a massacre with a grain of salt.
Jack Shafer | press box | Wednesday, 5:47 PM ET- Still the Worst Football Coach in the Universe
posted by Sophie Gilbert on December 3, 2008Puck Daddy Sean Avery, hockey's self-confessed bad boy, was suspended indefinitely yesterday by the NHL for making remarks to a reporter about "how it's become a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in love with my sloppy seconds." The vaguely gross remark was aimed at exes Elisha Cuthbert and Rachel In Praise of Lethal RationingAw, hell. It'd be great if we could buy an extra half-year for everybody. But we can't. We have unmet needs everywhere. People die every day from being uninsured and unattended. They just don't make the front page.
Notre Dame's Charlie Weis somehow manages to keep his job.
Jonathan Chait | recycled | Wednesday, 3:42 PM ET- Farewell, Odetta
Wed, 3 December 2008 15:31:44 GMT - Lori Drew Is a Meanie
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03 Dec 2008 11:34
- The Culture Gabfest, Love Me for Who I Am Edition
Listen to Slate's show about the week in culture.
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner | culture gabfest | Wednesday, 1:21 PM ET- Is Michael Scott Running NASA?
A daily video from Slate V
slate v | Wednesday, 11:13 AM ET
The XX Factor:
posted by Melinda Henneberger
on December 3, 2008True Romance
Either this "be your own pimp" option further blurs the definition of prostitution or it brings clarity to the trading of sex/youth/looks for money/power/security. But that's a trade that sure is taken for granted in our culture—or so it seems on all these "win a rich bachelor" reality shows. And though it's our own bargains we should worry about, it's hard not to look at the people on both ends of those deals and think: Wow, you get what you pay for (and pay for what you get.) Read More- Human Nature: posted by William Saletan on December 3, 2008More on Sports Genes
The disabled.
Olympic champ? That's a pretty extreme standard to throw at parents up front. Maybe the company thinks there are a lot of parents who seriously envision their kids winning Olympic events. (I envision my kid's soccer team winning more than one game next spring.) But my guess is that the company also feels some obligation to make its public pitch fit the scientific evidence behind the test. And the evidence doesn't show genetic differences in athletic performance at childhood or even ordinary adult levels. It shows such differences at the level of international meets. Read More
Cartoonists' take on the economy.
A little help.
- The Culture Gabfest, Love Me for Who I Am Edition
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03 Dec 2008 07:07
America Needs More PatronageBy Paul MusgraveWashington: Save Detroit. AgainBy Brian LaddBig Three Fight for Their Lives
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008Obama in Your HeartHow the president-elect tapped into a powerful—and only recently studied—human emotion called "elevation."Emily YoffeScience |
Wednesday, 7:03 AM ET
Bringing Brutal BackCan restoring Paul Rudolph's signature building rescue the architect's reputation as well?Witold Rybczynskiarchitecture |
Wednesday, 7:02 AM ET
How (Not) To Find a Pirate in the Strait of MalaccaWhy are Indonesian pirates always broke? Happy-happy.Kelly McEversdispatches |
Wednesday, 7:02 AM ET
Yes, We Have No Monedas!Inside the world's most annoying economic crisis.Joe Keohaneforeigners |
Wednesday, 6:58 AM ET
Big Three Lost in Fast LaneA summary of what's in the major publications.Bernhard Warner and Matthew Yeomanstoday's business press |
Wednesday, 6:39 AM ET
Big Three Fight for Their LivesA summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.Daniel Polititoday's papers |
Wednesday, 6:31 AM ET
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008Meet the PressCan Obama give the media more of what it wants by giving cable TV less?John Dickersonpolitics |
Tuesday, 7:35 PM ET
The Wheels on the BusThe Supreme Court tries to imagine its way out of a sex discrimination case.Dahlia Lithwicksupreme court dispatches |
Tuesday, 6:51 PM ET
Bear NakedWhy is it so hard to tell boy polar bears from girl polar bears?Juliet Lapidosexplainer |
Tuesday, 6:38 PM ET
Detroit BreakdownHow the Big Three's lost clout in Washington may actually help the auto industry.Brian Laddpolitics |
Tuesday, 6:38 PM ET
Elvis Costello's Talk ShowThe rocker chats with such luminaries as Bill Clinton and Elton John.Troy Pattersontelevision |
Tuesday, 6:14 PM ET
The Dog Ate My Hard DriveWith lots of easy options, there's no excuse for not backing up your data. Here are the best ways to do it.Farhad Manjootechnology |
Tuesday, 5:49 PM ET
Bushism of the DayThe president's accidental wit and wisdom.Jacob Weisbergbushisms |
Tuesday, 4:48 PM ET
Keep On PluggingShould you run your laptop off battery power or use a charger?Jacob Leibenluftthe green lantern |
Tuesday, 4:46 PM ET
My GoodnessIntroducing an advice column by Patty and Sandy Stonesifer about how to make the world better.Sandy Stonesifermy goodness |
Tuesday, 2:40 PM ET
MILF, and Proud of ItA daily video from Slate V slate v |
Tuesday, 1:58 PM ET
In Praise of PatronageThe executive branch needs more of it, not less.Paul Musgravepolitics |
Tuesday, 1:35 PM ET
Vanity FeyMaureen Dowd on Tina Fey's rise.Kara Hadgeother magazines |
Tuesday, 12:48 PM ET
What's an 808?A drum machine's journey from obscurity to ubiquity.Chris Richardsmusic box |
Tuesday, 12:10 PM ET
Kanye West Throws a Pity PartyIs 808s and Heartbreak his most vulnerable album or his most arrogant?Jonah Weiner | music box |
Tuesday, 12:10 PM ET
How (Not) To Find a Pirate in the Strait of MalaccaWhy do men become pirates?Kelly McEversdispatches |
Wednesday, 7:02 AM ET
"Haydn Leaves London"August 1795Rita Dovepoem |
Tuesday, 8:18 AM ET
Rick Reilly's Complete Dental RecordsWhy is America's most famous sportswriter obsessed with molars, gingivitis, and floss?Josh Levinsports nut |
Tuesday, 7:53 AM ET
- It's Official: Recession is Here
Monday, Dec. 1, 2008
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Daniel Politi | today's papers | Tuesday, 6:23 AM ET- Moscow's Empire of Dust
For all Russia's imperial ambitions, its thuggish political system is totally unattractive.
Anne Applebaum | foreigners | Monday, 9:25 PM ET - Reunderstanding Rupert Murdoch
Michael Wolff's new biography accepts the mogul on his own sordid terms.
Jack Shafer | press box | Monday, 8:56 PM ET - The Uncampaign
Barack Obama wants you to forget he was ever a candidate.
Christopher Beam | politics | Monday, 8:54 PM ET - Google's Blind Spots
Can governments get Google Earth to obscure images of sensitive locations?
Nina Shen Rastogi | explainer | Monday, 8:52 PM ET - The Enforcer
Obama's most important national-security pick isn't Hillary—it's Gen. Jim Jones.
Fred Kaplan | war stories | Monday, 8:51 PM ET - Who's the World's Worst Banker?
I would nominate this guy. Who would you pick?
Daniel Gross | moneybox | Monday, 6:27 PM ET - The Mumbai Terrorists' Other Target
How they hoped to destabilize Pakistan.
Daniel Benjamin | foreigners | Monday, 5:02 PM ET - Inaugural Housing Madness
In Washington, D.C., suddenly everybody's a landlord.
Bonnie Goldstein | hot document | Monday, 3:00 PM ET - Bushism of the Day
The president's accidental wit and wisdom.
Jacob Weisberg | bushisms | Monday, 2:42 PM ET - Obama's White House, Clinton's Team
Who's (loyal to) who in the Obama administration: an interactive chart.
Chris Wilson | politics | Monday, 11:23 AM ET - Our Friends in Bombay
We must stand by our most important ally.
Christopher Hitchens | fighting words | Monday, 11:15 AM ET - How (Not) To Find a Pirate in the Strait of Malacca
A visit to the island of the ex-pirates.
Kelly McEvers | dispatches | Wednesday, 7:02 AM ET - Why Did Bombay Become Mumbai?
How the city got renamed.
Christopher Beam | recycled | Monday, 10:52 AM ET - Dear Prudence: Unwilling Other Woman
A daily video from Slate V
slate v | Monday, 10:48 AM ET - Of Ants and Men
Compare the two civilizations, and who wins?
Christine Kenneally | books | Monday, 10:44 AM ET - Leave This Child Behind
Sports, segregation, and environmental eugenics.
William Saletan | human nature | Monday, 7:59 AM ET - Piecing Together the Mumbai Puzzle
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Daniel Politi | today's papers | Monday, 6:36 AM ET
Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008
Kausfiles:
posted by Mickey Kaus
on December 3, 2008Kausfiles Reorders Priorities
Why do Hillary's people think this smug, sneering approach** is productive? Because of its success in winning them the nomination? Think how well it will work in the India-Pakistan crisis! ... Read More - It's Official: Recession is Here
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03 Dec 2008 01:46
You Barack It, You Buy ItTue, 2 December 2008 15:29:03 GMTSecurity DetailsTue, 2 December 2008 18:28:45 GMTNot in My NeighborhoodMon, 1 December 2008 16:31:11 GMT
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