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04 Jul 2009 00:46
July 4, 2009
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Quitters Never WinIn Sarah Palin's GOP, the leaders keep quitting and the troubles don't.Bruce Reedthe has-been |
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- Independence Day?Sarah Palin picked the wrong day to resign as governor of Alaska. John Dickersonpolitics | Friday, 7:20 PM ET
- 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11, 12, 13, 14 Palin Theories I can see 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Palin theories ... and counting: 1) She's running for president; 2) She's undergoing fame withdrawal and plans to get more attention in the lower 48; 3) She wants to cash in ($); 4) There's another
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03 Jul 2009 15:24
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The Saucy Sarah GabfestListen to Slate's review of the week in politics.
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Un-American Independence Day
What are Fourth of July celebrations like abroad?
Meredith Simons | explainer | Friday, 8:21 AM ET
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posted by Gretchen Rubin
on July 3, 2009Forgive an Accident. Which Is Harder Than It Sounds.
Yes, I know that. Accidents happen. But I still find it hard not to be annoyed – and to act annoyed – in the face of certain accidents. Reminding myself of my resolution helps me to respond in the right way.
The weird old days.
Happy Birthday, Smokey Bear
Are Gas Grills More Eco-Friendly Than Charcoal Ones?
He-Man: Briefs of Rage and Other Toy-Inspired Movies We're Dying To See
"Skewer of Strange Tastes" and Other Dishes From the Futurist Cookbook
The U.S. Embassy in Djibouti Cordially Invites You to a Fourth of July Cookout
The Week's Best Editorial Cartoons
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The Saucy Sarah GabfestListen to Slate's review of the week in politics.
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03 Jul 2009 05:12
July 3, 2009Friday, July 3, 2009- Diners, please don your blindfolds and rubber gloves. | Friday, 7:12 AM ET
- The Great Barbecue DebateIs charcoal bad for the planet?Brendan I. Koernerrecycled | Friday, 7:09 AM ET
- Death by Cheese and the Dreaded Ruptured StomachThe past and future of competitive eating injuries.Jason Fagonerecycled | Friday, 7:08 AM ET
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- Recession ReduxBernhard Warner and Matthew Yeomans | Friday, 7:06 AM ET
- Jobless Rate Crushes Recovery Dreams | Friday, 6:51 AM ET
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- Back to the Futurists: Italy's First Avant-Garde Turns 100Kate Bolickwell-traveled | Friday, 7:12 AM ET
- posted by Mickey Kaus on July 3, 2009Kiss Your Orszag GoodbyeProjects receiving grants and financing under Waxman-Markey provisions will be required to implement Davis-Bacon union-wage rules, making it hard for non-union firms to compete - and ensuring that these "investments" pay out inflated union wages. And it's not just the big research-and-development contracts, since Waxman-Markey forces union-wage rules all the way down to the plumbing-repair and light-bulb-changing level.
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02 Jul 2009 18:43
- Checks and BalancesWho decides how much White House staffers get paid?Christopher Beam | politics | Thursday, 7:33 PM ET
- Monetizing the Washington Dinner PartyThe Washington Post's boneheaded—and aborted—plan to lobby for lobbyists.Jack Shafer | press box | Thursday, 7:22 PM ET
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You Survived a Plane Crash! Now What?
Don't move.
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Hipsters, Tempura Burgers, and Pets Who Want To Kill Themselves
The allure of crowd-sourced, single-topic blogs.
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He-Man and the Infinite Sadness
And other genius responses to Slate's create-your-own-toy-movie contest.
Dana Stevens | movies | Thursday, 5:20 PM ET -
Remote Roulette
The fun new TV game that everyone is playing.
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Reviews of: Public Enemies, Ice Age, and I Hate Valentine's Day
A daily video from Slate V.
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Are All Civil Rights Special Privileges Now?
Assessing the damage done by the Supreme Court in the New Haven firefighters case.
Richard Thompson Ford | jurisprudence | Thursday, 1:19 PM ET
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posted by Samantha Henig
on July 2, 2009Only Caitlin Flanagan Could Make Mark Sanford Look Good
Why does marriage matter? Not of course because of the harm to the deer-in-the-headlights brigade—Silda Wall Spitzer, Jenny Sanford, etc. That would put Flanagan on the side of the adult females. -
posted by Gretchen Rubin
on July 2, 2009True Rule: Rock the Boat.
I came away from the meeting with a long list of things to read and experiment with. One of Debbie’s suggestions was to “Use more video!” so I asked her if she’d give me a True Rule for my video series. Here’s her True Rule: -
posted by Kim Gittleson
on July 2, 2009Today's Google Trends: Saddam Hussein's Posthumous Poetry
If we are what we Google, then Google Hot Trends—an hourly rundown of search terms "that experience sudden surges in popularity"—is the Web's best cultural barometer. Here's a sampling of today's top searches. (Rankings on Hot Trends list current as of 11 a.m.) No. 1: "Wimbledon -
Wise up, cheaters. Your passion for what's-her-name may be gone with the sunrise, but text is forever. Just because it has vanished from your screen doesn't mean it has ceased to exist, any more than your wife and kids cease to exist when you fly to Argentina.
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02 Jul 2009 09:08
- How SCOTUS Will Rule in Hillary MovieBy Mickey Kaus
- Break Your Legs To Get TallerBy William Saletan
- Best Online To-Do ListsBy Chip Brantley
- Coming Soon: A Jobless Recovery
Is Johnny Depp's Dillinger Anything Like the Real One?
Imagine if Paul Krugman Were a Woman—a Japanese Woman
So Can They Bury Michael Jackson at Neverland Ranch or Not?
You Must Visit Philip Johnson's Glass House
Why the Futurists Really Hated the Past
The World's Greatest Plastic Art Is Crumbling. Can It Be Saved?
The Best Way To Improve a Meeting: Take Away the Chairs
Our Readers' Best Farrah Fawcett Hairdos
Thursday, July 2, 2009- Will My Video Get 1 Million Views on YouTube?A investigation reveals: not a chance.Chris Wilsonwebhead | Thursday, 10:15 AM ET
- Summer-House LitOn not owning a vacation home.Timothy Noahrecycled | Thursday, 9:40 AM ET
- Textual InfidelityE-mail, adultery, and Mark Sanford.William Saletanhuman nature | Thursday, 7:26 AM ET
- Looking for the Futurists' legacy? Try Target or H&M. | Thursday, 6:59 AM ET
- No Last Tango With Latin LoverMy fiance has forbidden me from seeing an old friend. How can I convince him it's no longer a romantic relationship? | Thursday, 6:58 AM ET
- Coming Soon: A Jobless Recovery | Thursday, 6:52 AM ET
- Report Puts Brakes on Slipping Auto SalesSara Behunek | Thursday, 6:44 AM ET
- a fine whine
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- Back to the Futurists: Italy's First Avant-Garde Turns 100Kate Bolickwell-traveled | Thursday, 6:59 AM ET
- posted by William Saletan on July 2, 2009E-mail, Adultery, and Mark SanfordSanford's e-mails paint a vivid and sad picture. It's a picture of two people in love but tragically bound by commitments they have already made. A man who has been married for two decades seems to be discovering, for the first time, how love feels. He writes of solitude, longing, and spirituality in a style that oscillates between Spanish love songs and bad country music. He seems naive about everything: love, poetry, and e-mail. He is writing for publication and doesn't know it.
- Olson's Law and the Ricci Vise ViceIt's a question HR managers and company lawyers are used to facing every day. Would you rather field the legal claims that result from targeted layoffs, or the ones that result from sacking people regardless of performance? Would you rather face a defamation lawsuit for mentioning the reasons for a problem employee's departure, or a failure-to-warn lawsuit for not mentioning them? Will your policy on religious proselytizing in the workplace get you sued by the believers, or by the atheists?
Back in the summer of '69—in Afghanistan.
Cartoonists' take on Iraq.
The color of interested.
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01 Jul 2009 22:25
July 2, 2009- Fireworks SuckThey really do.Troy Patterson | television | Wednesday, 8:01 PM ET
- The Real John DillingerIs Public Enemies historically accurate?Elliott J. Gorn | life and art | Wednesday, 7:38 PM ET
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"Let Me Tell You About the Time I Interviewed Michael Jackson"Why reporters won't shut up about their encounters with the dead pop star.
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Grave Concerns
Is it legal to bury Michael Jackson at Neverland Ranch?
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Steroids, Anyone?
Tennis is one of the few sports that hasn't been tainted by doping scandals. Can any sport possibly be that clean?
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He would be Noriko Hama.
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posted by Mickey Kaus
on July 1, 2009If Gore Had Won the Civil War
Gore would have invaded Iraq, or he would have lost in 2004 to...George W. Bush, who would have invaded Iraq. Similarly, had Bush refused to consider invading Iraq in 2002, Gore would have come out for it, would have been the nominee and would have beat Bush in 2004. -
posted by Jeremy Singer-Vine
on July 1, 2009No Comeback for 3-D Photography
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs , opening today, will likely become the fourth 3-D movie this year to gross over $50 million . The basic technology is old—and for some, including Slate's Daniel Engber, still a headache —but the genre may have finally overcome its boom-and-bust -
posted by Jessica Grose
on July 1, 2009Sarah Palin on God and her "Throbbing" Thighs
Anyone who still thinks Sarah Palin isn't trying to use her enviable physique to her political advantage should read this Runner's World profile in which Palin says, "I knew my thighs were going to just throb."... (Read more at DoubleX.com .)
- Imagine if Paul Krugman Were a Woman—a Japanese Woman
- So Can They Bury Michael Jackson at Neverland Ranch or Not?
- You Must Visit Philip Johnson's Glass House
Why Puppets Are So Incredibly Profitable- Why the Futurists Really Hated the Past
- The World's Greatest Plastic Art Is Crumbling. Can It Be Saved?
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01 Jul 2009 12:10
- Sanford's Tryst Illegal?By Meredith Simons
- Man, I Still Hate NixonBy Christopher Hitchens
- The Rise of the Asian BabeBy Johann Hari
- Mr. Franken Goes to Washington
Shafer: They Were Griping About Dying Newspapers in 1938, Too
Pesky Reporters Threatening Your Dictatorship? Give Them the Silent Treatment.
Help! My Smelly Friend Wants To Borrow My Favorite Dress.
When a Prison Is at "Double Capacity," Where Do They Put Everybody?
To Do: Read This Article on the Best Online To-Do Lists
Need a Loan? Try Asking a Stranger on the Internet.
Spitzer: Obama Wants To Give the Fed Way Too Much Power
Can Iceland Be Saved?
Wednesday, July 1, 2009- If Paul Krugman Were a WomanHe would be Narika Hama. | Wednesday, 2:28 PM ET
- The Culture Gabfest, the Everybody's Dead EditionDana Stevens, Seth Stevenson, and Julia Turner | Wednesday, 11:38 AM ET
- Does Plastic Art Last Forever?Not even close. Can a generation of synthetic objects be saved?Sam Keanart | Wednesday, 11:32 AM ET
- Medical Pot ExpoA daily video from Slate V.slate v | Wednesday, 11:18 AM ET
- If You Live in a Glass House It gets quite hot in the summer. Visiting Philip Johnson's most durable architectural achievement.Witold Rybczynskiarchitecture | Wednesday, 10:04 AM ET
- In a city like Rome, where you can't avoid the past, it's easy to see why the Futurists raged against history. | Wednesday, 9:29 AM ET
- Charity MuggersI avoid street canvassers for do-gooding organizations. Does that make me a jerk? | Wednesday, 7:00 AM ET
- Wal-Mart's Health Scare for Big BusinessBernhard Warner and Matthew Yeomans
- Mr. Franken Goes to Washington | Wednesday, 6:35 AM ET
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- Back to the Futurists: Italy's First Avant-Garde Turns 100Kate Bolickwell-traveled | Wednesday, 9:29 AM ET
- posted by Hanna Rosin on July 1, 2009Is Jenny Sanford a Model or a Disaster? The Op-Ed Divas have a showdown today about Jenny Sanford ... (Read more at DoubleX.com .)
- posted by Adrian Chen on July 1, 2009Today's Google Trends: Diversity Visa Lottery Jackpot Reaches 50,000 Green Gards If we are what we Google, then Google Hot Trends—an hourly rundown of search terms "that experience sudden surges in popularity"—is the Web's best cultural barometer. Here's a sampling of today's top searches. (Rankings on Hot Trends list current as of 9 a.m.) No. 4: “Propofol.” Developments
- posted by Gretchen Rubin on July 1, 2009Fourteen Tips for Running a Better MeetingOn the other hand, a productive meeting is exhilarating. A long time ago, when I was working in Washington, D.C., I remember a friend who worked at the Department of Justice saying, “Jamie Gorelick runs a meeting so well, it brings tears to my eyes.”
- posted by Mickey Kaus on June 30, 2009Wellstone's Curse: Undoing the Right ThingHasen predicts a near nuclear disaster for the goo-goo campaign finance lobby: SCOTUS will nix the whole decades-long attempt to keep corporate and union money out of campaign ads--in effect declaring that it's OK if for-profit corporations and unions use their unlimited funds to run spots attacking specific candidates.
Are you ready for these close-ups?
Cartoonists' take on Bernie Madoff.
The great unknown.
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01 Jul 2009 01:25
July 1, 2009-
Original Gangster
Michael Mann films the life of John Dillinger in Public Enemies.
Dana Stevens | movies | Tuesday, 10:40 PM ET
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Original Gangster
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30 Jun 2009 16:35
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Keeping the Fizz in the Journalism BizThanks to technology, we may be entering a golden age.
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Black and White
Newsweek on Michael Jackson's weird, universal appeal.
Kara Hadge | other magazines | Tuesday, 5:46 PM ET -
Roommates for Life
How do prisons deal with overcrowding?
Christopher Beam | explainer | Tuesday, 5:36 PM ET -
Don't Get Fooled Again
The Fed botched banking regulation once already. So why does Obama want to give it more power?
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The Slate Endorsements
Books, CDs, movies, and other stuff Slate writers liked this month.
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Gov. Sanford Is a Cheater. Is He Also a Criminal?
Technically, yes.
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You Are How You Camped
What your enjoyment of sleep-away camp, or lack of same, says about your character.
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It's Like eBay Meets Match.com
Does peer-to-peer lending work?
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Hunting Cigarette Pirates
A daily video from Slate V.
slate v | Tuesday, 11:40 AM ET
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posted by Jessica Grose
on June 30, 2009Sarah Palin's Uneasy Relationship with the Truth
There are many things that I find deeply upsetting about Sarah Palin. But in the new Vanity Fair assessment of Palin 's current place in the political universe, the most disturbing thing Todd Purdum reveals is her inability to discern or care about the truth: At one point, trying out a
- Shafer: They Were Griping About Dying Newspapers in 1938, Too
- Pesky Reporters Threatening Your Dictatorship? Give Them the Silent Treatment.
Robert Pinsky: Why Marianne Moore Couldn't Stop Revising Her Poetry- When a Prison Is at "Double Capacity," Where Do They Put Everybody?
- To Do: Read This Article on the Best Online To-Do Lists
- Need a Loan? Try Asking a Stranger on the Internet.
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Keeping the Fizz in the Journalism BizThanks to technology, we may be entering a golden age.
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30 Jun 2009 08:00
- Will Ricci Ruling Hurt Sotomayor?
- What Iran Can Learn From MoroccoBy Anne Applebaum
- Ban This Crummy MLB Camera AngleBy Greg Hanlon
- Madoff Gets Life for "Evil" Crimes
Peter Orszag: What the Placebo Effect Can Teach Us About Health Care Reform
The Supreme Court Is About To OK Massive Corporate Campaign Spending
Is It Easier To Grow Poppies Than Respectable Crops Like Wheat?
What It's Really Like To Be a "Free-Range" Pig
Hitchens: Man, I Still Hate Nixon
The Chinese Town That's Cornered the Market on Counterfeit Cigarettes
Were the Futurists Any Good at Predicting the Future?
Ten Signs the Obama Honeymoon Is Over
Tuesday, June 30, 2009- To Do: Make To-Do ListTrying to get organized with Web-based task managers.Chip Brantleyshopping | Tuesday, 9:59 AM ET
- Giving Journalists the Silent TreatmentWhy ignoring the media is a serious threat to press freedom.Joel Simon | Tuesday, 9:25 AM ET
- Broken Is BeautifulBreaking your legs to make yourself taller. | Tuesday, 7:38 AM ET
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- Marianne Moore's "Poetry"Why did she keep revising it?Robert Pinsky | Tuesday, 6:53 AM ET
- Madoff To Rot Behind BarsSara Behunek | Tuesday, 6:51 AM ET
- Madoff Gets Life For "Evil" Crimes | Tuesday, 6:46 AM ET
- Back to the Futurists: Italy's First Avant-Garde Turns 100F.T. Marinetti was known as "the caffeine of Europe," an animated cross between P.T. Barnum and Andy Warhol.Kate Bolickwell-traveled | Tuesday, 6:56 AM ET
- posted by William Saletan on June 30, 2009Cosmetic Leg-BreakingHow far should we let cosmetic surgery go? How much trauma and risk should we let people endure for the sake of looking the way we want them to look, especially when they might otherwise learn to accept themselves as they are?
- posted by Gretchen Rubin on June 30, 2009Happiness: Seth Godin on Paddling a Canoe, Not Biting the Hook.Because I’m such a fan of his thinking, I was very intrigued to hear what Seth Godin had to say on the subject of happiness.
Summer lovin'.
Cartoonists' take on global warming.
Kaus: Seven Possible Theories Explaining Palin's Resignation
Fireworks Gone Wrong
Breaking Your Legs To Make Yourself Taller
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