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Corrections from the last week.
corrections, Aug. 26, 2005, 8:59 AM PT
Podcast roundup.
Andy Bowers
podcasts, Aug. 19, 2005, 3:35 PM PT
Work for Slate.
slate fare , Aug. 4, 2005, 7:06 AM PT
Introducing Slate's daily podcasts.
Andy Bowers
slate fare, July 15, 2005, 11:28 AM PT
Who we are.
staff, Feb. 28, 2005, 11:38 AM PT
Advertise on Slate.
advertising info , May 24, 2005, 8:05 AM PT
Media coverage, press releases, and awards.
slate in the news , June 14, 2005, 11:40 AM PT
Get answers to frequently asked questions about Slate.
faq, April 21, 2004, 1:47 PM PT
Our RSS feed lets you speed-read Slate.
Jonathan Epstein
slate fare, March 4, 2004, 4:08 PM PT
Recent books by Slate staff and contributors.
slate store, March 11, 2004, 11:21 AM PT

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The Mendoza line.
Bruce Reed
the has-been, Aug. 29, 2005, 9:00 AM PT
What's new in U.S News, etc.
Bidisha Banerjee and Zuzanna Kobrzynski
in other magazines, Aug. 29, 2005, 10:09 AM PT
Cartoonists' take on illegal immigration.
today's cartoons, Aug. 29, 2005, 3:32 AM PT
A matter of taste.
doonesbury, Aug. 29, 2005, 3:29 AM PT
Bracing for Disaster
Emily Biuso
today's papers, Aug. 29, 2005, 12:53 AM PT
Make Me a State as Fast as You Can
David Sarno
today's papers, Aug. 28, 2005, 3:55 AM PT
The boy of summer.
Bruce Reed
the has-been, Aug. 26, 2005, 5:29 PM PT
Just Write Constitution at the Top
David Sarno
today's papers, Aug. 27, 2005, 4:50 AM PT
Have bloggers solved the Able Danger mystery?
Mickey Kaus
kausfiles, Aug. 28, 2005, 9:33 PM PT
Blogging From the Front Lines
David Wallace-Wells
today's blogs, Aug. 26, 2005, 2:31 PM PT
Strictly speaking.
Dahlia Lithwick
jurisprudence, Aug. 26, 2005, 1:51 PM PT
What's new in the Economist, etc.
Bidisha Banerjee
in other magazines, Aug. 26, 2005, 12:19 PM PT
Can the Iraqi Constitution be saved?
Fred Kaplan
war stories, Aug. 26, 2005, 9:05 AM PT
Stick It Where the Sunni Don't Shine
Eric Umansky
today's papers, Aug. 26, 2005, 12:40 AM PT
Pat Robertson's hit list.
Timothy Noah
chatterbox, Aug. 25, 2005, 6:19 PM PT
Closing Time
Darren Everson
today's blogs, Aug. 25, 2005, 3:54 PM PT
It's a-living.
Dahlia Lithwick
jurisprudence, Aug. 25, 2005, 3:17 PM PT
What would Jesus say at a GOP fund-raiser?
Tom Peyer
low concept, Aug. 25, 2005, 4:21 AM PT
Basing Instinct
Eric Umansky
today's papers, Aug. 25, 2005, 1:10 AM PT
Best of the Fray hosts a six-part series on ID.
Kevin Arnovitz
fraywatch, Aug. 27, 2005, 4:11 PM PT
The secret lives of retired judges.
Daniel Engber
explainer, Aug. 24, 2005, 3:39 PM PT
On Emissions
Bidisha Banerjee
today's blogs, Aug. 24, 2005, 2:31 PM PT
Chatterbox answers Lott!
Timothy Noah
chatterbox, Aug. 24, 2005, 12:49 PM PT
What does Arab democracy look like?
Steven A. Cook
foreigners, Aug. 24, 2005, 3:50 AM PT
Gas-Trick
Eric Umansky
today's papers, Aug. 24, 2005, 12:59 AM PT
Ask Ayatollah Sistani!
Timothy Noah
chatterbox, Aug. 23, 2005, 4:18 PM PT
What are supernotes?
Daniel Engber
explainer, Aug. 23, 2005, 4:12 PM PT
What the press didn't learn from the last panic.
Jack Shafer
press box, Aug. 23, 2005, 3:18 PM PT
Hurricane Hugo
Rachael Larimore
today's blogs, Aug. 23, 2005, 3:14 PM PT
What's a "living Constitution"?
Dahlia Lithwick
jurisprudence, Aug. 23, 2005, 2:01 PM PT
Iraq's infuriatingly vague constitution.
Fred Kaplan
war stories, Aug. 23, 2005, 1:27 PM PT
What Iraq's constitution means for the Arab world.
Michael Young
foreigners, Aug. 23, 2005, 11:46 AM PT
Equal time for evolutionists!
Christopher Hitchens
fighting words, Aug. 23, 2005, 9:21 AM PT
Daft Constitution
Eric Umansky
today's papers, Aug. 23, 2005, 2:07 AM PT
Why John Roberts hates comparable worth.
Daniel Engber
explainer, Aug. 22, 2005, 3:39 PM PT
Constitutional Contention
David Wallace-Wells
today's blogs, Aug. 22, 2005, 3:05 PM PT
The Blu-Ray revolution.
Edward Jay Epstein
the hollywood economist, Aug. 22, 2005, 9:19 AM PT
Kenya's economic miracle.
Michela Wrong
dispatches, Aug. 22, 2005, 3:24 AM PT
No Sunni Delight
Eric Umansky
today's papers, Aug. 22, 2005, 12:41 AM PT
Kurds and Way-Out Factions
Jesse Stanchak
today's papers, Aug. 21, 2005, 2:52 AM PT

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Snippets from Slate's most quotable readers.
Kevin Arnovitz
fraywatch, Aug. 27, 2005, 4:11 PM PT
Movies for gamers.
Brendan I. Koerner
number 1, Aug. 26, 2005, 3:31 PM PT
How to fix Entourage.
Dana Stevens
surfergirl, Aug. 26, 2005, 3:05 PM PT
Catching up with late summer's bounty.
David Edelstein
reel time, Aug. 26, 2005, 3:59 PM PT
The latest from gossip's unverified frontier.
Ben Wasserstein
keeping tabs, Aug. 26, 2005, 2:15 PM PT
Rome is an expensive, lovingly researched snore.
Dana Stevens
surfergirl, Aug. 26, 2005, 12:03 PM PT
A Grimm week in movies.
summary judgment, Aug. 26, 2005, 12:01 PM PT
Recent Britpop.
Mikael Wood
mixing desk, Aug. 26, 2005, 10:35 AM PT
My life as a hack.
Ben Yagoda
culturebox, Aug. 26, 2005, 4:21 AM PT
The sadistic pleasures of Brat Camp.
Sam Anderson
culturebox, Aug. 25, 2005, 2:52 PM PT
Advice on manners and morals.
dear prudence, Aug. 25, 2005, 4:19 AM PT
The morality of the big-screen TV.
Bryan Curtis
the middlebrow, Aug. 24, 2005, 4:08 PM PT
Going Dutch: Assessing Amsterdam.
slide show of the week, Aug. 19, 2005, 11:50 AM PT
Perimeter security may not keep us safe.
Witold Rybczynski
architecture, Aug. 24, 2005, 3:45 AM PT
"Echoes"
Louise Glück
poem, Aug. 23, 2005, 4:23 AM PT
Introducing Slate Audio Tours.
Andy Bowers
 slate audio tours , July 26, 2005, 10:57 AM PT

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Send in the aliens.
Edward Jay Epstein
the hollywood economist, Aug. 29, 2005, 3:33 AM PT
Obscure economic indicator: container counts.
Daniel Gross
moneybox, Aug. 26, 2005, 12:06 PM PT
Why real-estate agents aren't rich.
Austan Goolsbee
the dismal science, Aug. 26, 2005, 10:20 AM PT
Vive la CAC-40!
Daniel Gross
moneybox, Aug. 25, 2005, 12:56 PM PT
Like Google at $85 a share? You'll love it at $280.
Daniel Gross
moneybox, Aug. 23, 2005, 1:46 PM PT
The Army's new ad campaign.
Seth Stevenson
ad report card, Aug. 22, 2005, 3:16 AM PT

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The latest news from science and technology.
William Saletan
human nature, Aug. 29, 2005, 7:51 AM PT
Help Slate's circumcision research project.
Emily Bazelon
medical examiner, Aug. 23, 2005, 4:25 AM PT
The latest news from science and technology.
William Saletan
human nature, Aug. 19, 2005, 7:43 AM PT
Lions and cheetahs and elephants, run wild.
C. Josh Donlan
science, Aug. 18, 2005, 2:27 PM PT
The skin factory.
recycled, Aug. 18, 2005, 11:58 AM PT
Ernst Haeckel.
Amanda Schaffer
science, Aug. 18, 2005, 9:28 AM PT

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Which sunscreens work best?
Douglas Wolk
shopping, Aug. 9, 2005, 4:20 AM PT
The best mosquito protection.
Andria Lisle
shopping, July 26, 2005, 11:20 AM PT
Why we scorn flip-flops.
Amanda Fortini
fashion, July 22, 2005, 2:52 PM PT
Why we wear our sunglasses at night.
Inigo Thomas
fashion, July 13, 2005, 10:01 AM PT
Summer fashion faux pas.
Amanda Fortini
fashion, June 29, 2005, 4:21 AM PT

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Should I move to Amsterdam?
Seth Stevenson
well-traveled, Aug. 26, 2005, 4:24 AM PT
How vanilla became shorthand for bland.
Amanda Fortini
food, Aug. 10, 2005, 12:33 PM PT
Timbuktu for the timid.
Cynthia Barnes
well-traveled, Aug. 5, 2005, 8:34 AM PT
The best summer wines.
Mike Steinberger
wine's world, July 27, 2005, 4:06 AM PT
The joy of cooking with plastic bags.
Sara Dickerman
food, July 20, 2005, 11:35 AM PT
In defense of Rachael Ray.
Jill Hunter Pellettieri
food, July 13, 2005, 3:43 PM PT
A nuclear family vacation.
Nathan Hodge
well-traveled, July 15, 2005, 5:35 AM PT
Something is killing the 1996 White Burgundies.
Mike Steinberger
wine's world, July 6, 2005, 2:33 PM PT
Central Europe by motorcycle.
Elisabeth Eaves
well-traveled, July 1, 2005, 7:00 AM PT
An American barbecue pilgrimage.
David Plotz
well-traveled, May 27, 2005, 4:30 AM PT
A talking tour of Beirut.
Lee Smith
well-traveled, March 11, 2005, 10:19 AM PT
Bohemian New York.
Inigo Thomas
well-traveled, Feb. 4, 2005, 4:17 AM PT

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Coach's sons, the menace of youth sports.
Josh Levin
sports nut, Aug. 26, 2005, 1:33 PM PT
How to turn your pet into a superstar athlete.
Sam Eifling
heavy petting, Aug. 26, 2005, 4:23 AM PT
Baseball's other historically pathetic team.
Mike DeBonis
sports nut, Aug. 17, 2005, 10:15 AM PT
Attack of the nine-story skateboard ramp.
Bret Anthony Johnston
sports nut, Aug. 11, 2005, 4:22 AM PT
Dancing, yoga-doing football players.
Neal Pollack
sports nut, Aug. 9, 2005, 4:21 AM PT

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Slate on Day to Day for the week of Aug. 22.
day to day, Aug. 26, 2005, 2:50 PM PT
Slate on Day to Day for the week of Aug. 15.
day to day, Aug. 18, 2005, 2:54 PM PT
Slate on Day to Day for the week of Aug. 8.
day to day, Aug. 12, 2005, 2:34 PM PT
Slate on Day to Day for the week of Aug. 1.
day to day, Aug. 5, 2005, 3:09 PM PT
About Slate's radio collaboration with NPR.
day to day, July 30, 2003, 4:18 PM PT

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Podcast roundup.
Andy Bowers
 podcasts , Aug. 26, 2005, 2:27 PM PT
How to receive Slate podcasts.
podcasts, July 15, 2005, 11:24 AM PT
Our RSS feed lets you speed-read Slate.
Jonathan Epstein
slate fare, March 4, 2004, 4:08 PM PT
Get notified when we publish new articles.
content alerts , Jan. 15, 2004, 3:08 PM PT
Print or e-mail articles you want.
build your own slate , Dec. 20, 2001, 12:59 PM PT
How to print all our current articles.
slate on paper, Oct. 24, 2001, 4:35 PM PT
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e-mail services, Jan. 13, 2005, 9:02 PM PT
Download our eBooks.
ebooks, Jan. 8, 2003, 9:54 AM PT
Get Slate on your Pocket PC or Palm.
handheld devices, Oct. 24, 2001, 10:37 PM PT
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