- Mubarak Steps Down
- Experts Urge Caution as Cairo Celebrates
- Obama: "Egyptians Have Inspired Us"
- GOP Caves to Demands for $100 Billion in Cuts
The Delirious, Ecstatic Scene in Tahrir Square on the Day of Egypt's Revolution
How Switzerland Swiftly and Smartly Seized Mubarak's Secret Stash of Money
Are the People Who Made Just Go With It Trying To Kill the Romantic-Comedy?
If You Were a Super Bowl "Seat-Gate" Victim, Here's What You Should Do
One Issue Conservatives Aren't Talking About at CPAC: Egypt
Why the Egyptian Revolution Will Be Good for Israel
What's the Smartest Rom-Com of the Past 25 Years? Vote Here.
Help! I Love My Boyfriend but He Never Satisfies Me Sexually.
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- Two Pauls Are Better Than One
Father and son Ron and Rand Paul wow the crowd at CPAC. - Head Case
Crime rates have plummeted over the last 20 years. Why aren't we less scared? - The Worst Valentine's Movies
Mark Jordan Legan takes us on another bad movie odyssey. - The Social Media Bubble
Social media companies like Twitter are getting huge valuations. But are investors getting in on a boom or setting up a bust? - Where Egypt Made History
A report from Tahrir Square on the day Mubarak resigned. - Was Obama Too Indecisive on Egypt?
Or did his refusal to meddle actually speed Mubarak's fall? - Sitting on His Assets
How Switzerland was able to freeze Mubarak's Swiss bank accounts. - Barack Obama's Facebook Feed
Egypt, CPAC, and Christopher Lee's next gig. - Would You Like To Buy a Vowel, Watson?
Before Jeopardy!, IBM's computer played Wheel of Fortune and The Newlywed Game. - First Do No Harm
Why judges should butt out of the fight over health care reform. - The Slatest: Evening Edition
Tea Party targets Olympia Snowe with pony-tailed music critic; experts debate whether Mubarak ouster will be good for U.S.; just in time for Valentine's Day, "blood chocolates" are the next "blood diamonds." 
The Nouveau Beaujolais
2009 gave winemakers in the troubled Beaujolais region the great vintage they desperately needed.- Why I Hate the Grammys
The secret committee that alters the membership's nominations, for starters. But there are plenty of other reasons. 
What's Happening in Egypt?
Explainers on the breaking news from the revolution.- Gameday Theory
Fans who lost their seats at this year's Super Bowl have three compensation opportunities. Which one should they accept? - Now What?
No one, perhaps not even officers of the Egyptian armed forces, knows what the Egyptian armed forces will do next. - Posted This Morning on Craigslist, Cairo
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If you really want more women writers, get more women editors.- Leave Cupid Alone, You Snobs
I'm not a brainwashed moron for sincerely loving Valentine's Day. - This Fan-Maintained Episode Database Helps Contestants Prepare for Jeopardy!
What is J-Archive? - I'll Take Jeopardy! Trivia for $200, Alex
The most common categories and hardest clues in the game show's long history. Plus: Where to find the Daily Doubles. - Valentine's Voices
Two love poems, one pure, the other deeply impure. - "Page 112—It Reminded Me of You"
Slate writers and editors share their favorite Valentine's Day love poems. - The Big Bad Budget Talk
My husband and I work out the details of our joint account. - Friday Night Lights, Season 5
Series finale: "It's my turn." - Palinisms
Did Sarah Palin really say that? - Corrections
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Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011
- Rage Against the Regime
A report from Cairo as jubilation turns to disappointment and anger. - 10 Reasons Americans Should Care About the Egyptian Revolution
From the U.S. budget to Israel, from morality to Facebook, here's why you should be following the amazing events in Cairo. - Just Go With It
The American romantic comedy is in deep trouble. - A Field of Feisty Unicorns
My adventures in the world of online personal ads. - The ABCs of QRM
Why a regulation you haven't heard of matters as much as Fannie and Freddie. - Slate's Political Gabfest in West Lafayette, Indiana
You're invited! But you have to register for tickets. - Not Going Anywhere
Hosni Mubarak digs in his heels. What's next for Egypt? A coup? A revolution? A crackdown? - Can't We All Just Calm Down?
Egypt has been in a continuous "state of emergency" since 1981. Are any other countries under perpetual emergency law? - Courting Trouble
Why congressional efforts to hobble the EPA may result in a lot more environmental regulation. - GOP PBS NPR DOA?
The nine stages of not eliminating public broadcasting's subsidy. - Goodbye, Pussycat
A farewell to Tura Satana, unsung fashion avatar. - The Abortion Tax
The Republican plan to prevent your abortion by holding your tax money hostage. - Mr. Sunshine
Matthew Perry brings his weathered cuteness to a funny new show. - DoubleX Gabfest: The Fried Kitty Edition
Our editors discuss the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, shaken baby syndrome and The Roommate. - Palinisms
Did Sarah Palin really say that? - Friday Night Lights, Season 5
Series finale: FNL is a blue-state fantasy of a red-state show. - Slate Has Perfected the Oscars Pool
Arcane knowledge is rewarded! Wild guesswork is penalized! Bold predictions will carry the day! Play now! - You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
Dear Prudence advises the undersexed, unwedded, clingy, and creeped out, in time for Valentine's Day.
Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011
- Slapstick in the Skies
Are air-traffic-control errors up 51 percent or aren't they? - End the Fed? Actually, Maybe Not.
Now that Ron Paul actually has some power over the Fed, what is he going to do with it? - The 24-Hour Libertarian Revolt
The Tea Party didn't derail a vote on the Patriot Act. - The Great Condom Heist
How much can you get for prophylactics on the black market? - You're Parking Wrong
Why it's almost always better to back into a space than pull into it head-on. - Wikipedia Is Male-Dominated. That Doesn't Mean It's Sexist.
Why the New York Times and feminists should stop hyperventilating about the Web site's gender gap. - Mary Gates and Karen Zuckerberg Weren't Tiger Moms
Is the Amy Chua approach bad for the American economy? - Just Because
A Slate reader contest to identify the definitive laws of childhood. - The Culture Gabfest, "Tear Down This Pay Wall" Edition
Listen to Slate's show about Rupert Murdoch's iPad newspaper The Daily, HBO's Reagan documentary, and the Google Art Project. - Gay Marriage With Chinese Characteristics
A visit to a Shanghai fake-marriage market, where lesbians and gay men meet to find a husband or wife. - Vote for the March Audio Book Club
Swamplandia!, True Grit, and The Unnamed compete to be Slate's official book of the month. - Friday Night Lights, Season 5
Series finale: It was perfect. - Don't Look for Smiles
When the camera is trained on an artist's own family, expect a struggle. - Eureka Lost
How the Internet has destroyed the thrill of the hunt. - Palinisms
Did Sarah Palin really say that?
Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011
- Refresh the Slogan!
Introducing Slate's Obama slogan generator. - The Art of Deduction
How long have tax deductions been around, and why do we even have them? - HuffPo's Achilles' Heel
Search engine optimization won't work forever. - Sibling Rivalries
As the protests in Cairo continue, the Muslim Brotherhood faces internal tension and a generational divide. - Palinisms
Did Sarah Palin really say that? - Know-It-All
Donald Rumsfeld may be even worse at writing a memoir than he was at being secretary of defense. - NFL Playoffs, the Super Bowl
Will there be a lockout? - With Great Power Comes Great Irresponsibility
Spider-Man is a wild, sexed-up, Greek mythologized train wreck. But it's Julie Taymor's train wreck, through and through. 
Humphrey Bogart's Secret
Stefan Kanfer's biography gets what made him so great.
I Keep Covering for My Hypochondriac Co-Worker
I'm sick of doing my friend's work. Should I confront her?- We Need More Women Like Jane Craig
Broadcast News foresaw a crisis in journalism—and in rom-coms. 
An Everlasting Lightning Storm
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A movie star for a generation of overprogrammed children. - He Loves Earth, He Loves Earth Not
Are fake flowers better for the planet than fresh ones? - "Pain I Did Not"
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Monday, Feb. 7, 2011
- It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp
Why the latest conservative hidden-video trick to embarrass liberals has fizzled. - Exceptionally Articulate
Obama's eloquence fails to quiet charges that he does not believe in God or America. - Hang Up and Listen: The Super Bowl of Lawsuits Edition
Slate's sports podcast on the Super Bowl, the NFL's labor squabbles, and Dan Snyder v. Washington City Paper. - Darrell's Delusion
Businesses don't like regulation. What else is new? - Numb and Coke
Can you really fight off tear gas with a can of soda? - Voicing Opposition
Not even Cairo's protesters agree on who speaks for Cairo's protesters. - Return of the Thumb
Roger Ebert's new show on PBS. - You've Got Page Views!
Why the AOL and Huffington Post merger is a good deal for both sides. - Good Grief
Prudie counsels a reader whose sadness over her cat's death is testing her husband's patience—and other advice-seekers. - Stalin's Cannibals
What the new book Bloodlands tells us about the nature of evil. - SEO Speedwagon
The rapid rise and sale of Arianna Huffington's Post. - NFL Playoffs, the Super Bowl
The idiocy of blaming Rashard Mendenhall for Pittsburgh's loss. - The Irrational Anthem
So Christina Aguilera flubbed "The Star-Spangled Banner." It's a wonder anyone gets it right. - The Republicans' Economic Triumph
The administration gave the GOP tax cuts for the rich and a freeze on domestic spending. That's total victory. - The Best and Worst Super Bowl Ads
Darth Vader and Eminem win. Kim Kardashian loses. - The 2010 Slate 60
The largest American charitable contributions of the past year. - Helping Egyptian Democrats
What worked in the former Soviet Union could have worked in Egypt. - Diagnosing the Digital Revolution
Why it's so hard to tell whether it's really changing us. - Palinisms
Did Sarah Palin really say that?
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CPAC 2011: Atlas Shrugged, The Motion Picture
FreedomWorks has been distributing "Who Is John Galt?" signs and merchandise at CPAC, part of an advertisement for a faithful adaptation of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged." Clips from the movie have been playing at CPAC. I haven't watched them all. I have seen the trailer. Read More -
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What Comes After Mubarak? Charles Krauthammer Recommends: More Mubarak
At least one pundit doesn't particularly care how long the new Egyptian junta runs the show. In today's Washington Post, Charles Krauthammer lays out the terms of his Freedom Doctrine for the newly un-tyrannized people of the Middle East. It is modeled, according to Krauthammer, on the process Read More -
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Feb. 10: What I Ate. Dog Kibble and Halloween Soup?
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