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Mike Pesca and Three Things You Should Know
1) Of course Steve Bannon was named as a top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, 2) On Obamacare changes, listen to how Republicans talk about community rates, and 3) A California law has consequences on your IMDB-assisted sleuthing.
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New 90 Seconds with Slate Coming November 14th!
New 90 Seconds with Slate Coming November 14th!
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Lives That Matter
Jamelle Bouie talks about why SNL’s Black Jeopardy sketch, with Tom Hanks as Doug the Trump supporter, is a potent commentary on race in America.
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Baldwin's Trump
Dan Kois on Willa Paskin on Alec Baldwin on Donald Trump
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The Phone Explosion
Will Oremus on the unsustainable hype cycle of the smartphone industry.
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The Man Who Skewed the Poll
Osita Nwavenu on the one man whose absence from a Trump-friendly Los Angeles Times poll gave Hillary Clinton the lead. At least for this week.
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A Troublesome Selfie
Christina Cauterucci discusses the case against an Iowa teen who may be facing child pornography charges for texting a non-sexual, non-nude selfie to her friend.
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Walls Work
Ben Mathis-Lilley on the anniversary of the worst political tweet ever tweeted
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America Isn't Actually Going Downhill
Slate's Jacob Weisberg on how Hillary could seize a sunny message.
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Who Actually Writes Music Memoirs?
Springsteen wrote his. Slate's Jack Hamilton on who else actually set words to paper.
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The Joy of Jose Fernandez and Arnold Palmer
Hang Up and Listen's Stefan Fatsis on what connected the two athletes.
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How to Beat Trump in a Debate
Jim Newell on the three things Hillary Clinton must do to defeat Donald Trump in their first debate.
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Brangelexit
Slate News Director Allison Benedikt on the breakup of America's parents.
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Amnio Made Easier
Christina Cauterucci on developments that could have completely changed the plot of Bridget Jones' Baby.
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Panic in Washington
A fan of the Washington Football Team on DC football despair.
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Is It Time to Panic?
Slate's politics writer Jim Newell on the polls' Trump bump.
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On the Trump Charities Beat
Slate's politics editor Tommy Craggs on a reporter at the Washington Post who's owning a story.
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Atlanta
Aisha Harris, Slate writer and Donald Glover lover, previews the new FX show "Atlanta."
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Apple's Big Press Event
Slate's Jacob Brogan on the awesome and dumb announcements made by the company that owns us all.
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Your September Streaming Video Guide
Slate's Dan Kois on the best movies new to Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, and Hulu.
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Company Wellness Programs Are Baloney
Slate's L.V. Anderson on how they shift costs to employees.
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Robo Babies!!
Mark Joseph Stern on a new study suggesting giving dolls to high schoolers doesn't actually reduce teen pregnancy.
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The Longest Bruce Springsteen Concert Ever
Laura Bennett on an epic night in New Jersey.
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Break in Case of Emergency
Dan Kois talks with Jessica Winter about writing about money in her new novel.
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What's the Best Thing About Kubo and the Two St...
Dana Stevens and Dan Kois debate the new Laika animated movie.
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