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Summary Judgment -- Books, movies and television shows, panned or applauded.
 » Dec. 3, 2004: 'Closer,' 'The House of Flying Daggers,' 'I Am David'
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More Slate columns and personalities featured on Day to Day:

click for moreA Fine Whine -- We complain about it, so you don't have to...
 » Aug. 19, 2004: Are Real Estate Agents Useless?
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click for moreAd Report Card -- Books, movies and television shows, panned or applauded.
 » Dec. 1, 2004: NetZero's AOL Attacks
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click for moreArchitecture -- Rebuilding at Ground Zero, Gehry's latest design explosion, monuments to the missing...
 » Nov. 20, 2003: WTC Memorial Designs
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click for moreAssessment -- Digging deeper into the personalities, politicians and leaders making headlines:
 » Aug. 27, 2004: Let's Get Rid of August
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click for moreBallot Box -- Slate political editor Will Saletan sets his sights on the 2004 election year:
 » Nov. 8, 2004: Bush's Second-Term Moves
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click for moreBooks -- Slate's take on tomes of note -- fiction, nonfiction, autobiography, even children's lit:
 » July 29, 2004: The Worst Book Ever?
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click for moreBrave New World -- Technology trends for tomorrow... Slate looks into the crystal ball:
 » April 21, 2004: Political Brain Scans
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click for moreBushisms -- A review of the collected misstatements by President George W. Bush:
 » Aug. 12, 2004: The President's Verbal Blunders
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click for moreChatterbox -- Reports of online discussions hosted by the crack Slate guesswork unit.
 » Nov. 15, 2004: Powell's Resignation
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click for moreCommentary -- Slate editors, contributors and correspondents sound off:
 » Nov. 22, 2004: Iraq Elections, Intel Reform
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click for moreCulturebox -- Art imitating life imitating art... Or is it the other way around? Slate sorts it out:
 » May 14, 2004: Casting Helen of Troy
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click for moreDiaries -- First-person narratives from Slate contributors:
 » July 26, 2004: The Life of an Ad Copywriter
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click for moreDamned Spot -- The presidential campaign ad wars heat up over Vietnam:
 » Aug. 23, 2004: Kerry Under Unfriendly Fire
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click for moreDispatches -- Hot-topic eyewitness reports from the globe's hot spots:
 » Aug. 3, 2004: A Private Security Paycheck
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click for moreElection Scorecard -- Who's winning in the polls, and what does the Electoral College look like in advance of the November election?
 » Nov. 1, 2004: Still Too Close to Call
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click for moreEveryday Economics -- Numbers don't tell the whole story. Economist Steven Landsburg adds in the human factor.
 » Oct. 9, 2003: Kid Genders and Divorce
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click for moreExplainer -- You've got questions. Slate contributors have a lot of the answers...
 » Nov. 29, 2004: Holy Grilled Cheese Shuns Mold!
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click for moreFaith-Based -- Slate contributors weigh in on questions about the almighty, and how he/she/it affects all of us:
 » May 19, 2004: Harry Potter, 'Left Behind' Parallels
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click for moreFive Ring Circus -- Slate covers the Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece:
 » Aug. 24, 2004: TImported Volleyball Sand
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click for moreForeigners -- Slate takes the pulse of the rest of the world, and probes opinions beyond the U.S. borders:
 » June 1, 2004: 'The Arab Mind' and Bush's Worldview
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click for moreThe Gist -- Think of it as a Slate cheat sheet for the latest news, outside the box:
 » Sept. 10, 2003: T-Shirts and Mourning
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click for moreGizmos -- Reviews of the latest high-tech toys, and profiles of the "early adopters" who use them:
 » Nov. 24, 2004: JFK Reloaded
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click for moreThe Good Word -- Documenting the evolution and/or deconstruction of the English language:
 » Sept. 29, 2004: Hurricane Language
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click for moreHeavy Petting -- Musings on pet love and pet ownership from lifestyle columnist Emily Yoffe:
 » Nov. 9, 2004: Sleeping with Dogs
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click for moreHey Wait a Minute -- Debunking urban legends and tilting at the windmills of commonly held beliefs:
 » Aug. 5, 2004: SUV Weight Lawbreakers
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click for moreHistory Lesson -- A closer look at current events, through the lens of hindsight.
 » Nov. 24, 2004: The Cabinet
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click for moreHuman Guinea Pig -- Stunt journalist Emily Yoffe goes where most won't to get the inside scoop.
 » Nov. 19, 2004: Guinea Get Your Gun
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click for moreInterviews -- Talking to the newsmakers about the top stories of the day:
 » Jan. 15, 2004: Paul O'Neill and the President
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click for moreJuicy Bits -- Slate contributors read the books, so you don't have to:
 » June 23, 2004: Highlights of Clinton's Memoir
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click for moreJurisprudence -- Slate legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick tackles topical legal issues:
 » Dec. 2, 2004: High Court Dodges Gay Marriage
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click for moreKausfiles -- Survey the political landscape with Web logger Mickey Kaus.
 » Oct. 29, 2004: Sen. McCain Named President!
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click for moreLow Concept -- Taking the low road, so you don't have to...
 » July 19, 2004: Are You a Blue or Red State?
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click for moreMedical Examiner -- Health and medicine, explained:
 » Sept. 9, 2004: AWOL Inhalable Alcohol
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click for moreMichael Kinsley -- The Slate founding editor comments on the hot topics of the week:
 » Jan. 21, 2004: Bush's Philosophy of Government
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click for moreThe Middlebrow -- Bravely dodging traffic to dissect the middle-of-the-road:
 » Dec. 2, 2004: Goodbye, Tom Brokaw
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click for moreMoneybox -- Slate columnist Dan Gross gets at the human story behind the financial facts and figures:
 » Oct. 27, 2004: Spitzer's Anti-Fraud Crusade
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click for moreOn the Trail -- Following the candidates, listening to the speeches, eating the rubber chicken dinners...
 » Nov. 1, 2004: Campaign Politics
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click for morePolitics -- It's an election year -- Slate pundits speak out about the major issues the GOP and Democrats face come November:
 » Nov. 29, 2004: Commerce Secretary, Gay Marriage
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click for morePress Box -- Jack Shafer dissects how the biggest stories are being portrayed in the major media outlets:
 » Sept. 21, 2004: The CBS 'Memogate' Apology
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Readme -- Founding editor Michael Kinsley speaks out on the latest hot topics:
 » May 7, 2004: Kinsley Takes New Position at L.A. Times
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Science -- Explaining the latest science stories in layman's terms:
 » Jan. 14, 2004: Colonizing the Red Planet
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Shopping -- Purchasing tips from the pros help you be the best consumer you can be:
 » April 30, 2004: Choosing a Guru that's Right for You, Part II
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Sports Nut -- Football, baseball, basketball, hockey -- musing on the active life and competitive athletics:
 » July 14, 2004: Why I Hate Roger Clemens
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Summary Judgment -- Books, movies and television shows, panned or applauded.
 » Dec. 3, 2004: 'Closer,' 'The House of Flying Daggers,' 'I Am David'
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click for moreSwingers -- Focusing on the "swing states" in the November 2004 presidential election:
 » Nov. 1, 2004: New Hampshire
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click for moreTelevision -- Slate reviewers and commentators cast their critical eye on TV programming:
 » May 20, 2004: 'Scrapbooking' on the DIY Network
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click for moreWar Stories -- Slate columnist Fred Kaplan surveys the globe's hot spots, and fires back.
 » Nov. 19, 2004: Counting the War Dead
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click for moreWebhead -- Slate technology writer Paul Boutin reports on the latest Internet trends, news and events:
 » Oct. 21, 2004: Google Desktop Search Concerns
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click for moreWell-Traveled -- Dispatches from the front lines of travel, with profiles of extraordinary people and places:
 » June 10, 2004: Trekking Libya's Deserts
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