In Other Election News
Some claim Russia’s Medvedev is a False Dmitry; others—especially the new prime minister—insist he’s the real deal. A look at Russia’s post-election party-protests.
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4 March 2008: Afternoon
A reminder for the non-tinkering millions: Slate's Delegate Calculator. Recent assassination plottings in the news. What happens when Björk shouts "Tibet! Tibet!" in Shanghai; Obama thanks Obama for support. Print for the commute: What's the difference between a road movie and a movie
4 March 2008: Morning
Happy Super Tuesday Deux: The race is getting nastier. The grin was quickly replaced by the surprised look of a man bitten by his own dog. Reporters finally rouse, hit Obama with tough questions. Shuttling between Texas and Ohio, the candidates' messages are tweaked, and there's no
Three Thousand Head-Butts
Strong men also play video games. The story of how a young depressed man became a bear, dragon, tiger, and man-wolf.
3 February 2008: Afternoon
AP, New York Times accidentally say Bush resigned. From George Washington to Jack Kennedy and PT-109 we have behaved as if killing people is a qualification for ruling people. Unrelated to Obama, but: Can a man become a magnet? Not permanently. Print for the commute: Michelle Obama, bearer of
3 March 2008: Morning
Put a lot of very qualified people in a very small room, then wait: how the Clinton campaign imploded. In Texas, Obama campaigners with little or no experience hold their own against Clinton's seasoned staffers. A history of gifted orators as superior presidents--it's how they
Book Digest: March 3, 2008
Regular readers of this space will notice the continuation of my recent genius brainstorm of asking writers of my acquaintance to offer a tidbit about their current reading. Nicholson Baker—whose amazing new opus, Human Smoke, was noted in this very same space—is this week’s contributor. (Being a
Pull Back the Shade
Muzi Quawson spent four years documenting the life of Amanda Jo Williams, a young mother and musician in Woodstock, NY. The results are familiar to anyone who’s spent time in New York and New England’s rust belt: young people living amid the debris of failed industry and the lost hippie years.
29 February 2008: Afternoon
* Jolie: What we cannot afford, in my view, is to squander the progress that has been made [in Iraq]. * Turkey yanks troops after eight-day fight with Kurdish guerillas--but not because the U.S. said so. * Clinton's new ad: It's three a.m., your children
Video Digest: February 29, 2008
Fidel Castro: a video retrospective. From noble rebel to despised tyrant, an education in images of the notorious leader, by Meave Gallagher.