In Senate hearings, Republicans attack Kagan by lobbing potshots at Thurgood Marshall. While on paper Kagan appears to be made out of, well, paper, in person she lights up a room. A study suggests those who are reserved are more likely to become violent when drunk. Scientists suspect Tut'
There are plenty of good reasons to ride a train cross-country, but for our correspondent and his attention index, hitting the rails has one purpose: to escape the merciless internet.
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah: "There are two countries in the world who do not deserve to exist: Iran and Israel." Op: Arabs who love the idea of Palestinians as permanent victims dump on Fayyad's state-building. Half of Afghanistan's 476 women prisoners
A deep dive into the many reasons New Yorkers now live longer than other Americans. How the latest New York subway closures and other city proposals will keep the working poor working and poor. For straphangers looking for love, the L is your best bet--and the site of the
A new poem in which Descartes is proven wrong, and T. Rex’s Marc Bolan appears in a dream and starts thieving.
Feds bust identity-thieving, Morse Code-using Russian spy ring; Russians reject allegations. Georgia claims it's under a U.S. arms embargo; more likely, no one wants to upset Russia. Profile of Tolstoy's grandson, fallen from aristocracy to a $213 monthly income. Israel opposes Russia'
Young adult novelists Lauren Mechling and Laura Moser are currently publishing their new novel—a meta-vampire story called My Darklyng about the writer and fans of a series of vampire novels—in serial installments on Slate. In addition to the serial novel, Mechling and Moser have upped the “meta”
This seems to be the season for the publication of some of my favorite writers. (Actually, I think every season is.) Alan Furst’s 10th novel, Spies of the Balkans (Random House), quells any fears that the author might be, as they say, phoning it in. Set in Salonika, Greece,
Americans believe life in 2050 includes a cure for cancer and a devastated environment. There are more than 15 million refugees around the world--the search for asylum is only getting more treacherous. How Murdoch's TV channel illegally bridges Iran and the West. "The great thing about
Photographer Eirik Johnson documents the communities and industries, specifically timber and salmon, of the Pacific Northwest. In his most recent book, he reveals the austere, quiet beauty that persists amidst the loss and decline of northwestern landscapes and towns.
