I went to a SXSW panel called, “Is Aggregation Theft?” I tweeted from it. Then some people got unhappy, at least momentarily. (Sorry.) Read More ›
Slate imagines a civil unrest Lego collection, in either OWS or Arab Spring versions, for your kids. A hopeful Christmas present for the “too small to fail” set. (via slatev.com) Read More ›
Slate is super hot on the BuzzFeed Network right now. Here's all the best viral buzz on Slate. View Topic ›
We're quickly coming up on a year since the iPad was released, and while opinions may have been divided early on, there's simply no questioning now that Apple's take on the tablet PC singlehandedly made that long-failing device category suddenly viable.
Why are there suddenly so many Indians on television? It's true! Simple demographics, or is something more complex at play? [Unrelated but awesome is Mindy Kaling's piece about romance and architects, which you should really read if you haven't.]
Did you know that during Prohibition, the government poisoned booze and ended up killing 10,000 Americans? It's a fascinating story.
Slate launched a site for the ladyfolk, or rather, a blog “written mostly by women, but not just for them.” There is a quote in the top right about “How I Got Bored With Feminism,” lots of Star Trek, and a hit-piece on Jezebel, so…so far, so good. Read More ›
Slate's been asking people to send in their photos capturing life during the recession. Read More ›
The blogosphere is giving birth to tons vaginablogs as of late. Given the rising popularity of chick blogs like Jezebel and Broadsheet, Maxim is working on an online “Maxim for women” project, while Slate is turning it's female-centered blog, The XX Factor, into a web magazine titled Double X. So - what's the deal with vaginas and blogs? Why do they go better together than penises and blogs? Any hypotheses? Read More ›
