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Monthly Archives: January 2012

Op-Ed Columnist: Who’s Tough Enough?

Can backbone propel you to the front? Team Mitt and Team Barry compete on spine spin.

Op-Ed Contributor: I Had Asperger Syndrome. Briefly.

Asperger syndrome was the wrong diagnosis for me. I was really just an awkward teenager.

Op-Ed Columnist: The Great Divorce

Charles Murray’s “Coming Apart” describes the most important cultural trends today and offers a better understanding of America’s increasingly two-caste society.

SisterWhitloe: Sister Bloatina thinks Jesus worked in the sex-toy industry making crutchless cripples. Moron!

SisterWhitloe: Sister Bloatina thinks Jesus worked in the sex-toy industry making crutchless cripples. Moron!

Gains in DNA Are Speeding Research Into Human Origins

Remains from a Siberian cave and faster, cheaper technology are helping scientists draw a complex new picture of human origins.

Bismarck’s Voice Among Restored Edison Recordings

A trove of wax cylinder phonograph records contains the only known recording of Otto von Bismarck.

“Love Is Not an Emergency”

Click the arrow on the audio player to hear Erin Belieu read this poem. You can also download the recording or subscribe to Slate’s Poetry Podcast on iTunes.

Recipes for Health: Spicy Stir-Fried Tofu With Kale and Red Pepper

Whether red, black or green, curly or otherwise, the many varieties of this nutritional powerhouse serve up plenty of flavor and texture.

Op-Ed Contributor: Pregnant, and Pushed Out of a Job

Thanks to a gap between discrimination laws and disability laws, it’s possible for a pregnant woman to be forced from her job.

New York Archdiocese Worker Accused of $1 Million Embezzlement

A woman who worked in the finance offices of the Archdiocese of New York was arrested on Monday, accused of channeling funds for nonexistent services to accounts she controlled.