A Shunning in SeattleA powerful megachurch’s harsh tactics raise questions about how much control churches should have over their members’ lives.
Adventures in Baby-SittingFrom Marilyn Monroe’s former mental patient to Jonah Hill’s bawdy caretaker, a brief cultural history of the American sitter.
Archie Gets Married and Goes to HellWhat has a new spin-off comic done to our cheery red-head?
Was This Children's Book About Sarah Palin Unfit To Print?We reveal what's inside the indefinitely postponed Speaking Up: The Sarah Palin Story.
Are You There, God?How Christian YA novels are offering a surprisingly empowering guide to adolescence.
Mass Hysteria in Upstate New YorkWhy more than a dozen teenage girls are exhibiting Tourette’s-like symptoms.
And Then Giddy Helen Drowned in a WellA Halloween slide show history of cautionary tales for children.
A Year of Biblical WomanhoodAn evangelical blogger is spending 12 months following the Bible's instructions for women—and she's doing it for egalitarian reasons.
The Angle: Extreme Primary Edition Slate’s daily newsletter on victories for Sanders and Trump in New Hampshire, Obama’s big military budget, and the Bernie vs. Hillary meme.
LED Bulbs Were Once Pricey. Now They’re Cheap, Mass-Produced, and Plentiful. This Is How Efficient Technology Will Take Over.
Can You Guess What Cosmo Named These Sex Positions? Match the anatomical contortion to Cosmo’s colorful name for it. (Volume 2.)
The XX Factor
Major Title IX Lawsuit Says University of Tennessee Is “Indifferent” to Athletes’ Alleged Rapes
Hang Up And Listen
The 11th Worst Super Bowl in History How do you measure Super Bowl mediocrity? Slate correspondent Justin Peters stacks them up.
Why You Hated the Super Bowl It was hard to tell if it was a great defensive contest, or a terrible offensive one.