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Today: March 14, 2011 Nuclear Overreactors Let's cool the political meltdown over Japan's damaged nuclear power plants. By William Saletan READ FULL STORY | More Science Let's Go Blue Team! Forget team names. Make your March Madness picks with Slate's mascot and school color brackets. By Holly Allen READ FULL STORY | More Life Remembrance of Things Assed How my childhood friend became an Internet laughingstock. By Luke O'Neil READ FULL STORY | More Arts The Best Way To Help a Rich Country Like Japan Recover From Disaster Today's Republicans Would Be Embarrassed by the GOP's 1996 Arguments for DOMA Win Your March Madness Pool: Pick Texas To Take the NCAA Championship What Exactly Is in That Cloud of Radioactive Gas? And How Poisonous Is It? Advertisement Biofuels Are Wasteful, Cause Hunger, and Exacerbate Global Warming The Investigation Discovery Channel: Disturbing Footage To Watch During Breakfast Briefing Japanese Tsunami: How do you know if you've absorbed too much radiation?  Mauritius, Libya, and Sophie the Giraffe: the week's most interesting Slate stories. News & Politics Obama Libya policy: Doing nothing is not an option. Nuclear plant explosion releases radiation, raises meltdown fears following earthquake. (VIDEO) Arts Separated at birth, Spy magazine: Do celebrity lookalikes still look alike? (PHOTOS) Zaha Hadid's Guangzhou Opera House. Life Childhood obesity: Requiring chain restaurants to post calorie counts won't put a dent in the nation's obesity rates. Embarrassing video, Dad's sex secrets, messy neighbors, and pushy plate dates—Dear Prudence chats live with readers at Washingtonpost.com. Business & Tech The future of innovation: Introducing a series on how technology will change over the next decade. It's still too early to tell what the economic impact of the disaster will be. Science Study: Most organic crops less productive than conventionally farmed crops. Do birds go through menopause? Podcasts & Video The Fab Five, Runnin' Rebels of UNLV: Hang Up and Listen on the NCAA Tournament, two new sports documentaries, and Zdeno Chara. Alone Together; Blood, Bones, & Butter; Walking With Einstein: Vote for the April Slate Audio Book Club selection.

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