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Today: March 21, 2011 You Can't Be Serious Why politicians are always accusing each other of lacking seriousness. By John Dickerson READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics Radioactivity Why is this blight different from all other blights? By Ron Rosenbaum READ FULL STORY | More Life America's Ancient Cave Art Deep in the Cumberland Plateau, mysterious drawings, thousands of years old, offer a glimpse of lost Native American cultures and traditions. By John Jeremiah Sullivan READ FULL STORY | More Arts Butler's Win Over Pittsburgh Was One of the Craziest Games in NCAA Tournament History Advice to Desperate Cities: Don't Sell Your Highways or Parking Meters for a Quick Buck When Did We Start Signing Our Names to Authenticate Documents? Roseanne Barr Could Be to Liberals What Sarah Palin Is to Conservatives Advertisement Briefing Japan in crisis, lionfish, and student athletes: the week's most interesting Slate stories. The latest updates to Barack Obama's Facebook news feed. News & Politics Japan's damaged nuclear power plant: Your solutions wanted. The U.N. Security Council passed a resolution. What happens next? Arts Marcel's Quantum Kitchen reviewed: Marcel Vigneron's theatrical brand of molecular gastronomy. Deborah Lutz's Pleasure Bound: Why are we so obsessed with the Victorians and sex? Life Overweight kids: Here are Slate readers' 12 best ideas for reducing the rate of childhood obesity. It's school admissions season in New York: Does your 18-month-old have what it takes? Business & Tech Drop in law-school admissions: Has the law-school bubble finally burst? Do higher wages make you work harder? Do lower wages make you slack off? Science The Japanese tsunami was among the worst in recent memory. Japan's nuclear disaster: How will we warn posterity about radioactive waste? Podcasts & Video Dear Prudence: Fear of Heights Mel Gibson in The Beaver, Das Racist at SXSW, and the latest movie adaptation of Jane Eyre on this week's Culture Gabfest podcast.

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