Today in Slate: Heading For a McRecovery? Plus, Christopher Hitchens on Kate Middleton

Today: April 19, 2011 Heading for a McRecovery? McDonald's plan to hire 50,000 people in one day and what it says about America's economic prospects. By Annie Lowrey READ FULL STORY | More Business and Tech Beware the In-Laws Does Kate Middleton really want to marry into a family like this? By Christopher Hitchens READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics The Human Skin Condition Mother Nature gave us pimples, and then she made us self-conscious about them. By Jesse Bering READ FULL STORY | More Science Biography of a Talking Point: "We Don't Have a Revenue Problem. We Have a Spending Problem." Game of Thrones: Severed Limbs! Incest! Wolf Pups! James Frey's New Novel Hurls a Bombshell at the Religious Right The Real Reason S&P Is Threatening To Downgrade the U.S. Credit Rating Advertisement The Crippling Anxiety of Having To Lead a Seder Assessing the Environmental Impact of Chewing Gum Briefing What happens when two tornadoes collide? Mark Zuckerberg, dinosaur sex, and the Do-Nothing Budget Plan: The week's most interesting Slate stories. News & Politics Orrin Hatch says you can send a few extra bucks along with your tax return. Is that true? Sarah Palin in Wisconsin: "The 2012 elections begin here." Arts Lester Bangs' Basement: What it means to have all music instantly available. "Ever So Many Hundred Years Hence" Life The two minute haggadah. Wedding drama, tardy friends, desperate for a boyfriend—Friend or Foe advises readers at Slate.com. Business & Tech The Slate Jobs Map: before and after the recession. Better software, better employees: Computer simulations can help make workers and businesses more efficient. Science Blacks and salt: Should the Dietary Guidelines single out African-Americans for low-sodium diets? Is there any safe level for radiation exposure? Podcasts & Video Why is it that so many actresses talk about food in interviews? (VIDEO) Hang Up and Listen on the NBA playoffs, the Sacramento Kings' relocation, The Brady 6, and Justin Duchscherer's depression.

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