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Today: April 11, 2011 What's the Big Deal? Democrats and Republicans avoid a shutdown, but they make it look harder than it had to be By John Dickerson READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics Is Ulysses Overrated? All but one chapter—and not the one you think. By Ron Rosenbaum READ FULL STORY | More Life "Seems These Movie Stars Are Nothing but Plain Old People!" Celebrity coverage from a century ago. By Libby Copeland READ FULL STORY | More Double X In Japan's Nuclear Cleanup, Robots Could Do the Job Safely. But It's Cheaper To Use Humans. Bugaboo's New "Donkey" Stroller Costs as Much as a Used Car Dave Grohl Might Just Be the Perfect Rock Star Why Do So Many British Aristocrats Have Hyphenated Last Names? Advertisement The Greatest Storyteller Working Today Is The New Yorker's David Grann   Briefing Palinisms: Did she really say that? Tina Fey's Bossypants memoir, Britney Spears' Femme Fatale album and other stuff Slate writers liked last month. News & Politics Obama and the budget disaster: How the president should fight Paul Ryan's catastrophic plan. Robert Mugabe: Peter Godwin's The Fear tries to explain how he has remained in power so long. Arts David Foster Wallace's The Pale King: the IRS, boredom, and an unfinished novel. Meek's Cutoff reviewed: Kelly Reichardt's feminist Western with Michelle Williams and Paul Dano. Life The Civil War's 150th anniversary: A road trip. Great recipes from the 18th century. Business & Tech Government shutdown: How it will affect student jobs, home loans, unemployment data, and other economic activity.  Facebook privacy: The good things that happen when Web companies use our personal data. Science MILFs, cougars, and the mystery of gerontophilia. Movie popcorn, calories, and menu-labeling laws: Why should theaters be exempt? Podcasts & Video The Political Gabfest for April 8, 2011. Diablo Canton: The California nuclear power plant that was built near two fault lines (VIDEO).

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