Jan 25th, 2006 · Writer Norah Vincent went undercover as a gender spy. She dressed as a man, glued bits of stubble to her jaw, joined an all-male bowling league, went to strip clubs, a monastery and even went on dates. Vincent talks about the book that resulted: Self Made Man.
Dec 11th, 2005 · Richard Pryor, the iconoclastic, profane and bitingly funny comic whose uninhibited humor explored the African-American experience, died Sunday of a heart attack. The 65-year-old had battled multiple sclerosis for nearly two decades. Pryor produced 20 comedy albums, won five Grammys, and appeared in more than 30 films.
Aug 10th, 2005 · The world-renowned chefs and bakers of the "tiny" food world spend countless hours making tiny meals. And you can't even eat them. In our series on hobbies, Robert Smith looks at cuisine through a magnifying glass.
Aug 2nd, 2005 · Discovery astronaut Stephen Robinson will attempt to remove bits of cloth that are sticking out from the shuttle's heat shield early Wednesday. Robinson will be maneuvered underneath the craft to tend to gap-filling fabric that engineers fear may endanger a safe re-entry.
Jul 8th, 2005 · The parody movie Airplane!, a source of favorite comedic bits that are still recalled in conversations today, is marking its 25th anniversary. Brothers Jerry and David Zucker wrote the film with Jim Abrahams, who also directed.
May 24th, 2005 · Artists in Port-au-Prince are using bits of garbage and flotsam to create works reflecting poverty, voodoo and the urban Haitian experience.
May 8th, 2005 · Linda Ellerbee, self-described "recovering journalist," has written a memoir that's also a bit of a travel guide. And it's about food, too. Ellerbee's new book is Take Big Bites: Adventures Around the World and Across the Table.
Jun 23rd, 2004 · For readers without the time to read all 957 pages of former President Bill Clinton's new memoir, we've got the juicy bits mapped out. Slate deputy Washington, D.C., bureau chief Chris Suellentrop takes NPR's Madeleine Brand on quick trip through My Life.