Today in Slate: Why Newt Gingrich's Top Campaign Advisers Resigned; Plus, Why a Sarah Palin Presidential Campaign Is Hopeless

Today: June 9, 2011 Newt Neutered Why Newt Gingrich's top campaign advisers resigned. By John Dickerson READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics GOP to Palin: It's Over Why a Sarah Palin presidential campaign is hopeless. By John Dickerson READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics The White House Debates Afghanistan—Again Should Obama withdraw a lot of troops or just a few; change the war strategy or stay the course? By Fred Kaplan READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics What We Can Learn About Human Sexuality From Weiner's Scandal Happy 10th Birthday, Bush Tax Cuts! You've Failed in Every Possible Way. Does Europe Have Its Own Silicon Valley? Why Hasn't It Ever Invented Anything Good? These Democrats Defended Cheating Pols Before. How Can They Call for Weiner To Resign? Advertisement The Wacko Florida Law That Forbids Doctors From Discussing Gun Ownership With Patients Which Fake-Meat Sausages Are Tastiest? Briefing Bob Dylan, Bridesmaids and vegan sneakers: Books, music, movies, and other stuff Slate writers liked last month. Why is it so bad for an attorney to represent himself? News & Politics Arab Spring: An interview with Bahrain's foreign minister. Peter Diamond, Goodwin Liu, Dawn Johnsen: Why can't Obama get his nominees confirmed? Arts J.J. Abrams' Super 8: How Kodak's low-cost super 8 film influenced a generation of filmmakers. A.S. Byatt on men's-only clubs in the United Kingdom. Life Blackbeard's anchor: A collection of shipwrecked pirate artifacts. (PHOTOS) Appropriate work attire: What is OK to wear to the office in the summer? Business & Tech Anthony Weiner photos: The Web makes it easy to cheat, and easy for cheaters to get caught. Apple iCloud: Does Steve Jobs finally get the Web? Science Anthony Weiner's cybersex relationships: If it's only online, is it still cheating? European E. coli outbreak: A simple taboo underpins the hysteria over a new German E. coli strain. Podcasts & Video Streaming Hitler in a chat room. Film Socialisme and other "Cultural Vegetables," MTV's Teen Wolf, and the value of a college education on this week's Culture Gabfest podcast.

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Today's Cartoon: Safekeeping

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cartoon index Cartoons Updated Monday, April 13, 2009, at 2:48 PM ET Cartoon by Signe Wilkinson. More cartoons on Congress here. To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate What We Can Learn About Human Sexuality From Rep. Weiner's Scandal Happy 10th Birthday, Bush Tax Cuts! You've Failed in Every Possible Way. Does Europe Have Its Own Silicon Valley? Why Hasn't It Ever Invented Anything Good?	Advertisement
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Culturebox: Backyard Auteurs

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culturebox Backyard Auteurs How Kodak's super 8 film changed moviemaking forever. By Elizabeth Weingarten Posted Thursday, June 9, 2011, at 4:43 PM ET In 2003, James Cameron called a man named Lenny Lipton to thank him for writing the book that inspired him to become a filmmaker. Back in 1975, Lipton had published The Super 8 Book, a how-to guide for using super 8, the inexpensive film stock that allowed a generation of novice filmmakers to make their first motion pictures. Lipton was grateful for the call, if not surprised by it. "I hear that all the time," he told me. Joel Silver, the producer of The Matrix and Die Hard also got in touch recently to express his gratitude. A ring from J.J. Abrams, whose film Super 8 premieres Friday, can't be far off. Introduced by Kodak in 1965, super 8 was the cheapest film around--each roll was about $5, and worked on cameras that started for under $30. Many families purchased super 8 cameras to document birthday parties and barbecues, but the handheld cameras were light enough for a child to use, and soon kids were out in the backyard, playing auteur. To continue reading, click here. Elizabeth Weingarten is a Slate editorial assistant. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate What We Can Learn About Human Sexuality From Rep. Weiner's Scandal Happy 10th Birthday, Bush Tax Cuts! You've Failed in Every Possible Way. Does Europe Have Its Own Silicon Valley? Why Hasn't It Ever Invented Anything Good?	Advertisement
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Gingrich's campaign implodes; Weiner staying put; Russian ATMs that can read your mind; and more from The Slatest.

The Slatest: June 9, 2011 Senior Aides Resign En Masse From Gingrich Campaign "You have to be able to raise money to run a campaign." READ FULL STORY Weiner Brushes Off Calls For His Resignation "I've betrayed a lot of people and I know it. I'm trying to get back to work now.” READ FULL STORY Media Hopes to Crowdsource Palin Emails Newspapers call on volunteers to sift through thousands of pages of documents. READ FULL STORY Russian ATMs Built To Detect Lies New tech includes fingerprint, face and voice recognition. READ FULL STORY Advertisement From Slate: What We Can Learn About Human Sexuality From Weiner's Scandal Happy 10th Birthday, Bush Tax Cuts! You've Failed in Every Possible Way. Does Europe Have Its Own Silicon Valley? Why Hasn't It Ever Invented Anything Good? These Democrats Defended Cheating Pols Before. How Can They Call for Weiner To Resign? The Wacko Florida Law That Forbids Doctors From Discussing Gun Ownership With Patients Which Fake-Meat Sausages Are Tastiest? More from The Slatest: Media Hopes to Crowdsource Palin Emails Senior Aides Resign En Masse From Gingrich Campaign Weiner Brushes Off Calls For His Resignation Russian ATMs Built to Detect Lies Apple Unveils Plans For New "Spaceship" HQ Arizona Wildfire Forces Latest Round of Evacuations Rape Likely to Be Added to Qaddafi's War Crime Charges Rep. Weiner's Wife Reportedly Pregnant Alleged X-Rated Weiner Photo Hits The Internet Thatcher Ally Calls Palin "Nuts," Scoffs That Former PM Would Meet Her

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