What killed the Florida orange?(slate.com)

151 points by danso 6 months ago | 144 comments

Life before cellphones: The after-work activities of young people in 2002(slate.com)

71 points by prawn 3 years ago | 76 comments

Automakers are starting to admit that drivers hate touchscreens(slate.com)

1159 points by NN88 3 years ago | 826 comments

Slate article on automakers like VW, Porsche, Nissan and Hyundai bringing back physical buttons as drivers reject touchscreen controls.

If a PR Says “Artificial Intelligence,” There’s a Good Chance It’s Meaningless(slate.com)

92 points by giuliomagnifico 3 years ago | 45 comments

The Crazily Unconstitutional New Laws Trying to Criminalize Filming Cops(slate.com)

124 points by pseudolus 3 years ago | 93 comments

Why do recipe writers lie about how long it takes to caramelize onions? (2012)(slate.com)

471 points by pmoriarty 3 years ago | 641 comments

A 2012 Slate article by Tom Scocca arguing that recipe writers routinely understate how long it takes to caramelize onions.