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Today: August 22, 2011 Why the Lone Star State Shines So Bright Can other states replicate Texas' economic success? By Annie Lowrey READ FULL STORY | More Business and Tech Next Up: The Endless Primary It's never too early to hope for a brokered convention! By David Weigel READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics Vivat Latinitas! My lively summer speaking a dead language. By Ted Scheinman READ FULL STORY | More Arts Is the Water That Drips Out of Air Conditioners Clean? Could You Drink It? Why Is Nicholson Baker So Obsessed With Sex? Can Germany Prevent the Collapse of France's Banks?   Advertisement   Briefing What will happen to Qaddafi's sons? Reduction abortions, why slang words stick, and the fall of the postal service: The week's most interesting Slate stories. News & Politics Libyan revolution: Applying the lessons of Iraq; five concrete steps the West (and other allies) should take today. Lunch with Julián Castro, mayor of San Antonio. Arts Cathy N. Davidson's Now You See It:Do the young really rule in the Internet era? Vintage cigarette ads: LIFE returns to a time when smiling babies sold cigarettes. (PHOTOS) Life It's so much better to not own a vacation home. Estate sales: Intriguing and bizarre items on display. (PHOTOS) Business & Tech Why Obama gets so much love on the Internet AudioNote, Notability, and SoundNote note-taking apps, reviewed. Science Pheromones, body care products, and sexual attraction: Don't believe the hype. Do birth control pills make women gain weight?

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