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Today: September 20, 2011 Is Netflix As Dumb As It Seems? The strange logic of the company's decision to divide itself in half. By Farhad Manjoo READ FULL STORY | More Business and Tech This Time He Really Means It Obama has been angry before, but he's never been able to stay angry. Will his latest economic plan be any different? By John Dickerson READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics New Girl Zooey Deschanel brings her niche sex appeal to the small screen. By Troy Patterson READ FULL STORY | More Arts Hitchens: In Defense of Endless War Can Police Force You To Vomit if You've Swallowed Evidence? Could Warren Buffett's Secretary Possibly Pay a Higher Tax Rate Than He Does?   Advertisement   Briefing A short history of toilet-paper marketing. Joining the mile-high club, an interview with Ahmadinejad, and the decline of 3-D films: The week's most interesting Slate stories. News & Politics Welcome to the You Decade. Longform.org's Guide to High School: From football fields in Texas to the real Ridgemont High, six stories of the years you will never forget. Arts "Goodbye Billyburg" Ken Jennings's Maphead: What makes people map obsessives? Life Britishisms: cataloging how they're infecting American English. Friend or Foe: Should I make my friend shave her head? Business & Tech Natural scrolling: Why did Apple change the way we scroll? Obama's millionaire tax, Warren Buffett, and trillionaires: How long until the world has its first trillionaire? Science DSK's Defense Pat Robertson on divorce and Alzheimer's: Is it OK to leave your sick wife?

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