From: Slate V on Thu, Mar 26 2009 12:43 AM

Slate’s advice columnist, Prudence, counsels a woman whose homebody husband has raised eyebrows among her friends.

From: Slate V on Thu, Mar 26 2009 12:43 AM

Mark Jordan Legan sums up what critics are saying about the big weekend movies: Soul Men, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, and Role Models.

From: Slate V on Thu, Mar 26 2009 12:43 AM

Two microphones, a card table, NPR’s Alex Chadwick, and intimate stories from passers-by. In this episode, Alex talks to two guys visiting California from the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean.

From: Slate V on Thu, Mar 26 2009 12:43 AM

Mark Jordan Legan sums up what critics are saying about the big weekend movies: Quantum of Solace, Slumdog Millionaire, and A Christmas Tale.

From: Slate V on Thu, Mar 26 2009 12:43 AM

Mark Jordan Legan sums up what critics are saying about the big weekend movies: Twilight, Special, and Bolt.

From: Slate V on Thu, Mar 26 2009 12:43 AM

The first episode of Slate V’s new science roundup feature looks at Obama's victory, research into zapping individual memories, and how scientific journals fall victim to hype.

From: Slate V on Thu, Mar 26 2009 12:43 AM

Slate’s advice columnist, Prudence, gives counsel to a woman whose longtime, married friend keeps hitting on her.

From: Slate V on Thu, Mar 26 2009 12:43 AM

Slate V’s weekly science-roundup feature examines computer racing, how to predict what goes viral, and learning from fruit flies.

From: Slate V on Thu, Mar 26 2009 12:43 AM

Mark Jordan Legan sums up what critics are saying about the big weekend movies: Australia, Milk, and Four Christmases.

From: Slate V on Thu, Mar 26 2009 12:43 AM

With Barack Obama coming to the White House, Slate V and The Root visit a famous soul food spot in Washington that serves the incoming President’s favorite pie.

From: Slate V on Thu, Mar 26 2009 12:43 AM

In this episode of "Interviews 50 Cents," Alex Chadwick talks with a fortysomething "cougar"—a woman who happily seduced the much younger boy next door. Then she got a call from his mother.

From: Slate V on Thu, Mar 26 2009 12:43 AM

Slate V’s weekly science-roundup feature, "Grand Unified Weekly," examines animal photosynthesis, why being awake too long can overload your brain, and what NASA has in common with NBC's The Office.

From: Slate V on Thu, Mar 26 2009 12:43 AM

Mark Jordan Legan sums up what critics are saying about the big weekend movies: Cadillac Records, Frost/Nixon and Nobel Son.

From: Slate V on Thu, Mar 26 2009 12:43 AM

A woman whose husband doesn’t eat meat or dairy products seeks counsel from Slate's advice columnist, Prudence, about how to approach dinner-party invitations.

From: Slate V on Thu, Mar 26 2009 12:43 AM

In this episode of Open Book, recent U.S. Poet Laureate Charles Simic describes how a small event turned into a poem ... after 20 years. Open Book is a co-production of Slate V and the NYU Creative Writing Program.

From: Slate V on Thu, Mar 26 2009 12:43 AM

Slate V’s weekly science-roundup feature, "Grand Unified Weekly," looks at genetic testing for future Olympians, the world's most famous amnesiac, and transferring your consciousness into a virtual object.

From: Slate V on Thu, Mar 26 2009 12:43 AM

Mark Jordan Legan sums up what critics are saying about the big weekend movies: The Reader, Doubt, and The Day the Earth Stood Still.

From: Slate V on Thu, Mar 26 2009 12:43 AM

A man whose mother showers her grandchildren with gifts turns to Slate’s advice columnist, Prudence, for advice.

From: Slate V on Thu, Mar 26 2009 12:43 AM

On this week’s episode of Grand Unified Weekly, Slate V's science show, hosts John Pavlus and Christie Nicholson tell us about bat-species naming rights, tiny cameras that move with your eyes, and handguns for people with arthritis.

From: Slate V on Thu, Mar 26 2009 12:43 AM

Can a furry bundle of wires, circuit boards, and animatronics provide the same joy as a real pet? Toy makers want you to think so. Slate’s Daniel Engber tries out some of this year's top models.