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Despite the one-child policy, millions of Chinese citizens don't know how to have sex without getting pregnant.

BEIJING—The first time Hu Jing tried to have sex with her college boyfriend, there was a technical difficulty. "We knew we had to use a condom," she said. "But we didn't know how." The following week, they reconvened for a second try. This time, they ...

From MICHELLE TSAI, Slate,  4 Nov 2009

How did high ankle sprains get so popular in professional sports?

Quarterback Carson Palmer of the Cincinnati Bengals may not play in the team's final preseason game on Thursday on account of a high ankle sprain that's kept him sidelined for the last two weeks. The same injury has kept Eagles tight end Tony Curtis ...

From MICHELLE TSAI, Slate,  1 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Carson Palmer,  Cincinnati Bengals,  Tony Curtis,  Chris Kuper,  Jason Williams

Why isn't there a cure-all influenza vaccine?

Strains of swine flu have been confirmed in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, prompting the United States to declare a public health emergency. The particularly virulent strain is believed to have caused the deaths of up to 103 people in Mexico ...

From MICHELLE TSAI, Slate,  27 Apr 2009

Why are Pakistani lawyers always protesting?

Lawyers demonstrating in their black suits and ties clashed with police in Pakistan on Monday, two days after Pervez Musharraf declared martial law. In Lahore, about 2,000 lawyers gathered at the high court, even as some news outlets reported 1,500 ...

From MICHELLE TSAI, Slate,  18 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Benazir Bhutto,  Pervez Musharraf,  Nawaz Sharif,  Aitzaz Ahsan,  Muhammad Ali

Why do Finns own so many guns?

Last week, a gunman in Finland posted on the Internet a video of himself firing a gun and saying, "You die next." Days later, he killed 10 people, prompting government officials to re-examine gun-control laws in the country. In November 2007, after a ...

From MICHELLE TSAI, Slate,  23 Sep 2008

Why does the Mafia get involved in hauling garbage?

Connecticut trash executive James Galante pleaded guilty Tuesday to racketeering and conspiracy charges. Galante was indicted in 2006 as part of a federal corruption probe of organized-crime activity in the garbage industry. In an "Explainer" column ...

From MICHELLE TSAI, Slate,  3 Jun 2008
Related Topics: New York University,  Rudy Giuliani

Why do stingrays and other aquatic creatures leap through the air?

We're looking for a new Explainer—click here to apply for the job. To eat—or to avoid getting eaten. Fish that have been chased to the surface of the water might hurtle into the air to confuse a pursuer, which either won't notice where its prey went or ...

From MICHELLE TSAI, Slate,  21 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Raymond Davis Jr.

Can the Chinese government figure out who took those Tibet pictures?

Probably not, unless the owner registered the camera with the manufacturer. A little detective work can easily pinpoint the make and model of the camera that took them, but it would be hard to extract identifying information from the digital images ...

From MICHELLE TSAI, Slate,  20 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Harry Potter

Porn vs. prostitution: Why is it legal to pay someone for sex on camera?

We're looking for a new Explainer—click here to apply for the job. Every time a politician is caught with an expensive prostitute or just with his legs in a wide stance, Explainer readers have asked why laws don't treat pornography and prostitution the ...

From MICHELLE TSAI, Slate,  14 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Jenna Jameson,  John Cleland

Why Samantha Power couldn't take back her monstrous gaffe.

Ask to go off the record, discuss what that means, and don't reveal any secrets until the journalist has agreed to the understanding. The same basic guidelines would apply with most reporters, but there are no rigid and universal rules; in the end, it ...

From MICHELLE TSAI, Slate,  10 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Samantha Power,  Scooter Libby,  Hillary Rodham Clinton

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