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An episode from Slate’s Decoder Ring about the dress whose color the internet couldn’t agree on.

How yesterday’s bustle-enhanced bottom made way for today’s big butts.

An unassuming photo of a party dress showed how seeing is believing.

Host Willa Paskin returns with juicy new questions and some surprising answers.

The Smart Kids Album’s bizarre legacy also extends to straight-edge hardcore music.

Rod McKuen sold millions of books in the ‘60s and ‘70s – so why don’t we remember him?

Investigation at the department of justice. >> i think we are just not used to which administration that doesnt lead so much. joyce, i hope you wore your merrick garland dakota ring tonight. i want you to put it in perspective. how big of a deal is what we just learned? >> while its a big deal, stephanie, and its part of whats merrick garland i think has been trying to convey to the country in his very restrained doj speak. you are right, we sometimes need to a decoder ring, but you and i have t...

In each episode, host Willa Paskin unpacks the history of a cultural question, object, or habit, and tries to figure out why it matters.

The Mall Is Dying — Or Is It?

CB radios and a global oil crisis helped kick off a pop culture craze.