Slate's Political Gabfest, with David Plotz, Hanna Rosin, and Emily Bazelon. This week: Team Obama strengthens its identity, terrorism strikes India, and the continuing car industry woes

Keep On Plugging: Should you run your laptop off battery power or use a charger? By Jacob Leibenluft

In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the new movie, Milk, Beyonce and Black Friday

The Big Money presents Everyday I Read the Book, featuring Daniel Gross. Dan's guest today is Paul Krugman, New York Times columnist, Nobel laureate, and author of the new book, "The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008."

Holes in Our Socks: Why it's so hard to predict how bad the recession will be, by Tim Harford

Slate's Political Gabfest, with David Plotz, John Dickerson, and Emily Bazelon. This week: It?s talk of appointments to the Obama Cabinet, the financial bailout and other economic woes, and the Obamas pick a school

Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Troy Patterson, and Katie Roiphe discuss the American classic The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.

I Hate You, Blue-Tux-Wearing Viagra Guy! Web video ads are annoying and repetitive. Here's how to fix them, by Farhad Manjoo