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The late actor is a painful example of how our culture digests little kids and regurgitates them as sideshow acts
By Heather Havrilesky
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From his breakout film roles to his addled interviews, the child star's flameout was something we could watch
By Sarah Hepola
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Thiessen appearance on "The Daily Show" turns tense
Alex Koppelman
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The whiny complaints from the Chief Justice reveal much about the self-importance of many judges
Glenn Greenwald
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Conservatives denigrate one of the country's only truly universal institutions, just before the 2010 forms go out
Mike Madden
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A book that defends plagiarism, champions faked memoirs and declares fiction dead has the literary world up in arms
By Laura Miller
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In a beautifully ironic move, Betty, Don, Roger and Joan all get the Mattel treatment
Tracy Clark-Flory
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Progressive hero wants to kill healthcare reform -- is it finally time to give up on him?
Alex Koppelman
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One poll shows the Pennsylvania Democrat losing to Pat Toomey -- big. But another puts him ahead. What gives?
By David Jarman
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She may not be worshiped like Dolly and Loretta, but the author of a new biography explains why she should be
Margaret Eby
