“The Unwinding”: What’s gone wrong with America
A deeply-reported exploration of the past 35 years of American life gauges the human cost of "freedom"
Sunday, May 19, 2013 10:00 PM UTC 34Entertainment What to Read, Books, Nonfiction
Beware of book blurbs
The Washington Post did not review Martin Amis' latest novel favorably, but the book blurb suggests otherwise
Entertainment What to Read, Books, Nonfiction
Paul Krugman’s right: Austerity kills
Austerity kills -- radical cuts destroy economies and lives, and the honest numbers and economics keep proving it
Sunday, May 19, 2013 6:45 PM UTC 213Business Austerity, Books, New Deal
Temple Grandin on DSM-5: “Sounds like diagnosis by committee”
When it comes to autism, Grandin argues we're paying too much attention to labels -- and not enough to individuals
Saturday, May 18, 2013 12:30 PM UTC 23Life Books, Autism, DSM-5, aspergers
So long, Sookie Stackhouse
The final volume of Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire Mysteries series does right by a beloved character
Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment The Listener, Audiobooks, Fiction
“Spring Breakers” vs. “The Great Gatsby”
Harmony Korine's latest hews closer to the themes of Fitzgerald's novel than Baz Luhrmann's glitzy adaptation
Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:25 PM UTCEntertainment Jacobin, The Great Gatsby
James Salter: “It’s hard to think of any other women on the spur of the moment here”
Asked about how his characters refer to women, he names a Clinton and a Kardashian, then can't remember any others
Monday, May 13, 2013 11:54 AM UTC 26Entertainment Books, James Salter, Gender, NPR
“She Left Me the Gun”: Her mother’s shocking past
What to Read: Behind a memoirist's idyllic childhood lies a story of a brave woman who had her own father arrested
Monday, May 13, 2013 12:00 AM UTCEntertainment What to Read, Memoirs
Cleveland: Ground zero for the housing bubble
The housing crisis that helped tank the economy started here. As usual, America paid no attention to the Midwest
Sunday, May 12, 2013 9:00 PM UTC 11Life Books, Cleveland, Housing bubble
Jaron Lanier: The Internet destroyed the middle class
Kodak employed 140,000 people. Instagram, 13. A digital visionary says the Web kills jobs, wealth -- even democracy
Sunday, May 12, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 285Technology Books, Jaron Lanier, Facebook
We are all addicts now
Even cupcakes and iPhones control us -- social and technological advances stimulate desires and foster addiction
Saturday, May 11, 2013 11:00 PM UTC 21Life Books, Editor's Picks, iPhone
Fiction: “Poppyseed” by Ramona Ausubel
A new story from the acclaimed collection "A Guide to Being Born"
Saturday, May 11, 2013 3:00 PM UTCEntertainment Books, Fiction, Five Chapters
The modern history of swearing: Where all the dirtiest words come from
As society evolves, so do our curse words. Here's how some of the most famous ones developed -- and a few new ones
Saturday, May 11, 2013 12:30 PM UTC 54Life Books, Editor's Picks, Swearing
Guns and abortion: Is compromise even possible?
Our broken politics can be fixed; there really is a legitimate centrist position, even on abortion and gun control
Saturday, May 11, 2013 10:30 AM UTC 143News Books, Abortion, Gun Control
Marc Maron: How can a mean streak be so empathetic?
The brutal honesty that makes his podcast brilliant also powers his memoir. The audio version adds amazing outtakes
Thursday, May 9, 2013 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment Books, The Listener, Audio Books
Jason Collins’ ex-fiancée to write a memoir about his coming out
Former WNBA player Carolyn Moos will reflect on her "recent life events about her former fiancé"
Monday, May 6, 2013 10:07 PM UTCEntertainment jason collins, Memoir, Books
“Moby Dick,” the card game
Thanks to Kickstarter, Melville's classic may become the next "Magic: The Gathering"
Monday, May 6, 2013 6:37 PM UTCLife Hyperallergic, games, Books
“The Book of Woe”: Psychiatry’s last stand
An account of the making of the new DSM questions whether psychiatry is -- or should be -- a science
Sunday, May 5, 2013 10:00 PM UTC 48Entertainment What to Read, Editor's Picks
Anonymous takes charge, the Web takes down governments
The Internet collective's approach to holding power accountable might suit this moment better than any military
Sunday, May 5, 2013 6:30 PM UTC 57Technology Books, Anonymous, WikiLeaks
How the Christian right perverts adoption
The evangelical adoption boom is driven by creepy links between the Christian right and a billion-dollar industry
Saturday, May 4, 2013 9:00 PM UTC 174Life Books, Adoption, Kathryn Joyce
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