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Romney to GOP: “I’m sorry”

At DC confab, '12 nominee turned private equity exec tells conservatives he'll be their "co-worker" in the movement

Alex Seitz-Wald Friday, Mar 15, 2013 6:40 PM UTC 26
Politics Mitt Romney, CPAC, cpac 2013

Even gay-friendly parents still assume their kids are straight

Why, in this day and age, do we still fantasize about opposite-sex prom dates and weddings for our children?

Mary Elizabeth Williams Friday, Mar 15, 2013 3:20 PM UTC 78
Life LGBT, Motherhood, heteronormative

Lawrence O’Donnell: “Every show we do offends my artistic sensibilities”

The MSNBC anchor misses show business so desperately that "I will do anything short of pornography" to be on set

Daniel D'Addario Friday, Mar 15, 2013 3:17 PM UTC 25
Entertainment olympus has fallen

Hey, guys, there was an election

Why House Republicans and their leader are behaving like Obama didn't win

Steve Kornacki Friday, Mar 15, 2013 11:47 AM UTC 93
Business Opening Shot, John Boehner

Google’s latest privacy attack

It makes nice with 38 states -- paying a $7 million fine. Then turns around and targets privacy laws and a key app

Andrew Leonard Friday, Mar 15, 2013 11:45 AM UTC
Technology Google, Privacy, Street View

Pick of the week: Dick Cheney has no regrets

Pick of the week: Battered but defiant, the Darth Vader of politics shows no emotion -- except over firing Rumsfeld

Andrew O'Hehir Friday, Mar 15, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 43
Entertainment Movies, TV, Documentaries, Politics

Restaurant horror show: How waitstaffs are mistreated

Almost 10 percent of the U.S. workforce is in the restaurant industry. Why is it legal to treat them so poorly?

Matt Frassica Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 5:08 PM UTC 105
Working Ahead Working Ahead, AFL-CIO

Francis I: The pope of the 99 percent?

The first Jesuit pope may be deeply conservative on many issues, but his religious order is cause for hope

Mary Elizabeth Williams Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 93
Life Pope Francis I, Papal enclave

Can rape be stopped?

From the Steubenville teens to Sean Hannity to Adam in "Girls," the conversation about consent is far from over

Irin Carmon Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 11:30 AM UTC 51
Life Girls, Lena Dunham, Rape, women

Barbara Pym gets rediscovered — again

From Paula Fox to Richard Yates, literary rediscoveries are in vogue. The latest model is wry satirist Barbara Pym

Laura Miller Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Books, Fiction, Women writers

“The Incredible Burt Wonderstone”: Steve Carell and Jim Carrey’s Vegas throwdown

After a dazzling and delicious beginning, this saga of rival star magicians falls into a dismal pattern

Andrew O'Hehir Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Movies, Comedy

Ladies and gentleman, we have a new pope

A plume of white smoke has been spotted above the Vatican, signaling the cardinals have come to a decision

Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 6:08 PM UTC 40
Life Associated Press, Vatican

Paul Ryan and the problem with losing

Like myriad candidates before him, Paul Ryan is learning how damaging being part of a failed ticket can really be VIDEO

Steve Kornacki Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 4:54 PM UTC 23
Politics Video, Opening Shot, Paul Ryan

The sheriff of Wall Street has its back

SEC nominee Mary Jo White reinforces the idea of one system of justice for corporations, and one for the rest of us

David Sirota Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 4:53 PM UTC 35
Business Editor's Picks, Wall Street

Uncapturing a Friedman

A "Capturing the Friedmans" subject -- who served 13 years -- could be vindicated, thanks, in part, to the director

Daniel D'Addario Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 16
Entertainment andrew jarecki

The “Cannibal Cop” debate

Experts disagree on whether today's guilty verdict is an attack on fantasy or the prevention of a gruesome crime

Tracy Clark-Flory Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 64
Life Sex, Love and Sex, cannibal cop

“Spring Breakers”: James Franco’s outrageous Gatsby-pocalypse

"Girls Gone Wild" goes to hell in Harmony Korine's sublime, tedious and ridiculous new film

Andrew O'Hehir Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Movies, spring breakers

Stop dogging Michael Vick!

The QB, who canceled his book tour after being threatened, is a reformed man. What more can he do to prove himself?

Mary Elizabeth Williams Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013 8:11 PM UTC 44
Life Michael Vick, animal abuse

The Republican fantasy

Paul Ryan's new budget plan reveals how the GOP sees the world, in four easy steps

David Sirota Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013 7:40 PM UTC 33
Politics Taxes, Republicans, Paul Ryan

Sorry, Bloomberg, NYC continues to supersize

Mayor Bloomberg loses his first public health measure. Why did this one fizzle out?

Mary Elizabeth Williams Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013 3:44 PM UTC
Business Mike Bloomberg, Obesity, soda ban

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