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Alito could have been stopped: Why Dems should have filibustered the radical
Heather Digby Parton
The man who has wreaked havoc on this country could have been avoided altogether. Here's why it never happened
Stop predicting music’s future: The next Pixies, White Stripes or Adele will come from the indie ranks
Gareth Murphy
Spotify? A fancy new streaming service? What we always forget is the guile of lawyers, lobbyists — and teenagers
“The Leftovers” reveals the limits of “concept-driven” TV
Heather Havrilesky
HBO's new series represents the pinnacle of--and the problem with--TV shows that revolve around a single Big Idea
Our wild World Cup road trip: To Mexico, looking for the juice of football
Sean Wilsey
We wanted to watch Mexico play Cameroon in Mexico. It was harder than you might imagine to find a bar with the game
13 ways Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “Cosmos” sent the religious right off the deep end
Dan Arel
The series will be watched in classrooms around the world -- much to the chagrin of science-denying Evangelicals
The tech industry’s God complex is getting out of control
Andrew Leonard
Silicon Valley's brightest stars are increasingly swept up in the fantasy that technology will give us superpowers
Ian McLagan on Green Day: “If I had a gun, they’d all be dead”
Rick Moody
Ian McLagan has a great new CD, and amazing tales of the Rolling Stones, Dylan, Rod Stewart, Otis Redding and more
The Tea Party’s warning to Republicans: Waver an inch, and we can still beat you
Jim Newell
The Tea Party may finally upset an incumbent senator. Why? Because he didn't abandon all "establishment" pretenses
The day I left my son in the car
Kim Brooks
I made a split-second decision to run into the store. I had no idea it would consume the next few years of my life
John Hancock and Samuel Adams’ fascinating alliance: Family, economics and the road to the American Revolution
Walter Borneman
The American revolution wasn't automatic, but emerged from colorful heroes, ragtag militias -- and personal drama
Swinging upstate
Rachel Sherman
A new divorcee, her boyfriend, and a couple of tiara-wearing swingers walk into a bar...
Women obsess over the size of their privates, too
Tracy Clark-Flory
A new book shows ladyparts in all their diverse glory. It's just what women need in a plastic surgery-obsessed age
Afghan Whigs’ Greg Dulli: “Writing songs is the greatest gift I could give myself”
Stephen Deusner
Exclusive: Afghan Whigs singer on connecting with his '90s songs, loving R&B, how the band decided to record again
I finally had an orgasm, and my husband didn’t even know
Amanda Kling
I went to a sex class to spice up our marriage. The toy I bought worked -- but afterward, I felt lonelier than ever
Mommy has anger issues! My daughters are pre-adolescent, I’m pre-menopausal
Sandra Tsing Loh
Gen X moms had kids late -- now we're dealing with their hormonal changes while also going through our own
Disaster in the age of McMansions: America’s dangerous addiction to suburban sprawl
Benjamin Ross
For decades, politicians like Ronald Reagan pushed for the rapid expansion of suburbia—and the cost was staggering
Our sad “Mad Men” revolution: How consumerism co-opted rebellion
Thomas Frank
Talking revolution with Lewis Lapham -- and how capitalism manages to keep coming out on top
Guilty of being Mexican
Francisco Goldman
I knew immigration agents messed with people like my girlfriend and me. But I was still shocked by what happened
Stop judging me for shopping with food stamps
Frida Berrigan
Millions of Americans use WIC benefits each month, but the negative stigma remains. I feel it every time I shop
Sean Hannity’s post-Bundy hero: Meet vigilante killer Byron Smith
Heather Digby Parton
Remember when the right was all about "law and order"? Nowadays, Fox News is lauding a murderous fiend
An American travesty: Torture’s dark legacy lives on 10 years after Abu Ghraib
Karen J. Greenberg
This country's dark odyssey with torture is still missing its necessary conclusion
Rejected: One man’s endless search for a media internship
Scott Rodd
I hounded every publication I knew to prove I was the best job candidate. It didn't work out as I planned
Elizabeth McCracken: I plan to eat the humorless!
Kelly Luce
One of our great writers on her Twitter obsession, the quirks she fights in her own writing -- and cannibalism
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