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Tech’s culture war gets noisy
Andrew Leonard
San Franciscans assail a plan to charge private shuttle companies a small fee as a travesty. But it moved forward
Big Brother on your iPad: The video game that’s taking on the surveillance state
Steve Haske
"République's" creator hopes the game makes people think about the ways their privacy's being invaded every day
Meeting my husband’s killer
Kathleen Murray
She hijacked a plane and planted a bomb that took Brian's life. But our strange correspondence freed us both
Fox News’ greatest failure: Roger Ailes, Chris Christie and the quest for a Republican president
Gabriel Sherman
Fox honcho Roger Ailes started 2012 dreaming of a Christie presidency. By the end, his dreams had become nightmares
On Israel, diversity and media: Eric Alterman addresses his recent disputes
Charles R. Davis
“If they had said the Nation has too many black people writing about civil rights, wouldn’t people object?”(UPDATE)
My last alcoholic seizure
Cassandra Zaree
At 25, I realized my body would not allow me to keep drinking. All it took was a meltdown at Newark Airport
The war that made Orwell
Robert Colls
In 1937, George Orwell found himself in the middle of the Spanish Civil War. What he saw changed him forever
Steve McQueen heckled at star-studded NYFCC dinner
Andrew O'Hehir
Redford, Blanchett and Belafonte dazzle a ritzy New York critics' dinner -- but who was the heckler?
My anger and the mighty broom
Debra Gwartney
My mother kept a clean house, even as her marriage cracked. Now, as an adult, I understand the retreat of sweeping
“Seinfeld” parody Twitter accounts are a “very painful subject” for Jerry Seinfeld
Prachi Gupta
The comedian spent three hours answering questions on Reddit Monday afternoon
The wrong kind of queer
Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
Growing up, I was ashamed to be a lesbian. Now the country is changing. Can I ever catch up?
How baby boomers screwed their kids — and created millennial impatience
Simon Sinek
Ambitious but easily distracted, Gen Y wants to be good but can't stick to anything. It's their parents' fault
“My music is about to be world-wide”: Big Freedia’s moment
Tyler Gillespie
The New Orleans bounce artist who set the world record for most people twerking together is just getting started
The romantic comedy isn’t dead!
Kevin Craft
Some say modernity killed the rom-com, but movies like "Enough Said" prove the genre's alive and well in 2013
David Byrne: “Do you really think people are going to keep putting time and effort into this, if no one is making any money?”
David Daley
The musical genius shares his songwriting secrets, opens up his finances and ponders the future of art and the Web
Teaching “The Odyssey” at San Quentin
Bill Smoot
I worried the inmates would dismiss the ancient story. Instead, they saw themselves -- and the power of literature
Lapham’s Quarterly: America needs better comedians
Lewis Lapham
Satire can provide an important check against power — but today's comics just aren't up to the job
The stories my family wouldn’t tell: Living through war in Lebanon
Ashley Bouchahine
I've had to piece together what happened to my family -- and their beloved dog -- when civil war swept their town
Hack List No. 9: Thomas Friedman
Alex Pareene
Our annual list is here! This time, we channeled each hack's unique voice -- and let them "write" their own entries
Auctioning off utopia
Jennifer Kabat
Amie Siegel's film "Provenance" traces the "trafficking" of furniture, from Chandigarh to the homes of the elite
Travels with right-wing nuts: My road trip on Route GOP with Paul Ryan and Michele Bachmann
Eric Lutz
One liberal, three GOP strongholds: What a drive through Ryan and Bachmann country says about America right now
Last drive with Mom
Amanda Bestor-Siegal
My mother hardly knew me. It wasn't until she was facing death that I discovered how little I knew her
I was an intern stripper
Melissa Petro
By day, I worked for a nonprofit afterschool program. By night, I was lap-dancing at a Times Square men's club
My kids like the nanny better!
Lauren Slater
I knew I'd need help to be a mom -- but didn't think my kids would ever pick the sitter over me
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