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“They ripped him apart”: Searching for answers in the suicide of bullied teen Jadin Bell
Pauls Toutonghi
In January, a bullied gay teen hanged himself. With his parents, we retrace his steps and look for answers
It really does take a village: How Memphis is fixing healthcare
Alex Halperin
One hospital and hundreds of churches race to heal America's most impoverished city -- and save money too
“Breaking Bad” recap: Jesse’s shocking decision!
Jen Chaney
With only four episodes now left, lines are being drawn -- or are we in for yet another major twist?
Who are you calling short?
Anya Hoffman
At 4'11", I've spent years feeling exposed and vulnerable. But eventually I stopped letting my height define me
“Your fatwa does not apply here”: Muslim artists battle fundamentalism
Karima Bennoune
Muslim playwrights, musicians and artists are battling for free expression -- and some pay with their lives
“Wallflower at the Orgy”: Nora Ephron on the ’60s
Kyle Minor
Ephron's work as a young reporter is a model for writers, and a window into a time of American chaos
“Breaking Bad” recap: A betrayal for Hank, a breakdown for Jesse
Jen Chaney
Jesse connects the dots, but for now, Walt seems more in control than ever
What about Jerusalem makes people go crazy?
Christine Montross
A disorder where the history-laden city triggers a psychotic event
Female television characters are two-dimensional
Jos Truitt
From Skyler White to Daenarys Targaryen, there are a few well-developed women on TV, but we have a long way to go
How Toastmasters cured me of the desire to speak in public
Mary Mann
I thought I'd finally turn into the confident, assured speaker I'd dreamed of being. I was wrong
Murder, intrigue, and the mysterious origins of vodka
Mark Schrad
We've mixed it with OJ, hidden it in flasks, refilled parents' bottles with water. But where did vodka come from?
It’s just like “Breaking Bad” — not easy dealing pot legally in Orange County
Nicholas Schou
Medical marijuana is legal here, but dealing it in this conservative stronghold turns everyone into Walter White
The difficult men who revolutionized TV drama
Phillip Maciak
From The Sopranos and The Wire to Breaking Bad and Mad Men; two critical histories of television's leading men
Where are the environmental movement’s leaders?
Bill McKibben
What to make of change on an overheating planet
What I learned from getting shot
Brian Beutler
Defenders of stop-and-frisk and racial profiling have made me break my public silence about the night I almost died
“The obsessive, delusional side of fantasy role-playing”: From Dungeons and Dragons to live-action role playing
David M. Ewalt
I'm a Dungeons & Dragons fan, but live-action role playing sounded like too much. And then I tried it
Are prosecutors taking advantage of material witness orders?
Joaquin Sapien
They may be used to coerce false testimony out of unwilling witnesses, possibly resulting in tainted convictions
“Zealot” paints Jesus as a Nazarene Che Guevara
Andrei Codrescu
The religious scholar's book is the latest, vaguely historically accurate entry in the "Jesus-as-man" genre
Diary of an ice queen: The literature of the Amanda Knox case
Tom Dibblee
Whether she's guilty or not, there's something about the accused murderess that will always arouse our suspicion
“Breaking Bad” season premiere: Walt’s destruction foretold
Jen Chaney
An empty swimming pool shows how far Walt may fall on "Breaking Bad" -- but how will he get there?
I love (and hate) dating Russian men
Diana Bruk
The macho guys from my home country leave me torn between my feminist beliefs and my sexual desires
The monstrous serpent was real!
Ben Shattuck
Did the Gloucester fisherman see a massive tuna, or a serpent? And what are we conjuring, when we imagine the sea?
Fiction: “Americca” by Aimee Bender
Aimee Bender
In a brilliant new story, the masterful Aimee Bender imagines a household where disturbing gifts just keep arriving
Conservatives’ great white hope
Brian Beutler
Rick Santorum, fighter for working-class whites, exemplifies why GOP's nascent "whites only" strategy can't work
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