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My public school beat-down
Pamela Kripke
As a girl, I saw my mom fight for her classroom. In my short time teaching, I learned how dangerous that could be
This is your brain on the Internet
Max Pearl
Our love for glowing rectangles has completely transformed how we relate to the physical world
Sparring with Mike Tyson
Brin-Jonathan Butler
A documentarian visits the controversial boxing legend in his home for a stunningly frank conversation
Claire Vaye Watkins: Dynamic debut, wild back story
Roxane Gay
One of 2012's most dazzling new writers, Claire Vaye Watkins, has a genius collection and an amazing biography
My lifelong diet
Emily Elert
I started watching what I ate at the age of 9. I didn't realize that I had started a dieting career
Olympic Roundup: Putin, black belt, at judo
Associated Press
David Cameron watches the judo finals with Vladimir Putin; Ann Romney on Rafalca; and other Olympic news
My return to the Creation Museum
Luke Winkie
I grew up in the clutches of conservative Christianity. Now, can I make peace with its oddest fringe?
Fiction: The Harvest Moon
Molly Ringwald
Sometimes we miss all the clues of infidelity, even when they are obvious. A new story by the iconic film star
“Slave genes” myth must die
Amy Bass
Michael Johnson links African-American sprinters to slavery, and revisits a particularly ugly pseudo-science
“Breaking Bad”: Walter faces the abyss
Erik Nelson
The soul-ravaging effects of violence -- and one amazing interrogation -- highlight a pitch-perfect "Breaking Bad"
Anorexia killed my grandma
Claire Glass
My grandma's lifelong battle with anorexia upends the stereotype that eating disorders affect only the young
Fiction: The Autobiography of Allegra Byron
Megan Mayhew Bergman
The young nun just wanted the orphan to love her. A new story from the author of "Birds of a Lesser Paradise"
Cruelty on the border
John Carlos Frey
A hidden camera shows Border Patrol agents destroying water jugs left for migrants, and the abuse just gets worse
War is betrayal
Chris Hedges
The story of war is always a tale of elites preying on the weak, the gullible, the marginal and the poor
Commuting to Disneyland
Will Doig
As going carless turns cool, our new train stations are becoming magnificent public gathering spots
Thank god for taxes
Andrew Leonard
Politicians treat firefighters like pawns. When my house burned down, I learned how valuable public servants can be
Puking in my wedding dress
Suzanne Ma
I was nuts about Marc, but after cognac shots at our reception and weeks of fighting with his mom, I was just nuts
Life after Herman Cain
Ginger White
When I spoke out about our 13-year affair, my world crumbled. Meanwhile his eccentric political career carries on
Thank you for killing my novel
Patrick Somerville
The New York Times panned my book, then had to correct the review to fix all their errors. So why am I not angry?
Falun Gong’s march
Peter Manseau
Banned in China and avoided by the American media, the movement turns twenty
Paul Theroux on travelling
Alec Ash
Travel is a leap in the dark, says Paul Theroux – and one that will leave you a different person at the other end
The new third world: Is Europe old and in the way?
Paul Ames
As the eurozone goes begging, an emerging world demands its pound of flesh
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