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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
Time for a typewriter renaissance?
Jessie Schiewe
Hipsters and newbies alike rediscover those beautiful machines that go clickety-clack
Ugh: My son moves home
Stephanie Tames
I wanted to be supportive, but I worried that his return to the nest marked a failure for him -- and for us
Rubio vs. Portman — up close
Alex Seitz-Wald
The two front-runners to be Romney's No. 2 speak. Guess which one some found lacking enough "Star power"?
The wedding I almost ruined
Jerome Copulsky
All I had to do was make it through a simple ceremony without humiliating myself. This was going to be tricky
Sex, facing death
Anthony Swofford
My brother -- athlete and veteran -- was dying. I wanted to make his deathbed wish come true, in my own way
True Hollywood story: The producer and the Black Panther
Kate Coleman
Bert Schneider craved rebel cachet, Huey Newton his cash. The very Hollywood tale of the producer and Black Panther
Gail Collins: Texas runs America
Kyrie O'Connor
In a Salon interview, the New York Times writer who made Mitt's dog famous takes dead aim at the Lone Star State
My Dorothy Parker years
Jennifer Wright
At 15, I fell for the brilliant NYC writer. In the hotel she made famous, I found a home away from home
Born in the U.S.A.: When the president met the Boss
Marc Dolan
Bruce Springsteen's politics were unformed in the '80s. When Ronald Reagan invoked his name, that changed fast
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