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I Like to Watch
Heather Havrilesky
"The Amazing Race" and "Notes From the Underbelly" demonstrate that the joys and perils of family are as countless as the dirty dishes piling up in your sink.
Shecky Obama
Walter Shapiro
In a self-deprecating riff worthy of standup, the Illinois senator gets "Fired up!"
When did we become like Syria?
Alia Malek
As I watched a surreal torture case unfold in a U.S. courtroom, the line between dictatorship and democracy seemed to disappear.
America’s next top spouse
Rebecca Traister
A guide to the brassy, opinionated, loud, difficult and plum-crazy partners on the arms of their president-running partners. Who says the campaign season is dull?
The Smart car is coming
Katharine Mieszkowski
Sure, the tiny autos are perfectly suited for the narrow lanes of Paris and Rome. But here in the land of freeways and monster SUVs, are we ready to downsize so far?
I Like to Watch
Heather Havrilesky
As America's supremacy falters, the cool kids take a hit, from CW's "Aliens in America" to VH1's "America's Most Smartest Model." Plus: Divorce, writers' strikes and other unpleasantness.
The agonizing truth about CIA renditions
Stephen Grey
The fate of prisoners secreted away under the Bush administration is in some ways worse than even Hollywood has portrayed.
Their terrifying sounds
Kevin Berger
The great 20th century composers revolutionized music, only to be rewarded with obscurity. Can the New Yorker's Alex Ross revive them in a world of Britney Spears?
The war on whistle-blowers
James Sandler
U.S. officials have long retaliated against employees who speak out, burying the dangers they expose. Now, Congress wants to give whistle-blowers greater protection -- but President Bush vows to stop it.
If Britney Spears shouldn’t be naked in front of her kids, what about me?
Cary Tennis
I'm naked in front of my kids all the time, but I'm no slut! I'm a good responsible mom!
“Schmucks with Underwoods”
Laura Miller
Treated more like factory workers than artists, Hollywood screenwriters -- currently threatening to strike -- have never gotten much respect. Do they deserve it?
Fair Plame
Rebecca Traister
After years of enforced silence, Valerie Plame Wilson finally tells all -- except for the stuff the CIA blacked out.
Chris Dodd’s leadership vs. Clinton and Obama’s game playing
Glenn Greenwald
On the fundamental question of the rule of law and constitutional liberties, Democratic candidates begin to show true colors.
The paranoid withdrawal fantasy
Camille Paglia
Why Iraq is not Cambodia, Mr. President. Plus: Britney's challenge, the Who's real magic, and lesbian bathroom sex.
Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
An abortion film that will upset you, no matter which side you're on. Plus: What would Jesus do ... if his kid were gay?
Ask the pilot
Patrick Smith
Souvenirs from hell: The keepsakes we most treasure don't always come with a clear conscience.
Obamastock ’07
Alex Koppelman, Rebecca Traister
Obama campaign says 24,000 came to an event in New York City Thursday night that looked more like a music festival than a campaign rally.
My questions for President Ahmadinejad
Lee Bollinger
The full text of the speech that Columbia University president Lee Bollinger delivered Monday blasting the Iranian president -- with Ahmadinejad present.
The GOP gets gaudy in Michigan
Michael Scherer
How do Republican presidential candidates woo the beleaguered voters of what may now be a crucial primary state? Party like aristocrats!
I Like to Watch
Heather Havrilesky
How suggestible are you? CBS's "Kid Nation," NBC's "Bionic Woman" and ABC's "Private Practice" aim to play you like a fiddle.
Texans turn against Bush’s war
Bill Sasser
Disillusionment with Iraq is smoldering even in the heart of Bush country, where military families have paid a heavy price.
Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
A thrilling, chilling indie horror take on global warming. (Beware the spectral caribou!) Plus: A fascinating art-centric view of World War II.
Was the Tasered student asking for it?
Farhad Manjoo
The cops overreacted, but new details suggest the heckler went into John Kerry's speech asking for trouble.
Ocelots are collateral damage
Cary Cardwell
The U.S.-Mexican border fence, which could be ramrodded past environmental laws, would set back decades of wildlife conservation.
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