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15 reasons America’s police are so brutal
Steven Rosenfeld
Tamir Rice and Eric Garner aren't anomalies. Cops aren't properly trained and now routinely use maximum force
“The nuts hated him”: How the Bush dynasty — and its evolution — explains America
Jeff Smith
Going back to the days of Prescott Bush, one thing unites all Bush politicians. Will it haunt Jeb in 2016?
Irish hospital reportedly keeping brain dead pregnant woman alive
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The "life" culture rears its ugly head again
Craig Ferguson was my sober guiding light: How the “Late Late Show” host made me want to stop drinking
Patrick Krill
He's been open about his own struggle with alcoholism and depression. And no late night host has influenced me more
“Mr. Turner”: This gorgeous story of a wounded misanthrope genius will surprise you
Andrew O'Hehir
Mike Leigh's subtle, lovely film about revolutionary painter J.M.W. Turner requires patience -- and rewards it
My week in the right-wing lie machine: When Fox News, Twitchy and Montel Williams declared war on me
David Masciotra
When I wrote the troops don't protect my freedoms, the response was ugly, vitriolic and confirmed everything I said
“Winter Sleep”: A haunting masterpiece from Turkey about love, loss, class and religion
Andrew O'Hehir
Shot on the high plateau of central Turkey, Nuri Bilge Ceylan's gorgeous "Winter Sleep" is one of 2014's best films
Cops’ last hope at credibility: Why an American crisis is teetering on the edge
Katie McDonough
Police are killing unarmed teens, and demanding apologies from critics. Here's the only way they will ever change
Colbert’s last stand: What we want to see from the last “Report” ever
Erin Keane
OK, he won't be able to pack all of this in. But here are the classic Colbert moves we'd love him to pull tonight
Sony’s theater of the absurd: How “The Interview” became the most insane cultural-political spectacle in recent history
Andrew O'Hehir
A major Hollywood movie is dead because of North Korean cyberattacks, and the whole thing is too bizarre to believe
Rise of the paranoid South: How defending against “outsiders” brought the region together
Jarret Ruminski
Throughout history, the region has always coalesced politically. Here's what really accounts for the unity
The kidnapping and torture of Maher Arar in my name is a personal stain
Marie Tessier
The CIA torture plane stopped to fuel in Bangor, an absurd parallel to daily life in my small New England town
8 horrific “cures” for mental illness through the ages
Larry Schwartz
Hydrotherapy, chemically induced seizures and lobotomy are just a few ghastly treatments that were once commonplace
“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”: Peter Jackson’s long goodbye to Middle-earth
Andrew O'Hehir
What is it about prequel trilogies? Jackson's ungainly franchise ends with a bang -- but was it worth doing at all?
Along with great cocktails, the Patterson House has rules. That’s why I love it
Adam Ross
No cellphones, no name dropping, no fighting. You leave with the person who brought you. What kind of bar is this?
The delusion that never dies: Ted Cruz’s doomed plan to woo Jewish voters to the GOP
Luke Brinker
Sorry, senator -- it's not happening
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a mess: Why does the induction committee have such bad taste?
Erin Keane
The next round of Hall of Fame inductees have been chosen, and they are questionable, to say the least
“Maybe America just needs a big blast of boobies”: Lina Esco tells Salon about her topless crusade to free the nipple
Jenny Kutner
The actress and "Free the Nipple" director on filming a movie "girlrilla" style -- topless for the sake of equality
Twilight of the “liberal” elites: How Chris Hughes & co. represent a new, bankrupt liberalism
Elias Isquith
Facebook multimillionaire is latest example of how elites kid themselves — and hurt the rest of us in the process
5 things women wish men knew about sex
Amanda Marcotte
We typically know what will get us to orgasm -- and we can tell when you're doing something you saw in a porn video
The tyranny of pop culture “musts”: How I learned to love being out of the loop
Benjamin Hart
"Serial"? Never heard it. "True Detective"? Sounds boring. On the joys of abstaining from cultural obsessions
Netflix’s orgy bonanza: “Marco Polo” gives a lesson in how not to write about other cultures
Sonia Saraiya
Bogged down by the idea of prestige TV, it flouts historical accuracy in favor of threesomes in the Khan’s harem
Report: Woman falsely identified as “Jackie” threatens legal action against conservative blogger
Jenny Kutner
The woman doxxed by Charles C. Johnson is not the student from Rolling Stone's explosive article about UVA
From “The Newsroom” to the NYT Op-Ed page: How Sorkin’s crusade against the media compares in fiction and in life
Erin Keane
Turns out "morally treasonous" waters are easier to navigate when you control the script yourself
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