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Bolshoi chief fired months after acid attack scandal
Vladimir Isachenkov
The Russian Culture Minister fired the 13-year-head because of a "difficult situation at the theater"
Why do the rich think I’ll work for free?
Cary Tennis
They ask me to speak as if the honor should make me happy, and it burns me up!
David Petraeus’ shady coverup
Corey Robin
It's bad enough that he was getting big bucks for doing nothing. But now the story's gotten fishier
The Kardashians aren’t the problem with society; journalists’ laziness is
Daniel D'Addario
USA Today unloads on Kim Kardashian with both barrels. But celebrity culture isn't new -- and it's here to stay
Study: Frat bros are less sexually aggressive than other men
Katie McDonough
While fraternity guys are often considered more sexually aggressive than their peers, the opposite may be true
A breast-feeding anthem goes viral
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Holly McNish got tired of nursing her baby in the ladies' room, and created an Internet sensation
Eliot Spitzer’s comeback will be tougher than Weiner’s
Alex Pareene
For one thing, Spitzer was always a much more effective and principled politician
A hodgepodge of a column
Cary Tennis
A second look at a recent column, a vacation note and a lengthy disquisition on a topic of keen interest to some
“I Wear the Black Hat”: Villainy for beginners
Laura Miller
Pop culture critic Chuck Klosterman considers the irrational ways we decide who's right and who's wrong
Alan Moore: The revolution will be crowd-funded
Scott Thill
The "Watchmen" creator talks about his new Kickstarter-funded film series, zombies and the surveillance state
Neil Jordan explains why vampires are tragic
Allen Barra
"Imagine carrying so many sad memories with you from century to century," he says of his latest film's creatures
Is the GOP man enough for the 21st century?
Marc Shaw, Elwood Watson
The party of "stuffy old men" needs to catch up to contemporary (and fluid) ideals of manhood
“Game of Thrones” empowers social outcasts
Antonia Crane
As a former stripper familiar with the stigma attached to sex workers, I've found the HBO series to be a revelation
5 ways fundamentalists are trying to sneak creationism into public schools
Rob Boston
Urging teachers to conflate Darwinism with other controversies is just one of their most popular tactics
Hollywood doesn’t get Saul Bellow
Peter Rainer
Many great American novels fall flat on the silver screen. Bellow's "Seize the Day" is no exception
“Why did you shoot me? I was reading a book”: The new warrior cop is out of control
Radley Balko
SWAT teams raiding poker games and trying to stop underage drinking? Overwhelming paramilitary force is on the rise
New York’s real-life fight club
Dina Abdel-Haq
Although MMA is not sanctioned in the state, amateur fighters circumvent the law by forming secret basement leagues
“God is not great”: Christopher Hitchens is not a liar
Carlo Dellora
A new book says the famed atheist thinker's writing on religion is intellectually sloppy. It gets Hitch wrong
Must Do’s: What we like this week
Liz Fields
High praise for complex characters in "The Killing," and a chilling true account of Long Island's "Lost Girls"
Don’t hold the sardines
Jocelyn C. Zuckerman
They may be unappetizing, but eating more forage fish could be our last hope to preserve the oceanic food chain
Miranda July: “I’ve never been a real celebrity person”
Daniel D'Addario
The artist who's leaking Lena Dunham and Kirsten Dunst's emails to the world shares her views on the Internet
What we missed: Pop music’s unknown superstars
Andrew O'Hehir
Rock's greatest background vocalists sing lead; two strangers meet in a Vienna art museum; a '90s transgender saga
David Brooks’ bigoted rant
David Sirota
In today's New York Times, the self-satisfied columnist isn't too sure about the Egyptian people's mental capacity
The 10 most dangerous places to be a woman in America
Katie McDonough
Texas is just one of many states trying to bury abortion rights in red tape and petty bureaucracy
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