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The NRA once supported gun control
Steven Rosenfeld
It may seem hard to believe, but for decades the organization helped write federal laws restricting gun use
TV’s most naked truth
Daniel D'Addario
What does the "Girls" star's casual nudity say about us -- and the Howard Sterns made so uncomfortable by it?
Is the novel beyond saving?
Sam Byers
Novelists believe they can't compete with the shiny objects on the Internet -- and therein lies the problem
Andrew Rannells is a “Girls” guy
Willa Paskin
The actor who plays Hannah's gay ex-boyfriend — and new roommate — tells us what it's like to slap Allison Williams
Quentin Tarantino talks to himself
Brian Gresko
Russian critic Mikhail Bakhtin posed that stories talk to one another. If only he'd lived to see Tarantino's films
Tarantino gives the NRA ammo
Andrew O'Hehir
Hollywood's not to blame for Newtown — but refusing to talk about media violence only empowers the enemy
Time has changed David Bowie: He can trace time
Nathan Reese
The icon's first song in a decade reflects on his prolific, multifaceted career — and confronts his mortality
In gun debate, video game industry defends itself
Erica Werner, Julie Pace
Video game makers push back against those who blame them for fostering a culture of violence
Why can’t doctors tell cancer patients the truth?
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Medical journals and physicians underplay what treatment is really like. And it hurts patients
Brooklyn dad welcomes girls, gay members to new scouts troop
Katie McDonough
Todd Schweikert loves the Boy Scouts, but hates their policies. So he got creative
Salon’s new technology section
Andrew Leonard
Our crazy mashed-up social media, smartphone, networked world deserves more coverage. Here's why
Pick of the week: Lost love amid aging music legends
Andrew O'Hehir
Dustin Hoffman's directing debut is a graceful, ultra-British tale of retirement-home intrigue
“Django Unchained’s” secret political triumph
Samuel Sattin
It's been pilloried for trivializing American slavery. What matters is that it's got people talking about race
Rape in the age of social media
Irin Carmon
From Steubenville to India, videos and tweets are being turned against perpetrators of sexual violence
My year without makeup
Phoebe Baker Hyde
Tired of being a slave to my appearance, I gave up all the trappings of beauty -- and ended up discovering myself
The worst publisher of all time
Laura Miller
If you think writers and publishers today are dodgy, get a load of the crooks and scoundrels of 18th-century London
Clinton’s CES “gun rant”
Andrew Leonard
The former president delivers a message at the Consumer Electronics Show: Pick up a smartphone, put down the gun
Is the “Beasts of the Southern Wild” filmmaker an interloper?
Daniel D'Addario
Benh Zeitlin, a New York native, explains how he can make a film about southern Louisianans living off the grid
US suffers far more violent deaths than any other wealthy nation
Kevin Freking
It's not the frequency of the attacks that stands out -- it's the lethality
Stop demonizing Indian culture!
Poulami Roychowdhury
The brutal murder of a 23-year-old student was tragic, yes, but the rape epidemic isn't confined to India
Assault weapons bans won’t save enough lives
David Kairys
To reduce the death toll from gun violence, we need a sweeping reform of the way guns are bought and sold
Mark Ruffalo: Actors must be political
Daniel D'Addario
"The Avengers" star and outspoken anti-fracking activist explains the difficulty in making a political film today
National Cathedral to start hosting gay marriages
Katie McDonough
The church will be among the first Episcopal congregations to offer the marriage sacrament to LGBT members
White House responds on pot
David Sirota
Obama's drug czar concedes it's a "national conversation" but still won't commit on federal legalization
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