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Can “jihad” survive Pam Geller?
Alex Seitz-Wald
It's an uphill fight, but Muslim activists are trying to reclaim a holy word that's become synonymous with terror
ESPN announcers pathetically drool over quarterback’s girlfriend
Maya
Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit made fools of themselves during last night's BCS title game. Watch and cringe!
Elmore Leonard rips off “Justified”!
Kristopher Jansma
The relationship between the creator and the FX hit is as fascinating and complicated as the show itself
America must stop blaming divorce on women
Lynn Parramore
Stereotypes about women's behavior totally obscure the driving forces that can split a marriage
American Dialect Society names “hashtag” word of the year
Prachi Gupta
Linguists note that the Twitter symbol has created social trends in politics, pop culture and beyond
I’ve missed you, “Bunheads”!
Willa Paskin
Strange and flawed are virtues for a series that dares to balance the fanciful with real emotional grit
My search for Creflo Dollar
Emily Raboteau
I set out to find the Promised Land and that quest brought to a prosperity-pushing Atlanta mega-church
Help us, Nate Silver!
Charles Wheelan
It's what we do with statistics that matters: Just ask the math geeks whose fancy models tanked the global economy
How much is enough to make a banker happy?
John Paul Rollert
Greg Smith's tale of exile from Wall Street shows that even the rich can feel inadequate compared to the super-rich
The war on female sexuality: Is globalization to blame?
Tracy Clark-Flory
From New Dehli to the war on women here, sexual freedom has sparked a global conflict. An expert explains why
Welcome to the new Civil War
Andrew O'Hehir
Lincoln's unfinished war rages on, as the neo-Confederacy tries to turn back the clock on women, gays, God and guns
Allison Williams explains the contentious relationship 20-somethings have with “Girls”
Prachi Gupta
The actress who plays Marnie Michaels explains that the show is based on "an emotional framework"
Behind India’s cultural purdah
Mira Kamdar
Visiting family in Mumbai, I learned what a young gang-rape victim discovered all too late: Women are vulnerable
Zooey Deschanel declares her feminism
Mary Elizabeth Williams
"Adorkable" icon Zooey Deschanel boldly goes where few modern female celebrities would dare to
Carding for Sudafed can’t solve America’s meth problem
Kristen Gwynne
Mexican traffickers and American manufacturers have figured out how to meet lingering demand in the U.S.
India’s top cop calls for rape crackdown
Ashok Sharma
India's top law enforcement official says the country needs "an iron hand" to prevent rapes and other attacks
Progressives don’t hold a monopoly on science
Alex B. Berezow
The conservative co-author of a book on partisan science answers his critic from Pacific Standard
British xenophobia on the rise
Barry Neild
Whites are now one of London's minorities. And with the economy in turmoil, many are lashing out at immigrants
Golden Globes: Amy Poehler roots for “Avatar” and Tina Fey wants best picture
Prachi Gupta
The two comedians will host the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 13
Tim O’Brien tries to make sense of wartime chaos
Kyle Minor
Before writing "The Things They Carried," O'Brien offered this profound memoir of his year fighting in Vietnam
The ever-changing ideologies of Jane Roe
Mary Elizabeth Williams
A new profile of Norma McCorvey reveals the complicated woman behind the historic abortion ruling
“Tennessee Waltz” singer Patti Page dies at 85
Chris Talbott
The best-selling female singer of the 1950s was just five weeks away from being honored at the Grammy Awards
Can evolution explain high heels?
Tom Jacobs
New research offers an unexpected explanation for their allure -- one that has nothing to do with increased height
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