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Geek love: How a fantasy hater fell in love with J.R.R. Tolkien
Robert Rodi
The 20th century bard invented a magical world that succeeded in distilling the pure essence of Englishness
Will China finally open up to Hollywood?
Jonathan Landreth
After years of strict regulation, a Chinese movie mogul says new party leaders are keen on the idea
Stop climate change: Move to the city, start walking
Jeff Speck
Climate change is helped along by suburban driving culture. We need to embrace cities -- and walking
Don’t trust the mouse with “Star Wars”
Tom Carson
How much worse can the sci-fi franchise get? With Disney set to roll out a new installment, we're about to find out
Liberals let Obama get away with unconstitutional actions
David K. Shipler
The president's deplorable record on privacy and kill lists is an affront to our values. Liberals just shrug it off
Neil Young’s kitchen-sink memoir
Jesse Jarnow
Occasionally fascinating and often disjointed,"Waging Heavy Peace" rarely matches the power of its author's music
How to find a therapist?
Cary Tennis
I'm in recovery and scary memories are coming up. How do I find a professional?
I’m a gay Muslim and I want to die
Cary Tennis
I've been horribly abused and can find no reason to go on
Sandy’s forgotten victim: The Caribbean Islands
Nick Miroff
New York gets all the headlines, but the hurricane's also destroyed stretches of eastern Cuba and southern Haiti
Can Disney save “Star Wars”?
Andrew O'Hehir
Getting George Lucas away from "Star Wars" can only be a good thing! But the larger significance may be dire
Chill out, it’s just a costume
Amanda Marcotte
Mocking oversexed Halloween outfits has become a feminist tradition. Maybe it's time we let it go
Sandy’s dumbest, most hilarious conspiracy theories
Hatewatch Staff
You can always count on a natural disaster to bring out the best -- and absolute worst -- in people
Just don’t call them French fries
Paul Ames
At the gastronomic festival Brusselicious, Belgium celebrates its love affair with the fried potato
Chris Christie, Democratic hero
Steve Kornacki
Chris Christie gave Obama a huge assist just days before the election. He may be thinking about his own bid in 2016
Election Day registration: The anti-voter ID
Scott Keyes
Election Day registration will boost turnout and offset voter suppression. Or so progressives hope
Climate change hits home
Andrew Leonard
What did we learn from the flooding of the greatest city on earth? Global warming will no longer be ignored
Cuba’s 2nd city without power or water after Sandy
Associated Press
Santiago remains without running water, the death toll in Haiti hits 52
“The Thick of It”: Do Brits have a stronger stomach for the truth?
Brendan James
The acerbic Britcom should teach its kinder American spinoff “Veep” that there is no redemption in politics
Climate change: War on the poor
Rebecca Solnit
It's time we start identifying global warming as the byproduct of oil barons' unchecked greed
After e-literature, there’s no going back
Roland Chambers
Reading scholar Jessica Pressman explains why electronic devices have forever changed how -- and what -- we read
What makes a meme
Nathan Jurgenson
Despite Obama's hard sell, "Romnesia" fell flat, while "Big Bird" took off. What distinguishes one from the other?
James Bond: The least interesting man in the world
Tom Jacobs
As a personality, 007 has always been epically dull. So why is the franchise still alive and kicking?
U.K. police arrest Gary Glitter in connection with Savile case
Sylvia Hui
Police have arrested the former rock star and convicted sex offender in connection to the sex abuse scandal
How Fox News created a new culture of idiots
Aaron James
Cable news has created an entirely new breed of blowhards -- and the style has infected banking and even the arts
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