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Black Power: American as apple pie
Rickey Vincent
Pat Thomas's latest book reveals that the political movement has had an enduring influence on American culture
Barack Obama’s best debate — ever
Steve Kornacki
But will it be enough to reverse the startling gains Mitt Romney has made in the past two weeks?
We’re the face of food stamps
Abby Henson
When my husband lost his job, we landed in the 47 percent -- and learned how cruel other people's judgment can be
Amanda Todd’s “jailbait” blackmailer targeted
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Anonymous unmasks a purported creep — and shows how far bullying girls goes
Duran Duran’s John Taylor: “I was driven to my knees!”
Curt Smith
Duran Duran's John Taylor and Tears for Fears' Curt Smith talk rock excess, growing up and Taylor's new memoir
Benjamin Anastas: My novel made the world yawn
Benjamin Anastas
A prestigious press bought my book and I thought my literary career was set. Really, the failure was just beginning
Caitlin Moran: Women have won nothing
Lorraine Berry
Caitlin Moran, the controversial U.K. feminist, defends Lena Dunham and takes Hanna Rosin to task
Debate rematch: Obama has to call out Mitt’s flip-flops
Thomas F. Schaller
In tonight's debate, the president needs to channel Joe Biden and expose the two faces of "moderate Mitt"
It’s not an orgasm problem
Debby Herbenick
A new study suggests people who have trouble with orgasm really need to focus on arousal and sexual touch
The week the earth stood still
Noam Chomsky
Fifty years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, its lessons about the perils of global domination still resonate
Is “American Horror Story” the future of TV?
Phillip Maciak
Eschewing more conventional season-long story arcs, the show offers a uniquely anarchic brand of entertainment
Apple cans game modeled on Foxconn tech workers’ suicides
Mary Elizabeth Williams
A "serious" game takes aim at working conditions in China — and gets killed off
Slang: The universal language
Toby Ash
Lexicographer Jonathon Green explains the etymology of the f-word -- and how slang informs our speech
Hard right group attacks mixing in school cafeteria
Alex Halperin
It's a gay plot, says the American Family Association's Bryan Fischer
Is “The New Normal’s” Ellen Barkin a female Archie Bunker?
Ronda Racha Penrice
"Glee" creator Ryan Murphy's "New Normal" just might be the edgiest show to tackle race since "All in the Family"
How Marvel created the modern blockbuster
Panio Gianopoulos
Bam! Pow! A new history of the iconic comics company reveals the bare-knuckled scrapping behind famed superheroes
Why education reform may be doomed
Richard Rothstein
Former school chancellor Joel Klein's dishonest new book reflects the corruption endemic in our school system
Romney’s Tin Man problem
Salon Staff
Since the days of Washington, we've required empathy from our presidents. Mitt still needs to prove he has some
“Michael Bolton’s Daughter Is Destroying My Life”
Prachi Gupta
This is the name of a sitcom starring Michael Bolton
“The Adventures of Cancer Bitch”: Memoir of a sassy survivor
Kyle Minor
S.L. Wisenberg's virtuosic, poignant book documents her battle with cancer and the malignant culture of dishonesty
Sex abuse scandal rocks BBC
Barry Neild
Heads may roll after a network star is exposed as a “sexual predator” who assaulted dozens of underaged girls
Roger Rivard, rape apologist
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The Wisconsin legislator's remarks are further proof that the right needs a lesson on the true meaning of "rape"
National Book Awards: Genre fiction dissed again
Laura Miller
The National Book Awards name five worthy finalists but ignore "Gone Girl" and 2012's top crime, sci-fi and fantasy
“Little House on the Prairie”: Tea Party manifesto
Caroline Fraser
The far right has adopted the beloved children's books as an instrument for teaching the virtues of "lived liberty"
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