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Four histories of the right’s 47 percent theory
Mike Konczal
Romney may have put it into words, but the ideas behind it have been swirling for decades
Chabon on race, sex, Obama: “I never wanted to tell the story of two guys in a record store”
Andrew O'Hehir
The Pulitzer winner and early Obama backer felt blacks had become invisible to him. The result: "Telegraph Avenue"
Murdoch’s BSkyB is “fit and proper”
Associated Press
U.K. regulator criticizes James Murdoch's management but okays company license
An art history book, minus the art
Kyle Chayka
Students at Ontario College of Art and Design were forced to buy a $180 textbook filled with blank squares
“Wallflower”: A lost John Hughes teen flick
Andrew O'Hehir
Bowie. The Smiths. Angst. "Perks of Being a Wallflower" captures its era perfectly, missing only Matthew Broderick
Village relocated due to climate change
Brook Meakins
With sea levels rising, the villagers of Vunidogoloa in Fiji have been forced to move to higher lands
Berkeley founds first official Bisexual Pride Day
Associated Press
Berkeley, Calif., is the first U.S. city to officially recognize bisexuals by naming a day in their honor
Must-see morning clip
Prachi Gupta
Jimmy Fallon plays Mitt Romney and responds to the recent "47 percent" tape leak
Border fence’s devastating toll
Frank Clifford
It's slowed the flow of illegal immigrants from Mexico, but the price -- human and environmental -- has been costly
Mitt breaks out the V-word
Irin Carmon
What's the matter with the 47 percent? Romney's talk of "victims" tapped into long-standing right-wing grievances
Battle of the “real reasons” for Middle East riots
Natasha Lennard
Pundits know it wasn't all about the video
Fox’s populist dance spectacle
Sarah Blackwood
The reality show "So You Think You Can Dance" offers a fascinating blend of high and low culture
“Call Me Maybe”: Like on the phone?
Eric R. Danton
Suddenly we're nostalgic for payphones, the star of three smash singles, some by singers too young to remember them
Brene Brown’s campaign against snark
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The popular TED lecturer tells Salon we judge others when we feel insecure -- and we should stop, for our own good
“Bad”: Better than “Thriller”
Annie Zaleski
How could Michael Jackson follow up the best-selling album ever? By bravely baring his soul and taking new risks
Wyclef Jean: I loved Lauryn Hill and my wife
Wyclef Jean
Fugees fans want to blame my affair with Lauryn Hill for destroying the band and harming her career. It isn't true
Mika Brzezinski’s erotic dance
Karrin Anderson
A new photograph in Vanity Fair offers yet another example of the "pornification" of political culture
Mitt Romney’s base instincts
Joan Walsh
His advisers admit he's not after swing voters anymore, he's hyping a culture war to turn out the far right
Ill Doctrine on writer’s block
Jay Smooth
In an interview with Jay Smooth, the rapper Brother Ali reflects on the "little hater" inside all of us
“The Game”: David Fincher’s lost classic
David Sirota
Forget "The Social Network." The director's best work is "The Game," and the Michael Douglas film still resonates
“Parks and Rec” star: D.C. feels like a big set!
Willa Paskin
As "Parks" returns with guests John McCain and Barbara Boxer, snarky Aubrey Plaza tries not to be star-struck
What happened to Occupy?
Natasha Lennard
A year after Zuccotti Park, participants discuss what it means
“This is the Wild West”
Chris Feliciano Arnold
At America's largest traveling gun show, ammo's cheap, private sales abound and the Second Amendment comes first
Great gear for making coffee
Matt Buchanan
For the best overall quality, grind your coffee with the Baratza Virtuoso
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