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David Byrne: My love affair with sound
David Byrne
I've played CBGB and Carnegie Hall, with Talking Heads and solo, and learned that the venue always affects music
Will drones replace commercial air travel?
Christopher Schaberg
They're no longer the sole domain of covert government operatives and paramilitary independent contractors
Miss America’s eating disorder
McCarton Ackerman
When Kirsten Haglund took the Miss America crown in 2008, she had been starving herself for years
Jesus would back gay marriage
Gene Robinson
I'm an Anglican bishop and know what the Bible says about marriage. It has nothing to do with one man, one woman
What’s wrong with “vanilla”?
Tracy Clark-Flory
The sexually progressive community isn't always that enlightened when it comes to non-kinky sexualities
What does “outsider artist” even mean?
Jillian Steinhauer
Wendy Vainity's creepy 3D animations raise questions about the distinction between outsider art and just plain art
Beating the drug war
Russ Belville
Most pot smokers never get arrested. So, what are they doing right? A quick guide to getting stoned, jail-free
Lady mags are empowering?
Tracy Clark-Flory
A new study suggests that reading Cosmo actually makes women prioritize female pleasure
Sins of a good Mormon boy
Adam Streeter
Each year, the church asked me the same question: "Do you touch yourself?" Each year I lied, and hated myself more
Conservatives killed the liberal arts
Katie Billotte
Destroying the humanities -- and the notion of informed citizenship -- is part of the conservative agenda
Clinton’s no liberal hero
Matt Stoller
The former president is suddenly at the center of the 2012 race. Have we forgotten how he screwed the economy?
Rethinking “Cosmopolis”
Cornel Bonca
Widely dismissed upon release, the novel has re-emerged as proof that Don DeLillo is an artist-prophet
Sympathy for Kate Middleton
Mary Elizabeth Williams
A tabloid spread of topless photos backfires royally as the public rallies around the duchess
Nine TV shows that skewer the right
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd
"The Mindy Project" is just the latest put-down that conservatives can't ignore
Can plastic bags save the planet?
Nick Welsh
Stephen Joseph's Save the Plastic Bag Coalition maintains that they're good for the environment -- and the economy
Behind the David Foster Wallace myth
Kyle Minor
The audiobook of D.T. Max's new biography makes a sad ending all the more shocking
Joyce Carol Oates: Romney’s ghastly!
Michele Filgate
In a Salon Q&A, the icon calls Mitt "ghastly," defends disbelief and guides us through her six-decade career
Kate Hudson rescues “Glee”
Willa Paskin
No, really. For at least one episode, a celebrity cameo actually works
Hollywood of hate
Matt Duss
The film that set off deadly riots has plenty of peers. Welcome to the Islamophobic entertainment industry
“The Wire” is NOT like Dickens
Laura Miller
Stop comparing the HBO series to Victorian novels, already!
Has Martin Amis gone soft?
Brian Finney
His newest novel, which treads similar ground as "Money," features an oddly sentimental turn
California’s rampant farm-labor abuse
Tracie McMillan
A new case exposes a thorny legal question: Who's responsible for sub-contracted labor exploitation?
Hamm lets it all hang out
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The actor proves that male stars can get in on the wardrobe malfunction act. For that, we thank him
Should a teacher breast-feed in class?
Mary Elizabeth Williams
A professor sparks debate when she breast-feeds her baby during a lecture -- but that's not what she did wrong
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