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Gay marriage won’t be mandatory
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Catholic bishops and a crazy campaign ad exploit an imagined gay menace. It's comical, but they're not kidding
Get off Kate Middleton’s back, Katie Couric
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Katie Couric makes an offhand, undermining remark about Middleton's weight, and joins the mean body-snarking wars
Putin stokes culture wars
Dan Peleschuk
The president is seeking to secure a loyal base of supporters by polarizing Russian society
In defense of Katie Roiphe
Meghan Daum
Her new book hits shelves today. Maybe it's time to re-examine all the blogospheric axe-grinding at her expense
America’s new culture of corruption
Paul Campos
In America today, crime pays -- if you're powerful. Just look at the MF Global and CIA torture cases
Do gay couples have happier kids?
Jessica Valenti
Studies show that the traditional nuclear family is not better. It's a dying model -- and that's a good thing
D.T. Max discusses David Foster Wallace
Scott Timberg
David Foster Wallace was the most exciting writer of his generation. A new biography examines his troubled life
Retta’s incredible Twitter feed
Willa Paskin
"Parks and Recreation's" Donna on the show and her TV-centric Twitter feed, which you should be reading
Is piracy a radical force?
Gavin Mueller
From Blackbeard to Kim Dotcom, a look at piracy's place in capitalist society
Can the black middle class survive?
Steven Gray
Obama's in the Oval Office but the black bourgeoisie is foundering, including the author
How should we treat addiction?
Joe Schrank
The leader of the largest alternative to AA sounds off on why 12 steps shouldn't be the only model for sobriety
Mitt vs. biz distrust
Bruce Schulman
We're historically reluctant to elect business heads to the top office. Will our free-market adoration change that?
Drugs, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll
Alexander Zaitchik
Mexican pop stars have updated the drug ballad with a gangsta-rap feel. But the guns and criminal ties are real
Accused student: Harvard “out for blood”
Alex Halperin
As a cheating scandal roils Harvard, an implicated student tells Salon the university is looking for scapegoats
Interview: Keanu Reeves on “the end of film”
Andrew O'Hehir
In an exclusive interview, the "Matrix" star talks about his fascinating documentary on the digital revolution
My Icelandic adventure
Ben Valentine
I came from New York looking for a change of pace. What I found was nothing short of remarkable
Are online nudie pics an art form?
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd
It's time to radically rethink the way we approach nude images sent through social media
Republicans vs. straw men
Irin Carmon
It was every reporter's challenge at the RNC: How do you engage voters when their politicians tell outright lies?
China goes long
Andrew Crawford
An inside look at the country's burgeoning American football culture
Teen heroin use on the rise
Tony O'Neill
And more and more opiates are available over the counter. Just another way the War on Drugs is missing the mark
Mitt Romney, man of mystery
John Powers
For someone who wants to be president, he sure is reluctant to reveal much about himself
Cheating scandal rocks Harvard
Alex Halperin
Scores of students are suspected of cheating on a final exam. In email Dean calls it "deeply disturbing"
“2016”: Dinesh D’Souza’s demented anti-Obama crusade
Andrew O'Hehir
In the surprise documentary hit, he spins a suspiciously personal conspiracy theory. So let's put him on the couch
Communists, mathematicians and temps
Kyle Minor
In Josh Kornbluth's "Red Diaper Baby" monologues, all things devolve to the absurd
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