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Elizabeth Warren’s gamble
Steve Kornacki
Can forceful advocacy for same-sex marriage and appeal to blue collar swing voters go hand-in-hand?
Pick of the week: A dazzling martial-arts sensation
Andrew O'Hehir
Pick of the week: Claustrophobic and intense, "The Raid" is a no-holds-barred instant action classic
Pop art’s proto-feminists
Michael Dooley
A new exhibit explores the gender politics of the movement's often overlooked women artists
TV’s greatest luxury good
Willa Paskin
"Mad Men" has a tiny audience, and yet our culture is obsessed -- because it makes us feel both smart and stylish
Who’s Mitt really conning?
Steve Kornacki
If the Etch A Sketch candidate becomes president, he won’t be able to ignore the right – even if he wants to
Street art revelations
Molly Tuttle
When I moved to L.A., I finally began to appreciate the urban mosaics that had long surrounded me
The sexual politics of “The Hunger Games”
Laurie Penny
The anticipated new movie and "Twilight" have one thing in common: It's women who have the power and passion
Parenting advice from George Clooney’s dad
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Nick Clooney explains how he raised Hollywood's socially aware icon
“Whitney’s” second coming
Willa Paskin
The NBC sitcom improved dramatically over the course of its first season — but not quite enough
Drawing “Pinocchio”
J.J. Sedelmaier
A fascinating book traces the work of an early Disney sketch artist
China stereotypes debunked
Sophie Roell
An expert talks about Western misconceptions and whether Mandarin could be the next global language
“The Hunger Games”: A lightweight Twi-pocalypse
Andrew O'Hehir
Jennifer Lawrence is spectacular in the spring's biggest movie -- but its vision of the future is addled and dumb
The golden age of print advertising
Steven Heller
These vintage window posters were once the first line of promotions for films, plays and dances
My fake online boyfriend
Sarah Hepola
Todd said he was an entrepreneur who played soccer in Europe. When I decided he was lying, the real deception began
New York’s hot new designer
Ellen Shapiro
A young German graphic artist talks about the point of view in his work and starting anew in the Big Apple
Matt Weiner: “Mad Men” is about today
Willa Paskin
Matt Weiner discusses the new season, the 9/11 ad controversy -- and what the show says about America, now
The evolution of death
Dick Teresi
Scientists remain surprisingly conflicted about what it means to die -- and it has big implications for us all
The unexpected lessons of Mexican food
Armando Montano
Nachos and burritos helped me understand my immigrant father and make sense of my strange biracial existence
Multiculturalism works
Lucy McKeon
The concept is increasingly being called a "failure" -- but in many places, it's thriving. Experts explain why
When home-grown was apolitical
Felisa Rogers
An 80-year-old Wisconsinite's recipe for parsnips recalls a time when healthy, home-cooked food wasn't a statement
Japan’s art deco interlude
Emma Mustich
Glimpse the breathtaking range of Japanese "deco era" art -- highbrow, lowbrow and everything in between
Mayor Bloomberg personally cheers up Goldman Sachs
Alex Pareene
Mayor Mike Bloomberg visits the firm's HQ to tell bankers that they're wonderful people and everyone loves them
Pick of the week: Will Ferrell’s incredibly strange Mexican adventure
Andrew O'Hehir
Pick of the week: Don't overthink it. Just enjoy the faux-'70s Mex-ploitation wonders of "Casa de Mi Padre"
That’s not the original Hulk!
Steven Brower
Even in books dedicated to his work, famed comic artist Jack Kirby's drawings never appear on the cover
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