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Palestine’s losing battle for land
Sandy Tolan
The U.N. could soon recognize it as a state, but Israel is swallowing more and more of its territory
Remembering R.E.M.
David Daley
Updated with new reminisces by Rhett Miller (the Old 97s), Dave Eggers, Matthew Sweet and the Feelies' Glenn Mercer
The incredible vanishing Michele Bachmann
Gene Lyons
Her demise following her HPV blunder shows how consent gets manufactured on the pseudo-populist Republican right
The latex fox and the leather hound
Tracy Clark-Flory
What happens when animal roleplayers gather in the woods? A kinky game of hide-and-seek that's actually pretty tame
Inking my daughter’s wedding invitations
Doug Katz
As we collaborated on the design, it gave us an opportunity to bond over the joys of calligraphy
“The Rogue” embodies the art of the hatchet job
Matt Dallek
Joe McGinniss' new book gives Palin critics new ammunition, but also helps deepen the image of her as media victim
Does “Weekend” mark a new direction for gay cinema?
Andrew O'Hehir
Frank, sexy and smart, "Weekend" portrays 21st-century gay life, not the usual movie cliches
Pop culture, according to Jon Huntsman
John Peck
In one week, the former Utah governor has referenced Nirvana, Wayne's World and Led Zeppelin. What might be next?
The miseducation of the president
Joan Walsh
Ron Suskind describes a leader pulled off course by his staff. But we still don't know where Obama wants to take us
Street art you can touch
Jonathan Greenblatt
These "flaming cacti" are part of an effort to transform New York City into a fun, healthy urban space
In Lance Black’s “8” drama overrules the courts
Linda Hirshman
"8," Dustin Lance Black's play about the marriage trial, reenacts a pivotal moment in a revolutionary movement
Why Charlie Sheen is still winning
Matt Zoller Seitz
"Two and a Half Men" replacement Ashton Kutcher can't compete with pop culture's smirking prince of darkness
Is the purple president turning blue?
Michael Lind
Obama's new rhetoric counts, even if it's insincere campaign rhetoric
A problematic new typography book
Paul Shaw
This history of letter design looks appealing, but it's full of factual errors and snotty put-downs
The portfolios that shaped graphic design
Steven Heller
The Design and Paper series provided an idea forum for a transitioning industry
The beauty economy
Cary Tennis
I was a nerdy frog who became a princess. Now I see the power, but also the price, of being beautiful
Has Neal Stephenson become too accessible?
Andrew Leonard
Sci-fi geeks flock to the master's wildly complex novels -- but his latest, "Reamde," is maddeningly conventional
Buying stock in love
Tracy Clark-Flory
Have harsh financial times led to cynical calculations about romance?
The enduring myth of George Orwell
Adam Kirsch
A new book examines the legendary status the "1984" author has achieved since his death
The theft of the American pension
Thomas Rogers
In the last decade, the country's biggest companies have raided worker benefits for profit. An expert explains how
A sexually transmitted virus that’s nothing to be ashamed about
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Writer Ayelet Waldman leads the charge against Michele Bachmann and skittishness about the virus
The collegiate drug hypocrisy
David Sirota
Schools like Colorado University have a no-tolerance policy for pot, but they turn a blind eye to binge drinking
In defense of the baseball novel
Mike Doherty
Baseball has a grand literary tradition. Why does the acclaimed book "The Art of Fielding" not want any part of it?
My sister the narcissist blows up another marriage
Cary Tennis
It's her third divorce and it looks like the Big One
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