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The brilliant colors of August
Jude Stewart
From blue lobsters to rainbow houses, we look at late summer's most striking hues
A bloody take on the alphabet
Steven Heller
A new illustrated typeface uses images of weaponry to comment on the world's armed conflicts
Does ’50s music still matter?
Robert Christgau
New books and tribute albums reassess the decade's influence in rock 'n' roll
Five pop culture items we missed
Emma Mustich
Jane Lynch hawks her memoir, vampire fans flock to the Pacific Northwest (again), and Gadhafi takes another hit
Apple’s cool is no liberal triumph
Andrew Leonard
Steve Jobs may have hippie street cred, but his company doesn't owe its success to left-wing values
How Ray Bradbury became a literary icon
Adam Kirsch
A new book explores the acclaimed sci-fi writer's rise to fame -- and how he helped make a genre cool
Graphics from an old-school music festival
J.J. Sedelmaier
A look at creatively designed posters and programs from America's original outdoor concert organization
Five pop culture items we missed
Emma Mustich
"The Glee Project" is over, "Ghost" is on its way to Broadway, and cassette tapes are kicked out of the Concise OED
How did Rocky and Drago avoid steroid testing?
David Sirota
We finally learned how "Back to the Future's" Doc and Marty met. It's time solve these other '80s movie mysteries
The colorful world of forgotten trains
J.J. Sedelmaier
A look at the distinctively designed Electroliners that once ran on Chicago's North Shore Line
The Christian right’s “dominionist” strategy
Sarah Posner
The emergence of Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann as top presidential candidates is a story 30 years in the making
What asexuals reveal about sex
Tracy Clark-Flory
They may have no interest in doing the deed, but they do help expose the nuance of sexuality and desire
Are dark fairy tales more authentic?
Emma Mustich
Disney and others are chasing dollars, not keeping it real, one expert argues
Fascinating Solzhenitsyn story makes English debut
Elif Batuman
A newly translated story by the Russian master asks elegant, timeless questions
What are Murdoch’s American misdeeds?
Barry Neild
As Britain's phone hacking scandal broadens, we investigate News Corp.'s dirty laundry in the U.S.
Why do vegetarian products glorify meat?
David Sirota
When my son asks about why we don't eat meat, I'll blame Tofurky and veggie bacon
Five pop culture items we missed
Drew Grant
Today's catch: "Star Trek" slash fic, James Franco "art" brings down wrath of gods on gallery, and more!
The fascinating contradictions of Bill Plympton
Drew Grant
In an interview, the Oscar-nominated animator encourages artists to work the fringes and stay true to themselves
What makes people happy?
Ellen Shapiro
An acclaimed graphic designer turns the lens on his own life as he works on a film exploring this eternal question
The bully the GOP has been waiting for
Gene Lyons
The cowboy archetype runs so deep in American culture that even George W. Bush couldn't ruin it
Five pop culture items we missed
Drew Grant
Today's catch: Gwyneth Paltrow is a 9/11 hero, Gerard Depardieu pees on people, and "Lone Ranger" nixes werewolves
Redefining pedophilia with pedophiles’ help
Tracy Clark-Flory
"Minor-attracted persons" say we need to rethink how the mental illness is defined -- and some experts agree
What the weekend box-office numbers leave out
Emma Mustich
Film fans want to know who's up and who's down every Monday, but the revenue numbers never tell the whole story
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