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Beijing’s lessons for our future
Jacob Sugarman
After the budget crisis, our rival has never loomed larger. A writer explains why it's time to understand China
Pick of the week: Rapturous 19th-century soap “Mysteries of Lisbon”
Andrew O'Hehir
Pick of the week: "Mysteries of Lisbon" transports us into a gorgeous universe of adultery, betrayal, coincidence
Is there hope for books?
Buzz Poole
A man who champions reading talks about our changing concept of books and how we can keep people interested in them
Five pop culture items we missed
Drew Grant
Today's catch: "Mad Men" meets cult comedy, Terry Richardson
meets Liza, and marathons meet zombies
The endlessly bizarre duality of New Jersey
Jen A. Miller
"Jersey Shore" and "Boardwalk Empire." Bon Jovi and the Boss. As MTV's hit returns, making sense of the cheesy/cool
“Star Wars” with street cred
Drew Grant
Slide show: We talk to artist Nicholas Hyde about George Lucas' influence on contemporary graphics culture
Amanda Knox’s captivating womanhood
Nina Burleigh
The world was gripped by her murder trial -- but for many Italians, it was her femininity that held the appeal
New fonts from a legendary designer
Paul Shaw
We talk to a famed type director about what inspires his work and take a look at his latest typefaces
Five pop culture items we missed
Drew Grant
Today's catch: SpongeBob makes an enemy of Fox News, Spielberg's movie list in doubt, and a post-Baldwin "30 Rock"
The Tea Party is bigger than the South
Ed Kilgore
Movement conservatism's conquest of the GOP is a national story, not a regional one
GOP congressman says free birth control will end the human race
Natasha Lennard
...and other extreme responses to new guidelines for women's healthcare coverage
When the rapist is a she
Tracy Clark-Flory
A child support case brings to light a man's rape accusation against his high school girlfriend
What makes a great illustration
Stephanie Orma
A look at the colorful work of an artist whose drawings appear in publications ranging from Wired to the NYT
Five pop culture items we missed
Drew Grant
Today's catch: Another "Friday Night Lights" film, "The Firm" as a TV show, and Von Trier going hardcore
Indie film discovers sci-fi spectacle
Andrew O'Hehir
"Bellflower" is a bellwether, as young directors add real explosiveness to coming-of-age stories
The Tea Party, the debt ceiling, and white Southern extremism
Michael Lind
The goal, methods and passions of the Tea Party in the House are all characteristic of the radical Southern right
Where design and technology meet
Ellen Shapiro
A look inside a new space developed to bring together the next generation of creative entrepreneurs
The music business’s real shady history
Robert Christgau
From Ice-T's memoir to a history of the Memphis club scene, four new books explore the dark side of the art form
Why is Spain still protecting bullfighting?
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The prime minister declares it an "artistic discipline" -- but it's still cruelty
Five pop culture items we missed
Drew Grant
Today's catch: MTV celebrates its third decade, Kitler finds a home and slightly disturbing "Game of Thrones" craft
Al Jazeera’s slow crawl onto US television
Natasha Lennard
The celebrated channel will now air in New York, but still can't get national distribution
The intersection of food, design and politics
August Heffner
A look at how a group of radical thinkers in '60s San Francisco used food as part of their art and message
The many faces of “Humiliation”
Kerry Lauerman
A culture critic flashes the world his own personal shame -- and gives us a good look at our own
How we became a nation of warriors
Stephen Glain
Over the last century, militarism has warped our foreign policy -- and our soul. Can the budget crisis save them?
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