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The first female superheroes
Michael Dooley
An underground comics artist talks about feminist opposition to her work and the history of women cartoonists
Five pop culture items we missed
Drew Grant
Today's catch: Ryan Gosling takes over the world, "Lost" reveals its secrets, and "Glee" fails to graduate
Tween nostalgia: Closing the time gap of pop longing
Drew Grant
Is the ever-faster speed of retro culture hindering the creativity of new generations?
Norway suspect’s first hearing ends
Ian Macdougall, Louise Nordstrom
A judge denies Anders Behring Breivik a public stage by closing the court to the public
The authenticity trap
Amanda Petrusich
The 27-year-old's addictions took her life, but gave her credibility music fans crave
The power of the letter “o”
Mirko Ilic
A look at movie posters that take advantage of the vowel's design potential
Judge and jury
Erin Keane
Should novelists double as book critics? Suddenly one prominent
reviewer -- and author -- isn't so sure
The swashbuckling world of pirates
Megan Cytron
From Hong Kong to North Carolina, check out the spots where these romanticized vagabonds left their mark
The science behind disgust
Mandy Van Deven
From dead bodies to pickles, the things that gross us out reveal a great deal about us. An expert explains
Amy Winehouse’s death leaves legacy, continues curse
Drew Grant
The British soul singer said "no, no, no" to rehab. Now she's the latest member of music's tragic "27 Club"
Pop Torn: 10 pieces of pop culture we’re feeling iffy about
Drew Grant
This week we're on the fence about Marilyn Monroe's sex tape, mice with superbrains, and another Ryan Gosling flick
“Myth of the American Sleepover”: An exquisite teenage dream
Andrew O'Hehir
Wistful, romantic and clear-sighted, "Myth of the American Sleepover" blends Scott Fitzgerald and John Hughes
Five pop culture items we missed
Drew Grant
Today's catch: "Machete" in space, the loss of Barbie's founder,
and Dreamworks' fighting words
“Friends With Benefits”: Justin and Mila in the other, other sex-pals movie
Andrew O'Hehir
Snappy dialogue, pop-culture inside jokes and great supporting characters -- but the formula's still lame
A wistful farewell
David Daley
Erica Jong, Ann Patchett and 12 other writers give their take on the downfall of the controversial book chain
The art of Playboy
Nicole Torres
From sexy centerfolds to artsy nude spreads, a New York gallery highlights images from the magazine's history
In defense of weeds
Barbara Spindel
A new book explores why we have such profound hatred for the maligned plants
Five pop culture items we missed
Drew Grant
Today's catch: Miley nets Marine invite, "Twilight" sex scenes and a hip-hop tribute to Otis Redding
Juan Williams, Fox employee, calls NPR “white”
Alex Pareene
The professional "political correctness" victim's new workplace throws much more diverse parties, apparently
Did Old Navy clone Kim Kardashian?
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The reality star sues over a look-alike ad
Cenk Uygur and the ethos of corporate-owned media
Glenn Greenwald
The removal of the belligerent critic of both parties reveals the implicit content constraints at media outlets
My guilty obsession with swastikas
Steven Heller
I'm ashamed of my interest in the symbol, but as a designer I'm fascinated by the Nazi icon's enduring power
Five pop culture items we missed
Drew Grant
Today's catch: China bites into fake Apple, Colbert gets real for gay teens, Shakespeare as you've never heard it
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