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When brothers share a canvas
Michael Dooley
We talk to a collaborating artistic duo about finding inspiration in everything from laundromats to pigeon poop
Five pop culture items we missed
Drew Grant
Today's catch includes: "True Blood's" Sam Trammell with kittens, Ryan Adams being metal, and Woody's latest film
Keith Olbermann is back tonight (with Michael Moore and Kos)
Alex Pareene
Will it be a better Countdown, or Air America 2? Tune in!
The Supreme Court sides with Wal-Mart
Natasha Lennard
Why the court ruled against a group of female employees and what it means for the the rights of workers everywhere
Could flogging solve our prison crisis?
Mandy Van Deven
One expert argues that the whip is a more humane punishment than our overcrowded jails. We ask him why
Does a brain quirk foster creativity?
Jude Stewart
From Kandinsky to Nabokov, many artists have had synesthesia, a condition where people assign colors to letters
Close encounters of a tired kind
Matt Zoller Seitz
Despite promising elements, TNT's "Falling Skies" is a rehash of played-out alien invasion tropes
The forgotten treasures of Gen-X childhood
Brian Bellmont
Slide show: From Malibu Barbie to unsafe playground equipment, the toys and trends that defined the 1970s and '80s
Is “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” a force for good?
Michael O'Donnell
A new book reassesses the controversial anti-slavery novel and explores its mixed legacy
Pop Torn: 10 pieces of culture we’re feeling iffy about
Drew Grant
We're on the fence about: Cats that act like dogs, Justin Timberlake's drug use, Tom Cruise's singing and more
The Corner: All culture is devious propaganda
Alex Pareene
Liberals have been destroying the American family 30 minutes at a time, according to Ben Shapiro
Five pop culture items we missed
Drew Grant
Today's catch includes: Jason Sudeikis dishing about masturbation and a "Lost" actor wishing he was on "True Blood
How “Game of Thrones” slew all comers
Matt Zoller Seitz
The HBO drama's patient approach to storytelling pays off with one of the best first seasons ever
Greek crisis eases after government reshuffle
Elena Becatoros, Derek Gatopoulos
Germany also appears ready to provide billions more in aid to the debt-ridden country
Greek PM replaces finance minister
Elena Becatoros
Move is part of a broad cabinet reshuffle designed to counter widespread anger over new austerity measures
The next generation in personal websites
Carlo Esperito
We talk to the creators of a new site about how they're transcending the notion of a Web community
Five pop culture items we missed
Drew Grant
Today's catch includes: A new role for Taylor Kitsch, a perfume like none you've ever smelled, and more!
The Weiner resignation: our political system in a nutshell
Glenn Greenwald
The Congressman is forced out of office. Bush and Cheney - torture, illegal eavesdropping, Iraq -- were not
How the cult of individualism is ruining baseball
David Sirota
A study suggests many fans would rather see a superstar break records than watch their team win the World Series
The entrancing beginnings of an acclaimed designer
Steven Heller
Mirko Ilic's work as an illustrator and art director in the US made him famous. A new book shows how he started out
Just how high can Michele Bachmann fly?
Steve Kornacki
She's better at playing this game than many of us thought. But she still flunks the Pat Robertson test
Five pop culture items we missed
Drew Grant
Today's catch includes: A "Muholland Drive" nightclub, Louis C.K.'s Twitter rage, and a LeAnn Rimes non-sex tape
How the “South Park” guys became an American institution
Matt Zoller Seitz
Trey Parker and Matt Stone's potty-mouthed genius has made them into our country's greatest living humorists
Why do liberals hate freedom so much?
Andrew Leonard
... and other mysteries from a Koch-funded study that ranks the 50 states according to how "free" they are
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