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A taste of Burning Man in the Balkans
Aaron Kenedi
In a region plagued with economic uncertainty, a week-long arts festival encourages marketable creativity
Five pop culture items we missed
Drew Grant
Today's catch includes: The real difference between Mac and PC users, Hef's fiancee walks out, and more!
“Page One”: Will the New York Times survive?
Andrew O'Hehir
Follow the Gray Lady's navel-gazing reporters in this oddly compelling movie, which ends with a real cliffhanger
What line between civilian and military authority?
William Astore
An increasingly powerful Pentagon is taking over the culture of Washington
The woman who started the Civil War
Teresa Cotsirilos
Q&A: Historian David Reynolds discusses Harriet Beecher Stowe's famous novel and the controversy that won't die
The women who are changing design
Steven Heller
A new exhibit looks at the defining professional moments in the careers of seven female graphic artists
Did the stars of “16 and Pregnant” talk to a doctor?
Rahul Parikh
Adolescent medicine can be a legal minefield, but we need confidential consultations to keep teens healthy
The hidden power of typography
Stephanie Orma
A designer talks about the "ultimate form of communication" and what you can learn from setting type by hand
The decline of the pseudonym
Carmela Ciuraru
False names have allowed many famous writers to make a new start -- but the digital era is changing that
How common is infidelity, anyway?
Tracy Clark-Flory
The Weiner scandal demands a hard look at the research. It's as (predictably) disturbing as you'd think
Pop Torn: 10 pieces of cultural ambivalence
Drew Grant
This week we're on the fence about: Cat lady dating videos, Kim Kardashian's honor, and Shia LaBeouf taking a stand
Five pop culture items we missed
Drew Grant
Today's catch includes a Baldwin tweet, William and Kate's return, the best viral video talking about viral videos
“Indiana Jones” celebrates 30th anniversary this weekend
Drew Grant
June 12 marks three decades since the release of "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Here's how we're paying tribute
“Trollhunter”: Evil lurks in the woods of Norway!
Andrew O'Hehir
The delightful faux-documentary "Trollhunter" exposes the horrible truth behind "The Billy Goats Gruff"
The man who makes your old newspapers into art
Ellen Shapiro
For 25 years, a self-taught Caribbean sculptor has been shaping consumer waste into beautiful papier-mache pieces
“The Trip”: Steve Coogan’s sly, hilarious road movie
Andrew O'Hehir
Pick of the week: Two British comics on a fine-dining tour in a side-splitting, casually brilliant guy flick
Five pop culture items we missed
Drew Grant
Today's catch includes: Obama and "iCarly," a site that lets you pay away your shame, and a new wallflower perk
How would Weiner do on Grindr?
Thomas Rogers
The congressman's photos may have been embarrassing, but on gay hook-up sites, they would have fit right in
Everything you know about the Civil War is wrong
Joan Walsh
Almost. Historian David Goldfield exposes how evangelical Protestants turned a conflict into a bloody conflagration
“Super 8”: J.J. Abrams’ fake Spielberg movie is real fun
Andrew O'Hehir
J.J. Abrams expertly mimics Spielberg in this loving tribute to '70s cinema and childhood
When a designer should turn down a client
David Sherwin
It's tempting to say yes to every offer. Here's my guide to when and how to say no
Five pop culture items we missed
Drew Grant
Today's catch: James Franco's album, "Knocked Up's" follow-up, "Glee" cast member's new book, and more
Oh no, Bachmann and Palin are fighting
Alex Pareene
Ed Rollins claims the Minnesota Tea Party heroine is just as cute but twice as smart as her competition from Alaska
Sarah Palin’s vacation from history
Nancy Isenberg, Andrew Burstein
Her constant mangling of our history is indicative of nothing so much as the state of America's celebrity culture
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