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What I learned about China for my son’s wedding
Ellen Shapiro
Before designing the invitations for his Beijing nuptials, I needed to find out more about the culture
Being a prude in a family of libertines
Molly Jong-Fast
My mother is famous for writing about women and sex. Why did I choose a life so different from hers?
Obama cracks down on abuses by big-city police departments
Justin Elliott
In shift from Bush, Obama's DOJ is aggressively investigating police departments accused of civil rights violations
What’s behind America’s love of barbecue?
Felisa Rogers
Even George Washington couldn't turn down a good cookout. Why are we so drawn to open flame?
The Arabic alphabet made easy
Buzz Poole
After struggling with cross-cultural issues, a Lebanese designer gives the tricky script a new spin
“Intern Nation”: Are we exploiting a generation of workers?
Jacob Sugarman
An unpaid apprenticeship is a staple of recession America. Is this an outrage -- or a smart way of doing business?
The world’s coolest urban adventures
Megan Cytron
From paragliding over Cape Town to climbing a mountain in Santiago, we explore wilderness in unexpected places
Why I’m still hot for my wife
Lawrence Bush
After the Schwarzenegger and Strauss-Kahn scandals, I'm starting to feel like the odd man out. But am I?
Sourdough, the frontier way
Felisa Rogers
My dad's old pals teach me about bread cultures as we fire up loaves in a scavenged, wood-burning oven
Pop Torn: 10 pieces of culture we’re feeling iffy about
Drew Grant
From "True Blood" to Mark Zuckerberg killing a goat to a purse made out of jerky, this week is all about meat
The truth about Rick Perry’s “Texas miracle”
Andrew Leonard
In a state where keeping taxes low is holy writ, there's nowhere to go but down when the economy tanks
Are we ready for two women at once?
Steve Kornacki
How Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann could make history in 2012
I was a 17-year-old pornographer
Steven Heller
When we started a sex paper to subsidize our political one, we never dreamed the D.A. would get involved
When whites say, “What about me?”
Joan Walsh
New research shows a big jump in white Americans saying they face racism. What are we missing here?
The smartest, most courageous politicians in the world*
Alex Pareene
*at least according to Beltway pundits
Advertising’s sexual obsession with flight
Mirko Ilic
From Navy boys on missiles to pinup girls on planes, we explore a design love affair
“Tabloid City”: A love letter to old New York
Barbara Spindel
Pete Hamill's new novel "Tabloid City" is a cross between a murder thriller and a sentimental elegy to a lost time
The problem with bad guy heroes
David Sirota
From pirates to gangsters, kids are bombarded with mixed messages about who gets idolized and who gets demonized
Design’s top names tackle the number 17
J.C. Gabel
As part of a new exhibit, the number gets a makeover. We talk to the curator about what it all means
Iran slams Cannes for Von Trier Nazi ban
Associated Press
Iranian deputy culture minister Javad Shamaqdari blasts Cannes for banishing filmmaker after Nazi rant
Obamas welcomed at Buckingham Palace
Julie Pace
First couple receive a 41-gun salute after tour of the royal residence, where they will stay for two nights
Radio host: Judgment day actually coming this fall
Garance Burke
Undeterred by this Saturday's distinct lack of a Rapture, Harold Camping adjusts his end-of-world forecast
David Brooks’ political dream
Glenn Greenwald
Like many members of the political establishment, the NYT columnist hates debates and the common folk
What color is the letter “E”?
Jude Stewart
I was born with synesthesia, a condition that is fascinating to talk about -- but challenging to explain
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