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Government shutdown averted as House approves $4 billion in cuts

David Espo
Short-term solution grants lawmakers and White House two weeks to set spending levels through Sept. 30th

Frank Rich leaving New York Times for New York magazine

Peter Finocchiaro
The popular columnist is leaving The Times after three decades, will be editor-at-large at New York magazine

Last U.S. veteran of World War I passes away

Vicki Smith
The 110-year-old man, who passed away in West Virginia, was 16 when he enlisted nearly a century ago

Seymour Hersh and the men who want him committed

Matthew Phelan
A venerable publication launches a ridicule campaign against one of America's top investigative journalists

Pop Torn: 10 pieces of culture we’re feeling iffy about

Drew Grant
"30 Rock," Charlie Sheen and ice cream made out of breast milk. Here is everything we're conflicted about this week

Salon’s Academy Awards of Viral Video

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Who needs the Oscars when you've got insane clowns and cats in boxes? Introducing our ceremony of online excellence

“30 Rock” takes on feminist hypocrisy — and its own

Rebecca Traister
The show skewers Jezebel, sexy female stand-ups, lame period jokes -- and we all win

Our culture of avarice

David Sirota
Two public pay standards, one statement of values

Dr. Dre not actually responsible for Burning Man sucking

Drew Grant
A "recently discovered" letter from the music mogul is a hilarious read -- but probably a hoax

Earliest human remains found in U.S. Arctic

Randolph E. Schmid
Archaeologists uncover startling discovery that reveals behavioral habits of first human inhabitants

Government shutdown: No way out for GOP

Andrew Leonard
The Republican decision to turn the budget fight into a culture war makes it impossible to cut a backroom deal

Will the Tea Parties rise up against gay rights?

Alex Pareene
Polls show a movement of people with very conservative social views, and Fox is already telling them to get mad

Obama sets a marriage trap — for Republicans

Linda Hirshman
If the GOP wants to fight him on DOMA, they'll have to do it in court, where logic outweighs emotion

Arcade Fire and fans go on the offensive post-Grammy win

Drew Grant
Are you still angry about album of the year going to some hipster no-name band? Time to get over it

Moammar Gadhafi according to pop culture

Adam Clark Estes
From "Naked Gun" to "Family Guy": A quick mashup of our favorite Moammar cameos

Why we shouldn’t give “Golden Voice” Ted Williams a reality show

Drew Grant
America is not done with its favorite homeless person yet. But it should be

“V”: How to fix ABC’s struggling alien invasion series

Matt Zoller Seitz
"V" is slick, serious fun, but lacks the ambition and intensity of great science fiction

Nic Rad’s “Celebritist Manifesto”: James Franco fan art becomes actual art-art

Drew Grant
One artist explains why the country's hardest-working celebrity is good for us. (Somehow, this involves Borges)

My son, the pink boy

Sarah Hoffman
Moms ask if my "feminine" son is gay. Strangers tell me I'm being too permissive. Here's what they don't understand

The NYT’s journalistic obedience

Glenn Greenwald
The paper of record once again withholds key information because the government tells it to

Introducing: Pop-savvy health advice

Rahul Parikh
A new column to disinfect unhealthy cultural myths. First up: "The Office" misinterprets the hygiene hypothesis

Texas poised to pass bill allowing guns on campus

Jim Vertuno
The Lone Star state would be just the second to allow concealed handguns at universities

“Pleasure Bound”: The Victorian era’s kinky side

Tracy Clark-Flory
An expert talks about 19th century London's flagellation brothels, pornography and sexual revolutionaries

Men feel the vibe too

Tracy Clark-Flory
Once seen as a threat to masculinity, straight men are finding that sex toys give them some sexual swagger
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