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Maksim Gelman, of Brooklyn, who is accused of going on a 28-hour stabbing rampage through New York City, center, is lead by officers outside the 61st Precinct in the Brooklyn borough of New York Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/David Karp) (AP)

NYC stabbing spree fits no mold; suspect indicted

Colleen Long
Authorities struggle to make sense of grisly crime spree with no easy explanations

The political firestorm over Planned Parenthood cuts

Peter Finocchiaro
Pundits on all sides of the aisle are having a field day dissecting the decision to ax Planned Parenthood funding

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

Drew Grant
From "Glee" to Goop to Justin Bieber on "CSI," here is everything we're conflicted about in pop culture right now
A razor clam

The utter ridiculousness of hip food trends

Eddie Huang
A chef describes how suddenly hot ingredients -- like razor clams -- hurt the consumer in the end
Former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith appears at a news conference to announce the formation of her foundation to help men and women embroiled in high profile, controversial scandals, at Planet Hollywood, Beverly Hills, August 13. Stars Against Scandals (S.A.S.S.) kicked off fund raising efforts by auctioning off a weekend get away at the Republic of Cuervo Gold, an eight acre island in the British Virgin Islands. FSP/SV/AA (© Rose Prouser / Reuters)

Anna Nicole Smith returns from the dead

Mary Elizabeth Williams
The big blonde Texan is now the subject of a big British opera. Is it exploitation or a tragedy for our time?
Tomato, Many Complementary Flavors from the restaurant Alinea

America: It’s time to win the future (of cooking vegetables)

Francis Lam
Meat debauchery was so 2010 (and every year before that). Chefs are having fun with vegetables, and you can too
Padma Lakshmi in a Carl's Jr. ad

Hollywood’s obsession with tiny women, big meals

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Stars are increasingly being pressured to show off their appetites while staying skinny. It's time for it to stop

How 480 characters unraveled my career

Nir Rosen
My tweets about Lara Logan cost me my job and humiliated my family. Here's what I meant to say
Christopher Newsom and Channon Christian in a still from "Sins and Secrets"

“Sins and Secrets”: The perfect antidote to the sleazy crime show

Matt Zoller Seitz
The surprisingly intelligent new show "Sins and Secrets" is a travel series built around shocking murders

Rape, Murder and SWAG: What you need to know about Jimmy Fallon’s musical guests, Odd Future

Drew Grant
How 19-year-old Tyler the Creator and Odd Future went from rapping about raping to last night's mainstream show
Our great and fearless leader.

What celebrities should fill out Ashton Kutcher’s Popchip cabinet?

Drew Grant
The non-appointed head of pop has begun a search for his vice president. We help him decide the rest of his staff
"X-Files" drama in 2001

10-year time capsule: When “The X-Files” changed TV fandom

Drew Grant
In a new flashback series, we revisit the show's downward spiral -- and the howls of rage it provoked

A “House” actress’s chilling pro-choice ad

Mary Elizabeth Williams
In a new campaign, Lisa Edelstein illustrates the stark price of cutting back abortion rights

Taste testing Bugles, Funyuns, Munchos and Smartfood

Francis Lam
What happened to horn-shaped corn chips? Or Funyuns, Munchos and Smartfood? I'm revisiting some salty old friends

Why Robert Reich’s 70 percent tax rate isn’t helpful

Andrew Leonard
Like it or not, Reagan changed this country. Demanding that history be rolled back won't help the economy
The American University of Iraq. Inset: Lynn Cheney.

The empire strikes again

Russ Baker, Kristina Borjesson
Sex, oil, chaos and corruption at the American University of Iraq
This photo, taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran shows an Iranian protestor throwing stone at ant-riot police officers, during an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Feb. 14, 2011. Eyewitnesses report that sporadic clashes have erupted in central Tehran's Enghelab or Revolution square between security forces and opposition protesters. The demonstrators were chanting "death to the dictator," referring to the country's hardline president that the opposition believes was reelected through fraud in 2009. (AP Photo) EDITORS NOTE AS A RESULT OF AN OFFICIAL IRANIAN GOVERNMENT BAN ON FOREIGN MEDIA COVERING SOME EVENTS IN IRAN, THE AP WAS PREVENTED FROM INDEPENDENT ACCESS TO THIS EVENT (AP)

Iranian lawmakers: Opposition leaders should be put to death

Nasser Karimi
Iranian lawmakers call for harsh punishments as Obama decries Iranian government for use of force

Middle-earth according to Mordor

Laura Miller
A newly translated Russian novel retells Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" from the perspective of the bad guys
FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2010 file photo, a U.S. Navy crew hoists the Stars and Stripes on the USS George Washington during "Keen Sword" U.S.-Japan joint military exercise over the Pacific Ocean. Further U.S.-Japan drills are being held late January through early February in Japan. Even as American and Chinese leaders talked up the need for closer ties in two high-profile visits this month, the U.S. and its Asian allies are quietly boosting their defenses.(AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File) (AP)

Veterans say Pentagon mishandled rape cases

Kimberly Hefling
More than a dozen former service members file class-action lawsuit, saying Pentagon ignored sexual abuse complaints
Joel McHale and Gillian Jacobs in "Community."

Has “Community’s” Web content broken the fourth wall?

Drew Grant
TV's most meta show may be too smart to understand. Or maybe that's what creator Dan Harmon just wants you to think
Right: John W. Woods, partner in the firm of Hunton & Williams

More facts emerge about the leaked smear campaigns

Glenn Greenwald
New emails cause a Palantir employee to be placed on leave, and more focus is needed on Hunton & Williams

Vietnamese “shaking beef” with lime juice and garlic

Linda Shiue
Grab a wok and start shaking
Egyptian army military police and army soldiers form a line to clear protesters from the street and enable vehicles to pass in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. Egypt's military is taking down the makeshift tents of protesters who camped out on Tahrir Square in an effort to allow traffic and normal life to return to central Cairo. There were a few verbal altercations between soldiers and protesters Sunday morning as the tents were removed, but the process was generally peaceful. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) (AP)

Can the Egyptian people trust the army?

Justin Spees
A Middle East expert tells us whether we should be optimistic that military rule will actually work out this time
From the leaked report titled "The WikiLeaks Threat"

New information emerges on anti-WikiLeaks plot

Justin Elliott
Tech firm suspends employee involved in plan to attack WikiLeaks and Salon's Glenn Greenwald
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