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Rise of the celebrity stoner

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Lady Gaga, Seth Rogen, Zach Galifianakis: Why are so many stars being honest about lighting up?
James Franco with the Grammy he was not nominated for -- yet.

But where was James Franco?

Drew Grant
The ubiquitous actor made a rare non-appearance during the Grammys. But not for lack of trying

Send me no roses

Karen Templer
What's so romantic about the most impersonal gift there is?
An Algerian protester holds an Algerian flag as he walks in front of Police officers during a demonstration in Algiers, Algeria, Saturday Feb. 12, 2011. Some thousands of people defied a government ban on demonstrations and poured into the Algerian capital for a pro-democracy rally Saturday, a day after weeks of mass protests toppled Egypt's authoritarian leader. (AP Photo/Sidali Djarboub) (AP)

Twitter, Facebook shuttered as thousands protest in Algeria

Aomar Ouali
Thousand of pro-democracy protesters took to the streets in Algeria today

“The Truth About Grief: What’s wrong with a nation of mourners?

Claire Lambrecht
Our once-stoic culture has embraced public grief. An expert explains why it might be getting in the way of recovery
A program is sold outside Cowboy Stadium before the NFL football Super Bowl XLV game between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (AP)

The Super Bowl of socialism

David Sirota
The game began with a Reagan tribute, but ended with victory for pro sports' only publicly owned nonprofit team
A still from "Carancho"

“Carancho”: A bloody, sexy neo-noir from Argentina

Andrew O'Hehir
Pick of the week: A corrupt lawyer and a beautiful doctor get steamy on the mean streets of Buenos Aires
Jennifer Aniston (left) and Adam Sandler in "Just Go With It"

“Just Go With It”: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman and a sheep

Andrew O'Hehir
The comedian's latest film, "Just Go With It," offers poop jokes, boob jokes -- and Nicole Kidman hula dancing
Samuel L. Jackson in "The Sunset Limited"

“The Sunset Limited”: How to turn Cormac McCarthy into bad TV

Matt Zoller Seitz
Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson dazzle in the writer's "The Sunset Limited" -- but it's still a chatty mess
Channing Tatum in "The Eagle"

“The Eagle”: Channing Tatum vs. the savage Brits

Andrew O'Hehir
"The Eagle" turns a fascinating story from 2nd-century Britain into a politically correct new film

Texas schools nix Arabic classes over fears of Islam

Justin Elliott
A Texas school district has canceled some Arabic classes after complaints from parents about Islam
Ed Helms in "Cedar Rapids" (Zade Rosenthal)

“Cedar Rapids”: “The Office” meets “The Hangover” in Iowa’s sin city!

Andrew O'Hehir
In "Cedar Rapids," John C. Reilly and "The Daily Show's" Ed Helms take one raunchy, often-hilarious trip to Iowa
People attend a tea party protest in Washington, Thursday, April 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (Associated Press)

A tale of two Tea Party targets

Steve Kornacki
Threatened with serious primary challenges from the right, two Republican senators take different paths
Bob Carey, 71, helps direct traffic before Gov. Rick Scott announced his budget during a Tea Party event in Eustis, Fla., Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) (AP)

The Tea Party and civil liberties

Glenn Greenwald
Numerous right-wing House members oppose the Patriot Act extension. Is there potential for a right-left alliance?
A still from "Gasland"

The gas industry attacks an Oscar nominee

Andrew O'Hehir
In a self-destructive P.R. move, lobbyists urge Oscar to shun the scruffy activist documentary "Gasland"

Viagra is good for men, but does it hurt women?

Peter Finocchiaro
The blockbuster virility drug can have an adverse impact on post-menopausal women

Fresh pear crepes with maple yogurt

Fusun Atalay
And a brief history of the glories of the good white stuff
FILE - In this on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011 file photo Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi listens during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, not pictured, during the 28th government consultations of both nations at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany. Italy's leading newspaper is reporting that Premier Silvio Berlusconi is under investigation in a prostitution case involving a then-17-year-old Moroccan girl. Corriere della Sera reported online Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, that the 74-year-old premier is suspected of abusing his power in trying to cover up his alleged encounters with the girl, nicknamed Ruby. Berlusconi's office said it had no immediate comment. (AP Photo/Shane McMillan, File) (Shane Mcmillan)

Silvio Berlusconi: The story behind the sex scandals

Peter Finocchiaro
Columbia professor Alexander Stille explains the bizarre story of a European leader seemingly above the law
President Barack Obama listens during his joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (AP)

Obama says White House, CEOs must work together

Jim Kuhnhenn
President extends olive branch to Chamber of Commerce, urging cooperation and shared responsibility
Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters march in al Mansoura city, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011. Egypt's largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, said it would begin talks Sunday with the government to try to end the country's political crisis but made clear it would insist on the immediate ouster of longtime authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak. Arabic read " People Need the Removal of the Regime". (AP Photo) (AP)

Egypt demonstrators entertain to keep morale high

Diaa Hadid
Egyptian protesters maintain carnival-like atmosphere as countrywide protests enter their third week
Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas performs at halftime of the NFL Super Bowl XLV football game Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Charlie Krupa) (AP)

The Super Bowl’s bloated, chaotic spectacle

Matt Zoller Seitz
Politics, advertising, Hollywood and -- finally -- sports meld into a giant, toxic stew
FILE - In a Sept. 1, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. More than a quarter-million people flooded Cairo's main square Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011 in a stunning and jubilant array of young and old, urban poor and middle class professionals, mounting by far the largest protest yet in a week of unrelenting demands for Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) (AP)

The Egyptian mirror

Glenn Greenwald
Shocking stories about a country where "wealth bought political power," and a close friend who suddenly isn't
A still from "Into Eternity"

“Into Eternity”: The quest to make us forget nuclear waste

Andrew O'Hehir
A fascinating documentary explores a Finnish dump being built with the hopes we won't remember it's there
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Murdoch’s Daily: Innovation or CD-ROM flashback?

Scott Rosenberg
Can it survive as digital newspaper without the web? Not without changes
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