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Prime time’s new age of crudeness
Miles Klee
From "Community" to "Mike & Molly," network TV is getting raunchier and raunchier -- and that's a good thing
Why I can’t stop reading Mormon housewife blogs
Emily Matchar
I'm a young, feminist atheist who can't bake a cupcake. Why am I addicted to the shiny, happy lives of these women?
What the “right to bear arms” really means
Saul Cornell
As long as there have been guns in America, they have been regulated -- even in Dodge City
The real problem with “Tiger Mother”
Grace Hwang Lynch
As an Asian American mom, I'm sympathetic to Chua's tough love parenting. What bugs me is her blind adherence to it
Brookings’ “centrist” opposition to the rule of law
Glenn Greenwald
Think tank "scholars" are lavishly funded to defend elite prerogatives
“A Somewhat Gentle Man”: Hilarious darkness from the frozen north
Andrew O'Hehir
Pick of the Week: Norway's "A Somewhat Gentle Man" includes some of the funniest sex scenes in movie history
Fanning the flames of paranoia
Peter D. Kramer
A psychiatrist wonders how a culture of Birthers and Truthers feeds the delusions of people like Jared Loughner
Right-wingers dodge responsibility
Gene Lyons
No, it's not exactly the fault of Rush, or Newt or Sarah. But they could at least show some introspection
“The Green Hornet”: Seth Rogen and Michel Gondry’s 3-D mishmash
Andrew O'Hehir
Odd couple Seth Rogen and Michel Gondry reinvent a radio-age superhero as party boy -- in 3-D!
“Spiritual Doorway in the Brain”: The science of near-death experiences
Katherine Don
Do animals have them, too? Why the white light? Can you really "return" from the dead? An expert explains
Why feminism was good for marriage
Tracy Clark-Flory
Betty Friedan was blamed for killing marital tradition, but Stephanie Coontz says she helped make families stronger
This is why Palin ’12 just won’t work
Steve Kornacki
Her defiant statement today -- "blood libel" included -- will only reinforce Republicans' growing doubts about her
Why “All in the Family” still matters
Matt Zoller Seitz
It's been 40 years since the show premiered, but its take on race and class is still shockingly relevant
Salon vs. Salon: Violence and the political climate
Steve Kornacki, Alex Pareene
A dialogue between two writers with different views on whether the right bears some responsibility for Tucson
Verizon iPhone 4: Everything you need to know
Adam Clark Estes
After months of speculation, Apple announced this morning it would offer a Verizon iPhone. What's the difference?
Americans get it: It’s just a horrible coincidence
Steve Kornacki
There's still no evidence that the political culture had anything to do with Jared Loughner's rampage
Kanye West’s sexy dead women
Tracy Clark-Flory
A petition aims to censor the rapper's gruesome new video. But why are we fascinated by eroticized corpses, anyway?
Who’s afraid of Frances Fox Piven?
Joan Walsh
Glenn Beck says the elderly professor is as dangerous as the armed Hutaree militia. That's not extreme rhetoric?
A rap version of “Ask the Pilot”?
Patrick Smith
Plus: The 747 still rules, and the world of aviation loses a larger-than-life character
Our permanent culture of political violence
Glenn W. LaFantasie
And why the calls for civility in the wake of Saturday's shooting won't end up changing anything
A violent song’s latest, ugly encore
Sarah Hepola
Loughner's favorite video features "Bodies," the metal score for violence in Afghanistan, Iraq, Gitmo and much more
Darwin’s media: Surviving the info-glut
Dan Gillmor
Book excerpt: In an age of democratized media, consumers need to take some responsibility, too
Watering the tree of liberty
Alex Pareene
A look back at some of the worst revolutionary rhetoric that's contributed to a culture of political violence
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