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Obama in Wonderland
Glenn Greenwald
Eight months after imposing the death penalty on a U.S. citizen, Obama considers indicting him
Attack of the cloned 4-H blue ribbon winners
Andrew Leonard
At the Iowa State Fair, the future of cattle biotechnology wins a prize
The offensive movie cliche that won’t die
Matt Zoller Seitz
"Legendary" is only the latest Hollywood film to include a mystical, benevolent African-American character
The touchy politics of Elle’s Gabby Sidibe cover
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The "Precious" and "Big C" actor adorns the magazine's 25th anniversary issue -- but something doesn't feel right
My old high-school friends won’t go away
Cary Tennis
They keep trying to track me down. Don't they see that I've moved on?
Microsoft Assists Russian Repression
Dan Gillmor
Report: the software giant gave legal cover to Russian government tactics against dissenters
The rise of “True Blood’s” nihilistic vampire
Katherine Don
Bill Compton's recent bad behavior on the HBO show upends what we learned from "Twilight" and "Buffy"
Roundup: Men influence birth control use
Tracy Clark-Flory
Also: "The menaissance" returns, the Times' obit section creeps toward equality and more
The Nissan Leaf global warming hard sell
Andrew Leonard
An electric car ad campaign invites culture war controversy. They'll be lining up in Berkeley
“Black Swan”: Aronofsky’s spectacular dance thriller
Andrew O'Hehir
Natalie Portman plays a driven but damaged ballet star in the gorgeous, erotic, outlandish "Black Swan"
Abusing the word “rape”
Tracy Clark-Flory
The use of it as a punchline and lazy shorthand for awful experiences is a reminder that language matters
Joaquin Phoenix’s fascinating performance art
Matt Zoller Seitz
People are debating whether his "I'm Still Here" meltdown is fact or fiction -- but they're missing the point
The pastor and cheap, selective concern for “blood-spilling”
Glenn Greenwald
People who respect political figures with ample blood on their hands suddenly outraged over powerless joke of a guy
“The Hare With Amber Eyes”: A Jewish family’s mesmerizing five-generation journey
Andrew Holgate
Edmund de Waal's beautiful, captivating new book traces his wealthy ancestors' tumultuous trajectory
The offshore windmill innovation gap
Andrew Leonard
Decline of a great nation: While the U.S. can't even get started, China charges forward
The trouble with Google Books
Laura Miller
How rampant errors threaten the scholarly mission of the vast digital library
Various matters
Glenn Greenwald
It derides the debate without mentioning its corporate stake. Plus: Snooping into your drugs; U.S.'s No. 1 problem
“Ape House”: The secret lives of bonobos
Jane Ciabattari
Sara Gruen's follow-up to "Water for Elephants" is a fascinating look at our closest relatives
“Delinkification” is bunk: Linking is good for you
Scott Rosenberg
The "links rot our brains" contingent is wrong. Hypertext enhances our understanding and holds writers accountable
New Republic owner Marty Peretz sick of pretending Muslims “are worthy of the privileges of the First Amendment”
Alex Pareene
The owner and editor in chief posts his monthly anti-Islam screed
Why we need more “adult” movies
Matt Zoller Seitz
"The American" and "The Romantics" are part of a tragically rare genre in America: Films that kids won't understand
“Delusions of Gender”: The bad science of brain sexism
Thomas Rogers
Some studies claim that women are innately bad at math, and men are bad at empathy. Here's why they're wrong
When blue-collar pride became identity politics
Joan Walsh
Remembering how the white working class got left out of the New Left, and why we're all paying for it today
Book matters
Glenn Greenwald
Discussing "American Taliban," "Over the Cliff" and my current, tragically untitled book
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