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Ali picks Roberto on the “Bachelorette” finale
Christine Mathias
26-year-old insurance agent proposes to blond beauty after receiving her final rose
Journalism as blood sport?
Joan Walsh
Howard Dean and I reply to Howard Kurtz's column on the media's supposedly new "crossfire culture"
“Ground zero mosque”: Sensible people fearing Islam
Joseph Hill
The drama over the proposed Muslim community center in New York is a clash within -- not between -- civilizations
In bed with the Army: A reporter in Afghanistan
Ann Jones
Creature comforts and tedium characterize much of the experience on the front lines. Should war be this cushy?
Why is America so fixed on food fads?
Riddhi Shah
This summer's flings include popsicles, cakeballs and macarons. But what makes us such promiscuous eaters?
We’re still haunted by Angry White Males
Steve Kornacki
There's something about a Democratic White House and Congress that brings out this ugliness
“Smash His Camera”: The man who stalked Jackie O.
Andrew O'Hehir
The First Widow sued him and Brando broke his jaw, but paparazzi king Ron Galella won the pop-culture war
McSweeney’s mix CD for the Obama era
Chuck Lightning
For black artists, our new president has meant the start of a different age. This music aims to capture it
The deception of real-world “Inception”
David Sirota
What the new science-fiction movie tells us about the willful ignorance that dominates America's political culture
The $2 camisole: How cheap is ruining our lives
Mary Elizabeth Williams
I love a good deal, but as consumer prices keep hitting rock bottom, this is just getting scary
Time to scrap BP brand? Gas-station owners divided
Harry R. Weber
Facing losses, some want to return to Amoco name, others argue successful turnaround as BP would be better
“Hugh Hefner” and the creation of American manhood
Andrew O'Hehir
An intriguing new film sings the praises of the Playboy revolutionary -- but only hints at the real story
Shirley Sherrod says she’ll sue Andrew Breitbart
Associated Press
Ousted USDA official "doesn't want an apology" for edited video, says she doesn't know yet if she wants job back
Chelsea Clinton’s big fat leaked wedding
Rebecca Traister
The frenzy over the former first daughter's nuptials shows the silly, retro premium we put on women's wedding days
This week in Change
Glenn Greenwald
Tens of billions more for war, threats to prosecute WikiLeaks, major expansion of the surveillance state
Region in Spain bans bullfighting
Daniel Woolls, Joseph Wilson
Many see the vote as a political statement rather than an expression of concern over animal cruelty
The Jane Austen mash-ups we’d really love to see
Laura Miller
Ask not what zombies can do for Austen, but what she can do for the zombies
The temptation of Starcraft II
Andrew Leonard
A new game from Blizzard is as irresistible as a new film from Pixar. So why am I averting my eyes?
New BP chief: Priority is plugging well for good
Associated Press
CEO Bob Dudley vows to change company culture and institute checks and balances to prevent future disasters
“Super Sad True Love Story”
Laura Miller
Gary Shteyngart's biting satire of a tech-mad America in decline has a surprisingly tender heart
Slide show: How “Mad Men” transformed pop culture
Christine Mathias
Big hair, mid-century modern furniture, cocktails -- the show didn't just change television, it changed us
“The Body Shop”: The decline of the American muscle man
Alex Jung
Bodybuilders were once movie stars. Now they're "Jersey Shore" punchlines. Why did we stop loving brawn?
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