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DVDs you should have seen — but didn’t

Andrew O'Hehir
Nuns in the Himalayas, Jarmusch in Memphis, Jackie Chan back in Asia, Gamera, "Death Race 2000" and more

CNN anchors attack the scourge of anonymity

Glenn Greenwald
Media attacks on "anonymous bloggers" somehow overlook that most anonymity comes from Real Journalists

Why has the Post series created so little reaction?

Glenn Greenwald
Living under a secret, unaccountable National Security State is now accepted as an inevitability

Comic-Con frenzy ramps up with “Tron” and Will Ferrell

Christine Mathias
Pop culture and comics convention gives sci-fi fans something to cheer about with exclusive footage, movie stars

BP’s leaky well to stay capped during storm

Colleen Long, Harry Weber
Decision to evacuate ships in the area will come Thursday night

I was Betty Draper

Rachel Shukert
Everyone loves Peggy and Joan. But it's "Mad Men's" brattiest, least feminist character I really identify with

How Politico keeps the Tea Party happy

One of its top editors says the NAACP is getting off the hook, but not for the reason you might think

Sherrod fiasco shows we must be skeptics

Dan Gillmor
When the Andrew Breitbarts of the world can spread lies with lightning speed, knee-jerk reactions are dangerous

How nationalized education standards ruin schools

Mary Elizabeth Williams
More and more states are signing on to Obama's Race to the Top competition. For this parent, that's very bad news

The shocking new normalcy of the stay-at-home dad

Aaron Traister
Even in my blue-collar neighborhood, my parenting role is no big deal. Who said social change was always slow?

The extraordinary resurgence of Jules Verne

Paul Di Filippo
How a long-dead Frenchman became one of the most important science fiction writers in current American culture

Shirley Sherrod, scalp for the right wing

Alex Pareene
Andrew Breitbart lies about a USDA appointee, and a cowardly White House forces her out as a result

MTV’s “K-Town” pilot gets buzz; “Jersey Shore” with Asians?

Christine Mathias
Reality series hasn't been picked up by the network yet, but the cast is already making waves

Playboy launches work-safe website for office use

Don Babwin
TheSmokingJacket.com will exclude serious articles and nudity and go straight for the humor

“Fur, Fortune, and Empire”: How the fur trade shaped America

Chuck Leddy
Animal pelts helped create our nation -- and spawn a global power struggle. A fascinating new book explains how

Is Forever 21 glamorizing teen pregnancy?

Sara Libby
The youth-friendly chain stirs up controversy by launching a maternity line

A Spanish watermelon soup for the summer

Linda Shiue
Gazpacho can either mean "stale remnants" or "confusion" -- but this recipe is fresh and harmonious

Top 10 Internet-fueled conspiracies

Natasha Lennard
From JFK to Obama, Roswell to Da Vinci -- the great paranoias all prosper on the Web

What I’ll miss about Blockbuster

Matt Zoller Seitz
The chain's demise is now nearly certain, but one film lover explains why that isn't all good news

“Mad Men” actress does Playboy

Tracy Clark-Flory
Crista Flanagan, who plays a nerdy switchboard operator on the show, finally gets her sexual validation

The Real U.S. Government

Glenn Greenwald
A Washington Post series examines the sprawling, unaccountable world that comprises the National Security State

Mitt Romney may have a woman problem

Steve Kornacki
The White House hopeful doesn't exactly shine when he's up against a female opponent

My cheap vacation: Watching the British Open

Bruce Selcraig
Waist-high sea grass and blustery winds make this more than just another genteel croquet match. It's an adventure

Vampire facelifts: Cosmetic surgery’s crazy new trend

Margaret Eby
The procedure is targeted at Twihards -- but it'll likely outlast the current bloodsucker craze
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