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“The Possessed: Adventures With Russian Books and the People Who Read Them”
Laura Miller
You don't have to love Tolstoy to fall for these charming and hilarious tales from the literary fringe
“Videocracy”: Berlusconi’s empire of boobs
Andrew O'Hehir
A nightmarish documentary depicts contemporary Italy as a 24/7 realm of "Girls Gone Wild" celebrity fascism
A pregnancy show with a secret
Mary Elizabeth Williams
"Bump+" claims to be a balanced view of pregnancy -- but whose message is it, really?
Long live Alexander McQueen
Stephanie Zacharek
The designer's death at 40 is a reminder that thought, precision and wit are rare and endangered qualities
What Michelle Obama’s childhood obesity project gets wrong
Kate Harding
The first lady's initiative is well-intentioned and important, but it might hurt the kids it wants so badly to help
President Clueless?
Andrew Leonard
Reports claim Obama kisses up to the bankers in an interview. Critics on the left erupt! Here's why they shouldn't
Oscar duel: Is Quentin Tarantino a great director?
Anne Thompson
Great American auteur or hack recycler? Bloggers debate the "Inglourious Basterds" creator's legacy
Jessica Alba: Don’t have surgery to look like me
Margaret Eby
The starlet objects to a fan's extreme plan to reproduce her look
The perfect double bill: “A Serious Man” and “Parents”
Erik Nelson
Couple the Coens' suburban black comedy with Bob Balaban's delirious cannibal-cult nightmare
Nerd porn of the day: “We love xkcd”
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Neil Gaiman and a bevy of Internet celebs sing a tribute to our favorite Web comic
Katie Couric gets sexy
Kate Harding
The journalist's hot, spike-heeled fashion spread is a departure for her. But is it really one leap for womankind?
“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”
Laura Miller
The true story of a woman whose enormous gift to science was shamefully repaid
“Marry Him’s” Lori Gottlieb: Settling and the single girl
Sarah Hepola
Lori Gottlieb talks about her controversial dating book, which has some women fuming and Hollywood courting
Russian potato-mushroom “cutlets”
Francis Lam
Crisp, mellow and woodsy, this is exactly what I want my imaginary babushka to be making right now
“Bluebird”: Lady sings the blues
Amy Benfer
Author Ariel Gore talks about the subject everyone can disagree on -- women and happiness
Remembering a pro-choice warrior
Kate Harding
The reproductive rights movement loses Susan Hill, a brave and passionate advocate
The autism-vaccine lie that won’t die
Rahul K. Parikh
The media trumpeted an irresponsible study, ensuring that its nasty legacy thrives
Racists heart Vanity Fair
Kate Harding
A writer's criticism of the magazine's all-white March cover brings out the bigots
“Voodoo Histories”: When smart people believe dumb things
Thomas Rogers
From 9/11 to the moon landing, how conspiracy theories have changed history -- and why we must fight back
In fighting obesity, Michelle Obama eats foot
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Did the first lady mess up by talking about her daughters' weight?
Should you test a 4-year-old?
Mary Elizabeth Williams
New York magazine explodes the myth of the little genius
The perfect double bill: “Zombieland” and “Road to Utopia”
Erik Nelson
Join Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in a zombified America! Plus: Terrifying revelations about Bill Murray
“Checklist Manifesto”: Healthcare reform rock star
Rahul K. Parikh
Talking medicine, checklists and alternative music with New Yorker staff writer and surgeon Atul Gawande
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