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Morehouse College: What a drag!

Judy Berman
The all-male, historically African-American college's new dress code bans students from wearing women's clothing

Are models too thin? Or are you just too fat?

Sady Doyle
The Washington Post's Robin Givhan says it's not the fashion world that needs to change. It's us

Why Lucinda Rosenfeld wasn’t “blaming the victim”

Amanda Fortini
The DoubleX columnist caused a furor last week. But was her advice really that outrageous -- or just misunderstood?

Lying daughter or honor killer dad?

Judy Berman
A runaway Muslim teen claims her father will kill her for converting to Christianity. Should we believe her?

The terrifying success of “Paranormal Activity”

Mary Elizabeth Williams
How to turn a low-budget horror indie into a hit? Add Steven Spielberg, Twitter -- and scare the pants off people

GOP House members call for investigation of Muslim political activity

Glenn Greenwald
This foul witch hunt may be the most despicable domestic political event of the year.

Buffy the gay vampire lover

Tracy Clark-Flory
In Esquire, a writer argues that "Twilight's" popularity is explained by women's desire to have sex with gay men

Edmund White comes out swinging

Thomas Rogers
The gay literary lion talks about his juicy memoir, same-sex marriage -- and his beef with Gore Vidal

Pepsi’s entry for stupidest tweet ever

Andrew Leonard
Pretending to apologize for its sexist Amp energy drink iPhone app, the soft drink giant drags culture to a new low

Wall Street rakes it in, again

Andrew Leonard
What financial crisis? Even as unemployment barrels toward 10 percent, bankers are headed for a record year

Obama’s critical moment approaches

Camille Paglia
Plus: Letters from a tea party organizer, Palin defender, Obama critic, Polanski supporter, male soprano and more

High-fiving 40-year-olds? Get out of “Cougar Town”!

Heather Havrilesky
Why has Courteney Cox's painfully manic midlife-crisis sitcom been embraced by fans and critics?

Salon Radio: Jonathan Weiler on authoritarianism in American politics

Glenn Greenwald
What role does the authoritarian mindset play in shaping America's political character?

Accusing Obama critics of “standing with the terrorists”

Glenn Greenwald
Is there a patriotic duty to join a "national celebration" over Obama?

On the government’s owners

Glenn Greenwald
A leading progressive economist and a Democratic Congresswoman examine who controls our political system.

What’s with all the zombies?

David Sirota
Maybe the undead creatures surfacing everywhere in pop culture have something to do with Washington and Wall Street

The boob tube debt machine

Andrew Leonard
The advent of television helped get Americans hooked on debt. Can the Internet help us go cold turkey?

Time for the media to fess up

Joe Conason
Journalists like Evan Thomas now admit the Clinton scandals were bogus. When will they admit they played along?

Ask the pilot

Patrick Smith
What is proper etiquette during an emergency evacuation? Plus: Confused pilots and angry readers

“Good Hair” gives it to us straight

Stephanie Zacharek
Burning relaxers, expensive extensions, African-American identity: Chris Rock covers it all, and keeps us laughing

“An Education”: Romance with an older man

Stephanie Zacharek
Carey Mulligan shines as a teenager exploring the minefield of love -- and sex -- in a film written by Nick Hornby

Actual verses from the “Conservative Bible”

Alex Koppelman
Sometimes, truth really is stranger than fiction

Is blackface the new black?

Mary Elizabeth Williams
A controversy over minstrelsy reveals its shockingly durable appeal

The British indie explosion

Andrew O'Hehir
Dazzling direction, Oscar-worthy performances and strong narratives -- the Brits are doing what the Yanks can't
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