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“Fame”: It’s not gonna live forever
Julie Klausner
Why the classic '80s musical won't translate in an era of instant celebrity, YouTube and "American Idol"
We’re here! We’re queer! We’re 13!
Amy Benfer
A new generation of kids is coming out as early as middle school. And that's a good thing
Victory on preventive detention law: in context
Glenn Greenwald
Anyone who cares about due process should be very glad that Congress will get nowhere near a new detention law.
“Mad Men” minus the racist, sexist parts
Amy Benfer
From Oprah to Banana Republic, pop culture is nostalgic for a dark time. Screw history, bring on the pencil skirts!
Glenn Beck rises again
Alexander Zaitchik
Getting clean, getting Mormon, getting talk radio -- and going to Yale, with the help of Joe Lieberman. Part 3 of 3
Fighting against ourselves in Afghanistan
Ann Jones
The U.S. trains forces in Afghanistan that then go to work for the Taliban
Glenn Beck and left-right confusion
Glenn Greenwald
What accounts for the growing confusion over where Beck and the protest movement fall on the political spectrum?
America, the beautiful (America, the ugly)
Laura Miller
This masterly literary history from co-editor Greil Marcus does justice to our country's best and worst moments
Glenn Beck becomes damaged goods
Alexander Zaitchik
The radio phenom takes over the morning zoo, makes fun of miscarriages and flames out. Part 2 of 3
The making of Glenn Beck
Alexander Zaitchik
His roots, from the alleged suicide of his mom to Top 40 radio to the birth of the morning zoo. Part 1 of 3
CIA Directors conclude CIA shouldn’t be investigated for murder
Glenn Greenwald
DOJ officials rush to assure everyone that Holder's investigation is severely limited; even that's not enough.
Fangirls against fanboys
Judy Berman
With "Twilight" ladies in one corner and comic-loving gents in the other, nerddom's battle of the sexes has begun
Parents: Most of what you’re doing is wrong
Lynn Harris
"NurtureShock" says too much praise is bad, teen lying is normal and baby-genius toys could make your kids dumber
Susan Boyle gets “Stoned”
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The "Britain's Got Talent" star takes on "Wild Horses" and shows she's no one-trick pony
America’s tabloid sweetheart
Amanda Fortini
Jennifer Aniston's movies are middling. Her talent is questionable. Why can't we get enough of her?
Uninsured like me
Michael Lind
Diversity is healthcare reform's worst enemy. White America has never
liked social insurance for people of color
I have a calling but I don’t know what it’s called
Cary Tennis
I'd like to help depressed people with diet and exercise
My friend pretends he’s a music-biz hotshot
Cary Tennis
He says he's got a mansion and a 30-man goon squad. I don't think he even has an apartment
The “culture of impunity” — in Iraq and Kenya
Glenn Greenwald
Three separate articles from today's Post highlight the immunity enjoyed by political elites.
Glenn Beck is the future of literary fiction
Steve Almond
A handful of right-wing bestsellers have recast mundane cultural dislocation into riveting epics of paranoia
President Snoop Dogg
Joan Walsh
When Obama told folks who lie about his healthcare plan "I will call you out," who knew he was talking gangsta?
The family who just said no
Andrew O'Hehir
"No Impact" couple Colin Beavan and Michelle Conlin on the new movie capturing their year without A/C, TV or T.P.
Inside the mind of Joe Wilson
Richard Benjamin
America is changing, and that makes white people like Joe Wilson -- and Michele Bachmann -- very nervous
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