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Good men, bad war
Heather Havrilesky
"The Wire" co-creator Ed Burns expresses his admiration for the 1st Recon Marines depicted in his and David Simon's upcoming HBO miniseries, "Generation Kill."
The unbearable whiteness of being
Katharine Mieszkowski
The author of "Stuff White People Like" skewers the sacred cows of lefty Caucasian culture, from the Prius to David Sedaris.
Bedtime for “Gonzo”
Andrew O'Hehir
Alex Gibney talks about his Oscar-winning "Taxi to the Dark Side" and his new look at Hunter S. Thompson, American hero. (Plus: Audio podcast.)
Fox News stoops to digital graffiti
Steve Benen
While complaining about a hit piece, the controversial network manipulates the images of New York Times journalists.
On the dopeness of “The Wackness”
Andrew O'Hehir
In this interview and podcast, director Jonathan Levine talks about how Holden Caulfield met Rudy Giuliani and Biggie in the heartbroken, heat-stricken New York summer of 1994.
What the Pregnant Man didn’t deliver
Thomas Rogers
Thomas Beatie brought us a media circus and late-night punch lines. But there's something missing, say some transgender advocates -- more respect.
Granny and the real doll
Logan Scherer
Older Japanese women with a hankering for grandchildren get their own adorable, stuffed companions.
Save boys from tween tramps!
Tracy Clark-Flory
Boys need rescuing from hypersexualized pubescent girls?
The Obama campaign’s past two weeks
Glenn Greenwald
It matters what Obama says and what tactics he uses in his attempt to win the election.
Dalai Lama’s time bomb
Salil Tripathi
Some Tibetans have had it with the spiritual leader's nonviolence. But as Gandhi showed, patience can be the deadliest of weapons.
Can’t Darwin and God get along?
Vincent Rossmeier
Of course they can, argues physicist and theologian Karl Giberson, if only many believers were more sophisticated and atheists less dogmatic.
Obama on pride — and dissent — in America
Salon Staff
"When we argue about patriotism, we are arguing about who we are as a country, and more importantly, who we should be."
Women watch porn to please men?
Tracy Clark-Flory
Read on for more inane explanations of why some ladies like X-rated fare!
Britney and Lindsay go to college
Judy Berman
Academics meet to discuss the public's fascination with "train wreck" celebrities.
Worst. Encyclopedia. Ever.
Andrew Leonard
Conservapedia launches attack on evolution. A scientist gets annoyed
My coming-out mix tape
Kera Bolonik
I was an alienated kid roiling with sexual anxiety. But then New Wave gave me the soundtrack -- and the courage -- to embrace my homosexuality.
Supreme Court gun ruling could backfire
Mike Madden
John McCain used the high court's decision to blast away at Barack Obama -- but it could make Obama's campaign more bulletproof.
“WALL-E”
Stephanie Zacharek
This new Pixar movie is an environmental cautionary tale and a story of robot love -- and quite possibly the most melancholy cartoon ever made.
Ask the pilot
Patrick Smith
Flying isn't much fun, but for now people keep doing it anyway. What can the airlines do to keep their customers happy?
So you think they can break-dance?
Jeff Chang
Forget the Bronx and South Central. If you want to find the best hip-hop dancers in the world look farther east, to South Korea.
Men: Score! Women: Whoops!
Tracy Clark-Flory
A study finds women experience more regret over one-night stands.
Slick John McCain and the offshore oil ruse
Andrew Leonard
The safety and economics of offshore drilling are distractions from the much larger challenges that humanity faces: Climate change and peak oil.
“I’m not pregnant — but the night is young”
Kate Harding
Joy Nash offers women some snappy comebacks to nasty remarks about their bodies.
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