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Soap opera social engineering
Andrew Leonard
In Brazil, the data suggests that prime-time programming contributed to a national decline in fertility rates.
CNN/MSNBC reporter: Corporate executives forced pro-Bush, pro-war narrative
Glenn Greenwald
"The higher the president's approval ratings, the more pressure I had from news executives ... to put on positive stories about the president."
What to expect in the next Windows: The iPhone
Farhad Manjoo
Microsoft posts a demo of its new operating system, which promises a revolutionary touch-enabled interface.
Network news anchors praise the job they did in the run-up to the war
Glenn Greenwald
Charlie Gibson says that it's not the job of the media to "debate" with political leaders, merely to pose questions.
Scott McClellan on the “liberal media”
Glenn Greenwald
If Bush's own press secretary mocks the American media as excessively "deferential" disseminators of right-wing government propaganda, isn't it time to retire forever the myth of the "liberal media"?
Now, McClellan a harsh critic of Bush
Alex Koppelman
In a memoir that will be published next week, former White House press secretary Scott McClellan hits out at the president and the administration he once served.
10 from Cannes, with love
Andrew O'Hehir
From "Che" to a rowdy Paris high school to a murderous "Tony Manero," here are Cannes' 2008 hits-in-waiting -- and a few more that deserve a second look.
At Cannes, a big win for old Europe
Andrew O'Hehir
Laurent Cantet's joyful, tragic "The Class" is the first French Palme d'Or winner in 21 years; Benicio del Toro named best actor for "Che."
Summer reads
Laura Miller, Louis Bayard
Killer thrillers: From an art-world conspiracy to a campus murder to the gripping tale of a missing child, these recommendations will add suspense to your beach book list.
I Like to Watch
Heather Havrilesky
Trying new things has its costs, whether you're trading partners on CBS's "Swingtown" or trading lives on FX's "30 Days."
How much will white racism hurt Obama?
Joan Walsh
Big losses in West Virginia and Kentucky have Democrats scrambling for answers.
So long, Stepp!
Tracy Clark-Flory
Hookup hand-wringer Laura Sessions Stepp is leaving the Washington Post.
Another reason to hate Rachael Ray
Alex Koppelman
A right-wing blog is accusing Ray, and Dunkin' Donuts, of "mainstreaming terrorism" because of one thing she's wearing in an advertisement for the company.
The ugliest election
Gary Kamiya
From the overly decorous Gore team to the bought-and-paid-for Supreme Court, HBO's enraging docudrama shows the Florida recount like it was.
Flip this house. Please!
Steve Almond
After two decades of renting, I finally bought my own home. What the hell was I thinking?
“Chief Bender’s Burden”
King Kaufman
A biography tells of how the Native American pitcher overcame long odds and fierce prejudice to star for Connie Mack's Athletics.
What’s in John McCain’s medical records?
Mark Benjamin
He'll be releasing everything about his repeated cancer surgeries. But he won't release his psychiatric records, which hold clues to the effect of his Vietnam captivity.
He dribbles! He shoots! He drives me insane!
Cary Tennis
The kid next door has discovered basketball, and I have discovered an exquisite torture.
ABC: “Sex and the City” forced teen to have sex
Tracy Clark-Flory
But, says the news outlet, don't blame the show for the "generation of sluts"!
I want to be a veterinarian but not at the expense of animals
Cary Tennis
The "food animal" courses insult my conscience.
The beauty of the geek
Eryn Loeb
Are nerds born or are they made? The author of "American Nerd" discusses the history of the geek, from greasy-haired overachiever to Dungeons & Dragons lover to blogging hipster.
Little girls gone wild
Katharine Mieszkowski
Now companies sell padded bras to 6-year-olds. Isn't it time to stop marketing grown-up sexuality to little kids?
Blood on the beach
Andrew O'Hehir
From a dizzying reinvention of the Mafia film to Tony Manero as serial killer to the death of Bobby Sands, it's a violent spring at Cannes.
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