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Susan Sontag was right: War photography can anesthetize

CHLOE PANTAZI
A troubling new exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum of Art throws into question the medium's very purpose

George Saunders: “I want to tell the truth about what really matters in a simple way”

David Daley
How do you win a MacArthur genius grant? Rewrite, rewrite, rewrite, the short-story master tells Salon

Ralph Fiennes: Dickens “was fueled by a kind of fury”

Andrew O'Hehir
The former Lord Voldemort on directing himself opposite the marvelous Felicity Jones in "The Invisible Woman"

The 13 most underrated albums of 2013

Nico Lang
You've heard the big blockbusters -- now give Chance the Rapper and Deafheaven a listen

Your brain is making you fat!

Deborah A. Cohen
Fighting obesity means overcoming our deepest ingrained urges

Sex, drugs and superheroes: Our 10 best personal essays

Sarah Hepola
I read people's secrets for a living. But these were the stories I couldn't forget

Coming soon to Alaskan paradise: Devastating pollution

Gretel Ehrlich
Alaska plans to pave over one of America's last pristine landscapes. Here's what's at stake

“All I Want to Do Is Make Love to You:” Breaking down the ’80s’ silliest song

Ron Currie Jr.
Lies! Cheap sex! Bad judgement! Power chords! This Heart anthem has absolutely everything — but makes no sense!

High-profile arrest uncovers plight of India’s invisible workforce

James Tapper
Diplomat Devyani Khobragade has been accused of paying one of her maids slave wages. She's not alone

The best and worst music moments of 2013

Stephen Deusner
From Miley's missteps to Beyoncé's triumph, it's been a roller-coaster year for music

If memory swerves: The 1 percent laughs last, as Wall Street wins again

Thomas Frank
Five years after wrecking our economy, the big banks are back. Here's why we need real government regulations

Science’s obsession: The search for a “smart pill”

Dan Hurley
Science has plenty of theories about how to enhance our brains. Journalist Dan Hurley tested those theories

Ethical sluts and “dirty whores”: Straight talk about sex work

Melinda Chateauvert
Has sex-positive feminism, despite its victories, forgotten that sex work is actually work, and often quite brutal?

2013’s unexpected lesson: Hope isn’t dead

Rebecca Solnit
It's easy to despair over the state of things, but this year showed hints of a brighter future — if we fight for it

Salon’s ultimate book guide for 2013

Michele Filgate
Got gift certificates to spend? James McBride, Elizabeth Gilbert, Junot Diaz and many more have suggestions

The 10 best movies of 2013

Andrew O'Hehir
The year's top 10, from Sarah Polley's family chronicle to "12 Years a Slave" to Scorsese's audacious comeback

Decorative Christmas villages: A model for sustainable living?

Jeff Turrentine
These scenes appeal to our longing for a Jane Jacobs-style urbanism -- one that encourages us to walk about freely

The real history of the “war on Christmas”

Jarret Ruminski
Christmas isn't under attack -- and it's always been commercial

Jesus never gave Christmas porn

Owen Egerton
My family loved our quirky holiday tradition of flesh mags -- until the year I became a born-again Christian

“The Trip to Echo Spring”: Great writers, getting drunk

Laura Miller
A gifted critic explores the links between literary genius and alcoholism

How the GOP became the “White Man’s Party”

Ian Haney-Lopez
From Nixon to Rand, Republicans have banked on the unerring support of Southern white men. Here's how it came to be

The year rock music didn’t die

Nico Lang
Maybe we haven't seen many rock blockbusters this year. But the genre's still thriving in its less-central position

Exposing the education “reformers'” big lie: Here’s how progressives — and our kids — beat the corporate establishment

Jeff Bryant
A populist uprising is coming in defense of public schools. Are Democrats on the side of Wall Street or the people?

Morrissey like you’ve never heard him before

Kyle Minor
The singer's unconventional memoir offers a fascinating window into his early life
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