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Wayne Koestenbaum: My 1980s
Wayne Koestenbaum
I tried to write, to love, and figure out my place -- while AIDS, wild art and Reagan's America raged around me
Study: Autistic children might be better at math than non-autistic children
SHAUNACY FERRO
Researchers have determined that kids on the autism spectrum may have different math and organizational skills
“The Grandmaster”: A moody, dreamy martial-arts epic
Andrew O'Hehir
After five years and three versions, Wong Kar-wai's gorgeous martial-arts epic "The Grandmaster" is finally here
Why Elmore Leonard matters
Laura Miller
His influence as a great American stylist extended far beyond the boundaries of crime writing
“Bookshelfies”: Vanity for introverts
Liz Fields
An awesome new Tumblr flaunts the latest trend in social self-portraiture
No, “The Butler” is not “Forrest Gump”
Chauncey DeVega
Lee Daniels' film is conservative at heart, but that doesn't make it the same as the overwhelmingly white "Gump"
The difficult men who revolutionized TV drama
Phillip Maciak
From The Sopranos and The Wire to Breaking Bad and Mad Men; two critical histories of television's leading men
Lego robots ate my son
Andrew Leonard
A new version of the amazing Lego Mindstorms robotics kit is about to hit stores
Live forever! Can science deliver immortality?
Adam Leith Gollner
In labs around the world, researchers are trying to reverse aging. Does the latest research suggest breakthroughs?
Greenwald’s partner detained for 9 hours at U.K. airport
Natasha Lennard
Authorities held David Miranda at Heathrow for questioning under Terrorism Act
Otis Redding’s widow: “I always thought everything he sang, he sang for me”
Jack Barlow
Zelma Redding talks about the great singer's life and death, and how she protects his legacy
Science for stoners: Here’s how pot works
K.M. Cholewa
Explaining the chemistry behind medical marijuana that got Sanjay Gupta and others to finally believe
9 “scientific” facts about breasts
Jodie Gummow
Scientists have done bizarre studies on the cultural fascination with breasts. These studies are the strangest
The grandmothers of “Gone Girl”
Laura Miller
Mystery maven Sarah Weinman discusses the unjustly forgotten queens of domestic suspense and their modern-day heirs
New York placing mentally ill inmates in solitary
Christie Thompson
Although the state prison system says it's committed to treating sick prisoners, its actions indicate otherwise
Russell Simmons apologizes for Harriet Tubman sex tape
Prachi Gupta
The Def Jam founder promoted a video that desecrates the memory of a Civil War icon and trivializes rape
6 of the nuttiest right-wing statements from this week alone
Janet Allon
With Congress in recess, offensiveness flourishes
11 of your favorite actors’ least appreciated roles
Joanna Robinson
When fans sing the praises of these small-screen stars, they often overlook their best work
Elites keep ruining America
Michael Lind
I respect expertise and would be glad to support the establishment – the problem is it’s so often wrong. Here’s why
Diary of an ice queen: The literature of the Amanda Knox case
Tom Dibblee
Whether she's guilty or not, there's something about the accused murderess that will always arouse our suspicion
A nation unhinged: Dispatches from “the nightmare war”
Tom Gallagher
Nick Turse's "Kill Anything That Moves" exposes the grisly atrocities committed by the US during the Vietnam War
Study: Teenage drinking can increase risk of dementia
ELIZABETH LOPATTO
Other risk factors include use of antipsychotics, short stature, and high blood pressure, according to a JAMA study
Anger about inequality is dangerous
Robert Reich
But we are more unequal than at any time since the 1920s
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