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A scientist for the rest of us
Andrew Brown
Whether infuriating sociobiologists or enchanting readers, Stephen Jay Gould liked messes and knew how to make hard thought look like fun.
“Insomnia”
Andrew O'Hehir
Christopher Nolan's creepy, big budget thriller -- his first film since "Memento" -- is the kind of film Hitchcock would make.
Meatmarket.com
Heather Havrilesky
In the competitive world of online dating, singles brand themselves as sexy commodities. But what happens when the wrapping comes off?
Out, but outside
Joe Conason
Why top GOP operative Grover Norquist should make any member of the budding "gay right" movement think twice.
Death rattle?
Laura Miller
Sept. 11 may have been the last gasp of militant Islam -- but while it's dying, it could strike again and again.
Did Sharon’s U.S. visit change anything?
Anthony York, Michelle Goldberg
The Israeli prime minister cut short his stay after another suicide bombing. Christopher Hitchens, Malcolm Hoenlein and other experts debate whether his trip made a difference.
The ultimate violation
Charles Taylor
Two writers -- a philosopher and a working-class Southern man -- describe the horror of violent rape and their long journeys back from darkness.
“The Fasting Girl” by Michelle Stacey
Kate Bolick
Victorian America's foremost anorexic became hugely famous for surviving for 12 years on a few spoonfuls of milk and a banana.
The baby panic
Joan Walsh
Sylvia Ann Hewlett says young women should start husband-hunting in their 20s if they don't want to end up childless and sad. But she's as clueless about balancing work and family as the career-first feminists she decries.
A woman’s place
Michelle Goldberg
It's been 12 years since "Backlash" -- it must be time to scare women into domestic submission again.
Proving Bud Selig wrong
King Kaufman
The baseball commissioner wants to shut down the Minnesota Twins, and fans fought back with a sold-out home opener. But will the city have to build a stadium it can't easily afford to keep the team?
“The Piano Teacher”
Jeff Stark
Isabelle Huppert's amazing performance anchors an old-style Euro-art flick that knows its Freud, its classical music and -- oh, yeah -- its seamy sex.
Free speech and the Internet: A fish story
Katharine Mieszkowski
A legal dispute between online aquatic plant enthusiasts and a pet supply store illustrates the perils of casual opining on the Web.
Chasing the ’60s
Charles Taylor
Photographer David Bailey's sexy past work haunts nearly every shot on display in his new collection.
Real Life Rock Top 10
Greil Marcus
Oscar, heal thyself
Nikki Finke
The Academy Awards have grown sloppy and corrupt. Here are five proposals to fix them.
Invisible women
Stephanie Zacharek
Sure, Denzel and Will and Eddie have conquered Hollywood. But as Halle Berry's lonely Oscar nod makes all too clear, black actresses still get no respect in the movie biz.
Pietro di Donato’s “Christ in Concrete”
Allen Barra
The long-lost novel that inspired Jimmy Breslin to write "The Short Sweet Dream of Eduardo Gutierrez."
Mensch, or passive-aggressive prima donna?
Eric Boehlert
Letterman stayed out of the brawl over whether he'd replace Ted Koppel's "Nightline," but his minions' manipulations still made the late-night king look bad.
Bill Hicks, the black-humored articulator of doubt
Jack Boulware
One of America's best and darkest comedians is eight years gone, but with a new biography and a new CD, his career shows no signs of stopping.
Britney and Justin splittin’ the sheets?
Amy Reiter
Are Spears and Timberlake on, off or what? Madonna's stalker to retire? Plus: Cameron Diaz on consuming bacon -- "It's like eating my niece."
Arc of a diva
Charles Taylor
After two decades of Eurostardom, Kylie Minogue's brand of glossy retro-disco may finally conquer America. Good -- she's just what we need right now.
Terrorists under the bed
Eric Boehlert
"Terrorism expert" Steven Emerson paints a terrifying picture of lethal Muslim fundamentalists among us in "American Jihad." But he doesn't know the difference between Osama bin Laden and Yasser Arafat.
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