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When the world spoke French

Michael Dirda
A new book explores the world of 18th century Europe when the romance language defined culture

Why do college students love getting wasted?

Thomas Rogers
New research uncovers the secret attraction of binge drinking. An expert explains the surprising results

Falling in love as the USSR crumbled

Paul Greenberg
Twenty years ago, we were caught up in the throes of history. And the throes of passion
In this photo taken on a government-organized tour, residents cheer Syrian soldiers on military vehicles as they leave the eastern city of Deir el-Zour, Syria, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011. State-run news agency SANA said army units began withdrawing from Deir el-Zour Tuesday after ridding the city of "armed terrorist gangs" in an operation that lasted several days. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi) (AP)

Syrian forces shoot at protesters, killing 13

Bassem Mroue
Assad regime defiant one day after international leaders demand a cease-fire
Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

Fascinating Solzhenitsyn story makes English debut

Elif Batuman
A newly translated story by the Russian master asks elegant, timeless questions
Bill Plympton. (Léonard Bourgois-beaulieu)

The fascinating contradictions of Bill Plympton

Drew Grant
In an interview, the Oscar-nominated animator encourages artists to work the fringes and stay true to themselves
(Elena Duvernay)

The next global trade war

Teri Schultz
The U.S. is already up in arms over the EU plan to charge all airlines for carbon emissions
A property is on fire near Reeves Corner in Croydon, south London Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011. A wave of violence and looting raged across London and spread to three other major British cities on Tuesday, as authorities struggled to contain the country's worst unrest since race riots set the capital ablaze in the 1980s. (AP Photo/PA, Lewis Whyld) UNITED KINGDOM OUT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE (AP)

The right’s non-reaction to the London riots

Glenn Greenwald
Conservative media outlets were quick to turn previous rioting episodes into ideological talking points
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin talk after a remembrance ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, June 22, 2011. Russia marks on Wednesday the 70th anniversary of the start of the Soviet war against Nazi Germany, known to Russians as "The Great Patriotic war". REUTERS/Dennis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: ANNIVERSARY CONFLICT POLITICS) (© Denis Sinyakov / Reuters)

Did the Russians bomb a U.S. embassy?

Mark Adomanis
All the flaws of the American media are once again on display in the bizarre story about a bombing in Georgia
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Next week

Glenn Greenwald
On vacation, but with an excellent roster of guest bloggers to post here
FILE- In this Friday, July 22, 2011, a citizen journalism image made on a mobile phone and provided by Shaam News Network, Syrian anti-regime protesters gather during a rally in al-Assy square in the western city of Hama, Syria. The Arabic on banner reads:"we will never forget our martyrs and prisoners." Activist Ibrahim Qashoush's lyrics moved thousands of protesters in Syria who sang his jaunty verses at rallies, telling President Bashar Assad, "Time to leave." So when his body was dumped in the river flowing through his hometown, his killers added an obvious message: His throat was carved out. Qashoush's slaying underlines how brutal Syria's turmoil has become as authorities try to crush a persistent uprising. His fellow activists are convinced he was killed by security forces and fear it could mark a new campaign to liquidate protest leaders.(AP Photo/Shaam News Network, File) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO (AP)

U.N. condemns Syrian attacks on civilians

Edith M. Lederer
Security Council blasts Assad regime, as body count from months-long crackdown surpasses 1,700, by some estimates

Are some nations too big to fail?

David Case
A look at why the world's major economies -- and not the emerging ones -- are drowning in debt

Why is China really going after Facebook?

Michael Moran
More than economics is behind the nation's efforts to buy up shares of Zuckerberg's company

How we became a nation of warriors

Stephen Glain
Over the last century, militarism has warped our foreign policy -- and our soul. Can the budget crisis save them?
Members of French far right organizations take part in a protest march in Paris May 8, 2011

The rise of Europe’s extreme right

Salon Staff
In the wake of the attacks in Norway, we take a look at the continent's rabidly anti-immigrant groups
Candles and flowers are arranged on the ground near the blast site to mourn victims of the attacks

How will Norway cope with terrorism?

HDS Greenway
The attack by a homegrown Christian militant leaves the peace-seeking nation looking for answers
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, front left, looks at gifts presented to him by Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang, center, head of a Chinese delegation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance Between China and Democratic People's Republic of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Tuesday, July 12, 2011. Kim Jong Il's son Kim Jong Un stands behind his father. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhang Li) NO SALES (AP)

Both Koreas to work toward resuming nuclear talks

Matthew Lee
Envoys from the two countries emerge smiling from first meeting since 2008
Space Shuttle Atlantis lands at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Thursday, July 21, 2011. The landing of Atlantis marks the end of NASA's 30 year space shuttle program. (AP Photo/Don Emmert, Pool) (AP)

Last space shuttle comes home, ends 30-year era

Marcia Dunn
The Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space Center for the last time early this morning
A drought-affected corn field is not the cause of food shortages

When food shortages mean war

Christian Parenti
As droughts and floods destroy crops, grain prices soar -- and give rise to conflicts across the globe

Greetings from the brink of nuclear annihilation

J.C. Gabel
A stunning new book brings together atomic Cold War propaganda from across the globe

What Obama can do to save the planet

Bill McKibben
The president could single-handedly cut carbon emissions by rejecting Canada's new oil pipeline. Will he do it?
An unarmed U.S. "Shadow" drone is launched in this undated photograph, released on January 5, 2011

Will drones change how we see war?

Barbara Ehrenreich
As machines take the place of humans on the battlefield, our relationship to combat is shifting
South Korea's figure skater and Olympic champion Kim Yu-na during the presentation of the Pyeongchang bid , in front of the 123rd International Olympic Committee (IOC) session that will decide the host city for the 2018 Olympics Winter Game, in Durban, South Africa, Wednesday July 6, 2011. The International Olympic Committee will announce the host city for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Durban, Wednesday, choosing between three candidates Annecy, France; Munich Germany; and Pyeongchang, South Korea for the 2018 host. (AP Photo/Rogan Ward, Pool) (AP)

Pyeongchang awarded 2018 Winter Olympics

Stephen Wilson
The South Korean city beat out Munich and Annecy, France
Two protesters carry posters with pictures of unidentified relatives in Syria, with the Syrian flag colors painted on their faces during an anti-Syrian regime rally near the Syrian embassy in Cairo, Egypt Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Syrian troops fired Tuesday on residents who set up makeshift roadblocks to prevent the advance of tanks ringing the city of Hama, which has become a flashpoint of the uprising against autocratic President Bashar Assad, activists said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser) (AP)

Syrian crackdown on town may be war crime

Elizabeth A. Kennedy, Bassem Mroue
Amnesty International condemns Assad regime for brutal tactics in border city of Talkalakh in May
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