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Pop Culture
Nov 06, 2009, 04:07PM
Giant jellyfish takes down Japanese fishing boat
I foresee a movie here...
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Music
Nov 06, 2009, 02:51PM
MTV, Berlin, a new wall... Yeah, this can only end well
The concert celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall has sparked some controversy.
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Writing
Nov 06, 2009, 12:40PM
Have you ever thought: There's gotta be a good ancient Sumerian proverb I could use right now
"Beer is a bull. The mouth is its stairway."
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Pop Culture
Nov 06, 2009, 11:04AM
Soldier goes all Full Metal Jacket at Fort Hood
Noel Hasan had asked repeatedly to be discharged from the army after the Sept. 11 attacks. His Muslim faith had made him the target of endless abuse and discrimination. Yesterday, Hasan shot and killed 13 at Fort Hood.
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Politics & Media
Nov 06, 2009, 09:42AM
Christopher Hitchens not at all a fan of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert
Apparently it's The Daily Show and The Colbert Report that are cheapening our national political dialogue. Uh... huh.
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Consume
Nov 05, 2009, 04:35PM
LEGO nomenclature
Could you hand me a "clippy bit"?
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Sex
Nov 05, 2009, 03:39PM
No love for tranny librarian
Bobbie E. Burnett has worked at the Free Library of Philadelphia for nearly twenty years. After a sex change operation in 2001, Burnett quickly became the victim of harassment, which has continued to this day. She's currently suing the city for compensation.
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Pop Culture
Nov 05, 2009, 02:08PM
Two-and-a-half years and nearly 2,800 miles later, Jack Daws' penny resurfaces
Finding the 18 karat gold artwork.
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Politics & Media
Nov 05, 2009, 12:52PM
Relive the thrilling capture of Adolf Eichmann
From his daring escape from the Allies to the Nuremberg trial and his execution in Israel. A tale that spans 17 years.
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Writing
Nov 05, 2009, 10:56AM
Magazines 2.0 - Tailoring your reading
"Utilizing social intelligence, our system recommends magazine articles you will enjoy reading from over 600 magazine titles."
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Politics & Media
Nov 05, 2009, 09:48AM
Killing Palestine
In light of the Obama administration's recent decision to be a pushover on further Israeli settlement building, Lawrence Wright examines the Mid-East Process, and how we've gone wrong at every turn.
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Sex
Nov 04, 2009, 04:25PM
It's really only a matter of time...
Until gay marriage is legalized throughout the U.S.
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Pop Culture
Nov 06, 2009, 10:18AM
Overcoming Reality
Reality television provides temporary—though almost always fatal—boosts to the popularity of down-and-out, faded-out, or simply untalented pop stars.
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Moving Pictures
Nov 06, 2009, 10:05AM
It's Not About Spirituality. It's About Torture.
Men Who Stare at Goats might be a faithful adaption from John Ronson's original text, but blithe references to Abu Ghraib and torture threaten to undermine the whole film.
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Politics & Media
Nov 05, 2009, 11:05AM
The Right Hand Doesn't Know What the Far-Right Hand is Doing
The Republican Party establishment is letting its rump base hijack elections and force moderates to the sidelines.
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Consume
Nov 05, 2009, 10:36AM
A Love Letter for the City of Big Shoulders
An expat goes deep into the gastronomic and cultural foundations of Chicago.
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Politics & Media
Nov 04, 2009, 09:39AM
The Banality of Yesterday's Elections
VA's up for grabs, NJ's still without dignity, NY-23 proves that conservative populism has its limits, and Bloomberg's not the despot he imagines. Now how about some important topics?
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Moving Pictures
Nov 04, 2009, 11:18AM
Mad Women
Violence can be oh so cathartic. But when it occurs in the household, there is no justification.
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Writing
Nov 03, 2009, 11:02AM
INTERVIEW: Wallace Shawn
The playwright and actor talks about his unique balance of commercial and avant garde work, the importance of having one's assumptions challenged, and his new book, Essays.
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Writing
Nov 03, 2009, 10:17AM
Way Out West
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Politics & Media
Nov 02, 2009, 10:11AM
Buckley's Revenge in NY-23
Political neophyte Doug Hoffman is poised for an upset in New York's 23rd Congressional District.
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Mixtape
A Splice Original Compilation: Baltimore Does Baltimore, Part 1
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Pop Culture
Nov 06, 2009, 04:07PM
Good God, they've put me on steroids...
Bodybuilders gone wild.
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Sports
Nov 06, 2009, 02:53PM
Extreme base jumping
Reaching terminal velocity in Norway.
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Consume
Nov 06, 2009, 12:44PM
Fuck you Baltimore! Hilarious car dealership parody
A classic, to be sure.
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Sex
Nov 06, 2009, 10:56AM
Tips on Safe Sex
"And of course by that I don't mean making love to a strongbox."
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Sports
Nov 06, 2009, 10:02AM
Roughest sport? Ladies soccer. BYU v. New Mexico game gets ugly.
That's some tough hair pulling.
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Music
Nov 05, 2009, 04:38PM
Monsters of Folk live on Fallon
Performing "Dear God" with The Roots. Video after the jump.
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Politics & Media
Nov 05, 2009, 03:29PM
Live from Guantanamo: Voices from the Inside
Justice Denied is part of a new campaign by the ACLU to raise awareness of torture, unlawful extradition, and detention without due process in American military prisons.
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Moving Pictures
Nov 05, 2009, 02:10PM
Sesame Street meets Gangsta Rap
Ah, the Yip Yip Martians.
