History as written by a "SimCity" freak
Gifted amateurs defeated London's cholera epidemic in the 1850s, says culture/tech visionary Steven Johnson, and today a similar bottom-up approach to knowledge can improve neighborhoods, reform cities, even thwart terror
Monday, Oct. 30, 2006
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Partitioning Iraq
Would dividing the country decrease ethnic infighting or lead to more fighting and inflame the Middle East?
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Destination: Vancouver
This livable, futuristic, far West outpost of our continent has been a home for writers from Alice Munro to Douglas Coupland
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This Modern World
Slanderman and Defamation Boy: Ready to spring into action!
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History as written by a "SimCity" freak
Gifted amateurs defeated London's cholera epidemic in the 1850s, says culture/tech visionary Steven Johnson, and today a similar bottom-up approach to knowledge can improve neighborhoods, reform cities, even thwart terror
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Since you asked ...
I'm an info-dazzled surf-addicted Internet scatterbrain!
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Exclusive Daily Download: "Pride & Fight," Animal Collective
An exclusive Animal Collective track
Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006
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Bush speechwriter unloads
"Friends, neighbors, and countrymen of the Left: I hate your lying guts"
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The new bohemians
At a recent festival, the next generation of Gypsy musicians proves the hard-to-pin-down sound has found new life
Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006
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An unfortunate demise
As his wildly popular series reaches its end, Daniel Handler -- aka Lemony Snicket -- talks to Salon about returning to himself
Friday, Oct. 27, 2006
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Pick a winner, any winner
C'mon, don't be shy. Industrial policy can be fun!
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Pole-dancing disasters
Evil pole-sters are charged with destroying children's innocence and making amateur dancers look like idiots
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600 seconds
What 10 minutes of your life would you relive if you had the chance? Table Talkers tell theirs
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Rush Limbaugh, Michael J. Fox and the cruelty within
The stem-cell ad seems to work. Will Limbaugh's attack backfire?
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King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Cardinals take commanding World Series lead as Tigers go sinking in the rain. Plus: NFL Week 8
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The Fix
O'Reilly and Letterman mix it up. Angelina adopting again? Plus: Nicole Richie seeks help
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Salon Interview: Camille Paglia
Our fave pop intellectual weighs in on the Dems' gift to Ann Coulter (Foley), why Condi's success matters to feminists, and Bob Woodward (yawn)
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"Everybody needs an honest shake"
Academy Award-winning director Barbara Kopple talks about her new Dixie Chicks movie, "Shut Up & Sing," and why she hopes their fans will forgive them
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"Catch a Fire"
Tim Robbins and Derek Luke work hard to generate heat, but somehow this movie never quite sparks
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Ask the pilot
Is JetBlue using passengers as guinea pigs? Plus: How zip-lock bags keep America safe
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GOP singing the blues in New York?
In the reliably Republican 20th District, a strong Democratic challenger gains on Abramoff-tinged incumbent John Sweeney
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Replaying GOP racism
Ken Mehlman's cynical effort to inflame white bigotry in Tennessee is no different from what the Republicans did in their infamous 1988 "Willie Horton" ad
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"Babel"
Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett star in this ambitious, seductive, but ultimately disappointing film
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Since you asked ...
I think my baby is my ex's -- and my husband doesn't know
Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006
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King Kaufman's Sports Daily
The rain says no to Game 4, but what are we doing playing baseball Halloween week anyway? Plus: Fox's rainy-night gift
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The Fix
Naomi Campbell arrested. Madonna says Malawi has no adoption laws. Plus: Jessica Simpson fears she'll never date again!
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Video Dog
A struggling Santorum resorts to the nuclear button
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How would Jesus vote?
Tennessee Democrat Harold Ford Jr. goes after the GOP's faithful base in the state with the most white evangelicals in the nation. Polls show his campaign is resonating in the pews
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Beyond the Multiplex
The Bush-assassination mockumentary "Death of a President" may change your take on our nation's misunderestimated leader. Plus: Robert Wilson explained. Miami's coke economy explored
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"The Return of the Player"
In Michael Tolkin's follow-up to "The Player," Griffin Mill leaves the movie business behind -- but he's still out for blood
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Bush's policy quagmire
The president is already signaling he'll disregard James A. Baker III's recommendations for reshaping U.S. policy in the Middle East. But will Baker sit still?
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State of the unions
Religious conservatives seize on New Jersey's ruling for same-sex couples -- but it won't save Republicans at the polls
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Since you asked...
I like a certain gentleman at work, but is he gay? I am not sure how to proceed -- my feelings for him are quite strong!
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Tom the Dancing Bug
Super-Fun-Pak Comix: Dead and Dying Artforms, Classic Comix, James Poult and more!
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