Nonfiction

How we chose an open marriage

"Early in our relationship, Cate said, 'If you ever see anybody else, I'll kill you.'" An oral history of polyamory
John Bowe
American Idol

"American Idol" recap: Ellen's debut

Hollywood Week begins. Will DeGeneres live up to the hype?
Mary T. Kelly
Lost

"They caught us, again."

The final season of the island thriller unravels in our clutches. So why can't we look away?
Heather Havrilesky

Behind Cheney's group, a weird legacy of torture

Financing Cheney's pro-torture front is Melvin Sembler, who once enabled "enhanced interrogation" of American teens
Joe Conason

TNR's ugly and reckless anti-semitism games

It's long past time to renounce the cynical use of bigotry accusations for political gain
Glenn Greenwald
Democratic Party

Get busy, Democrats

This country loves its hustlers and slick operators, but it's hard work that gets you through the rough patches
Garrison Keillor
Slide Shows

Sports Illustrated models baffled by swimwear

Brooklyn Decker is the latest in a series of "oopsie!" cover girls who just can't master their itty-bitty bikinis
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Media Criticism

The mythical potency of Terrorism fear-mongering

Media figures ignore empirical data to depict Americans as more frightened of Terrorists than they really are
Glenn Greenwald
Wine

Biodynamic wines have the flavor of devotion

Whether you believe in spiritual agriculture or think it's just hoodoo, it's the winemaker's passion that matters
Steven Kolpan
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Glenn Greenwald

TNR's ugly and reckless anti-semitism games

It's long past time to renounce the cynical use of bigotry accusations for political gain
The GigaOm Network

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War Room

The race is on for Murtha's seat

An intriguing name on the Democratic side. And fears of a repeat of NY-23 for Republicans
Broadsheet

The charm of London Review of Books' personals

A love letter to the quirky, romantic ads that spawned two books, a Twitter account and a few marriages
How the World Works

A unified rightwing crackpot theory of the stock market

Every financial market twitch, high and low, is Obama's fault, explains Donald Luskin
Joan Walsh

The pitbull in lipstick is back!

She's "tired of hearin' the talk talk talk" but Palin wowed Tea Party Nation Inc. with nastiness for fun and profit

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