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It Gets Better on MTV

E.J. Graff Feb 22, 2012

Dan Savage is going to heaven.

A Homeric D'oh

Amanda Marcotte Feb 22, 2012

The Simpsons celebrates a television milestone but where has all the edge gone?

Watergate Finally Gets Its Novel

Tom Carson Feb 21, 2012

Thomas Mallon's new fiction humanizes the ultimate D.C. scandal.

The Clinton Experience

Bob Moser Feb 20, 2012

A new PBS documentary puts Bill Clinton’s flawed presidency into measured perspective.

Pat Buchanan is Not a First Amendment Martyr

Paul Waldman Feb 20, 2012

The pundit's firing isn't about censorship.

The Fashion Week Bill of Rights

Gabriela Resto-Montero Feb 17, 2012

Two veteran runway models work to bring safe labor practices to the glamour industry.

Charles Portis's Guide to the GOP

Tom Carson Feb 17, 2012

An obscure book that just might explain the GOP race better than any pundit could

Is Aspirin a Contraceptive?

E.J. Graff Feb 16, 2012

Nope. He was saying: Ladies, keep your legs shut. 

Round Two in the Repro-Rights Fight

E.J. Graff Feb 16, 2012

Is the left or right currently winning the contraception fight?

The New Freedom Riders

Carla Murphy Feb 16, 2012

A multiracial group of young people are fighting to end the NYPD's stop-and-frisk program.

The Right-Wing Media Non-Conspiracy

Paul Waldman Feb 16, 2012

Their system works, but that doesn't mean it involves orders given and orders received.

Broadcasting from the Belly of the Beast

Paul Waldman Feb 16, 2012

Thom Hartmann is taking on the Beltway, while trying to keep his outsider cred intact.

Comedian In Chief

Patrick Caldwell Feb 14, 2012

Roseanne Barr would get 6 percent of the vote if she runs for president, according to a new poll.

Caliente Comedy

Cindy Casares Feb 14, 2012

Network television is ramping up diversity this season by headlining comedies with Latinos. 

Fox News, Now Part of the Liberal Media

Paul Waldman Feb 14, 2012

Or so some its viewers think.

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