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Illustration by Robert Hunt.
The death of journalist and polemicist Christopher Hitchens last month gave those familiar with his work a chance to revisit one of his more...
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Negroes on Ice. That's the name of producer Prince Paul and his son's new hip-hop play. The title is provocative; it evokes scathing images of mainstream millionaire rappers...
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A thick stripe of black sesame purée bisected the first plate to greet our table at AQ, pearly curlicues of squid flaring along its length ($10). Wedges of bright green...
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"Every hipster is a potential criminal," warns a student communist in Valeriy Todorovskiy's musical period piece. These "hipsters" are, in style and substance, the polar...
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Of all the magicians telling stories at “Abracadabra! Stories about Magic with Porchlight,” one will be given a wide berth: James “the Amazing” Randi....
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Given our love of post-apocalyptic tales, from The Road Warrior to the The Road, and the swirl of doomsday scenarios attached to 2012, Apocalypse, Now? is a perfect theme for...
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There’s the one where you’re drowning, or the one where you’re being chased down the endless hallway. Then there’s falling, which is terrifying right...
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What is your “true core”? How do you find it? Can we use the same modern equipment that spews so much distraction to help reach inner calm and stillness? If you...
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For many of us, familiarity with mochi is limited to ice-cream pockets sold at Trader Joe’s. Yet within Japanese culture, the soft rice cake is essential for a happy new...
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Longtime National Park Service Director Newton B. Drury once said about the U.S. park system, “If it means anything, it means that America presents to its citizens an...
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What’s past is prologue: If the Old Mint is stands as a testament to our future, it is one with a resilient and enduring spirit. It was commissioned by Congress in 1852...
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In 1957, nine young black students showed up for their first day at Little Rock Central High School. They faced an angry white mob and the Arkansas National Guard, which had...
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If there were a commendation set aside for the heroes of a free and open web, Lawrence Lessig would get it. Lessig has long been a prominent critic of the increasingly...
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Sex and the movies are forever intertwined — and most of us wouldn’t have it any other way. Sex is a part of life, and movies should reflect life, right? Not...
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As stripped down and propulsive as its robotic title, Drive is the most "American" movie yet by Danish genre director Nicolas Winding Refn. The film is a sleek, tense piece of...
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Marcus is a 17-year-old hacker – er, high school student – living in San Francisco in the near future. And like any smart hacker – uh, teenager – he...
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Most of our smartphones contain digital cameras that rival the best that money could buy less than a decade ago. We often pay hundreds of dollars for these devices. And what...
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A science museum can be intimidating. “I don't know anything about science,” you might say, “and I don't know where to start.” But that's the point of...
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While it's subtitled "An Existential Comic Diary," and its form is an of-the-moment smooshing of picture book, graphic novel, and ersatz journal entries, Keshni Kashyap and...
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Charles Schulz's Peanuts featured Linus Van Pelt quoting Victorian scholar and critic John Ruskin ("The best grace is the consciousness we have earned our dinner.") and also...
