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Lewis Black Takes on Angry Outbursts Lewis Black Takes on Angry Outbursts

Has 2009 been the year of the angry outburst? Lewis Black breaks down recent bad behavior from Joe Wilson, Kanye West and Serena Williams as only he can.

Sep 18, 2009 / The Daily Show

Anatomy of Wilson’s ‘You Lie’ Outburst Anatomy of Wilson’s ‘You Lie’ Outburst

What if all the GOP congressmen were supposed to yell 'you lie' but changed their minds at the last minute while Joe Wilson was in the bathroom?

Sep 18, 2009 / Saturday Night Live

The African Airlift The African Airlift

The 1960 "airlift" of 800 African students to study in the United States lent a crucial boost to John F. Kennedy's popularity among African-Americans.

Sep 16, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Karen Rothmyer

Emotional Rescue Emotional Rescue

Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, Claire Denis's 35 Shots of Rum, Jane Campion's Bright Star

Sep 16, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

A Domestic Existentialist: On Mercè Rodoreda A Domestic Existentialist: On Mercè Rodoreda

Mercè Rodoreda's fiction plumbs a sadness borne of helplessness, an almost voluptuous vulnerability.

Sep 16, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Natasha Wimmer

A Year Later, Little Change on Wall Street A Year Later, Little Change on Wall Street

Ode to a bailout.

Sep 16, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Stewart Slams Beck, Tea Party Protesters Stewart Slams Beck, Tea Party Protesters

Jon Stewart reveals the not-so-subtle hypocrisy of Fox News' laudatory coverage of the so-called '9-12 movement' and tea party events held in the nation's capital.

Sep 15, 2009 / The Daily Show

Monsanto: Playing God Monsanto: Playing God

Monsanto is dangerously re-engineering America's food supply.

Sep 10, 2009 / Feature / Kirkpatrick Sale

Speak as Little as Possible: On Clarice Lispector

Speak as Little as Possible: On Clarice Lispector Speak as Little as Possible: On Clarice Lispector

Novelist Clarice Lispector idealized animals and idiots because they were free of the desire to translate experience into words.

Sep 10, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Rachel Aviv

The Tel Aviv Party Stops Here The Tel Aviv Party Stops Here

The glittering "spotlight" at a Toronto film festival is a reflection of Israel's desire to avoid scrutiny for its actions in Gaza.

Sep 9, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Naomi Klein

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