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This masterly literary history from co-editor Greil Marcus does justice to our country's best and worst moments
By Laura Miller
September 22, 2009
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No! The author of "A Better Pencil" explains why such hysterical hand-wringing is as old as communication itself
By Vincent Rossmeier
September 19, 2009
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"NurtureShock" says too much praise is bad, teen lying is normal and baby-genius toys could make your kids dumber
By Lynn Harris
September 18, 2009
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A new book illuminates why "Gone With the Wind" endures, on the page and on film
By Stephanie Zacharek
September 16, 2009
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With "The Lost Symbol," his "Da Vinci" follow-up, Brown spins a wild Freemason conspiracy -- then never solves it
By Laura Miller
September 15, 2009
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A handful of right-wing bestsellers have recast mundane cultural dislocation into riveting epics of paranoia
By Steve Almond
September 12, 2009
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Muriel Barbery's follow-up to "Hedgehog" makes for a delicious meal: One part novel, one part foodie fantasia
By Tommy Wallach
September 11, 2009
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At a time when Americans are wallowing in consumer debt, let's reconsider the joys of penny pinching
By Laura Miller
September 10, 2009
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Author Stephen Elliott talks about the grisly trial, and the prescription dependency, he could not shake
By Joe Coscarelli
September 3, 2009
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The sordid back story of Julia Myerson's new memoir, "The Lost Child," should give every parenting writer pause
By Amy Benfer
September 2, 2009
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The celebrated author's "A Gate at the Stairs" is aggressively clever, meticulously crafted -- and exhausting
By Stephanie Zacharek
September 1, 2009
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Lucinda Rosenfeld talks about the dark side of female friendships and plants a stiletto in sisterhood clichés
August 26, 2009
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Blog turned book, "The Sartorialist" finds beauty in passersby and strikes a blow against boring "celebrity style"
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 25, 2009
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Author Elizabeth Gilbert becomes the latest female literary figure to write about her ambivalence toward marriage
By Amanda Fortini
August 21, 2009
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Former New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni on his torturous lifelong relationship with food
By Kerry Lauerman
August 21, 2009
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Before there was Al Capone, there was Giuseppe Morelli. Author Mike Dash talks about his legacy -- and his violence
By Vincent Rossmeier
August 19, 2009
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Ain't anyone loyal to their friends anymore?
August 14, 2009
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Toddlers have amazing philosophical minds that work like computers and can teach us a world about ourselves
By Robert Burton
August 13, 2009
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"The Magicians" is a ravishing adult novel that shines a new light on the fantasy tales we read as kids
By Laura Miller
August 12, 2009
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A huge culture shock awaits Sterling Cooper. Here's a look at the "creative revolution" that hit the ad world
By Laura Miller
August 11, 2009
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Recovering alcoholic Rachael Brownell talks about cocktail play dates, sobriety and the tragedy of Diane Schuler
By Frieda Klotz
August 10, 2009
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Romantic poets and scientists tapped the marvels of nature and sounded a clarion alarm that can transform us today
By Kevin Berger
August 10, 2009
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An eye-opening collection of essays revisits the legendary campaign-trail moment
By Andrew O'Hehir
August 10, 2009
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Archaeologists are slowly unearthing the ghastly secrets of Cahokia, an ancient city under the American heartland
By Andrew O'Hehir
August 6, 2009
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The author of young-adult memoir "Everything Sucks" talks about drugs, anorexia and why "Gossip Girl" gets it wrong
By Judy Berman
August 5, 2009
America, the beautiful (America, the ugly)
Is the Internet melting our brains?
Parents: Most of what you're doing is wrong
Critics' Picks: The 1939 classic lives on
Dan Brown swaps pseudohistory for pseudoscience
Glenn Beck is the future of literary fiction
The elegance of the gourmand
Can cheap be sexy?
The journalist, the murderer and the Adderall
Is it ever OK to tar your kid in print?
People like Lorrie Moore are the only people here
My best frenemy
Where the streets have no shame
Binger turned food critic
The first Mafia don's reign of terror
Red State Update: Poor Bush being betrayed by Cheney
Cogito ergo sum, baby
Critics' Picks: Magic for grown-ups
Will the swinging '60s crush our "Mad Men"?
The beauty and terror of science
Critics' Picks: The legacy of Obama's "race speech"
Sacrificial virgins of the Mississippi
Prep school casualty
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