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Bacon mania: Why are Americans so batty for bacon? It's delicious, it's decadent -- and it's also a fashion statement.; By Sarah Hepola Jul 7, 2008
Scientists: Chicks like pink: Study reveals that women prefer pinkish hues.; Tracy Clark-Flory Aug 20, 2007
Talkin' bout my generation: A new book argues that the baby boomers were a "greater generation" than the one that beat the Depression and Hitler. But what did we really do?; By Gary Kamiya Feb 3, 2006
The death of Al Mutanabbi Street: Iraqi culture was reborn when Saddam fell, only to die again. A report from Baghdad's fear-haunted literary cafes.; By Phillip Robertson Aug 26, 2005
The mouse who would be king: Disney's ever-expanding copyright powers are threatening to squash everyone's cultural creativity. As two new books compellingly argue, the time is ripe for more anarchy, and fewer lawyers.; By Farhad Manjoo Apr 8, 2004
New from Weber ... Girls!: Barbecuing needs feminism like grilled fish needs a bicycle.; By Chris Colin Jun 17, 2002
The man from Neen: Miltos Manetas, who sent 23 invisible U-Haul trucks to the Whitney Biennial, explains the "art" movement that's out to change the way we perceive technology, intellectual property and moving vans.; By John Glassie Mar 21, 2002
Tummy talk: Belly dancing is deemed pornographic by Egyptians, but more foreign women are taking up the art.; By Susan Hack Jul 19, 2000
Why we travel: It whirls you around, turns you upside down and stands everything you took for granted on its head.; By Pico Iyer Mar 18, 2000
Ode to "Joy": The sacred text of the kitchen has a powerful and lasting resonance.; By Lloyd Fonvielle Mar 7, 2000
Celebrating Switzerland: Savoring rvsti, fondue and the legacy of William Tell.; By Burt Wolf Jan 20, 2000
China good? China bad?: Nothing is simple in Tibet.; By Hank Hyena Aug 7, 1999
Is culture endangered in the digital age?: Is culture endangered in the digital age? By Chris Bray Ironies abound at a Los Angeles conference pondering the future of museums and libraries; By Chris Bray Oct 29, 1998
Paris's cafe renaissance: For centuries they have been the stomach and soul of the city, but today the cafes of Paris are enjoying a renaissance. Wanderlust's man in Paris, David Downie, reports on the new scene in the City of Caffeine.; By David Downie Sep 21, 1998
Ignorants abroad: An American expatriate weathers the slings and arrows of learning another language.; By Rolf Potts Jun 22, 1998
Blinded in the desert: Hospitality and hostility become blurred for a traveler stranded among Bedouins at the desolate tip of the Sinai.; By Andrew Bill Jun 19, 1998
Newsreal: The fame economy: What's good for Michael Jordan is good for America; By Jonathan Broder Dec 18, 1997
Middlebrowbeaten: Earnestly clutching his list of Improving Books, the hapless middlebrow can't get no respect. But even culture on the installment plan is better than no culture at all.; By David Futrelle Mar 11, 1997
Dixie Rising: Paige Williams reviews Peter Applebome's book "Dixie Rising: How the South Is Shaping American Values, Politics and Culture".; By Paige Williams Nov 11, 1996
The Awful Truth: You want art? Look through the hole in the token, jiveasses; By Cintra Wilson Jun 24, 1996
Heart of Darkness: Anthropologist Philippe Bourgois went deeper into America's crack culture than anyone before him. Too deep.; By Gary Kamiya Dec 2, 1995

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