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The head Birther talks about Obama's boyfriends, the long arm of Hugo Chavez and how the Web is rigged against her
By Gabriel Winant Aug 13, 2009

  • Is apartheid acceptable -- for giant bugs?

    Peter Jackson protégé Neill Blomkamp talks about "District 9," the sci-fi breakthrough of the summer
    By Andrew O'Hehir August 12, 2009

  • It's the priest-vampire-ghost love story of summer!

    Director Park Chan-wook talks about his delirious, dark-comic "Thirst" -- this year's other, better vampire romance
    By Andrew O'Hehir July 31, 2009

  • Born too soon

    Vicki Forman's twins weighed only a pound at birth. She thought they should be allowed to die. Doctors disagreed
    By Katharine Mieszkowski July 25, 2009

  • Kevin Spacey needs a "Shrink"

    The two-time Oscar winner talks about his move away from Hollywood and his new role as a pothead Dr. Phil type
    By Andrew O'Hehir July 23, 2009

  • What's the baby sitter up to?

    She's the source of fear, frustration and sexual fantasy. A new social history looks at girls who care for our kids
    By Katharine Mieszkowski July 18, 2009

  • Overheated by clean energy

    As the debate over the Waxman-Markey climate bill rages on, Harvard's top environmental economist sheds some light
    By Katharine Mieszkowski July 10, 2009

  • Defusing bombs at 115 degrees

    Action queen Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal talk about "The Hurt Locker," their pulse-elevating Iraq drama
    By Andrew O'Hehir June 26, 2009

  • Daddy on board

    Today's fathers spend more time with their children than ever. One of them talks about why that's a good thing
    By Katharine Mieszkowski June 20, 2009

  • Why we can't eat just one

    We do it for the buzz. Like drug addicts. How do we stop the constant craving?
    By Katharine Mieszkowski June 18, 2009

  • Behind the food industry's iron curtain

    Michael Pollan and director Robert Kenner talk about "Food, Inc.," the movie agribusiness doesn't want you to see.
    By Andrew O'Hehir June 12, 2009

  • The dark side of the moon

    Sam Rockwell and Duncan Jones talk about their new space movie and the pleasures of 1970s science fiction films.
    By Caitlin Shamberg June 11, 2009

  • Climbing out of a midlife crisis

    How couch potato Mark Obmascik changed his life, and his body, summiting dozens of Colorado mountains in one summer
    By Katharine Mieszkowski May 25, 2009

  • Steven Soderbergh and Sasha Grey deliver "The Girlfriend Experience"

    The indie film legend talks about his latest experiment: Casting a real-life porn star as a high-class call girl
    By Andrew O'Hehir May 22, 2009

  • The virginity fetish

    Why is our culture so obsessed with girls' chastity? Author Jessica Valenti talks about how purity balls and "barely legal" porn both feed the same idea: That a woman's worth is between her legs.
    By Tracy Clark-Flory May 16, 2009

  • Inventing a family

    French director Olivier Assayas talks about the temporary intimacy of filmmaking and his new movie, "Summer Hours."
    By Stephanie Zacharek May 15, 2009

  • Behind Washington's closet door

    Closeted gay politicians like you-know-who and hm-hm aren't just personally screwed-up, says filmmaker Kirby Dick. They're hopelessly distorting democracy.
    By Andrew O'Hehir May 7, 2009

  • Stop worrying about your children!

    Kids today are just as safe as they were in the '70s, says "Free-Range Kids" author Lenore Skenazy, and what's really distressing is an alarmist culture that refuses to let them grow up.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski May 4, 2009

  • Rorschach "Rachel"

    An Israeli film explores the ambiguous death of Rachel Corrie, peacenik angel to some and "terrorist-loving swine" to others.
    By Andrew O'Hehir May 3, 2009

  • Jim Jarmusch takes control

    The independent film icon talks about making a ravishing action movie with no action -- and why he'll never direct a Hollywood blockbuster.
    By Andrew O'Hehir April 30, 2009

  • Don't have a cow!

    Famous animal lover Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, the author of "The Face on Your Plate," talks about why you should consider giving up the burgers -- and the fromage.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski April 18, 2009
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