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Archives for December 2014


If this trailer is any indication, the film is going to be beautiful.


It’s an understatement to say memory can play tricks on you.


The New Republic is in crisis, but journals on culture and public affairs are thriving.


Republicans want to use new video clips of the health law advisor to remount a campaign against the law.


He turned “The Word” into “The Decree.”


Plus, updates on Congress’s spending bill drama and the botched special forces raid in Yemen.


The Freedom of Information Act makes federal agencies more accountable, but agencies argue that it will make it harder to do their job.


Emily St. John Mandel’s luminous book has beautiful writing and a compelling story.


The federal government’s just issued a new policy on profiling. Here’s what you need to know.


The grieving mother said she is “looking for a conviction” for her son’s shooting.


The celebrity couple is being credited with providing a meal to demonstrators in New York City.


An accusation that an Uber raped his passenger threatens the company’s future in India


It turns out actual herpetologists also watch TV


Money really can’t buy happiness.


Wealth inequality in Russia is higher than just about anywhere else in the world.