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A Review of The Cleveland Show: Hancock's Previous Episodes

Catie Lazarus | Posted 10.19.2009 | Entertainment


Catie Lazarus

The pop-psychology de rigueur depiction of familial dysfunction where members act as arm chair psychologists and solve each others' problems is America's cheapest form of mental health care.

District 9

Will Menaker | Posted 09.21.2009 | Entertainment


Will Menaker

Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience may have been the smartest movie I've seen this year, but Neill Blomkamp's District 9 is definitely the most fun.

From 'Birthers' To Death Panels: Blame It On August

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living


Dr. Judith Rich

Does life seem weirder and crazier than normal these days? Do you feel like you've fallen down a rabbit hole or gotten sucked into the twilight zone?...

What Is Addiction?

Stanton Peele | Posted 03.02.2009 | Living


Stanton Peele

Addiction is a nasty business which enslaves people. But if you're going to target that practice, then you'd better come and take all the coffee and Diet Coke the office.

Leave Barack Alone! (VIDEO)

Slate | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics


What if Britney Spears' most notoriously emotional defender was a fan of Barack Obama too? Thanks to Slate (with voiceover by Christopher Beam), now ...