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Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009
- The Business of Human Smuggling on the Mexican Border
The importance of finding a guide you can trust. - The Audio Book Club on Cristina Nehring
Our critics discuss A Vindication of Love. - Can't Buy My Love
If I sleep with my new boyfriend after he gives me jewels, will he think less of me? - A Blow to Swiss Bank Secrecy
A summary of what's in the major publications. - Assassination Inc.
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Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009
- Why Do We Call Galileo Galilei by His First Name?
We don't go around saying "Albert" discovered relativity. - Am I Not a Woman?
How to perform a gender test. - The Making of an Afghan Politician
Ashraf Ghani is an intellectual and a technocrat; after this campaign, he is also a pol. - The Not-Quite-Ultimate Fighting Championship
Will the absence of the world's best fighter, Russia's Fedor Emelianenko, halt UFC's ascent to the big leagues? - The Culture Gabfest, the Total Commitment Edition
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Why is it so hard to save wild dogs? - The Business of Human Smuggling on the Mexican Border
How do you tell a migrant from a coyote? - Majority Rule
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Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009
- It Doesn't Matter Who Wins the Afghan Election
It's how he wins that counts—and what the West does after the vote. - The Importance of Being Shaq
The seven-footer is the wittiest superjock around. - The Brits Have Taken Over Turks and Caicos. Is Canada Next?
Only if the Queen is feeling imperial. - Robert D. Novak (1931-2009)
Darkness claims the prince of darkness. - Obama Endorses Socialized Medicine!
Wait till the hard right finds out. - The Favre and I
Sports Illustrated's Peter King falls out of love with his favorite source. - Manhattan Medici
The New Yorker on Michael Bloomberg's unopposed election bid. - Endangered in South Africa
Pimp my ostrich. - Veddy Unfortunate
How the greatest wine hoax ever has diminished a brilliant British oenophile. - Live From the O.R.
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Monday, Aug. 17, 2009
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Week 1: What was with those wackadoodle flashbacks? - How To Kill Those Death Panel Rumors
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When Fahrenheit 451 becomes a comic book, it's time to worry. - Don't Worry, Be Healthy
Health reform is still a good bet to happen. - Kind of Blue
Why the best-selling jazz album of all time is so great. - Bye-Bye Public Option
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- The Crazy Moms Who Want To Ban Ice Cream Trucks From Playgrounds
- How Come No One Ever Uses Galileo's Full Name?
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