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In Theaters This Weekend, a Civil Libertarian's Nightmare

"Gangster Squad" has the extrajudicial killing. "Zero Dark Thirty" brings the torture.

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| Fri Jan. 11, 2013 4:04 AM PST
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How Hollywood Made the Gunmakers' Day

VIDEO: Why does Clint pack a Smith & Wesson and Angelina fire a Glock? Branding.

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| Thu Jan. 10, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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North Korea Follows Only One American on Twitter—This Guy

How Jimmy Dushku, 25-year-old globetrotting investor and Coldplay superfan, became Pyongyang's only true Twitter friend—and the backlash that followed.

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| Wed Jan. 9, 2013 4:00 AM PST

In Defense of Django

Quentin Tarantino is taking some heat for his slavery revenge fantasy "Django Unchained"—only some of it deserved.

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| Mon Jan. 7, 2013 4:00 AM PST

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5 Albums to Get Excited About in 2013

From Unknown Mortal Orchestra to Angel Haze, new tunes for survival in our post-Mayan apocalypse world.

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| Mon Jan. 7, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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World Leaders Flocked To Twitter in 2012

Presidents, queens, and despots discover the propaganda value of the tweet. (Or maybe they're just wasting time like the rest of us.)

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| Wed Jan. 2, 2013 3:44 PM PST

11 Killer Albums Brought to You by Brian Eno

Even if you've never heard his solo music, the iconic producer has touched your world.

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| Mon Dec. 31, 2012 11:32 AM PST
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Finding Eno

The experimental music icon's relentless pursuit: making art that makes itself.

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| Mon Dec. 31, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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What "Happy Feet Two" Star Matt Damon Taught Me About Fracking

It's bad for farm cows, and even worse for heartfelt dramatic monologues.

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| Fri Dec. 28, 2012 4:05 AM PST

Video: Top Chef Traci Des Jardins Thinks You Probably Eat Too Much

A classically trained French chef on rethinking portion size, the beauty of small fish, and what to drink over the holidays.

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| Wed Dec. 26, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Tom's Bar: a Cocktail Worthy of New Year's Eve

Bourbon or sparkling wine? With the Seelbach cocktail, there's no need to choose.

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| Wed Dec. 26, 2012 4:00 AM PST

All We Want for Christmas Is...Guns

This year's Black Friday showed a record number of firearms purchased for the holidays.

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| Sun Dec. 23, 2012 4:00 AM PST

10 Totally Tasteless Pro-Gun T-Shirts

Thousands of Americans were killed by firearms last year and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.

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| Sat Dec. 22, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Mormon Money, Scientology's Hollywood Apostate, and a Freshman Priest

Five great stories about religion.

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| Sat Dec. 22, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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"Movie & An Argument" Podcast: Judd Apatow's "This Is 40" & Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained"

In which ThinkProgress critic Alyssa Rosenberg and I chat about the new Apatow comedy and the new Tarantino revenge-fest.

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| Fri Dec. 21, 2012 8:38 PM PST
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NRA Press Conference Riddled With Weirdly Outdated Cultural References

"Mortal Kombat," "Kindergarten Killers," and Oliver Stone's "Natural Born Killers"? Really??

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| Fri Dec. 21, 2012 12:55 PM PST
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What Does the "Les Misérables" Movie Have to Do With the Newtown Shooting?

PR teams for film and TV are busy talking on-screen violence—except for the one big movie that actually involves gunning down a child.

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| Thu Dec. 20, 2012 2:41 PM PST
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Video: Colbert Super-PAC Donates Its Leftovers

The Ham Rove Memorial Fund—rumored to be linked to the comedian's Super-PAC—donates over $270,000 to groups exposing money's influence in politics.

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| Mon Dec. 17, 2012 3:35 PM PST
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Bill Murray Is Far and Away the Best Franklin D. Roosevelt in Movie History

He plays FDR as a booze-swilling, chain-smoking, urbane frat-boy ladies man. (Go figure.)

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| Mon Dec. 17, 2012 9:58 AM PST
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Mayan Apocalypse: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were REALLY Afraid to Ask

Here's the ultimate explainer on the possibly imminent end of the world. Best hurry up and read it.

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| Mon Dec. 17, 2012 4:00 AM PST