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Psychiatry's New Diagnostic Manual: "Don't Buy It. Don't Use It. Don't Teach It."

That's what psychiatrist Allen Frances, chair of the DSM-IV task force, has to say about DSM-5.

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| Tue May. 14, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Wild Man: An Interview with Jon Mooallem

The author of "Wild Ones," a book about the wacky world of conservation, talks prosthetic flippers and spirit animals.

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| Fri May. 10, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

BioShock Infinite: An American History Lesson Where You Get to Blow Shit Up

Video game visionary Ken Levine on the nerd mainstream, screen violence, and mining the past for narrative.

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| Fri May. 10, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

What the Uke? This Guy Shreds on 4 Strings!

From a humble Hawaiian upbringing to meeting the queen alongside Lady Gaga and Bette Midler.

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| Mon May. 6, 2013 2:28 AM PDT

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This Is Why Michael Bay Gets to Keep On Making Movies

The notorious Hollywood action director talks to Mother Jones about his critics, his politics, and what makes him "giddy" about making movies.

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| Fri May. 3, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Watch: Ghosts of the Asylums

Jeremy Harris takes photographs and artifacts from deep inside abandoned mental hospitals.

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| Mon Apr. 29, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Tig Notaro: You'll Laugh, You'll Cry

Comedy's it-girl on cutting class, dipping tobacco, and joking about cancer.

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| Tue Apr. 23, 2013 2:39 PM PDT
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"60 Minutes" on Their Pro-Assad Twitter Hack: We're Working on It

The pro-Assad hacker army continues its deployment of weapons of mass annoyance.

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| Mon Apr. 22, 2013 4:40 PM PDT

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's Banjo Magic

Their new album, "Love Has Come For You," pairs intricate instrumentals with a dose of nostalgia.

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| Mon Apr. 22, 2013 2:30 AM PDT
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My Innocent Brother Was Made Into a Bombing Suspect: Sunil Tripathi's Sister Speaks

"We find it incredibly unfortunate that media outlets were so quick to jump," Sangeeta Tripathi tells Mother Jones.

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| Fri Apr. 19, 2013 8:06 PM PDT
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Bruce Molsky Is Not Fiddling Around

How a Bronx "street urchin" bailed on college, quit his day job, and took the Appalachian music scene by storm.

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| Mon Apr. 15, 2013 2:30 AM PDT

"You've Got to Pick Yourself Up and Go Forward."

Since losing her huband in a 1993 mass shooting, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy has never stopped fighting for gun safety laws.

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| Tue Apr. 9, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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LISTEN: Here Is a Song About the Twitter Feud Between Paul Krugman and the President of Estonia

The creators of this unconventional Estonian operatic work talk to Mother Jones about their new one-woman show. (Yes, a singing Paul Krugman is played by a woman.)

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| Fri Apr. 5, 2013 8:15 AM PDT

5 Ways Biotech Is Changing Our Pets and Wildlife

Talking about brave new beasts with Emily Anthes, author of the new book "Frankenstein's Cat."

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| Mon Apr. 8, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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"Stoker": An Exquisitely Twisted Family Drama

Director Park Chan-wook talks about his first English-language film, a thrilling story about extraordinarily screwed-up people.

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| Fri Mar. 15, 2013 3:05 AM PDT

How I Was Offered My Very Own Safari

I spent weeks trying to reach the founder and former head of a mysterious corporate-backed environmental group. Here's what happened when I finally got him on the phone.

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

We "Cannot Walk Away" From Sandy Hook

But the bigger problem, says gun-violence expert Garen Wintermute, is America's 88 gun deaths every day.

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 1:01 AM PDT
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How the Left "Blew It" on Gun Control

Author Dan Baum says liberals should start listening to "Gun Guys" if they want to end the bloodshed.

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| Mon Mar. 11, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Covering Hugo Chávez: "If Only He Ruled As Well As He Campaigned"

British journalist Rory Carroll talks about the charisma and contradictions of the late Venezuelan president.

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| Fri Mar. 8, 2013 1:03 PM PST

10 MoJo Profiles of Fierce Women

Happy International Women's Day. Here are some women worth reading about.

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| Fri Mar. 8, 2013 4:01 AM PST