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"Chernobyl Diaries": Is It Really Any More Insensitive Than Zombie Nazis?

This movie probably doesn't deserve a boycott. (Its quality, however, will keep viewers away all the same.)

By Asawin Suebsaeng

 | Fri May. 25, 2012 6:02 PM PDT
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What Regina Spektor Sees From the Cheap Seats

The pioneering pop songstress on invented sounds, gay rights as sci-fi, and how it feels to be labeled a weirdo.

By Hannah Levintova

 | May/June 2012 Issue
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Congress Talk Pretty One Day

A study finds that members of Congress talk like the American people: generally, not very good.

By Asawin Suebsaeng

 | Tue May. 22, 2012 10:24 AM PDT
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The American Race War That's Not Happening

Conservatives argue white people are the victims of a spike in hate crimes.

By Adam Serwer

 | Tue May. 22, 2012 7:21 AM PDT

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Hole's Drummer's Home Movies

The new rock-doc "Hit So Hard" tries to do too much, and doesn't quite pull it off. But there's plenty to make it worth watching anyway.

By Alyssa Battistoni

 | Mon May. 21, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Dance Inspired by Theoretical Physics Not Such a Big Bang

The "punk" ballerina's Armitage Gone! dance company moves around a lot but doesn't say much of anything.

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| Sat May. 19, 2012 1:50 PM PDT
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They Finally (!!) Made a Movie Based On Battleship...

...and it just so happens to be the most glowingly patriotic thing in theaters right now.

By Asawin Suebsaeng

 | Fri May. 18, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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The End Of White America

The Census Bureau says nonwhite births now outnumber white births.

By Adam Serwer

 | Thu May. 17, 2012 3:00 PM PDT
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RIP Chuck Brown

The Godfather of Go-go died Wednesday.

By Adam Serwer

 | Thu May. 17, 2012 9:21 AM PDT

Carlos Fuentes: The Mother Jones Interview

In 1988, the late man of letters spoke to MoJo about crossing borders, defending the Sandinistas, and preferring grits to guacamole.

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| November 1988

Men Find Vegetables Unmanly

Because eating meat means you have giant muscles, obviously.

By Kiera Butler

 | Wed May. 16, 2012 12:43 PM PDT
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"The Dictator": A Qaddafi-Inspired Rom-Com Filled With Pubic-Hair Jokes

Sacha Baron Cohen's uneven comedy still confirms his status as a master satirist.

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| Wed May. 16, 2012 12:01 AM PDT

Beach House Comes in Full Bloom

The Baltimore duo's fourth studio album offers a high-potency take on their signature sound.

By Azeen Ghorayshi

 | Mon May. 14, 2012 10:52 AM PDT
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Occupy This Album: 99 Songs for the 99 Percent

Occupy Wall Street gets an epic soundtrack.

By Josh Harkinson

 | Mon May. 14, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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"F*ck Cranbrook!": Eminem on Romney's Elite High School (Video)

Remember the last battle from the movie 8-Mile? He's referring to the school where Mitt Romney played his "pranks."

By Michael Mechanic

 | Fri May. 11, 2012 11:27 AM PDT
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"Dark Shadows" May Imperil Tim Burton's AC/DC Status

The director's patented formula gets another workout, featuring Johnny Depp as a goofy-ass '70s vampire.

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| Fri May. 11, 2012 3:25 AM PDT
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Obama Endorses Marriage Equality…But Not for All

Obama comes out for marriage equality, unless the states don't want it.

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| Wed May. 9, 2012 12:43 PM PDT
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The Avengers As "9/11 Revenge Fantasy"

The problem with superhero movies.

By Adam Serwer

 | Wed May. 9, 2012 9:10 AM PDT

Book Review: Lizz Free or Die

By Maya Dusenbery

 | Wed May. 9, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Ernest Callenbach's Last Words to America

The late Ecotopia author shares his final advice on how Americans should approach "a century or more of exceedingly difficult times."

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| Mon May. 7, 2012 2:42 PM PDT