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Friday, June 1 2012

  • Movie Date: 'Snow White and the Huntsman' June 1, 2012

    This week, Kristen and Rafer watch another Snow White reboot. First-time director Rupert Sanders brings us the dark and shadowy "Show White and the Huntsman," starring Charlize Theron... (article)

  • Today's Takeaway | June 1, 2012 June 1, 2012

    New movie releases with Kristen and Rafer of the Movie Date podcast | A lawyer tries to help Syrian nationals gain asylum in the United States | Why prohibition didn't work | Document... (episode)

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    • After Mistrial, An Emotional Edwards Faces the Future June 1, 2012

      It was the political trial of the decade, starring a hidden child born to a secret, high-octane mistress; an ambitious first lady battling cancer; a loyal daughter watching in the wi...

    • Rep. Barney Frank on DOMA Ruling June 1, 2012

      A federal appeals court in Boston ruled unanimously yesterday that the controversial Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, as it discriminates against legally married same-sex ...

    • Lawyer Fights for Syrians to Stay June 1, 2012

      On March 29, the Department of Homeland Security added Syria to the list of nations deemed so unstable that that temporary protected status is granted to the country’s nationals livin...

    • New Movie Releases: 'Snow White and the Huntsman' and 'Hysteria' June 1, 2012

      This week’s big release is “Snow White and the Huntsman,” starring Kristen Stewart of “Twilight” fame, and Charlize Theron as her wicked stepmother. Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer, ...

    • The Big Ban that Didn't Work Out June 1, 2012

      Cities across America have banned all sorts of things: styrofoam, plastic bags, plastic bottles, plastic happy meal toys, foie gras. These are just a few of the contemporary bans, of ...

    • Fawaz Gerges on the Latest from Syria June 1, 2012

      Another massacre in Syria and more video showing horribly brutalized bodies. In the latest allegation, men were taken from a work bus and killed, execution style. The latest allegatio...

    • The United Nations and the Threat of a Syrian Civil War June 1, 2012

      In the aftermath of last week’s Houla massacre, Syria appears on the brink. The threat of a full-scale, open civil war looms and fears are growing around the country’s violence spilli...

    • Young Writer Now in the Company of Warhol, Capote, Plath June 1, 2012

      Yan Zhang is now in very accomplished literary company. The 17-year-old writer was recognized by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers for her writings on how she coped with her gr...

    • Will Racist Soccer Hooligans Tarnish Euro 2012? June 1, 2012

      The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship will kick off a week from today. Normally it's a cause for celebration, but concerns that some racist fans in the host countries of Poland...

    • Follow Friday: Unemployment, Romney's Nomination, DOMA June 1, 2012

      This week, our Follow Friday panel includes Jeff Yang, author of the Tao Jones column for The Wall Street Journal and blogger for WNYC's It's a Free Country, and Ron Christie, Takeawa...

    • Justice Department to Florida: End Voter Purge Effort June 1, 2012

      The Justice Department has demanded that Florida stop trying to identify noncitizens to purge from its voter registration rolls. Last night the department sent a detailed letter to Fl...