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In this week's Movie Date podcast, Rafer and Kristen talk about the dark side of Superman, the bright side of the apocalypse, and the inside of Paris Hilton's closet. It's all in hono... (article)
Daniel Ellsberg Discusses Snowden N.S.A. Leak | Ambivalence Among Iranian Voters Ahead of Elections | Mozart Never Made it to the U.S., but his Violin Finally Has | Patents On Genes R... (episode)
The United Nations now estimates that nearly 100,000 people have died in the Syrian civil war. Weeks ago, the White House announced that chemical weapons were likely being used by the...
Four years ago this week, Iranians took to the streets of Tehran in protest of the presidential elections. This year, the mood and sounds of the city are very different. Reza Marashi ...
In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg was a military analyst working for the Department of Defense. He leaked what became known as the "The Pentagon Papers," which exposed that the US public had...
Movie fans have two wide releases to choose from this weekend: "This is the End," an apocalyptic comedy directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg; and Christopher Nolan's “Man of Steel...
Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that human genes cannot be patented, but synthetic DNA is still patentable. The case was brought against Myriad Genetics, which owned pa...
Earlier in the week, Mozart’s prized violin and viola made it to the U.S. for the first time. On Monday they were played at Jordon Hall in Boston. Tonight the violin will be played at...
Ahead of Father's Day, writer Stephen Marche reflects on the different ways the loss of his own father pushed him into maturity as a man—and as a parent. He writes about the experienc...