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Last week we introduced you "Recurring Developments," a graphic that indicated where you can find instances of Arrested Development's repeated jokes, now NPR has released their take on the show's "running gags." It's called "Previously, on Arrested Development," and it takes fandom to the next level.
The image of a woman drinking is often a reminder of the bad old days when people didn't know better — but new study shows it persists.
Republican voters like the idea of Condi for VP, Mitt should release tax returns, the economy is important to people, and deadlocked in Virginia. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.
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Students are paying for more of their college education on their own now than they have for the past four years.
Mitt better pick carefully, New Hampshire is tight, and New Jersey is blue. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.
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More people want Romney to release his tax returns than keep them private, New York is still liberal, and Obama loses ground in Iowa.
The Dark Knight Rises is ostensibly a fantasy. So why does it feel like one of the most political movies of the summer?
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Our neighbors to the north have reason to gloat: Canadians are on average wealthier than Americans.
Views on race impact Obama more than views on Mormonism impact Romney, Americans have mixed opinions on health care, and nothing's clear in swing states. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.
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Some poll findings Obama won't be too happy with: Young people don't want to vote as much as they used to and Floridians aren't too fond of health care. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.
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It's commonly known that it's not really a great time in Greece what with its debt and austerity measures, but don't tell that to 2 percent of Greeks, who think their country's finances are a-OK.
It doesn't matter how rich Romney is except when it might, and some conflicting news for Obama when it comes to health care and immigration. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.
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If New Yorkers seem particularly jittery over the summer, it's for good reason: they are drinking a lot of iced coffee.
Polls today show Obama is doing well among single, eastern and nonwhite voters. The Midwest and West look trickier for him, but he maintains leads in swing state polls. Here's our guide to the day's polls and which ones matter.
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This confirms all stereotypes, right? A new survey proves that — yes, indeed — some Wall Street executives are kind of corrupt.
In today's polls, the presidential race looks tight, but Obama looks the same as he did four years ago in Virginia and North Carolina. Here's our guide to the day's polls and which ones matter.
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Adam Martin's post today on the cheating scandal at New York's Stuyvesant High School prompted one of our commenters to reminisce about taking the same tests.
Putting a dog with a baby can do more than just provide good entertainment. (Puppies vs. Babies anyone?) A new study reported in Los Angeles Times found that children who live with pets were on a whole healthier than those that did not.
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Today in books and publishing: Anna Karenina fashion; Jane Austen's ring; Katie Roiphe on Sheila Heti; a medieval manuscript recovered in a garage.
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By the time we find out who the next president will be, Americans are going to be very tired, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
Fifty Shades of Grey insanity has now reached complete saturation (we hope): In addition to Fifty Shades sheets, hotels in Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco are offering packages based on the erotica trilogy.
Today in books and publishing: A new edition of A Farewell to Arms includes Hemingway's alternate endings; The Sound and the Fury gets color; an abandoned Walmart becomes a library; R.L. Stine's ideas for summer reading.
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A majority of Americans agree with the Declaration of Independence's statement “governments derive their only just powers from the consent of the governed," according to a survey from Rasmussen Reports. That's good, right?
Today in books and publishing: The world sees the cover for J.K. Rowling's newest work, Tim Kreider's increased sales; a hotel in Britain replaces its Bibles with Kindles; and Richard Costello wins Hemingway lookalike contest on Facebook.
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After Anderson Cooper's perhaps-not-so-shocking announcement earlier in the day Richard Lawson wondered if the anchor had orchestrated his coming out in the "right way."
The Internet seems to agree today: America is working really hard. Perhaps too hard.
Journatic, a company that provides hyper-local stories to media outlets, was called out by This American Life this weekend for using fake bylines on stories from their Blockshopper.com. While that is surface-level bad, the whole operation seems deeply sinister for supporters of shoe-leather journalism.
Today in books and publishing: Questions about the so-called "Great American Novel;" Britain's "Famous Five" infatuation; what books to expect for the rest of the year; advice on self-publishing; Remnick on Ephron; Jake Adelstein gets a deal.
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The girls of China's 2008 gymnastics team made up perhaps the most controversial team at the Beijing Olympics with their "oh no, they cannot be 16 years old" faces and physiques. Four years later, the Chinese team heading to the London games are, in gymnast terms, basically elderly.
Jen Doll's books column today elicited a discussion of e-books among some readers.
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With the big news out of the Supreme Court today it's not surprising that debates raged in our comments section.
Not willing to let a major event happen go by without turning it into a meme, the Internet has birthed a series of viral healthcare jokes, which appeared on Facebook and Twitter in the hours after news broke of the Supreme Court's decision.
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Her phrases are romantic, hilarious, discussable, and debatable—they are the ones that pop up again and again. Where did that come from? Usually, the answer is Nora Ephron. We take a look at some of our favorites.
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Jen Doll's post on Internet niceness was sure to bring out the haters.
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