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Stephen Colbert returned to the airwaves Wednesday night after a hiatus following the death of his mother. And his opening tribute to her will probably make you cry.
Jihadists crossing the southwest border, questions for Kagan, and more
Endless war, cell phones fueling conflict, and a double standard for cads
It's fatuous, tired and astoundingly immature
This is why The New Yorker keeps film critics
Critics say the movie is more about its director than South America, its subject
The King of Pop's estate has had a very good year
Say hello to #teamweigel
Conservatives contemplate his derogatory remarks
Do not adjust your television set
Ronald Brownstein on the sinking ship of state, Joan Wickersham on marital shibboleths and more
The saga continues...
Wimbledon's record-breaking match has more than one winner
Longtime fans swoon, as dream nears reality
Martin Luther King you are not, Mr. Beck
David Broder on campaign finance, Joe Klein on Petraeus's way forward and more
Will it sit well with viewers?
Oh, that's what a goal looks like!
The Americans advance to the round of sixteen, and there is much rejoicing
To blame, or not to blame
Holman Jenkins on blowout preventers, Glenn Greenwald on the causes and effects of the War on Terror, and more
Bring it, Algeria
They came in second last time--what happened?
David Brooks and Bret Stephens present: Literature 101
Birth control, lithium, and those damn vuvuzelas
These tweets are like a cat on a hot tin roof
How the 47-year-old Sudanese basketball player will be remembered
Beltway types frowned at Obama's speech, but public opinion didn't budge
NYT's David Carr calls for the CNN host's retirement
David Ignatius on Afghanistan and trade partnerships, Nancy Bauer on lady power, and more
Tony and Daniel Judt spar on Fathers' Day, Bono weeps over the Bloody Sunday report, and more
As pundits hype soccer's mass appeal, we look back to an essay that still holds up
Who directed this, Jackson Pollack?
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