How Americans talk about love

The author of a new collection of oral histories talks about why the oldest topic of all still has surprises

Biodynamic wines have the flavor of devotion

Whether you believe in spiritual agriculture or think it's just hoodoo, it's the winemaker's passion that matters

Get busy, Democrats

This country loves its hustlers and slick operators, but it's hard work that gets you through the rough patches

Behind Cheney's group, a weird legacy of torture

Financing Cheney's pro-torture front is Melvin Sembler, who once enabled "enhanced interrogation" of American teens

Rich Lowry's brain

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The real political realities

The political system was always broken, and the Republicans and Democrats have always been divided. Why the fuss?

Sports Illustrated models baffled by swimwear

Brooklyn Decker is the latest in a series of "oopsie!" cover girls who just can't master their itty-bitty bikinis

The race is on for Murtha's seat

An intriguing name on the Democratic side. And fears of a repeat of NY-23 for Republicans

The charm of London Review of Books' personals

A love letter to the quirky, romantic ads that spawned two books, a Twitter account and a few marriages

The race is on for Murtha's seat

An intriguing name on the Democratic side. And fears of a repeat of NY-23 for Republicans

The charm of London Review of Books' personals

A love letter to the quirky, romantic ads that spawned two books, a Twitter account and a few marriages

A unified rightwing crackpot theory of the stock market

Every financial market twitch, high and low, is Obama's fault, explains Donald Luskin

Rich Lowry's brain

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The pitbull in lipstick is back!

She's "tired of hearin' the talk talk talk" but Palin wowed Tea Party Nation Inc. with nastiness for fun and profit

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