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Boys on the Side

The hookup culture that has largely replaced dating on college campuses has been viewed, in many quarters, as socially corrosive and ultimately toxic to women, who seemingly have little choice but to…
LENGTH: 4 minutes (1119 words)

Pariahs amid the rainbow

On a warm evening in early June, patrons in summer khakis filled the restaurant patios of Boystown, the north-side gay bastion marked by rainbow pylons and suggestively named bars. Just up the block…
LENGTH: 2 minutes (700 words)

London 2012: Swimmer Ryan Lochte, on verge of leap into the deep end

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Ryan Lochte finished his career at the University of Florida six years ago but never really left campus, never said a firm goodbye to his youth. He still wearily stumbles…
PUBLISHED: June 23, 2012
LENGTH: 2 minutes (568 words)

Six degrees of aggregation

Of the many and conflicting stories about how The Huffington Post came to be—how it boasts 68 sections, three international editions (with more to come), 1.2 billion monthly page views and 54…
LENGTH: 39 minutes (9907 words)

American Mozart

So here is the president of the United States, enjoying canapés and small talk at Daniel, chef Daniel Boulud’s gourmet restaurant just off Park Avenue, with the right touch of…
LENGTH: 7 minutes (1951 words)

Wiretaps and Weathermen

Richard Nixon, J. Edgar Hoover, and Bebe Rebozo This article is excerpted from the book
AUTHOR:Tim Weiner
PUBLISHED: Feb. 29, 2012
LENGTH: 7 minutes (1885 words)

How, when, and why Mitt Romney changed his mind on abortion.

Mitt Romney's road to identifying as "pro-life" has been long and tortuous. To understand Mitt Romney, you have to understand the most difficult passage of his political life: how he changed his…
PUBLISHED: Feb. 22, 2012
LENGTH: 52 minutes (13021 words)
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