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The Lethal Presidency of Barack Obama

Published in the August 2012 issue You are a good man. You are an honorable man. You are both president of the United States and the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. You are both the most powerful…
AUTHOR:Tom Junod
PUBLISHED: July 9, 2012
LENGTH: 5 minutes (1470 words)

Requiem For a White MC

Last week, after learning that Adam "MCA" Yauch of the Beastie Boys had died at 47, Gawker asked sometimes Deadspin contributor Peter Nash—also known as Prime Minister Pete Nice of 3rd Bass—to share…
SOURCE:gawker.com
PUBLISHED: May 10, 2012
LENGTH: 7 minutes (1901 words)

When Did the GOP Lose Touch With Reality?

"What if [Obama] is so outside our comprehension that only if you understand Kenyan, anti-colonial behavior can you begin to piece together [his actions]?"  (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty…
AUTHOR:David Frum
PUBLISHED: Nov. 20, 2011
LENGTH: 3 minutes (873 words)

Techno-toddlers

In the last chapter of her novel A Visit From The Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan imagines a dystopian near future in which toddlers in the year 2020 download music to their ubiquitous "kiddie handsets",…
PUBLISHED: Nov. 18, 2011
LENGTH: 11 minutes (2751 words)
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