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Lights, Camera, Sobriety
James Parker comments on his favorite scenes from VH1's Celebrity Rehab
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Mid-Century Modern
Benjamin Schwarz deconstructs scenes from Mad Men that reveal Don Draper’s vulnerable side
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Two Comedians, Two Englands
James Parker contrasts Russell Brand's lanky sensuality with Ricky Gervais's dumpy materialism
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Revenge Fantasy
Jeffrey Goldberg tells Jennie Rothenberg Gritz why Quentin Tarantino's new Nazi-themed movie, Inglourious Basterds, is so novel--and dangerous
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Peace, Love, and Mayhem
James Parker compares serene footage of the 1969 Woodstock festival with the violent frenzy unleashed during the 1999 anniversary concert
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Harry Potter and the Slouching Adolescents
James Parker considers the incoherent enchantments of a scene from The Goblet of Fire
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Roll Reversal
Trevor Corson meets a diverse group of chefs who are adding new cultural inflections to traditional Japanese sushi making
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Postmodern Bikini Bottom
James Parker deconstructs the tormented irony and contagious optimism of a SpongeBob episode.
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Cliffhanger
Veteran rock climber Wayne Merry shares photos and stories from the first-ever ascent of Yosemite's El Capitan in the late 1950s.
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Alan Moore: From Hell
James Parker shares a climactic scene from the film adaptation of Moore's Jack the Ripper story
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Gefilte Jinks in Joan's Kitchen
Corby Kummer cooks the classic fish melange with Jewish food writer Joan Nathan as Jeffrey Goldberg kibbitzes on the sidelines.
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Jason X: The Doctors
James Parker provides voiceover commentary for a scene from the Friday the 13th franchise.
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The Frosting on the Cupcake
Corby Kummer explains the cupcake craze and demonstrates how to do a proper taste test.
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Far Out
James Parker provides audio commentary for a hyperbolic scene from the epic show Battlestar Galactica.
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The Fears of a Clown
James Parker dissects two of Jim Carrey's most unnervingly subversive onscreen moments, and contrasts them with a scene from the Bill Murray film Groundhog Day.
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Twilight: A Review
Caitlin Flanagan brings a camcorder and a savvy 14-year-old girl to a premiere of the new vampire movie.
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The Enduring Appeal of Baseball
A discussion with Senator George Mitchell and former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue. Moderated by Zander Baron.
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Anne's Land
Wayne Curtis narrates images from Prince Edward Island—fictional home of Anne of Green Gables and real-life home of the woman who created her.
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We Are All Businessmen
Mark Fabiano reads his short story from The Atlantic's 2008 Fiction issue.
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The Second Coming of Gray Badger
Carter Simms Benton reads his short story from The Atlantic's 2008 Fiction issue.
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Carmen Elcira: A (Love) Life
Cristina Henríquez reads her short story from The Atlantic's 2008 Fiction issue.
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Digital Storytelling and the Future of Journalism
In this third session of The Table @ Aspen, Marc Ambinder (moderator), Sean Parker, Megan McArdle, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Michael Hirschorn discuss Facebook, reality television, and the effects blogging has on journalists.
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Where Ideas Come From
Filmmaker David Lynch and folk-rock icon Donovan reflect on the creative process
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Opening the Portal
Folk-rock icon Donovan describes how beatniks, Beatles, druids, and yogis led him toward the source of song.
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Superhero Couture
Virginia Postrel narrates photographs from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's superhero costume exhibit.
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Book Discussion: The Beautiful Struggle
Atlantic blogger and contributing editor Ta-Nehisi Coates reads passages from his memoir and reflects on education, hip hop music, and his father's powerful presence.
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A Day on the Day Jet
Photos and narration by James Fallows
Music: "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum
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Hollywood's Vietnam Moment
Ross Douthat takes a critical look at the film industry's response to the Iraq War.
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The Britney Show
Atlantic contributor David Samuels leads a panel at New York University's Department of Journalism on the influence of paparazzi.
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Untangling the Wire
Mark Bowden, Jeffrey Goldberg, and Ross Douthat
look back on five seasons of
the groundbreaking show and weigh its lasting contributions.
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Ann Patchett at Clemson University
The award-winning fiction writer defends Anna Karenina, The Great Gatsby, and her own controversial memoir
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Visionaries from the New China
Narration by Britta Erickson
Music: "Chinese Theater" by Canton Becker (CC)
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Museum Fashion
A sampling from current and recent exhibits, narrated by Virginia Postrel
Photos by Ken Howie, Michael Bodycomb, Thomas L. Kempner, Irving Solero, and the MFA Boston
