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  • My year without a car

    8 December 2013, 8:00 pm

    I'm an unlikely biker, but when I finally broke my driving habit, I discovered the joys (and pain) of cycling    
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  • Passing for white and straight: How my looks hide my identity

    8 December 2013, 7:59 pm

    I'm neither straight nor white, but I'm frequently mistaken for both -- and it's taught me a lot about privilege    
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  • “Newtown”: The truth about Sandy Hook

    8 December 2013, 6:00 pm

    A new book on the school shooting last year offers a clearer picture of one of America's darkest hours    
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  • Fake burgers will save us all!

    8 December 2013, 5:00 pm

    Lab-grown meat could resolve the environmental problems of industrial agriculture. But will anyone eat it?    
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  • Sunday show roundup: Five clips you missed

    8 December 2013, 3:11 pm

    Memories of Mandela; Rand Paul speaks against benefits; Congress members promise a short-term budget deal    
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  • Why award season is bad for movies

    8 December 2013, 3:00 pm

    Prizes ruin the magic of cinema and make films a means to an end, rather than an end in themselves    
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  • Michael Pollan: Bad food is costing America its economic health

    8 December 2013, 2:00 pm

    "The Omnivore's Dilemma" author on diabetes' strain on Obamacare, and why our eating habits are worse than ever    
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  • Can you guess someone’s gender based only by handwriting?

    8 December 2013, 1:00 pm

    A revealing new survey suggests it's harder than you might think    
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  • Report: Most people in poverty have jobs

    8 December 2013, 12:33 pm

    Contrary to conservative myths, hard work is no promise of escape from poverty    
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  • Study: America’s culture economy is doomed

    8 December 2013, 12:00 pm

    New NEA report finds that in the wake of the recession, the arts represent a shrinking portion of our GDP    
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  • A libertarian man’s surprising proposal: Gender quotas!

    8 December 2013, 12:00 pm

    John Marshall of Montana wants to require his state legislature to have equal numbers of men and women. Here's why    
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  • Scientists hunting particle that could explain the universe

    8 December 2013, 11:00 am

    Neutrinos are the most abundant matter particles. They are just beginning to give up their secrets    
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  • How can the NRA block this? The gun reform everyone should agree on

    8 December 2013, 10:00 am

    Mandatory firearm training for gun owners wouldn't just save law enforcement and bystanders — but NRA members, too    
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  • Fresh protests storm Ukraine streets

    8 December 2013, 9:34 am

    Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters occupied a central Kiev square again    
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  • Must-see morning clip: Paul Rudd is One Direction’s biggest fan

    8 December 2013, 9:12 am

    "You don't know your basic facts" -- SNL host Paul Rudd berates a little girl over 1D fandom    
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  • What Nelson Mandela can teach us all about violence

    8 December 2013, 9:00 am

    Mandela was a great man. He was also a violent man. Ignoring that fact does him no justice    
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  • War from afar: How the Pentagon fell in love with drones

    8 December 2013, 8:00 am

    Unmanned aerial vehicles and smart bombs are the quintessential weapons of our age. And not just for Americans    
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  • Travels with right-wing nuts: My road trip on Route GOP with Paul Ryan and Michele Bachmann

    8 December 2013, 7:00 am

    One liberal, three GOP strongholds: What a drive through Ryan and Bachmann country says about America right now    
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  • Millennial, hardworking, homeless

    8 December 2013, 6:59 am

    D.C. is a city of the young. For some of them, the most pressing ambition is finding a place to live    
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  • Meet the world’s most famous vaginal knitter

    7 December 2013, 8:00 pm

    Performance artist Casey Jenkins talks to Salon about her decision to knit with yarn inserted into her own vagina    
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  • American men’s hidden crisis: They need more friends!

    7 December 2013, 7:00 pm

    Men aren't making the same kinds of intimate friendships many women have -- but they want to    
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  • Chess holds the secret to saving our cities

    7 December 2013, 6:00 pm

    What this game of strategy can show us about building the metropolis of the future    
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  • 11 greatest Nelson Mandela quotes

    7 December 2013, 5:00 pm

    Some of the most powerful words from the Nobel laureate and revolutionary    
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  • A brief history of cocaine

    7 December 2013, 4:00 pm

    Both the Pope and France's chief rabbi endorsed Vin Mariani, a concoction of Bordeaux and cocaine. It sold well    
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  • David Lynch’s abandoned factory photographs will unnerve you

    7 December 2013, 3:00 pm

    The black-and-white photographs depict rundown plants in New York, England, Germany and Poland    
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