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Life And Art
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What Are We Most Scared of … Right Now?
On the Friday before Halloween, Slate staffers share their darkest fears.
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A Fiery Gospel
How the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” changed America—and the life of the woman who wrote it 150 years ago.
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You Can't Handle the Veritas
What Aaron Sorkin and David Fincher get wrong about Harvard—and Facebook.
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How "Howl" Changed the World
Allen Ginsberg's anguished protest broke all the rules—and encouraged a generation of artists to do the same.
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Gaming the Robot Revolution
A military technology expert weighs in on Terminator: Salvation.
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The Wrestler Is Good
A three-time WWE champion explains what Darren Aronofksy's pro-wrestling movie gets right.
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Piracy on the High C's
A new Broadway musical sexes up the life of Grace O'Malley.
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The Lost Baggage of Unaccompanied Minors
Can you mention divorce in a kids' movie?
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It's Delightful, It's Delicious—It's Wrong
De-Lovely allows that Cole Porter was gay, but doesn't tell the whole story.
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A Mirage in the Desert
Viggo Mortensen's Hidalgo is based on a not-so-true story.
