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Neko Case is a force of nature. - The Gaming Club
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Beneath the kilt, the sexy beasts of Scotland. - Haley Barbour's Bizarre Pardon Record
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The Replacements were a lot better than they wanted you to think they were. - The Aught-omatic
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We plan to raise our babies diaper-free, but how do we avoid being party poopers? - Treasury Decides Not To Sell Citigroup Shares at a Loss
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Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009
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How Obama plans to get the Democrats excited about health care and 2010. - Stupid Drug Story of the Week
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Avatar is the first broadband blockbuster. - The YouTube Bully and the Sex-Messaging Cop
Courts stick up for the constitutional rights of online troublemakers. - The Music Club
Let's talk more about sex—and country music. - The Gaming Club
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I attempt to cookalong with Gordon Ramsay. - "I Do Things the Accountants of Truth Would Not Do"
Werner Herzog discusses his two new films. - The Questions We Never Answered in 2009
Digging through the bottom of the Explainer mailbag. - A Little Charity Goes a Long Way
Donating internationally packs more punch than giving money locally. - Oral Roberts and His Green Buick
He launched one of America's few homegrown theologies, the prosperity gospel. - The Culture Gabfest, "Better Than an Emery Board to the Eyeballs" Edition
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Why we should embrace the boozy, dense, candied cake. - Health Reform Scorecard
The Senate postures over taxes and endorses Obama's flip-flop on drug imports. - Hellfire Holidays
Was Sir Francis Dashwood, the man behind the most notorious Hellfire Club, an incorrigible pervert or an enlightened scholar? - Trojan Horse
Prime time's first countercultural hero was a palomino named Mr. Ed.
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009
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The tea partiers get smarter in undermining health care reform. - What If It Fails?
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From Adam Lambert to Maxwell, the year in musical sex. - The Myth of the "Typical" Investor
Who is Mrs. Cohen from Hadera, and should Israelis care where she puts her money? - The Best Jazz Albums of 2009
It's tough to top Ella Fitzgerald. Plus: A bonus list—the best albums of the decade. - Chanel Handbags, iPod Nanos, and Decorative Tissues
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The pessimists are wrong. - The Maccabees and the Hellenists
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