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Building America's War Machine 27 Aug 2013 | 01:21 pm
Mark Reutter, Wilson Quarterly Today, when the military consumes nearly 60 percent of Washington’s discretionary spending, it’s hard to imagine that, less than a century ago, Portugal and 16 other nat...
Jesus the Non-Zealot 27 Aug 2013 | 01:11 pm
Ron Charles, Washington Post Last month, a clueless interview on a FoxNews webcast made Reza Aslan‘s biography of Jesus, a sensational bestseller. This month, comes word of a less zealous take on the ...
Get in Line, J.D. Salinger 27 Aug 2013 | 01:01 pm
Hillary Kelly, The New Republic If the reports are true, and J.D. Salinger’s estate is about to release five never-before-seen novels by the famously reclusive author, the literary world may be set to...
Sexiest Non-Obvious Occupations 27 Aug 2013 | 12:53 pm
Jill Shalvis, Bookish In many romance novels, "man in uniform" is often shorthand for "hot." But, just because a romantic hero may pursue a less traditionally sexy path, doesn't mean he's not filled w...
Kate Gosselin Sues Jon Gosselin Over Book 27 Aug 2013 | 08:56 am
Mary Claire Dale, AP PHILADELPHIA — Former reality TV star Kate Gosselin filed a lawsuit Monday accusing her ex-husband of stealing her hard drive and hacking into her phone and computer to get materi...
Good Luck Finding Thomas Pynchon 27 Aug 2013 | 08:54 am
Boris Kachka, Vulture Let’s get a few things straight. First of all, it’s pronounced “Pynch-ON.” Second, the great and bewildering and, yes, very private novelist is not exactly a recluse. In select c...
Nature vs. Nurture in Sports 26 Aug 2013 | 09:29 pm
Robert VerBruggen, Washington Times Why are some people more athletic than others? Why is it that many sports are dominated by players of specific ethnicities?These are questions that occur to many of...
Outstanding Works of Literature, Ruined 26 Aug 2013 | 08:20 pm
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5 Worst Books I've Ever Read 26 Aug 2013 | 08:12 pm
John Zmirak, Intercollegiate Review 1. Candide, by VoltaireThis preachy Enlightenment novella examines the deepest question—why God permits the innocent to suffer—with all the mature wisdom of a high ...
J.F. Powers, Overshadowed Again 26 Aug 2013 | 10:54 am
D.G. Myers, Commonplace Blog My review of Katherine A. Powers’s edition of her father’s letters, Suitable Accommodations, appeared yesterday—publication day for the book—in the Daily Beast. The book’s...
