Stories: 1) A Manifesto For Young Republicans 2) Bill Berloni, Calming The Not-So-Savage Beasts

Story: According to investigative journalist Jane Mayer, the war on terrorism may have done as much political and social damage to the United States as terrorism itself. Mayer writes for The New Yorker, and she recently published The Dark Side.

Story: Barack Obama has been portrayed as an outsider candidate an idealist not mired in the political game. But Ryan Lizza says that a look at Obama's political history in Chicago might offer a different view of the candidate. Lizza is the Washington correspondent for The New Yorker, and has been tracking the Obama campaign.

Stories: 1) Zooey Deschanel, All-Purpose Indie Princess 2) 'The Wackness': A Bildungsroman, With Bong Hits 3) Bob Kane: The Man Behind Batman 4) 'Generation Kill' Takes TV To The War Zone

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Stories: 1) 'Chris And Don:' An Extraordinary Couple 2) Remembering Science Fiction Writer Thomas Disch 3) Rebus: A Sherlock For New Generation

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Stories: 1) A Deeper Sort Of 'Soul' 2) Revisting Carole King's 'Tapestry' 3) The Word On George Carlin

Stories: 1) Of Mobs And Revolution: T.J. English's 'Havana' 2) Female Athletes Suffer Pain For Glory

Stories: 1) Summer Credit Tips For A Wintry Economic Climate 2) Actor Jason Bateman Moves Beyond The Quirk 3) 'Wanted': Summer Fun, Assassins Included

Story: In the upcoming issue of the New Yorker, Seymour Hersh writes that the United States may be closer to armed conflict with Iran than previously imagined.

Stories: 1) Saluting AFI's Great American Genre Films: Part 2 2) From a Trash-Heap Future, a Romance for the Ages

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Story: Neurological researcher Jill Bolte Taylor suffered a stroke 12 years ago. While the damage caused by a stroke is often devastating, Taylor was able to make a complete recovery after becoming her own experimental subject.

Stories: 1) Brent Stirton, Chronicling the Virunga Gorilla Murders 2) Circle Wide Quintet, Playing 'Like Before'

Stories: 1) The Stars of America's Greatest Genre Films 2) 'Get Smart' Goes Hollywood, with Mixed Results

Stories: 1) Remembering George Carlin 2) Al Green Lays 'It Down'

Stories: 1) In 'Torture Team,' An Administration Accused 2) Unflinching Evil in 'Say You're One of Them'

Stories: 1) Mike Myers: Doctor Evil Turns 'Love Guru' 2) Summer Allergies: For Many, Nothing to Sneeze At

Stories: 1) Puffy? Diddy? 'It's Not a Serious Thing' 2) In 'Operation Filmmaker,' an Unscripted Outcome

Stories: 1) An 'Enchanted' Role for 'South Pacific' Star 2) 'Weeds' Creator Delivers Potent Product 3) Tim Russert Tributes

Stories: 1) Steve Carell Gets Real and Gets 'Smart' 2) 'Evil Urges' from My Morning Jacket 3) Of Primal Forces, Places and People

Stories: 1) Jerry Seinfeld, Learning to Bee on the Big Screen 2) James Fallows: 'China Makes, The World Takes'

Stories: 1) Gospel Music Historian Robert Darden 2) 'Blade Runner' Director Ridley Scott

Stories: 1) 'There Will Be Blood' Director Paul Thomas Anderson 2) The Year's Best Books: Our Critic's Picks 3) A Critic Assesses The Year in Rehab (Er, Rock)

Stories: 1) Remembering Jazz Saxophonist Frank Morgan 2) David Edelstein's Top 10 Films of 2007

Stories: 1) Bettye LaVette Is the Comeback Queen 2) Allan Berube, 'Coming Out Under Fire' Author, Dies

Stories: 1) From the Archive: George Crile and Charlie Wilson 2) R&B Legend Ike Turner, 1931-2007