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Ads Calling Jihadists Uncivilized "Savages" To Appear in NYC Subways. What Could Go Wrong?

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Live: Jimmy Cliff Reclaims His Porkpie Crown At Miss Lily's

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The Problem With Tao Lin

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Diane von Furstenberg Commits to Sparkle Motion, Betsey Johnson Shoots and Scores

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The Complete Cosmicomics, a Holy Grail for Italo Calvino Fans

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Last Night

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Knifed in Kabul

The Price of Satire in Afghanistan

Off Balance

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Iran’s Secret Diplomacy

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The Empire Strikes Back

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The Pursuit of Happiness

Passage to India

The Way We Were

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Going Dutch