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At the AV Club: Best Music Of The '00s

Dying Newspaper Trend Buys Nation's Newspapers Three More Weeks

issue 4418 | 05.01.08 | News In Brief

WASHINGTON—A recent glut of feature stories on the death of the American newspaper has temporarily made the outmoded form of media appealing... more»
Commas, Turning Up, Everywhere

issue 4417 | 04.25.08 | News In Brief

WASHINGTON—In the midst of a crisis that may have reached a breaking, point Tuesday afternoon, linguists, and grammarians, everywhere say... more»
CIA On Torture Memo: 'We Need To Stop Writing This Stuff Down'

issue 4405 | 01.31.08 | News In Brief

WASHINGTON—During a press conference Tuesday, CIA chief Michael Hayden expressed regret over the organization's inhumane interrogation... more»
In The Know: Situation In Nigeria Seems Pretty Complex

issue 4339 | 09.27.07 | Video

Panelists discuss the complicated issues facing Nigeria or Niger. more»
Maybe We Should Try Coddling The Terrorists

issue 4337 | 09.12.07 | Commentary

I want to make myself clear, right from the get-go: I hate terrorism. Those of you who follow the Factor know that I have never been a... more»
News Van Driver Sick Of Helping Anchors Move

issue 4334 | 08.22.07 | News In Photos
Congress Passes Seriously Uncool Legislation

issue 4324 | 06.13.07 | News In Brief

WASHINGTON, DC—In a total buzzkill, the Senate on Friday passed some seriously lame legislation by a vote of 89-7, one week after the... more»
Hey, Wasn't There Some Sort Of National Tragedy A Few Months Back?

issue 4323 | 06.06.07 | Commentary

Wait a minute. I could swear that I was recently shocked and outraged about something that felt really significant. But now I can't for the... more»
Media Landscape Redefined By 24-Second News Cycle

issue 4322 | 06.01.07 | News

ATLANTA, GA—Media critics have argued that segments lasting less than four seconds are missing out on some of the nuance and context the old... more»
Couric's Ratings Woes

issue 4321 | 05.21.07 | American Voices

Eight months after Katie Couric took over as anchor, The CBS Evening News is a distant third in the nightly news ratings, and last week... more»