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An Ad Campaign Don Draper Would Have Loathed (but That Worked)
"Go see Cal, go see Cal, go see Cal!"
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Summer Weekend in the City
U-S-A! U-S-A! And then, I-P-L!
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Clash of the Titans: Chinese State Media vs. United Airlines
Why does this make me think of the Iran-Iraq war?
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'It Had Been Alive': An Essay on Guns
A Marine and CIA agent explains why he has had enough.
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'Watching the Lights Go Out'
A brave chronicle of an inevitable decline.
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Where Are They Now? Atlantic Guest-Blog Alums Make Good
They grow up so fast.
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Today's Glimpse Into the World of Software Writing
The surprising sequence of small choices and tradeoffs on which modern complex society is built.
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Help for the Jet-Lagged
If this is Tuesday ....
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Unbelievable Found Art Dept: Firebombing as Mood Music
Music inspired by a famous firebombing campaign accompanies ads about ... burning houses!
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Today's Diverting Aerial-Undersea Footage
Wing suits and whale sharks, together at last.
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Today's Implausible Bill Clinton Picture
Not until now had he been notable for his footwear.
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'Cal: There's an App for That!'
'Who wouldn't rather attend Wolverine U?'
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A Simple Test: What's Your Visual IQ?
We heard things were tough in California, but we had no idea.
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Let's Get Back to the Atlas Shrugged Guy
A guy threatens to close his business because Obama won. Readers reply.
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What the Bartender Saw
The people serving the cocktails and canapes are actually listening to what the politicians say.
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By Popular Demand: One Last Immersion in the World of the 'Atlas Shrugged' Guy
'Going Galt,' and the response
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'Can Women Have It All?' A Longer View
What is new, and not new at all, in the current debate about women, children, men, and work.
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The Difference Between Obama and Romney, Distilled
Explaining Obama and Romney, in their own, 20-something-era words.
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Jim Webb on 'Givers' and 'Takers'
An atypical Democrat makes an impassioned appeal.
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On Fatigue and the Presidency: 'Backwards and in High Heels'
Barack Obama may feel that he has a lot to handle, but some politicians have it even worse.
