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Peter G. Aiken/USA Today Sports/Reuters The Sweet Superstition of Rooting for the Royals
During Kansas City's playoff run, social media has only heightened the gloriously irrational, neurotic nature of baseball fandom.
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Treme's Big Problem: Authenticity
The HBO series, returning Sunday, obsessively works to prove it's not a tourist in New Orleans. It ends up losing the city—and the viewers—in the process.
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The Upside to All the Online Chatter About 'Girls'
The discussion about Lena Dunham's comedy is more varied and sophisticated than cultural conversations of 20 years ago.
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The Joy of Reading Graham Greene
An interview with Pico Iyer about his latest book, a memoir about his relationship with Greene's work
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Paul Theroux on Blogging, Travel Writing, and 'Three Cups of Tea'
An interview with the author about his new book, "The Tao of Travel"
