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COMMENT

Talking to the Taliban?by Steve Coll

The Obama Administration has now entered into direct, secret talks with senior leaders of the group, several people briefed about them told me…
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ILLUSTRATION: JORDAN AWAN
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Who Am I?by Demetri Martin

I am trustworthy and loyal, but at the same time I am no Boy Scout. No, I am certainly not. I am quite the opposite, in fact. And by opposite I do not mean Girl Scout.
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Wall Crawlerby John Lahr

In his transformation to Broadway superhero, Spider-Man has come up against the most lethal and intractable opponent of all: the Director’s Concept, or, as Marvel might name her, Pretensioso…

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Paul Haggis vs. the Church of Scientology.
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The last week of a long marriage.
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Your Eustace, 2011

Winners from our annual design competition.
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Master of Playby Nick Paumgarten

The many worlds of a video-game artist.

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U.S.-Taliban Talksby Steve Coll

A new strategy in Afghanistan is revealed.

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