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Fashion Magazines' Arch-Nemesis

Anna Holmes, the editor of Jezebel.com, mercilessly mocks the Vogues and Cosmos of the world.

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How Apartheid Came to California

Racist propositions and a "colorblind consensus" are keeping California more segregated than many of its less progressive peers.

Internet

Christmas Ape Kills Michael Tunison

A promising journalist's career is undone by his participation in a raunchy sports blog. And he's OK with that.

Sports

Why NFL Coaches Keep Making The Wrong Calls

Play callers—including, ahem, Tom Coughlin—routinely hurt their teams this year with stupid decisions. Gelf talks to the guys who quantified these errors about why they keep happening.

Sports

Ranking NFL Coaches by Play-Calling Abilities

All NFL coaches hurt their team's chances with poor play-calling. A computer program called ZEUS tells us exactly how badly each team was hurt.

Internet

John Fitzgerald Page on John Fitzgerald Page

The infamous internet celeb tells Gelf what it's like to go from being a guy in a high-rise condo to the Worst Person in the World.

Media

James Watson's Disastrous Interview

The DNA co-discoverer questioned blacks' intelligence in an interview. The editor of the piece speaks about handling the explosive comments.

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Loving (and Making Love to) Machines

The final frontier of marriage will be between a lonely person and his automated sex doll, says robotics researcher and author David Levy.

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Combating Climate Change's Double Whammy

Scientist Katey Walter tells Gelf how the melting Siberian permafrost is releasing tons of greenhouse gases into the air—and why that might be a good thing.

Law

Friends of the Court, with Benefits

Professor Paul Collins tells Gelf how he used statistics to understand the true power of amicus curiae briefs on the Supreme Court.

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