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W. Post
Reports of Terror Threats Against U.S. Are Falling
Daily threat assessment currently lists 25 percent to 50 percent fewer threats against domestic targets than it typically did during past two years.

W. Post
Laura Bush a Showstopper
First lady steals the show at the annual White House Correspondents' dinner.

Health care and the American automobile
by George Will
In 1962 half the cars sold in America were made by GM. Now its market share is roughly 25 percent.

A culture awash in porn
by Rebecca Hagelin
The speaker, an 18-year-old concession-stand worker named Ben Meredith, was explaining to a Los Angeles Times reporter why virtually no young people were trying to get in to see 'Inside Deep Throat' at an Orange County, Calif., theater.

Newsweek
Does the Future Belong to China?
A new power is emerging in the East. How America should handle unprecedented new challenges, threats—and opportunities.

Time
Dark Side Rising
The first three Star Wars were epic. The next two, not really. Now George Lucas has pulled out all the stops and finished the cycle with Revenge of the Sith...
Q&A: George Lucas on the new film
Photo Essay: Scenes from Revenge of the Sith
Graphic: Star Wars Family Tree

NY Times
Episode VII: Revenge of the Writers

W. Times
Faithless: God Under Fire in the Public Square
Part I: Religion under a secular assault
Part II: Why Bush threatens secularism
Part III: Believers aim to 'reclaim' America

NY Times Magazine
Let the Fur Fly
Enough Hermès collars and spalike kennels. A pet is no person.

NY Times Magazine
A Lobbyist in Full
Jack Abramoff is at the center of a Congressional controversy involving Indian casinos, influence peddling and Republican ties to K Street. But as he sees it, he is simply very, very good at doing Washington's work.

LA Times
At 50, Disneyland Boots Up Its Quest for the Fountain of Youth
The theme park seeks entertainment that is relevant to children of the Internet generation

NY Times Magazine
PlayStations of the Cross
Is there a place amid the witches, warlocks and diabolical monsters for Christian video games? A handful of gamers and entrepreneurs have faith that there is.

Crippled by Their Culture
by Thomas Sowell

Heedful Hip Hop
Attacks on rap now come from within.
by Martha Bayles

Rasta Republican
Meet Los Angeles's Ted Hayes. He's black, dreadlocked--and belongs to the GOP.
by Jill Stewart

Beltway Bullfight
John Bolton is blunt where others would be self-protective. This is bad?
by Peggy Noonan

FDR's Card Trick
The cynical idealism behind Social Security.
by William Voegeli

Abu Ghraib Accountability
An overhyped story, not a whitewash.

Sex
by Armstrong Williams
In place of the emotionally fruitful kind of relationship that once led to marriage, daddy’s little girl is engaging in a series of emotionally detached physical encounters.

CBS Needs a Fresh Eye
Prized young viewers are bored stiff by network newscasts.
by Paul Friedman

Sen. Strangelove Or: How Democrats stopped winning and learned to love the filibuster.
by Pete DuPont

Wired
Life After Darth
George Lucas was born to make underground films. Then a little movie called Star Wars lured him to the dark side. Can the father of the blockbuster really rediscover his avant-garde soul?
George Lucas on Star Wars, history lessons, and Fahrenheit 9/11
How Star Wars Changed the World
An interactive map of the people, companies, and technologies spawned by the Force.

Gentlemen, Start Your Droids
Droid hobbyists may spend big bucks striving to match the on-screen looks of R2-D2, but in Indianapolis, speed rules. Jacob Ogles reports from the Star Wars Celebration III convention in Indianapolis.

When in Seattle, Bono Bunks with Bill Gates
When U2's lead singer came to Seattle over the weekend for a concert, there was only one logical place to stay -- the home of Bill Gates, who shares Bono's passion for Third World development and relief efforts.
Bono's book is a conversation Much of the volume centers on the singer's support of big ideas.
Digging Deeper: @U2 talks with Michka Assayas
Book Review: Bono: In Conversation with Michka Assayas

Chicago Sun-Times
Jim DeRogatis talks with U2's Larry Mullen Jr.