Struggle Street

Dear Europe: heed my advice about fitness center etiquette. You might learn a thing or two.

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Detained for three hours at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport.

Hi, I’m Mildred

From Addison to Reese, a review of micro-trends in baby names from 2000 to 2010.

About to embark on a short solo tour, the Phish bassist talks about going it alone, growing as a bandleader, and planning for Phish's future.

As free agency ushers in the beginning of the 2010 NFL season, Andrew Citrin looks back on 2009 and makes some predictions for the future.

Guitarist Jon Gutwillig talks about the evolution of American culture, the massive popularity of jam bands, and why, for artists willing to work, the music business has never been better.

With an array of tough issues eating away at his approval ratings, Obama and his team must re-learn the Art of Focus.

An economic analysis of risk forces us to wonder whether airline security is worth the investment.

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Jamie Berk

Rock and Roll

The debut of Jack White's in-studio concert series could represent the beginning of a new era of rock.

David Mainiero

Dangerous Gossip

Dave examines cultural tensions and instabilities at the intersection of race and class in Gossip Girl.

Business Unusual

By Jamie Berk

The music industry is backwards, bloated, and dying, leaving more than a few people wondering: what the hell happened? TDI went to the industry’s annual rendezvous in Austin, Texas, to find out.

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In the spring of 2007--months prior to Dartmouth's hair installation, the author traveled to China to film a documentary about the artist, Wenda Gu, and the Shanghai art scene. Initially completely sold on the legitimacy of Gu's project, the author soon found a string of unexpected discoveries that left him increasingly dismayed and confused. Four months in the making, this article tells the secret story of Wenda Gu and how the Dartmouth project came into being.

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