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Terrence Malick's Tree of Life; David Balding's One Lucky Elephant; Kristen Wiig's Bridesmaids; Todd Phillips's The Hangover Part II.

The pope failed to take decisive action in response to clear evidence of a criminal underground in the priesthood.

WikiLeaks has embraced the ethics that guide traditional news outlets' disclosure of secrets. It should be afforded the same protections.

The killing in Juárez bears less resemblance to warfare between cartels than to criminal anarchy.

The pope has said both men and women can use condoms to protect themselves from HIV.  Can he now say that women can use them to protect themselves from the dangers of pregnancy?

He'll probably fend off J.D. Hayworth, but in order to win he's lost most of his principles.

The double book-keeping of Christopher Hitchens.

This puzzle originally appeared in the July 19, 1975, issue.

The politics of the Templeton Foundation's "Big Questions."

As our own yellow press goes from strength to strength, what can the history of slander and libel teach us?