MIAS
Screengrab
by Various

The top twelve tough Jews in cinema. /film lounge/
61 Frames Per Second
by John Constantine

Today in Nerve's gaming blog: We're weighing the artistic merits of gorging on ghosts.
Dating Confessions
by You

"I don't care how much we've been making out. Using my toothbrush is not okay."
The Nerve Insider
by Nicole Ankowski

What's new in the Nerve universe.
The Nerve Date
by Tony Stamolis

Bobbi towels off. /photography/
Life After Death
by Susan Seligson

As a recently widowed woman, I could do with more come-ons and fewer hugs. /personal essays/
Scanner
by Emily Farris and Bryan Christian

Today on Nerve's culture blog: The California Supreme Court overturns the voter-approved gay marriage ban.
Miss Information
by Erin Bradley

Comings and goings. /advice/
The Modern Materialist
by Various

Almost everything you want. Today: The anti-Monopoly game.
Horoscopes
by the Nerve staff

Your week ahead. /advice/
History of Single Life
by Ken Mondschein

Age of consent.


Screengrab Q&A: Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith, Directors of Son of Rambow

By Peter Smith.


Film Reviews
There Will Be Blood strikes black gold, and Persepolis is a must-see. /film lounge/
By Various.


Film Reviews
Sweeney Todd goes for the throat but misses the heart. Charlie Wilson's War is a travesty. /film lounge/
By Various.


The Myopic Woman
We buckle up for Flying, a six-hour documentary on the modern female. /film/
By Ada Calhoun and Sarah Hepola.




New York's Finest
In his new book, Richard Price turns a crime-scene canvas into a work of art. /books/ By Will Doig.


Live Journal
An eighty-year-old diary found in a New York dumpster tells the story of a life misplaced. /books/
By Will Doig.


Yesterday's Paper
A former librarian interviews an author who says books are obsolete. /books/
By Caitlin MacRae.


Crowd Control
A new book makes the case that today's angry mobs are good agents of change. /books/
By Will Doig.




Sunshine State
The Willowz are Michel Gondry-tested, Kirsten Dunst-approved. /music/ By Gwynne Watkins.


Catch 'Em If You Can
Female power-group Electrelane is all kinds of intense. /music/
By Catrinel Bartolomeu.


Captain Hook
The New Pornographers' A.C. Newman on Nietzsche, nerds and sex after marriage. /music/
By David Callicott.


Like a Midnight Cowboy
Okkervil River's Will Sheff runs deep and dark. /music/
By Sarah Hepola.




"Farmer" Wants a "Wife"?
We want more! /tv/ By Nicole Ankowski.


Wire Fire
TV's bleakest drama is also its hottest. /tv/
By Sarah Hepola.


Warrior Pose
Our writer confronts his childhood fears — and a woman named Venom — on the set of American Gladiators. /tv/
By Justin Clark.


What to Watch Instead
Your writers' strike contingency plan. /tv/
By the Nerve Staff.


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