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Homer's odyssey

Cover Story | Sacrilege, satire, and fun mingle in the zany universe known as The Simpsons

In this issue: "Simpsons: Fair or Foul?," June 11, 2005

Features

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Deep Throat's mistake

Politics |  Watergate figure Chuck Colson says informant may have as much to regret as the co-conspirators

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Europe from the roots down

Interview |  As Europe ponders its future, Italian Minister Rocco Buttiglione sees 'radical secularism' at the heart of a continental divide

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Persian gulf

Iran |  Its ruling clerics may hate America, but Iran's restive population disagrees

Standard deviance
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Standard deviance

Interview |  Author Anne Hendershott on the redefinition of bad behavior as "normal"

Dispatches

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The Buzz

Watergate One of Washington's longest-held secrets came to light when 91-year-old W. Mark Felt confirmed he was "Deep Throat," the legendary informant behind…

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

Bird battle Tim Taylor, owner of Thruway Auto Glass in Syracuse, N.Y., has an animal to thank for his burgeoning business. A local woodpecker has been…

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Quotables

"The cats were scared-they were clawing and scratching." Laguna Beach, Calif., resident Donna Kilgore on a June 1 hillside collapse that destroyed 17 homes.

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Saving sovereignty

Momentum is on the side of national sovereignty across Europe

Reviews

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Bestselling books

Notable Books |  The five bestselling hardback nonfiction books as measured by placement on four leading lists as of May 30

Madagascar
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Madagascar

Movies |  DreamWorks' latest computer-animated film is unlikely to inspire children, but it won't infuriate their parents either

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Man on Fire

Video |  Despite its brutal violence and strong language, Man on Fire challenges its audience's taste for vengeance and relies on some surprisingly complex spiritual…

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Young Blades

Television |  The latest PAX-TV series has excellent production values, and the storylines are varied, entertaining, and frequently inventive

Notebook

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Debtors' prison

Money |  A typical college graduate has accumulated a debt load of $28,953, compared to just $20,402 four years ago

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X-games meets Bassmaster

Sports |  After 100 years relegated to secrecy, Show Me state daredevils can now once again try to catch catfish by hand

Voices

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Mailbag

Letters, feedback, etc.

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Go ahead and think

An open heart does not preclude an engaged mind

Big G, little g
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Big G, little g

Big government and big egos forget Who is in charge

The Darth Vader fallacy
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The Darth Vader fallacy

Europe is convinced that America has gone over to the Dark Side

Seventeen minutes
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Seventeen minutes

It's the thoughts-ordinary, daily thoughts-that count

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