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Date Machine
by Various

Today in Nerve's dating blog: The wine bar is the end of civilization.
Screengrab
by Various

Today in Nerve's film blog: Top 18+ high-school films.
The Modern Materialist
by Various

Almost everything you want. Today: We're watching grass grow... in a new and exciting way!
61 Frames Per Second
by John Constantine

Today in Nerve's videogame blog: Golden Axe dresses down to its skivvies. Plus: Spore takes on evolution, reaches a stalemate, and takes evolution out for a beer.
The Remote Island
by Bryan Christian

Top ten fiercest quotes from Top Model premiere! Plus: Sons of Anarchy, 90210 and Gossip Girl.
Prototype
by Nick D.

/photography/
Dating Confessions
by You

"There is nothing hotter than a nice, shy guy. Because it's so damn hot to see what he's like underneath it all."
Scanner
by Emily Farris

Today on Nerve's culture blog: The top five rumors we'd like to start about Sarah Palin, but won't.
That Girl?
by Lynn Harris

How the Republicans fell in love with a pregnant, unwed teenager. /dispatches/
Dating Advice From . . . Open-Mic Performers
by Meghan Pleticha

Q: What has performing at open-mic nights taught you about dating? A: You never know what slot you're gonna get.
Miss Information
by Erin Bradley

Labor Day best-of. /advice/
Status: Available
by Will Doig

With IM, I turned my boyfriend into my on-call therapist. /personal essays/
Horoscopes
by Nerve staff

Your week ahead. /advice/
Girls, Girls, Girls
by Meghan Pleticha

Everyone thinks they know Lolita. A new book says we're wrong. /books/


Bring On the Bad Guys
Five dudes who prove that a hero movie is only as good as its villains. /screengrab/
By Various.


Don't Mess With the Norton
The Fight Club star calls Marvel on the carpet. /screengrab/
By Various.


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.




Girls, Girls, Girls
Everyone thinks they know Lolita. A new book says we're wrong. /books/ By Meghan Pleticha.


Cheesecake Factory
Author David Henry Sterry recalls his stint as the roller-skating MC of Chippendales. /books/
By James Brady Ryan.


Dirty Old Town
The author of 1972's cult-classic Motorman delivers his most twisted effort yet. /books/
By Will Doig.


Very, Very Graphic Designer
Stefan Sagmeister says cutting himself is less painful than designing album covers for Aerosmith. THE DESIGN ISSUE
By Suzanne LaBarre.




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.




Top 10 Reasons to Bring Back Tom Selleck as Magnum P.I.
Reason #6: We'd probably get a Quantum Leap revival, too. /the remote island/ By Bryan Christian.


Top 10 Family Guy Newscasts
News you can lose. /remote island/
By Bryan Christian.


"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.


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