The Men Who Stare at Goats
by Scott Von Doviak

George Clooney & co. get political, psychic, and really weird. /entertainment/
Painted Love
by Samantha West

Shooting as if with brushes and oil.
Culture Wars: Debating Mad Men's Marriage
by James Brady Ryan and Isabella Notti

Spoiler Alert: Should Betty [redacted] Don [redacted] or [redacted]?
Sex Advice From . . . Mike White
by James Brady Ryan

Q: What has screenwriting taught you about dating? A: I write about awkwardness. Dating is the perfect inspiration. /advice/
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Me and My Friends
by Tony Woolliscroft

Twenty years of intimate photos, onstage and off.
20 Ways to Get Your Arrested Development Movie Fix*
by Phil Nugent

*Until they actually make the movie.
My Parents Were Awesome
by Eliot Glazer

Before fanny packs and Yanni concerts, your parents were free-wheeling, fashion-forward, and super-awesome.
Awesome Advice, Way to Go!
by Erin Bradley

The Washington Post forgets that vampires aren't real. /advice/
Ten Revelations on the Road to Love
by Jack Harrison

Seduction is easier than you think.
New Releases: DVD
by Scott Von Doviak

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 plus three. /entertainment/
The Nerve Debate: Marriage
by Elizabeth Wurtzel and Jack Harrison

A tie that binds — or chokes?
Savage Love
by Dan Savage

Should I marry the only guy I've ever slept with? /advice/
My First Time
by You

"I was surprisingly adventurous, and he was surprisingly shy..."
Cinema Sutra: Showgirls
by Jack Harrison

Elizabeth Berkley teaches us how (not) to have sex underwater. /advice/
Ten Inappropriate Relationships We Love
by James Brady Ryan

Would Harold and Maude be cute in real life? /entertainment/
Nerve Retro: Modern Olympias
by Peter J. Gorman

The photographer borrows from Manet to capture the tiny movements that emerge from bored stillness.
Best of Dating Confessions
by You

This week: The "Your Reasons For Joining PETA Are Suspect" Award.
Everything I Know About Love I Learned From... Weezer
by Jakob Dorof

Insights on romance from the original geek-rockers. /entertainment/
Miss Information
by Erin Bradley

How can I tell if he's toying with me, or actually interested? /advice/
Talking to Strangers
by Briana E. Heard and Meghan Pleticha

Nerve asks deeply personal questions to people we just met.



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.

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.

Still Crazy After All These Years
Thirty-two years after his death, Pier Paolo Pasolini can still shock. /film lounge/
By Bilge Ebiri.

Film Reviews
Our take on The Savages and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. /film lounge/
By Various.

Film Reviews
I'm Not There is as uneven as Bob Dylan's career. /film lounge/
By Various.

Q&A: Richard Kelly premium: click here for more info
The director of Donnie Darko defends its beleaguered successor, Southland Tales. /film lounge/
By Peter Smith.

Film Reviews
The Coen brothers return to form with No Country for Old Men. /film lounge/
By Various.

To Sleep With Anger
Half a century later, a rebel director's pop-cultural predictions come true. /film/
By Bilge Ebiri.

We're All Replicants Here
Blade Runner is complete at last. *film issue*
By Peter Smith.

Out of Control
Would-be rock star Sam Riley on playing Joy Division's Ian Curtis. *film issue*
By Will Doig.

Q&A: Brian De Palma
The director wages war on critics of his Iraq drama Redacted. /film/
By Phil Nugent.






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