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
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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