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Olympics, 388 B.C.: Mud, Sex, Hymns...Sports Too
Political rivalries flared and money flowed—but it was more like a rock festival than what we'll see in London, writes Neil Faulkner.
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A Real Man's Place Is in the Kitchen
Not changing diapers or giving the kids a bath—or doing anything that takes away from play time with knives.
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What the Chinese Want
Consumers in China are increasingly modern in their tastes, but they are not becoming 'Western.' How the selling of coffee, cars and pizza sheds light on a nation racing toward superpower status.
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Could We Trust Killer Robots?
A drone may never have a sense of morality—but it's possible one could perform better than a human in sparing the innocent.
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The Age of the Inspired Riff
The improvisational spirit of the Golden Gate bridge, which is about to celebrate its 75th anniversary, has never been timelier, writes Holly Finn.
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Week in Words
This field guide to unusual words in this week's Wall Street Journal includes grexit, brostep, oversharenting and social jet lag.
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The Architect of Awesome Ripping
Tim Payne's firm Team Pain is the go-to company for cities that crave skate parks built by actual skaters. Mr. Payne has overseen 250 of them
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The Ease of Being Green
Projects in sustainable design, from Phaidon's new book 'Vitamin Green.'
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The Powers That Flow From a Pen
Paul Theroux writes the Word Craft column about his love of traditional writing ways.
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A Pioneer of Walk-Through Art
New York's Galerie Lelong offers an exhibition of works of Brazilian artist Hélio Oiticica.
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