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<i>Tracey Barnett</i>: Pulp fiction that's all too real
The irony of the American dream is that it is as ugly a promise as it is an audacious, rubber hope.
Unwashed jeans don't get grubbier
Great news for students - jeans left unwashed for a year are no dirtier than those that have been worn for a fortnight.
San Francisco: Weird at heart
Tall stories are what you expect from talkative Americans. Or so Jacqueline Smith thinks.
TV Review: Undercover Boss
Bosses suit up for blue-collar jobs Undercover Boss returns to champion underdog employees and humble chief executives. By Deborah Hill Cone.
Arizona's fallout will shape 2012 election
The slaughter in Tucson, in statistical terms, was pretty routine as US shooting sprees go.
Canada: Stunning journey to edge of the world
Wildlife, thrilling scenery and art abound on Canada's Sunshine Coast, writes David Eames.
Tears and recriminations in Tucson
Flickering candles, flowers and stuffed toys cram the pavement in the immediate vicinity of shot congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford's office.
Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada
Wildlife and thrilling scenery abound along this picturesque stretch of Canadian coastline.
<i>Editorial</i>: Rhetoric of violence must be reined in
It would be dangerous to instantly suggest that the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was the product of a poisoned political climate in the United States.
<i>Nicola Lamb</i>: Politics of fear spawn politics of the gun
There was something awfully inevitable about the Tucson shooting, writes the Herald's Foreign Editor Nicola Lamb.
The National: Bigger than they ever imagined
Frontman Matt Berninger talks to Scott Kara about how his glum New York band The National couldn't be happier after breaking out of indie cult-dom
<i>Gehan Gunasekara</i>: Heavy price for place in US good books
What is the cost of a US free trade deal?
Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp dating on the sly
A new year, a new romance: Actress Meg Ryan and veteran rocker John Mellencamp are reportedly dating on the quiet.