Dubious and far-fetched ideas.

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• Post-Traumatic Strike Disorder One New Yorker's heroic struggle to commute to work.
  Sam Anderson Dec. 23, 2005
  
• How To Clean Up Pro Wrestling Random drug testing is just the beginning.
  Randy and Jason Sklar Dec. 19, 2005
  
• Grade-School Children Invite Marines to Reunion From the Baghdad Post.
  Matthew Polly Dec. 7, 2005
  
• Out to the Ballgame More baseball analogies from Capitol Hill.
  Jeff Alexander Nov. 9, 2005
  
• Speaking to Me: Terms and Conditions Please retain for your records.
  Tom Peyer Oct. 26, 2005
  
• Fashion Victims How NBA players can get around the league's awful new dress code.
  Randy and Jason Sklar Oct. 21, 2005
  
• Makeup Test A questionnaire Harriet Miers can answer.
  Dahlia Lithwick Oct. 20, 2005
  
• Giant Squid Don't mess with them.
  Grady Hendrix Sept. 29, 2005
  
• Mind the Gaps Intelligent design as an answer to all life's great conundrums.
  Dahlia Lithwick Sept. 28, 2005
  
• The Parable of Jesus and the Rubber Chicken What if Christ spoke at a Republican Party fund-raiser?
  Tom Peyer Aug. 25, 2005
  
• Leak Probe Update No. 137 The investigation continues, unnamed officials say.
  Jerry Adler Aug. 12, 2005
  
• The Runaway Murder Bride How the EyeWatch News Team covered the year's hottest story.
  Hart Seely May 10, 2005
  
• Encouraging Words Overheard on Paula Abdul's secret date with American Idol contestant Corey Clark.
  Mark Schatzker May 5, 2005
  
• Important Changes to Your Citizenship Agreement Please read and retain for your records.
  Evan Eisenberg March 25, 2005
  
• The Administration and the Fury If William Faulkner were writing on the Bush White House.
  Sam Apple Feb. 23, 2005
  
• The Underminer Strikes Again Still single? On Valentine's Day? Someone as nice and standard as you?
  Virginia Heffernan Feb. 12, 2005
  
• Lincoln, Gay? Of course!
  Mark Schatzker Jan. 21, 2005
  
• Pundit for Hire Please, Mr. President, I can shill for you, too!
  Art Levine Jan. 11, 2005