Screengrab
by Various

Today in Nerve's film blog: Mickey Rourke in Iron Man 2.
The Modern Materialist
by Various

Almost everything you want. Today: A plethora of ways to feel so good.
61 Frames Per Second
by John Constantine

Today in Nerve's videogame blog: Street Fighter. The movie. A new one. With that chick from that Superman show. Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about!
The Remote Island
by Bryan Christian

Mad Men's January Jones struts her stuff in Vanity Fair. Plus: Damages returns, the latest Gossip Girl guest star and Donna Martin capitulates.
Date Machine
by Various

Today in Nerve's dating blog: Are all women GAY?
The Truth is Out There
by Iris Smyles

First-date love, lies and X-files. /personal essays/
Dating Confessions
by You

"I dreamed that my last name was hyphenated with yours on Facebook."
Scanner
by Emily Farris

Love doll crimes of passion.
Miss Information
by Erin Bradley

My husband's a marathon man, but I just want a quick sprint! /advice/
Horoscopes
by the Nerve staff

Your week ahead. /advice/
Accidental Bedmates
by Jason Feifer

When I crashed at my friend's place, she shared more than her sheets. /personal essays/
The Ten Best Nerve Essays of 2008 - #1
by Nerve editors

The power and peril of rock and roll.
The Nerve Date
by Jessica Yatrofsky

Starting the New Year off with a bang. /photography/
Slice
by M. Sharkey

Each month a new artist; each image a new angle. This month: M. Sharkey. /photography/



Id in Plain Sight
A new book asks, can sex be so good that it's bad for you? /books/
By Joseph Lazauskas.

Girls, Girls, Girls
Everyone thinks they know Lolita. A new book says we're wrong. /books/
By Meghan Pleticha.

Cheesecake Factory
Author David Henry Sterry recalls his stint as the roller-skating MC of Chippendales. /books/
By James Brady Ryan.

Dirty Old Town
The author of 1972's cult-classic Motorman delivers his most twisted effort yet. /books/
By Will Doig.

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Stefan Sagmeister says cutting himself is less painful than designing album covers for Aerosmith. THE DESIGN ISSUE
By Suzanne LaBarre.

High-Alert Holiday
A husband and wife spend their vacation poking around America's nuclear arsenal. /books/
By Will Doig.

Children of the Grave
The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle transforms Black Sabbath into fiction. /books/
By Peter Smith.

The Nerve Date
This week: Climbing trees with Stacey. /photography/
By Dave Naz.

Desert Island
Willy Vlautin's Reno is America without the apple pie. /books/
By Will Doig.

The Dandy Man Can
Sebastian Horsley, lover of punk rock and Francis Bacon, gets deported for "moral turpitude." /books/
By Alexandra Godfrey.

New York's Finest
In his new book, Richard Price turns a crime-scene canvas into a work of art. /books/
By Will Doig.

Live Journal
An eighty-year-old diary found in a New York dumpster tells the story of a life misplaced. /books/
By Will Doig.

Yesterday's Paper
A former librarian interviews an author who says books are obsolete. /books/
By Caitlin MacRae.

Crowd Control
A new book makes the case that today's angry mobs are good agents of change. /books/
By Will Doig.

Cover Girl
A new novel composed entirely of women's-magazine text blurs the line between content and form. /books/
By Will Doig.






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