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    By Jeff Bercovici

    | 1:40PM 10/19/2009
    It's becoming increasingly, dismayingly clear that The Washington Post (WPO) made a mistake when it hired Marcus Brauchli to be its executive editor. Brauchli came into the Post job a little more than a year ago with a big strike against him: As managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, he had...

    By Jeff Bercovici

    | 2:30PM 7/06/2009
    There's no question journalistic principles are under constant assault as media organizations seek novel responses to unprecedented economic pressures. But it's possible the self-appointed guardians of journalistic ethics have their outrage meters set a hair too high. Just look at the feeding...

    By Beth Wechsler

    | 1:00PM 4/24/2009
    It's hard to imagine that anything having to do with romance is actually cheaper in France, but apparently, dating is!The salon -- a cultural institution that dates back to 17th century Paris -- may be gaining momentum in Les Etats- Unis. The salon originally evolved from the French court....