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Ancient Rite: Churches have reinvented confession.
Space Squinters: NASA is loosening its vision standards.
Numbers Guy: The Web shows how politicians massage statistics.
Hold Up: Democrats shoot themselves in the foot over gun control.
Ponzi Scheme: The U.S. alleges Hsu used his role to lure investors.
Question of the Day: Should a foreign state own part of a U.S. market?
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Sin never goes out of style, but confession is undergoing a revival. Aggressive marketing by churches has helped reinvent confession as a form of self-improvement rather than a punitive rite. Technology is creating new avenues for redemption, and the appetite for introspection has been growing.
Slideshow: Star Revelations
Austria's signature grape, Grüner Veltliner, has generated justified excitement -- but some caution is justified as well. Video
Sean Penn's adaptation of "Into the Wild" is as stirring, entertaining and steadfastly thrilling as it is beautiful, writes Joe Morgenstern.
Property owners are renting out homes they can't sell. The result, some say: overgrown lawns, loud parties and declining property values.
Some heiresses are redefining what it means to be a socialite. Rather than climbing the social ladder, they want to make their mark in the business world.
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Hundreds of urban planners and environmental activists plan to set up tiny "parks" in metered parking spaces across the U.S. in an effort to raise awareness about the lack of open public space in urban areas.
It seems safe to say that Pete Carroll's USC Trojans are college football's reigning dynasty. But where does its run of the last five seasons stand in the list of the greatest college football dynasties of all time?
We searched for reusable grocery bags, wanting lightweight, strong bags spacious enough for lots of locally grown produce and organic spelt flakes.
Urban hipsters and the like, take note: Volvo's new C30 goes on sale Oct. 1. A jaunty hatchback with a turbocharged engine, this dramatic three-door will all but beg you to take it for a spin.
How a car looks has been key to its sales appeal. But increasingly, car makers are wooing customers by appealing to their other senses, to enhance the way new cars will feel, sound and even smell.
During the past few years, fashion and luxury brands have added restaurants or cafés to their lengthening menu of high-priced wares. We sampled the menus and checked out the scenes at five restaurants run by Milan's designer royalty.
The gambling hot spot of Macau aspires to be China's capital of conspicuous consumption. Already it is home to some conspicuous art philanthropy.
A series of coming auctions emphasize the growing idea that contemporary furniture can be considered art.
Oktoberfest may be Europe's biggest blow-out party, but the celebration of Bavarian culture mostly attracts crowds of Munich natives, who tend to congregate with work colleagues or family members.
Berlin's Haus am Waldsee shows an overview of the later work of British sculptor Henry Moore; Michelangelo Pistoletto brings a spectacular exhibition to Nice's Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain; and more.
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Call it the music industry's Super Tuesday. Next week, more than 20 new recordings will come out from artists such as Queen Latifah, Joni Mitchell, Melissa Etheridge, Foo Fighters and Steve Earle. Plus, 'Anatomy' of a spinoff.
A revival of William Saroyan "The Time of Your Life" has turned out to be far more theatrically potent than our critic could possibly have imagined; "Merrily We Roll Along" is a hard-headed, soft-hearted study of the high cost of success.
"The War," Ken Burns' glum World War II documentary, exudes no whiff of the celebratory, no hint of triumph or testament to America's character as the nation hurtled into war in December 1941.
The Atlanta Hawks' two first-round NBA draft picks are putting down roots in the city, both buying homes listed at about $1 million. Plus, actress Arlene Dahl's Rockland County, N.Y., house goes on the market for $8.5 million.
A renovated mansion with seven bedrooms and 10 bathrooms in Greenwich, Conn., is on sale for $17.9 million. The home has a tennis court, five-hole putting green, 1,300-bottle-capacity wine cellar, and two-car and three-car garages. (Photos)
Nanette L. Laitman, whose father was a former chairman of Warner-Lambert, now part of Pfizer, is giving $10 million to the Museum of Arts & Design, New York.
"There is nothing so suspenseful as an academic committee," C.P. Snow once said, a claim that sounds preposterous until you've read his 1951 novel, "The Masters," about a college's search for a leader.
Review: Charles Taylor's "A Secular Age" attempts to explain the modern world to itself in all its contradictions.
We've all heard about the lottery millionaires who end up broke. Thanks to Edward Ugel's "Money for Nothing," we now know that some had help.
The Wall Street Journal's list of best-selling books for the week that ended September 15.
Notice to Readers With Saturday's Wall Street Journal, Weekend Journal begins appearing twice a week, on Friday and in the place of the Pursuits section on Saturday. The regular Pursuits features, including coverage of food, travel, entertainment and culture, will continue to appear in Saturday's Weekend Journal section.
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• Wine columnists Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher test Austria's national grape in a selection of Gruner Veltliner wines.
• Jeffrey Toobin, senior legal analyst at CNN, discusses his new book, "The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court," with WSJ's Robert Hughes.
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Crossword Puzzle: This week's puzzle is "Partnerships." View a PDF version, and see the Journal's Crossword Archive for previous puzzles and their solutions.
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