Karl Rove's Dying Dream: So much for the permanent Republican majority, from Slate.

Cheap thrills: Its prices are just one way IKEA is altering how America decorates, from The Boston Globe.

Beyond Gasoline: Taking the Future for a Drive, from The New York Times.

Red Devils knock off Lexington for first time, from the Burlington Union, featuring our own Rachel.

Take Back the Prom: How, and why, one school called it all off--and you can, too, from Slate.

Right to Wife: Why does Judge Alito treat women like girls?, from Slate.

The Coil and I: Adventures with a mad scientist's lightning machine, from Slate.