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Walter White

Salem Haji, co-owner of one of the few microbreweries in France, inspects his latest blonde IPA at his brewery Biere de la Plaine in downtown Marseille.

Beer brews up a following in France’s wine country

Lifestyle & Belief

This holiday season the French are drinking less wine and more beer than ever. All thanks to a boom in microbrews, or “biere artisanale” as the French call it.

Crystal methamphetamine

So when did North Korea become a player in the blue meth trade?

Conflict & Justice

The secret behind Breaking Bad’s science smarts

Arts, Culture & Media

‘Breaking Bad’s’ Anna Gunn discusses Skyler, season 5 of award-winning series

Arts, Culture & Media

‘Ozymandias’: Shelley’s Poem of Hubris, in ‘Breaking Bad’ and Beyond

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Vince Gilligan on Breaking Bad

Arts, Culture & Media

“I am amazed that this show is on the air – constantly amazed – because on paper this show shouldn’t work,” Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan told Kurt Andersen. It’s no wonder he feels that way.

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President Obama orders suspension of Guantanamo trials

Global Politics

Late last night President Obama asked to suspend the military trials of terrorism suspects at the Guantanamo Bay detention center. To explain what this suspension means, we turn to Walter White an international human rights lawyer.

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