April 2006

I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky
While "The Sopranos" repeats itself, "24" explores utterly fantastical themes of corruption and deceit in the Oval Office! (04/30/2006)

Dining on the press corps K.L.
Colbert's uproarious skit at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. (04/30/2006)

Colbert's smart bomb K.L.
Why attendees at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner panned Colbert. (04/30/2006)

The untouchable By Priya Jain
When Deepa Mehta's film "Water" challenged the traditionally harsh fate of India's widows, enraged Hindu extremists rioted. The director talks about fundamentalism, desire and the "long-suffering Indian housewife." (04/29/2006)

First officer is charged in Abu Ghraib scandal By Mark Benjamin
Former interrogation director Lt. Col. Steven Jordan reacted to ongoing abuse by building a plywood wall to hide it, according to documents obtained by Salon. (04/29/2006)

No oil for blood By Katharine Mieszkowski
Tired of waiting for the world to act in Darfur, activists have spurred a growing divestment movement aimed at foreign companies that do business with Sudan. (04/29/2006)

Exclusive Daily Download: "What If We Do?" (Nobody Remix), Mia Doi Todd
An exclusive free download from a beautiful new remix album (04/28/2006)

Beyond the Multiplex: Tribeca By Andrew O'Hehir
Peter Krause, Jason Patric, Sam Shepard and Drea de Matteo light up the screen. Plus: The chilling truth about Jonestown. (04/28/2006)

"Clean" By Stephanie Zacharek
Maggie Cheung gives an astonishingly complex performance as a junkie rock star trying to clean up her act. (04/28/2006)

How low can he go? H.H.
President Bush tries to outdo his dad by driving his approval rating lower than ever. (04/28/2006)

The Fix
Snoop and Baldwin bro arrested. V.F. writer threatened. Rosie heads to "The View." Plus: Anderson Cooper joining "60 Minutes"? (04/28/2006)

Early Angelina K.L.
Quirky little shorts starring a young Angelina Jolie. (04/28/2006)

New Weekly Download Podcast
A fresh installment of the new Weekly Download podcast (04/28/2006)

Daryl Hannah's podcast K.L.
The first video podcast by a bona fide movie star? (04/28/2006)

. . . With the Stars! 2! K.L.
OK, you celebreality freaks out there, here's a treat -- with a very special guest! (04/28/2006)

Beyond blaming whitey By Debra Dickerson
Tavis Smiley's "The Covenant With Black America" has become a No. 1 bestseller because it offers black people a tough and inspiring vision. (04/28/2006)

Whenever he comes by for an evening, it takes him days to leave By Cary Tennis
All our friends gather at our place, but one of them thinks he lives here. (04/28/2006)

"When women say 'No,' they mean 'Yes'" Page Rockwell
A Kenyan M.P. explains it all. (04/28/2006)

Louisiana moves toward South Dakota Page Rockwell
That's right -- another abortion ban without an exception for the health of the mother. (04/28/2006)

Granny Peace Brigade acquitted! Katharine Mieszkowski
Elderly war protesters are free. (04/28/2006)

Woman spanked at work awarded $1.7 million Katharine Mieszkowski
Team-building exercise is ruled to have been sexual harassment and battery. (04/28/2006)

Free theater for nursing babies? Katharine Mieszkowski
Rhode Island considers bill to allow breast-feeding infants free admission. (04/28/2006)

What else we're reading Page Rockwell
The male birth-control pill, unisex bathrooms, feminist tabloids and more! (04/28/2006)

The woes of Kilimanjaro By Kate Cheney Davidson
The fabled glaciers on Tanzania's majestic mountain will soon be gone. Its forests are disappearing, too. For local farmers, this could mean disaster. For the rest of us, it's another unbearable loss on an overheating planet. (04/28/2006)

Bush does something right By Joe Conason
OK, he may be America's worst president ever. But Bush seems to be willing to compromise on immigration reform -- and that's worth applauding. (04/28/2006)

A perjury charge for Rove? All in good time Tim Grieve
Sources say Fitzgerald will make a decision within weeks. (04/28/2006)

Funny, we're always stuck with "Shall We Dance?" Tim Grieve
A reporter complains about the all-Fox treatment on Air Force One. (04/28/2006)

Prostitution, bribery and the old cigar smoke excuse Tim Grieve
A reporter says as many as a "half-dozen" members of Congress could be implicated. (04/28/2006)

The power to do nothing about fuel economy Tim Grieve
Bush says he'd use the power to set standards for cars "wisely." Don't count on it. (04/28/2006)

We love it when a plan comes together Tim Grieve
Bush: High oil prices are making alternative-energy vehicles more attractive. (04/28/2006)

Limbaugh's drug woes don't bother his Bush pals Tracy Clark-Flory
His rap sheet may be old news -- but his old Bush buddies keep stopping by the studio. (04/29/2006)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Playoff heaven, playoff hell: 4 NHL and 3 NBA games every night mean a lot of fun. And confusion. Plus: A good read. (04/28/2006)

Vanishing
The changing South and a requiem for amphibians, this week in Table Talk. (04/28/2006)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
Pay extra to avoid long security lines when you fly? Plus: No singing on the way to the airport! (04/28/2006)

Taiwan's cross-strait straddle Andrew Leonard
For Taiwan, globalization gives, and then it takes away. (04/28/2006)

God at the gas pump Andrew Leonard
Tired of high gas prices? Try a little divine intervention. (04/28/2006)

Daily Download: "Sunrise," Caroline
A free download from a half-Japanese art-pop princess (04/27/2006)

Beyond the Multiplex By Andrew O'Hehir
Films to watch for at De Niro's big bash. Plus: Dan Clowes and Terry Zwigoff explain "Art School Confidential." (04/27/2006)

The Fix
Jolie reveals due date. Copperfield magically thwarts robbers. Plus: Did Tom really bug Nicole's phones? (04/27/2006)

28 Days Slater -- Episode 2 K.L.
Stop your clamoring -- another "28 Days Slater" is here. (04/27/2006)

Puppy vs. kitty K.L.
That's right, another kitty vs. puppy video. And don't pretend you don't want to watch. (04/27/2006)

Handy talent J.D.
"Hawaii-Five-O" theme song played with hand farts (04/27/2006)

The Audiofile archive returns!
Browse through hundreds of free downloads in Salon's archive (04/27/2006)

Saved by the sitcom star K.L.
What ever happened to Kirk Cameron? He suffered for your sins, buddy, that's what. (04/27/2006)

Win their hearts with war! H.H.
Colbert encourages Congressman Phil Gingrey to expose his true feelings about gay rights and the war in Iraq. (04/27/2006)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Lucky Ducky, the poor little duck who's rich in luck, in: "The High Cost of the Free Market." (04/27/2006)

Mom and Dad stopped speaking to the kids By Cary Tennis
We four daughters have stayed close, but our parents have drifted away. (04/27/2006)

Classroom confidential By Sarah Karnasiewicz
Following a number of high-profile sex abuse scandals, high schools across the country have begun carefully policing teacher-student relationships. But is this new vigilance keeping the most committed teachers from doing their best? (04/27/2006)

Hollywood's leading men guide women through gynecological exams Tracy Clark-Flory
U.K. nurses find that pinups of actors calm patients' nerves. (04/27/2006)

Top 25 reasons to hate high school Sarah Goldstein
A list of the hottest girls in school finds an outraged audience. (04/27/2006)

Hey, how's that wage gap coming? Page Rockwell
April 25 was Equal Pay Day -- the day on which the average woman's income finally equals the average man's earnings from the previous year. (04/27/2006)

Gay partner loses ranch Sarah Goldstein
When Samuel Beaumont's partner died, the rancher found that their 24 years of living together as parents and lovers meant little in the eyes of the law. (04/27/2006)

How to snooze through labor Page Rockwell
The New York Times reports that an increasing number of moms to be are trying hypnosis. (04/27/2006)

Next time, let's all spank the boss Katharine Mieszkowski
A California woman sues her company after being paddled during a motivational event. (04/27/2006)

The passion of George W. Bush By Sidney Blumenthal
The president doesn't care that he is reviled. He is a martyr, and someday all will see his glory. Meanwhile, he's got Karl doing his dirty work. (04/27/2006)

Twilight Zone in the briefing room By Walter Shapiro
Presented for your consideration: A bizarre and chilling fantasy in which Bush's Fox-y new press secretary suddenly tells the truth. (04/27/2006)

Finally, a Washington sex scandal Tim Grieve
Investigators in the Duke Cunningham case are looking for evidence that defense contractors hired prostitutes for lawmakers. (04/27/2006)

The Rove watch: Still on the hook, still spinning Tim Grieve
All the news from Plamegate. (04/27/2006)

Feingold amendment: Redeploy U.S. troops this year Tim Grieve
As other senators lard a supplemental spending bill with pork, Feingold gets at the heart of the question. (04/27/2006)

Heck of a job, Bushie Tim Grieve
The Senate committee investigating Katrina, finding plenty of fault with the Bush administration, says FEMA is so broken that it ought to be demolished. (04/27/2006)

Iraq, ANWR and the price of gas back home Tim Grieve
Bush says there'd be an extra million barrels a day if Congress allowed drilling in the Arctic refuge. What if he just hadn't started a war? (04/27/2006)

Rove and the grand jury: A Bob Novak angle? Tim Grieve
The New York Times says that the columnist who outed Plame has been before the grand jury recently. (04/27/2006)

For Rove, a time to panic? Tim Grieve
Fitzgerald's giving him hell. (04/27/2006)

Judge to Libby: Your case isn't going away Tim Grieve
Court rejects arguments that Patrick Fitzgerald's appointment was unconstitutional. (04/27/2006)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Steve Nash the MVP again? You kidding? No? Good. Plus: Tough new rule for Mavericks fans. (04/27/2006)

Meet the new AT&T, same as the old AT&T, only worse Andrew Leonard
"Net neutrality" loses another battle. Internet doomed, again. (04/27/2006)

Pfizer vs. the Philippines, Round 2 Andrew Leonard
Pfizer sues the Philippines, the Philippines sue right back. (04/27/2006)

Washington Mutual goes to Moscow Andrew Leonard
How many languages does your ATM speak? (04/27/2006)

Daily Download: "Away," Kathleen Edwards
Ten free downloads from alt-country artist Kathleen Edwards (04/26/2006)

"United 93" By Stephanie Zacharek
Watching this expertly made film about the events of 9/11 was the most excruciating moviegoing experience of my life. (04/26/2006)

Jack wants a snack, damn it! J.D.
Some mission-critical snack procurement during a "24" commercial break. (04/26/2006)

The Fix
Jack White in slap fight with nurses. Costner fingered as an alleged perv. Plus: Is Britney pregnant again? (04/26/2006)

Hanks be to God H.H.
Stephen Colbert accuses Tom Hanks of placing himself above the son of God. (04/26/2006)

Kitty vs. puppy! K.L.
Another cat vs. dog video -- and quite possibly, the birth of a new Video Dog feature. (04/26/2006)

White's albums By Allen Barra
Rejecting Freudian analysis and embracing his true identity, Edmund White penned two landmarks of gay literature and redefined the autobiographical novel. (04/26/2006)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
It's official: I'm an old man. (04/26/2006)

Thou revealest too much! By Cary Tennis
Our church group teaches the facts of life to 13-year-olds. One of us goes way over the line. (04/26/2006)

Feeding frenzy By Mary Elizabeth Williams
I know I should only feed my kids organics and deny them fructose. But shouldn't they learn the value of a good hot fudge sundae? (04/26/2006)

Teen sex cults! Lynn Harris
Looks like the FDA has really lost it. (04/26/2006)

Who's "the Decider" in your life? Lynn Harris
The inquiring Times wants to know. (04/26/2006)

News coverage of "pro-anorexia" Web sites Lynn Harris
Does it inform the public -- or put girls at risk? (04/26/2006)

"Dear Mr. Leno: Gay people, to you, are great material" Lynn Harris
"Avenue Q" writer takes Jay Leno to task. (04/26/2006)

Screw taboos: Talking about sex in the Middle East Tracy Clark-Flory
Lina Khoury, a Lebanese playwright, combats the silence surrounding sexuality, harassment and violence. (04/26/2006)

"If u hve sex, u can get an STD + not know it ... get chcked FREE" Lynn Harris
San Francisco teens can now get sexual health info via text message. (04/26/2006)

What else we're reading Lynn Harris
Feminists control the White House, Santorum woos working women, lady thieves doll up for carjackings, and more. (04/26/2006)

Military injustice By Mark Benjamin
A new report on prisoner abuse says the Army has fallen far short in prosecuting the perpetrators. (04/26/2006)

Mom's the word By Garrison Keillor
The woman shelved her movie-star dreams to change your putrid diapers. This Mother's Day, send her a sonnet. (04/26/2006)

How would Tony Snow explain this? Tim Grieve
Rumsfeld and Rice make a surprise trip to Baghdad. (04/26/2006)

Bush and Snow meet the press: No questions, please Tim Grieve
The president announces his pick for press secretary -- and puts him in his place. (04/26/2006)

Port security? They're for it, except when they're against it Tim Grieve
Caving to business interests, House Republicans oppose a plan to subject all incoming cargo containers to inspection. (04/26/2006)

Rove meets with Fitzgerald, goes back before the grand jury Tim Grieve
In his fifth trip to the grand jury room, Bush's chief political advisor will try to explain himself, again. (04/26/2006)

Refreshing recollections on Rove and Plame Tim Grieve
What we know and what we don't. (04/26/2006)

Rove lawyer: My client is not a target Tim Grieve
Robert Luskin says Rove testified to "explore" recent developments in the Plame case. (04/26/2006)

Meanwhile, a word about impeachment Tim Grieve
Robert Byrd wants the president to remember that the Senate "can send you home." (04/26/2006)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
The Reggie Bush house scandal: We're supposed to be outraged if he broke an unfair rule, hurting no one and helping his family? (04/26/2006)

Why environmentalists must be French Andrew Leonard
How do you pronounce "boutique fuel"? With a sneer. (04/26/2006)

Fun with housing numbers Andrew Leonard
New home sales: Soaring high or crashing down? You decide. (04/26/2006)

Job destruction update Andrew Leonard
Why aren't American workers as good as Indian ones at organizing? (04/27/2006)

Daily Download: "Ash Wednesday," Elvis Perkins
A free download from an extremely promising young songwriter (04/25/2006)

Longer listens: "United 93"
The director and cast of "United 93" talk about making a difficult film (04/26/2006)

Impossible vacationer H.H.
"The Daily Show" introduces a particularly loathsome tourist. (04/25/2006)

The Fix
The Jolie-Pitts issue plea. Cruise boasts about fathering skills. Plus: Mick Jagger snubs President Bush. (04/25/2006)

Backflip K.L.
The state of this "Cheerleader Nation" is poor. (04/25/2006)

Red and Blue: An unreal love story K.L.
A delightul new machinima antiwar/love story. (04/25/2006)

3 Questions for: Boots Riley
The Coup frontman talks about politics, hip-hop and the politics of hip-hop (04/25/2006)

Puppy armada! K.L.
Puppies vs. a very cranky kitty. (04/25/2006)

Zombies chasing Beatles! J.D.
A movie parody for horror fans and screaming girls alike. (04/26/2006)

Not a drop to drink By Katharine Mieszkowski
Pointing out that it takes 800 gallons of water to make one hamburger, a British writer argues that water shortage is the "defining crisis" of our time. (04/25/2006)

WayLay By Carol Lay
To bee or not to bee... (04/25/2006)

He has sort of moved in. How do I set some boundaries? By Cary Tennis
My new boyfriend says he doesn't want a serious relationship. Is he taking advantage? (04/25/2006)

The drugging debate Sarah Elizabeth Richards
Sedating howling children on long flights may be practical -- but is it ethical? (04/25/2006)

Casino bartenders must wear lipstick Sarah Elizabeth Richards
Court rules that casino can force female employees to wear makeup as part of its dress code. (04/25/2006)

Helping men deal with abortion Sarah Elizabeth Richards
A new Web site offers men advice on dealing with their emotions and supporting their partners. (04/25/2006)

A woman's place in the dugout Sarah Elizabeth Richards
A dumb comment about women in baseball sparks little debate. (04/25/2006)

What else we're reading Sarah Elizabeth Richards
Race and women and Duke lacrosse, women's preference for housecleaning over sex, and more. (04/26/2006)

Post-adoption blues Sarah Elizabeth Richards
Parents may suffer depression after adopting a child. (04/26/2006)

More top brass blast Rumsfeld By Mark Follman
Two retired generals and an admiral denounce his leadership -- and say he's protected by a handpicked ring of high-ranking yes men. (04/25/2006)

A Miller whitewash? By Mark Benjamin and Michael Scherer
An Army report found Maj. Gen. Miller did not lie when he told Congress he held no "direct discussions" with top Pentagon officials -- even though he met with Rumsfeld aide Stephen Cambone after visiting Abu Ghraib. (04/25/2006)

McCarthy says she didn't leak on prisons, but who said that she did? Tim Grieve
Did reporters make an unwarranted leap, or did intelligence officials push them? (04/25/2006)

As Bush's poll numbers hit freezing, it's looking a lot like Snow Tim Grieve
The White House is waiting on an answer from the radio talk-show host. (04/25/2006)

From Roberts on intel probe, it's déjà vu all over again Tim Grieve
The Senate Intelligence Committee chairman wants to slow things down again. (04/25/2006)

Bush, following and flip-flopping, takes a stand on gas prices Tim Grieve
As prices climb and poll numbers sink, the president moves into action. (04/25/2006)

The forecast calls for Snow -- now that his demands have been met Tim Grieve
The Fox radio talk-show host has reportedly accepted the job as White House press secretary. (04/25/2006)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
The search for meaning in a world where the Clippers are a good team. Plus: 3-0 leads aren't safe in the new NHL. And: Dirk isn't "soft." (04/25/2006)

Freedom fighters on the front lines Andrew Leonard
Yu Xiaogang picked a fight with Chinese developers and is winning. Give the man a prize. (04/25/2006)

Bush's bogus boogeyman Andrew Leonard
The president blames "boutique fuels" for high gas prices. Who does he think he's kidding? (04/25/2006)

The world in the iPod, revisited By Andrew Leonard
Live by the iPod, die by the iPod. (04/25/2006)

Exclusive Daily Download: "Estrela," Susana Baca
An exclusive download of Susana Baca and Gilberto Gil (04/24/2006)

The Fix
Cruise discusses baby's birth. Richards/Sheen split gets nasty. Plus: Oprah pays "pity" call to Julia. (04/24/2006)

Neil Young on impeaching Bush K.L.
Neil Young explains his song, "Let's Impeach the President." (04/24/2006)

Your body, your government K.L.
Putting all your eggs in the DOJ's basket. (04/24/2006)

Tag -- President's it K.L.
The Air Force One video hoax that fooled the military (04/24/2006)

Longer listens: Richard Wilbur
A reading by this year's winner of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize (04/24/2006)

The winners -- and an extra K.L.
The Campus Moviefest winner -- and an added bonus. (04/24/2006)

Instant salvation By Heather Havrilesky
In A.M. Homes' surprisingly sunny new novel, an alienated middle-aged professional goes from unenlightened zero to sensitive superhero in 30 days or less. (04/24/2006)

"This Book Will Save Your Life" By A.M. Homes
In an excerpt from A.M. Homes' new novel, Richard Novak realizes he is painfully, terrifyingly alone (04/24/2006)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Our long national nightmare. (04/24/2006)

I think my boyfriend had an episode of major depression By Cary Tennis
He spent a couple of years listless, sleepless and unhappy -- but says he wasn't depressed. (04/24/2006)

Vive la France! But not "la Mademoiselle!" Rebecca Traister
French feminists tackle the distinction between "Madame" and "Mademoiselle." (04/24/2006)

Billie Jean King, tennis queen Rebecca Traister
A new documentary chronicles the tennis player's fight for equal rights. (04/24/2006)

Single-sex sweating Rebecca Traister
A group of Michigan Muslim women fight for women-only gym days. (04/24/2006)

The vagina protocols Rebecca Traister
A film-strip guide to your very own body politic. (04/24/2006)

Where the boys are 2006: The Sunday Times Rebecca Traister
Broadsheet's weekly roundup of the Sunday New York Times. (04/24/2006)

Good health news! Good sports news! Rebecca Traister
Cheerful information for the start of a long week. (04/24/2006)

Bonnie Fuller: To heart or hate Tracy Clark-Flory
More on tabloid editor who says women should have it all. (04/24/2006)

Running scared in Ohio By Walter Shapiro
GOP Sen. Mike DeWine is worried enough about Bush's low approval ratings that he blasted Rumsfeld in an interview. Will the Democrats be able to take control of the state that swung the presidency last time? (04/24/2006)

Heating bills By Amanda Griscom Little
Public opinion has shifted on climate change, and even most lawmakers agree that emissions must be cut. So why is the proposed legislation so feeble? (04/24/2006)

As the White House cleans house, what about Cheney? Tim Grieve
The Los Angeles Times calls on Bush to push the vice president out the door. (04/24/2006)

Abusing the first responders Tim Grieve
As Bush visits Stanford, a firetruck is pressed into service as a ruse. (04/24/2006)

Bolten has a five-point plan, but where's Iraq? Tim Grieve
The new chief of staff sets his sights on Bush's base. (04/24/2006)

Josh Bolten, meet Josh Bolten Tim Grieve
Is Bush's new chief of staff an Ivy League braggart or just one of the guys? (04/24/2006)

Undoing the double standard on leaks Tim Grieve
As the CIA fires an analyst, John Edwards asks: What about Bush? (04/24/2006)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Tuesday Morning Quarterback bolts NFL.com, returns to ESPN. Plus: Technical difficulties are good for hockey. And: Stop Kobe Bryant. (04/24/2006)

Only in a Humpty Dumpty world Andrew Leonard
The snail darter, Bush's EPA and a conspiracy of industry tools. (04/24/2006)

The sun sets on Scott McNealy Andrew Leonard
Sun's CEO takes the fall; thousands of employees sure to follow. (04/24/2006)

Hundred-dollar-a-barrel oil, or five bucks? Andrew Leonard
Don't blame peak oil for high gas prices. It's those darn environmentalists who are the real problem. (04/24/2006)

I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky
"What About Brian" celebrates the joys of clean, pretty white people having brunch together, while a smaller show you've never heard of offers genuine laughs. (04/23/2006)

Patrick Moore won't go away Andrew Leonard
What will it be? Scylla's coal or Charybdis' nuclear power? (04/24/2006)

Karen Finley smears Bush all over By David Bowman
The notorious performance artist talks about censorship, where Bush will go after he dies, and her new work "George and Martha," in which Martha Stewart has a tryst with W. and finds Osama hiding in his colon. (04/22/2006)

Exclusive Daily Download: "Roses," Skeleton Key
An exclusive free download of new music from cult New York rockers Skeleton Key (04/21/2006)

Presenting the Weekly Download podcast
The debut of Salon's podcasting: Thomas Bartlett's Weekly Download roundup (04/21/2006)

"American Dreamz" By Stephanie Zacharek
In this slick and unsettling comedy, a dimwit U.S. president tries to boost his ratings by becoming a judge on a cheesy talent show -- complete with hidden earphone. (04/21/2006)

The difference between dogs and giraffes K.L.
Barney Fife explains why dogs needn't worry about lightning. (04/21/2006)

Fox cries "Whore!" K.L.
A Fox friend goes off on the accuser in the Duke rape scandal. (04/21/2006)

The Fix
Katie Holmes' wedding gown: Cleavage-free? Snoop Dogg writes novel. Plus: Heads roll at Page Six! (04/21/2006)

Every dog's nightmare H.H.
"American Inventor" presents the automated dogsitter, guaranteed to scare the hell out of your dog. (04/21/2006)

Elevator Girl K.L.
Exclusive shorts from the largest college movie festival. (04/21/2006)

Ship-Shape K.L.
A house-sitter tries to leave an apartment unscathed. (04/21/2006)

Tangent K.L.
The secret to understanding this little head-scratcher short? Follow the money. (04/21/2006)

I found a woman in my husband's drawers By Cary Tennis
The mementos in our file cabinet are a shadowy threat to our marriage. (04/21/2006)

Don't accept breast exams from strangers! Page Rockwell
A Miami man apparently offered area women free breast exams -- but he's not a doctor. Yuck. (04/21/2006)

"Gender crossing" in high school sports must be stopped! Katharine Mieszkowski
Crackdown follows girl's big win in boys tennis championship. (04/21/2006)

Granny Peace Brigade rides again! Page Rockwell
War-protesting senior citizens get their day in court. And jail time? The grannies say, bring it on. (04/21/2006)

Playboy publishers fear retribution in Indonesia Tracy Clark-Flory
Violent protests cause publishers to weigh risks. (04/21/2006)

What else we're reading Katharine Mieszkowski
Lactation, anorexia, menopause, vibrators and more. (04/21/2006)

Crypto-hookers, eye shadow wearers and the "second stripper" Page Rockwell
These and other archetypes are invoked in the Duke case. (04/21/2006)

Love your mother Katharine Mieszkowski
Grist makes us smile in honor of Earth Day. (04/21/2006)

Before the flood By Emilie Raguso and Sandhya Somashekhar
Global warming is threatening Bangladesh's coast. But the area's tens of millions of residents don't want to move. (04/21/2006)

Spooked by red tape By Michael Scherer
Who's bungling U.S. intelligence reform -- Bush's new spymaster, or the politicians who designed his job? (04/21/2006)

Attacking Iran: Are they nuts? By Joe Conason
If the U.S. attacked Iran, the consequences would be catastrophic -- including a possible American retreat under fire in Iraq. (04/21/2006)

Is Harriet Miers in Josh Bolten's sights? Tim Grieve
Not so long ago, she was the president's Supreme Court nominee. Now she's shake-up fodder. (04/21/2006)

For Katherine Harris, one very costly dinner Tim Grieve
The GOP candidate for Senate can't explain away her ties to a defense contractor who has pleaded guilty to bribery. (04/21/2006)

Black gold, Texas tea Tim Grieve
It's all about the price of oil. (04/21/2006)

Former CIA official: White House ignored Iraq intel Tim Grieve
Bush, Cheney were told that Saddam Hussein had no active WMD program, former official says. (04/21/2006)

Fitzgerald and Rove, or the indictment watch revisited Tim Grieve
Assessing the speculation in the Valerie Plame case. (04/21/2006)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
NBA playoffs: LeBron James and Elton Brand make their debuts in a postseason where the Pistons are favorites, but others have hope. (04/21/2006)

To breed or not to breed
10 reasons not to have kids and 10 reasons to reproduce, this week in Table Talk. (04/21/2006)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
What's more enjoyable than flying? A ride on a Turkish bus, of course. (04/21/2006)

Swedish Arabia Andrew Leonard
How Sweden could become a net exporter of biofuels. (04/21/2006)

Daily Download: "Roses & Teeth for Ludwig Wittgenstein," Matmos
New music from electronic music wizards Matmos. (04/20/2006)

Beyond the Multiplex By Andrew O'Hehir
Headed your way: A haunting Aussie coming-of-age tale, a Romanian "comedy" from medical hell, and a doc about antiwar GIs during Vietnam. (04/20/2006)

The Fix
Julia Roberts makes her Broadway debut: How was she? Plus: Pitt/Jolie bodyguards get nasty, and Hatcher sex-escapade rumors debunked. (04/20/2006)

Spank the messenger K.L.
Olbermann remembers Scott McClellan. (04/20/2006)

The rap on George K.L.
Putting words in George W. Bush's mouth, Part XV11. (04/20/2006)

Kiss Me, Caitlin! H.H.
Author Caitlin Flanagan flirts openly with Stephen Colbert. (04/20/2006)

Don Knotts is "Dubya" K.L.
The first feature film of George W. Bush, starring the only man who could ever play him. (04/20/2006)

Wole Soyinka: Exit, pursued by a bear By Matt Steinglass
The Nigerian Nobel laureate's weird memoir recalls a life of protest, exile -- and farcical political interventions. (04/20/2006)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Kids, there's a monster under your bed! (04/20/2006)

I love to love but I hate to date By Cary Tennis
It's artificial and humiliating. So I've decided to stop looking and just let it happen by chance. (04/20/2006)

For hot sex, try equality Tracy Clark-Flory
Researchers find relationship between sexual equality and sexual satisfaction. (04/20/2006)

A picture of eroding abortion rights is worth 1,000 words Page Rockwell
USA Today uses its trademark charts and graphs to show the future of choice in the U.S. -- and the picture ain't pretty. (04/20/2006)

One more woman on the Op-Ed page Katharine Mieszkowski
Yes, we're keeping score. (04/20/2006)

Tennis champ! Prom date? Katharine Mieszkowski
With a racket, Annie Houghton beats the boys. (04/20/2006)

Big-breasted women get better bras Page Rockwell
Or, at least, manufacturers claim they're stepping up their big-bra game. (04/20/2006)

Caitlin Flanagan: Lobotomy's best spokeswoman Rebecca Traister
Everyone's favorite liberation denier pays a baffling visit to "The Colbert Report." (04/20/2006)

It's Women Leaders Day on the Drudge Report Katharine Mieszkowski
Naked butts and bench-pressing. Thanks, Matt! (04/20/2006)

What else we're reading Katharine Mieszkowski
Virgin brides, teen dieters, Playboy bunnies and more. (04/20/2006)

The left splits over immigration By Michelle Goldberg
Most liberals have celebrated the recent pro-immigration marches. But some leading progressives say illegal immigration hurts American workers. (04/20/2006)

Nullifying the press By Jay Rosen
The Bush team served up Scott McClellan's stolid stonewalling as the perfect device to humiliate and demote the media. And reporters played along. (04/20/2006)

War is hell; it's also really, really expensive Tim Grieve
Another year, another big increase in war spending. (04/20/2006)

The significance of Rove's job change Tim Grieve
The Washington press corps splits on what Karl Rove's job change really means. (04/20/2006)

Novak: Fitzgerald knows who leaked to me Tim Grieve
But the columnist won't say whether he was the one who told the prosecutor. (04/20/2006)

But thanks for writing Tim Grieve
Missouri Republican can't explain how a seven-letter insult found its way into a constituent letter she signed. (04/20/2006)

Better relations with Congress? Actions speak louder than words Tim Grieve
Amid talk of mending fences, Bush uses recess appointments to overcome congressional objections. (04/20/2006)

If it's Snow, he's ready Tim Grieve
Pushing back against critics, the Fox radio host shows why he's qualified to work for the president. (04/20/2006)

You only hurt the ones you love Tim Grieve
A new Fox News poll gives Bush a new low, and a lot of the disapproval is coming from Republicans. (04/20/2006)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
After two years and a surprisingly successful comeback season, the NHL playoffs return at last. Plus: Run, A.J., run! (04/20/2006)

League of extraordinary horticulturists Andrew Leonard
The botanical gardeners' manifesto. (04/20/2006)

The Chinese lake Andrew Leonard
Checkbook diplomacy and anti-Chinese rioting in the Solomon Islands. (04/20/2006)

Failure to use Google should be a crime Andrew Leonard
When is a pro-nuke Green not a Green? When his name is Patrick Moore. (04/20/2006)

Air ball J.D.
A tornado takes over a soccer match. (04/19/2006)

Daily Download: "Sleepless," Marconi Union
Shimmering ambient music from Brian Eno collaborators Marconi Union (04/19/2006)

The Fix
Katie Holmes gives birth! So does Brooke Shields. Plus: Eminem's wife and Britney Spears play the blame game. (04/19/2006)

Oscar goes wild K.L.
The dog that can catch -- and throw! (04/19/2006)

Reviewed: The Fiery Furnaces, Drive-By Truckers and Candi Staton
What the critics are saying about three of this week's biggest albums (04/19/2006)

Reassure Me Elmo H.H.
"American Inventor" introduces the little blue buddy of your Zen dreams. (04/19/2006)

Good ol' rape humor H.H.
"The Daily Show" highlights some of the least appropriate takes on the Duke lacrosse rape scandal. (04/19/2006)

Dead certainty By Laura Miller
Driven by an eerie personal connection, Sebastian Junger plunged into the Boston Strangler case -- only to discover that it was a perfect storm of ambiguity. (04/19/2006)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
I recently read this in the newspaper... (04/19/2006)

Where is my home? By Cary Tennis
I've uprooted myself over and over again in a short time. Now I don't know where I belong. (04/19/2006)

The gagging and the glory By Sarah Goldstein
Ryan Nerz spent a year on the competitive eating circuit -- land of therapeutic vomiting, esophagus control and "meat sweats." (04/19/2006)

Feel-good gay parenting story of the day Lynn Harris
Jesse, and his two mommies, are embraced by a Boston-area Catholic school. (04/19/2006)

"Leaving Boys Behind" leaves race behind Lynn Harris
Studies about "gender gaps" do talk about race -- why don't the headlines? (04/19/2006)

"Too posh to push"? Lynn Harris
Two experts say the rise in elective C-sections is not just a matter of maternal choice. (04/19/2006)

Barely legal Lynn Harris
Sure, these tweens are earning money for college. But they're also posing online in bikinis. (04/19/2006)

What else we're reading Lynn Harris
Teens in Kansas and South Dakota, Alabama women in prison, parents-to-be on vacation, and more. (04/19/2006)

Good weather, bad behavior By Garrison Keillor
When even we uptight Midwesterners feel the urge to skip town with a cocktail waitress named Amber, it must be springtime. (04/19/2006)

Taking aim at the sleeping dragon By Michael T. Klare
Imperial and imperious, the Bush administration's containment strategy for China may herald the next cold war. (04/19/2006)

"I'm the decider" By Sidney Blumenthal
Clinging to Rumsfeld as generals lead an unprecedented revolt, Bush reveals his weakness and his disdain for the lessons of history. (04/19/2006)

The survey says: The "decider" gets its wrong Tim Grieve
A new 50-state poll shows that the president is still popular -- in Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and, barely, Nebraska. (04/19/2006)

McClellan resigns; will a Fox man replace him? Tim Grieve
Tony Snow has been auditioning for the job for years. (04/19/2006)

Wait, there's a difference? Tim Grieve
As part of a White House shake-up, Karl Rove will give up policy for politics. (04/19/2006)

McClellan's replacement: The shortlist, plus one Tim Grieve
Experienced administration spokesmen may be the favorites, but how about William Bennett? (04/19/2006)

The story behind Rove's new role? Tim Grieve
Former Clinton chief of staff John Podesta wonders if Rove's security clearance has been revoked. (04/19/2006)

The questions McClellan never answered Tim Grieve
Follow-ups? Yeah, we've got a few. (04/19/2006)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Losing to win: The NBA needs to fix its playoff system so teams aren't tempted to back into lower, comfier seeds. (04/19/2006)

To H-1B or not to H-1B Andrew Leonard
High-tech immigration: Bar the door or lay out the welcome mat? (04/19/2006)

Here comes the ethanol bubble Andrew Leonard
That dot-com boom feeling all over again: The renewable energy gold rush. (04/19/2006)

Chinese bearing gifts Andrew Leonard
Just in time for the Hu-Bush summit, China's yuan jumps up. (04/19/2006)

Daily Download: "I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)," Eagles of Death Metal
New music from a Queens of the Stone Age side project (04/18/2006)

Funny tragedies for 100 H.H.
Stephen Colbert makes light of the great quake of 1906. (04/18/2006)

Funny tragedies for 500 H.H.
Does this ad make you want to buy a VW Jetta? (04/18/2006)

The Fix
Cruise storms out of interview. Farrell and Narain hammer out sex tape deal. Plus: Blige says God wants her to bling! (04/18/2006)

Bush imagines K.L.
George W. Bush channels John Lennon. (04/18/2006)

3 questions for: José González
Swedish sensation José González talks about coming to America (04/18/2006)

1906 earthquake: Before and after K.L.
Archival footage of San Francisco before and right after the big quake. (04/18/2006)

The original mad scientist By Ben Cosgrove
The 16th century alchemist known as Paracelsus was a drunken, foul-mouthed coot -- and the unlikely father of modern medicine. (04/18/2006)

WayLay By Carol Lay
The map to Money Mountain. (04/18/2006)

My husband says he's "allergic" to me By Cary Tennis
Our marriage has been sexless for 15 years. Is it time to leave while I still have my looks? (04/18/2006)

Blaming the victims Sarah Elizabeth Richards
If you drink and get raped, how much responsibility should you bear for your bad decisions? (04/18/2006)

Male schoolteachers: Role models or potential pedophiles? Sarah Elizabeth Richards
A rash of sex crimes against children forces some men who teach to defend their career choice. (04/18/2006)

Duke lacrosse players charged Sarah Elizabeth Richards
Two sophomores are arrested on charges of raping stripper. (04/18/2006)

Renting a womb Sarah Elizabeth Richards
Foreign couples hire Indian women as surrogate mothers. (04/18/2006)

What else we're reading Sarah Elizabeth Richards
Supreme Court considers sexual harassment case and more. (04/18/2006)

Fewer sleepless nights Sarah Elizabeth Richards
Treating women's health problems differently leads to new insights into illnesses. (04/19/2006)

Is the "Israel lobby" distorting America's Mideast policies? By Michelle Goldberg
Two leading academics have tried to break the taboo against criticizing Israel's powerful U.S. lobby. It's a worthy aim, but their clumsy argument may backfire. (04/18/2006)

Breaking the silence By Juan Cole
The overwrought response to John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt's brave paper only confirms its thesis. (04/18/2006)

That's what they said about Harry Whittington, too Tim Grieve
Cheney's campaign stop in Washington state: A "shot in the arm" that might "take out" a Democrat. (04/18/2006)

Rumsfeld and Limbaugh, playing defense Tim Grieve
The secretary finds a friendly base from which to minimize the criticism he's facing. (04/18/2006)

At the White House, more of the same Tim Grieve
Bush taps his trade representative to take over OMB -- and the trade representative's deputy to take over the trade representative's job. (04/18/2006)

The end of the road for Scott McClellan? Tim Grieve
Do plans for "refreshing" the White House involve a fresh face in the press briefing room? (04/18/2006)

DeLay baits and switches; Doolittle gets a lawyer Tim Grieve
The Jack Abramoff case becomes a full-employment act for criminal defense attorneys. (04/18/2006)

Bush on Rumsfeld: Because I said so Tim Grieve
The president said he's heard "the voices," but that he knows what's best for the United States of America. (04/18/2006)

From Al Gore, a step toward 2008? Tim Grieve
The former vice president hires a longtime aide to help him run a campaign . . . on global warming. (04/18/2006)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
N.Y. media uproar: The case of the missing complete game! Plus: If minor league umps strike, does it make a sound? (04/18/2006)

Housing starts start to stop Andrew Leonard
Home builders feel the fear; job losses to follow? (04/18/2006)

Networked information economists Andrew Leonard
The dismal science of illegal immigration. (04/18/2006)

Wall Street bets on a housing bubble Andrew Leonard
Go ahead, default on that mortgage. The hedge funds will cheer you on. (04/18/2006)

Exclusive Daily Download: "Truth Is Marching In," Marc Ribot and Spiritual Unity
An exclusive free download from a modern guitar giant (04/17/2006)

The Fix
Brad and Angelina's baby to be born in Namibia? Republican pol hustled by Hustler? Plus: Federline says he's married "for the fight." (04/17/2006)

That's OT-VII Cruise to you K.L.
A new and improved Tom Cruise appears before the cameras. (04/17/2006)

Longer listens: All-star anti-globalization foodie panel
Clips from a stellar foodie activist gathering (04/17/2006)

Faith the biped dog K.L.
The most inspirational dog in all of online videoland. (04/17/2006)

Vito's "Sopranos" tour K.L.
Poor gay Vito, the outcast Soprano, takes us on a Jersey tour. (04/17/2006)

The Forest in Winter K.L.
A strangely beautiful retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood" translated through the Russian ... and Japanese. Sort of. (04/17/2006)

Crummy Rummy H.H.
Jon Stewart joins the former generals in the search for new ways to denigrate Rumsfeld. (04/18/2006)

Daniel Ellsberg: Still blowing the whistle By Bill Katovsky
The legendary activist who leaked the Pentagon Papers says officials need to speak out against administration lies now. (04/17/2006)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
How to win friends and influence people: The Republican method! (04/17/2006)

Who should be guardian? Family or friends? By Cary Tennis
I appointed my sister, but now I've got doubts about her fiancé. (04/17/2006)

Country boy By Nina Burleigh
Who am I to question my son's innocent trust in an ideal America? (04/17/2006)

Blondes: Still having more fun in Times Rebecca Traister
It's Sunday in the New York Times, and the tresses are buttery. (04/17/2006)

Women business owners shafted on federal contracts Rebecca Traister
The government is falling short of its goal to give 5 percent of contracts to women-owned small businesses. (04/17/2006)

ABC gives lessons in lacrosstitution Rebecca Traister
Most important: Avoid the vagina dentata. (04/17/2006)

What else we're reading Rebecca Traister
Why Jane Fonda won't be Baghdad Jane and more. (04/17/2006)

Just in time for the 2006 elections, a plan to reliberate Baghdad Tim Grieve
The Times of London says U.S. military planners are preparing to give it another try. (04/17/2006)

Senate Intelligence Committee: Too busy for oversight on Iran? Tim Grieve
Republican chairman Pat Roberts says it's all the Democrats' fault. (04/17/2006)

GOP senator: One senator, six House members face jail in Abramoff case Tim Grieve
Tom Coburn offers numbers but no names. (04/17/2006)

Memo to Congress: The voters don't like you, either Tim Grieve
Plus: Who are the five worst U.S. senators? (04/17/2006)

Bolten to White House staff: If you're leaving, leave now Tim Grieve
Scott McClellan won't talk about his own plans. (04/17/2006)

CIA: We're not watching you Tim Grieve
The agency says to ignore any warnings about "illegal" Web sites you may find in your in box. (04/17/2006)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
The time has come: Opponents should pitch to Barry Bonds. Plus: NBA playoffs set. And: Nationals' TV woes. (04/17/2006)

The corporate toll on the Internet By Farhad Manjoo
Telecom giant AT&T plans to charge online businesses to speed their services through its DSL lines. Critics say the scheme violates every principle of the Internet, favors deep-pocketed companies, and is bound to limit what we see and hear online. (04/17/2006)

Another day, another genome sequenced Andrew Leonard
The final showdown: Russian hot spring microbes vs. peak oil. (04/17/2006)

The emperor of PVC Andrew Leonard
Economic history lessons from Taiwan's plastics king. (04/17/2006)

The point of no return Andrew Leonard
Bear-Stearns and China: A "sweet dream" of globalization. (04/17/2006)

I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky
Open wide! It's time for a reality TV checkup, from the controlling, antisocial yuppies of "The Apprentice" to the tedious hippies of "Survivor." (04/16/2006)

Pro-choice vandals Rebecca Traister
A Northern Kentucky University antiabortion display gets defiled by pro-choice students. (04/16/2006)

Feminist publisher gives great interview Rebecca Traister
Virago founder Carmen Callil holds forth on suicide, second-wave feminism and rich husbands. (04/16/2006)

The rake of Rouen By Stephen Amidon
A new biography depicts Madame Bovary's creator as a sexual adventurer who spent his life at war with his bourgeois self. (04/15/2006)

Whitewashing the New Orleans vote? By Tracy Clark-Flory
Deficient polling places and confusing absentee ballots could shut thousands of black residents out of the city's mayoral election. (04/15/2006)

Exclusive Daily Download: "Para La Do Para," Tom Zi
Salon exclusive free download from a tropicalia master (04/14/2006)

"Kinky Boots" By Stephanie Zacharek
The regal Chiwetel Ejiofor spices up this otherwise mild, winkingly naughty British comedy. (04/14/2006)

The Fix
Cruise confirms there'll be no baptism, and Trump sells baby photos to the highest bidder. Plus: Kevin Federline says the media forced him into music. (04/14/2006)

Aw Eds.
Sunbathing doggy. (04/14/2006)

Aw K.L.
Dog rides bike (04/14/2006)

The passion of the clay K.L.
Prepare yourself for the "700 Club's" Easter "classic." (04/14/2006)

Restaurant ad K.L.
The only restaurant commercial you ever have to watch. (04/14/2006)

Dancing waters K.L.
How to make an underwater listening booth. (04/14/2006)

My co-worker is driving me insane! By Cary Tennis
She shops, she chats, she makes mistakes -- and management turns a blind eye. (04/14/2006)

Sounding off about the Duke lacrosse case Page Rockwell
Antifeminist bloggers, Berkeley lecturers and Bob Bennett -- Bob Bennett?! -- weigh in on the university's gang-rape allegation scandal. (04/14/2006)

Tripping over stiltlike stilettos Tracy Clark-Flory
The new trend of platform heels makes falling on your face fashionable. (04/14/2006)

Lesbian, gay families to celebrate Easter on White House lawn Katharine Mieszkowski
Parents plan to wear rainbow-colored Hawaiian leis to traditional egg roll. (04/14/2006)

A note about taxes, but you might want to read it anyway Farhad Manjoo
If your spouse is a deadbeat, you may not want to file a joint tax return. (04/14/2006)

No justice for all By Mark Benjamin
Army investigators found "probable cause" that a civilian interrogator abused a detainee at Abu Ghraib. Why has the Department of Justice failed to prosecute him -- or any of the other 18 civilians suspected of criminal acts? (04/14/2006)

The vanishing of a tropical nation By Aaron Selverston
Rising seas are swamping the 33-island republic of Kiribati. Where will its 100,000 inhabitants go when their country becomes uninhabitable? (04/14/2006)

What Rumsfeld knew By Michael Scherer and Mark Benjamin
Interviews with high-ranking military officials shed new light on the role Rumsfeld played in the harsh treatment of a Guantánamo detainee. (04/14/2006)

Bush's bluster By Joe Conason
What good are U.S. threats against Iran when the whole world has lost its trust in our government? (04/14/2006)

Heck of a job, Rummy Tim Grieve
As more generals call for the resignation of the secretary of defense, the White House stands by its man. (04/14/2006)

Welcome to the war Tim Grieve
How should longtime war critics deal with recent converts to the cause? (04/14/2006)

Heck of a job, Rummy, Vol. 2 Tim Grieve
The president says Donald Rumsfeld is exactly the right man for the job. (04/14/2006)

And a Good Friday to you, too Tim Grieve
Hopping through the Plame case, the president's taxes, Ann Coulter's gender and Rush Limbaugh's lie. (04/14/2006)

Libby judge threatens gag order on lawyers Tim Grieve
The New York Times wasn't listening anyway. (04/14/2006)

Medicine show
Going to extremes, and searching for moderation -- this week in Table Talk. (04/14/2006)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
$15 for an aisle seat? Northwest's new plan means class warfare at 30,000 feet. (04/14/2006)

How clean is "cleantech"? Andrew Leonard
The hot new clean dream: Coal. (04/14/2006)

Spammers beware! J.D.
Finally, an end to the silent plague that afflicts us all. (04/13/2006)

Daily Download: "Fractal Zoom," Brian Eno
A free download from the legendary Brian Eno (04/13/2006)

"The Notorious Bettie Page" By Stephanie Zacharek
This tender look at the life of Bettie Page -- played by a fearless, gorgeous Gretchen Mol -- gets intimate without demystifying the pinup icon. (04/13/2006)

Red-State, Blue-State Blues J.D.
A theme song for the raging culture wars! (04/13/2006)

Reviewed: Toby Keith, LL Cool J, Built to Spill
The critical take on new albums from Toby Keith, LL Cool J and Built to Spill (04/13/2006)

Beyond the Multiplex By Andrew O'Hehir
"Bettie Page" director Mary Harron talks about why Bettie's topless shots were more joyous than erotic. Plus: Four movies kinda, sorta about sex. (04/13/2006)

The Fix
Ron Burkle warns the world about "tabloidism," Ewan McGregor boards the baby adoption express and Dennis Hopper stands by Bush. (04/13/2006)

Secrets and lies H.H.
Craig Ferguson addresses rumors of an affair that he wishes had really happened. (04/13/2006)

Cheer up. Now. H.H.
Couples therapy, "Amazing Race"-style. (04/13/2006)

The sweetest dream By Christine Smallwood
A disinherited grandchild of the man who created Sweet'N Low dissects his screwy family -- and the history of fake sugar -- in a winning new book. (04/13/2006)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
God-Man and "The Power of Prayer" (04/13/2006)

Cooking pregnant Rebecca Traister
Two chefs, two pregnant bellies, one very small kitchen. (04/13/2006)

I'm 17 and I do not love my mother By Cary Tennis
She's never been there for me, and now I just can't feel a thing for her. (04/13/2006)

Is the British government going easy on rapists? Cecelie S. Berry
To cut down on court cases and ease prison crowding, rapists may be getting warnings instead of prosecution. (04/13/2006)

Bribes! Graft! Lip balm! Sarah Goldstein
Beauty director Jean Godfrey-June gives a behind-the-scenes look at the beauty industry. (04/13/2006)

She's got the whole world in her hands Katharine Mieszkowski
The Economist reports on the changing role of women in the workforce. (04/13/2006)

Doctors without condoms Sarah Goldstein
A conservative institute gets funding to teach medical students sex ed. (04/13/2006)

Sports-bra fashion show Page Rockwell
Under the pretext of reviewing athletic bras, the New York Times offers a slide show of women in their undies. (04/13/2006)

What else we're reading Katharine Mieszkowski
Sandra Tsing Loh, Amy Sohn, Tiffani Thiessen and more. (04/13/2006)

Bush's bogus document dump By Fritz Umbach
The administration seeded its new public archive of Iraq documents with jihadist materials completely unrelated to Saddam. (04/13/2006)

The slow-motion trap By Sidney Blumenthal
His presidency was built on secrecy and, we now know, on lies. The more Bush struggles to free himself, the more his past deceptions bind him. (04/13/2006)

The generals vs. the secretary of defense Tim Grieve
Another retired officer calls for Rumsfeld to resign. (04/13/2006)

The nuclear countdown Tim Grieve
Is Iran really 16 days away from having a nuclear bomb? Not exactly. (04/13/2006)

A job for Tom DeLay? Tim Grieve
U.S. News says he could be a candidate for the OMB. Don't bet on it. (04/13/2006)

Katherine Harris on the measure of a man Tim Grieve
A report from the end times. (04/13/2006)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Two new stathead books go between, behind and beyond the numbers to solve some of baseball's mysteries. (04/13/2006)

A resolute attitude toward peak oil Andrew Leonard
San Francisco tries to save civilization from itself. (04/13/2006)

Taking the pulse of "Pulse" Andrew Leonard
A Big Book on science, technology and nature joins the blogosphere. (04/13/2006)

Brother, can you spare some credit? Andrew Leonard
Credit derivatives: Capitalism's magic bullet? (04/13/2006)

Queer eye for the homeless guy H.H.
Homeless people need moisturized skin and flat-screen TVs, too! (04/12/2006)

Daily Download: "The Distance From Her to There," Lambchop
Two rare songs from one of the indie world's best bands (04/12/2006)

The Fix
The Times kills its gossip column, and Britney's baby fractures his skull. Plus: Oprah's not sorry about being rich. (04/12/2006)

Cheap shots K.L.
DEA agent who shot himself looks for some compensation. (04/12/2006)

The host whisperer H.H.
Carrie Fisher dishes to Craig Ferguson about past dalliances. (04/12/2006)

Control freak of the week H.H.
"The Apprentice" exposes another unsavory yuppie among us. (04/12/2006)

Bad schools, dumb kids H.H.
Oprah delivers a dire warning about the state of our public schools. (04/12/2006)

The happy hypocrite By Joan Walsh
I never cared that Caitlin Flanagan calls herself an at-home mother, even though she's a magazine writer with a staff of helpers. But now she's using her battle with cancer to denounce feminism and extol her traditional virtues -- and I've had it. (04/12/2006)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Hobnobbing with Hollywood types (04/12/2006)

Didn't she almost have it all? By Rebecca Traister
Once a megastar, Whitney Houston is now a tabloid "crackhead." But when I looked for someone to blame, I kept finding the diva herself. (04/12/2006)

Should I have a kid or not? By Cary Tennis
I thought I didn't want one, but now I'm in my 30s and I'm not sure. (04/12/2006)

How scientifically perfect is your butt? Sarah Elizabeth Richards
A British psychologist devises an ass-assessing formula that measures shape, bounce and smoothness. (04/12/2006)

Downsized prom Sarah Elizabeth Richards
After canceling the event last year, Roman Catholic high school principals OK a scaled-down version. (04/12/2006)

Ageless beauty Sarah Elizabeth Richards
Revlon introduces new cosmetics line targeting older women. (04/12/2006)

Dirty gold Sarah Goldstein
Jewelers try to find more earth-friendly sources. (04/12/2006)

Judging women writers by their looks Sarah Elizabeth Richards
One writer deals with sexist "dicks" on tech blog Slashdot. (04/12/2006)

What else we're reading Sarah Elizabeth Richards
Nobel laureates take on Iran-U.S. peace; a mother's tax status as a "secondary earner" and more. (04/12/2006)

Beverly Cleary turns 90 Sarah Elizabeth Richards
Happy birthday to beloved children's author who gave us Ramona the Pest, Henry Huggins. (04/12/2006)

Letters
CACI Premier Technology Inc. responds to the Salon article "'Big Steve' and Abu Ghraib." (04/12/2006)

Want to improve your marriage? Leave the house By Garrison Keillor
The key to a happy union is to go make yourself miserable, then come home. (04/12/2006)

Mobile weapons labs? They didn't tell the truth about those, either Tim Grieve
Even after a team of experts concluded that Iraqi trailers weren't suitable for weapons use, the Bush administration continued to insist that they were. (04/12/2006)

The Post gets an asterisk Tim Grieve
In a switch, the paper acknowledges that Cheney was booed from the get-go at the Washington Nationals' home opener. (04/12/2006)

Howard Dean: Is the president dishonest or just incompetent? Michael Scherer
The DNC chairman shares breakfast and plans with the press. (04/12/2006)

Scott McClellan: Plenty of criticism, no answers Tim Grieve
The press secretary won't say whether Bush knew that his claim about mobile weapons labs had already been debunked. (04/12/2006)

Funny, we always figured it was Bush v. Gore Tim Grieve
Antonin Scalia on his proudest moment on the bench. (04/12/2006)

Fitzgerald retracts, but it's hardly vindication for the White House Tim Grieve
The prosecutor says he made a mistake in describing Libby's grand jury testimony. (04/12/2006)

Libby: Bush, Cheney didn't tell me to leak on Plame Tim Grieve
In a new court filing, Libby's lawyers shed light on the plan for the defense. (04/13/2006)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
David Ortiz's new contract has made parking too expensive at Boston gas stations! The fans speak. (04/12/2006)

Shed no tears for the housing speculator Andrew Leonard
Florida real estate market down, housing flipper haters up. (04/12/2006)

All hail the mighty mesquite Andrew Leonard
Politically correct barbecuing: Fun for the whole world. (04/12/2006)

Exclusive Daily Download: "Your Life as a Sequel," Lambchop
A free exclusive download from a Lambchop rarities collection (04/11/2006)

The importance of being earnest H.H.
Scene of the Week: Sharon Stone's guest appearance on "Huff." (04/11/2006)

The Fix
Not enough evidence in Page Six scandal? Aniston gets a happy ending, while Michael Douglas makes up to Brad Pitt. Plus: Paltrow welcomes baby Moses. (04/11/2006)

Z best K.L.
Liza Minnelli's crazed tour of media missteps. (04/11/2006)

3 questions for: Wayne Coyne
The frontman of the Flaming Lips talks about Axl Rose, political pop and shotguns (04/11/2006)

"Memoirs of a Muse" By Laura Miller
In Lara Vapnyar's amusing first novel, a young Russian immigrant strives to emulate Dostoevski's mistress and become a great man's inspiration. (04/11/2006)

WayLay By Carol Lay
Body Shopping (04/11/2006)

Should I move to the city for my art? By Cary Tennis
I'm sick of this two-bit town, my loafer boyfriend and my dull cubicle job. (04/11/2006)

Our crazy mental health system By Marissa Kantor
A crusading journalist with a bipolar son says jails have become warehouses for the mad -- and argues for forced commitment. (04/11/2006)

Friends with money in movies Lynn Harris
Writer/director Nicole Holofcener talks about female friendship, wears normal jeans. (04/11/2006)

Hounding Jennifer Aniston: So nine months ago Lynn Harris
Apparently, the advent of baby Pitt-Jolie is another reminder of where she "went wrong." (04/11/2006)

Condom lockdown Sarah Goldstein
Pharmacies are locking up condoms to stop theft but are only succeeding at preventing safe sex. (04/11/2006)

Duke DNA: No match Lynn Harris
Now what? (04/11/2006)

And your little dog, too Lynn Harris
New Maine law includes pets in domestic violence protection orders. (04/11/2006)

RU-486 did not cause woman's death Sarah Goldstein
The FDA announces that one of two recent deaths originally thought to be related to Mifeprex was not caused by the drug. (04/11/2006)

What else we're reading Lynn Harris
Pills, patches, Passover and more. (04/11/2006)

"We're here. We're not going anywhere" By Katharine Mieszkowski
Angry, exultant and determined, immigrants took to the streets of San Francisco to protest. (04/11/2006)

Democrats: Sí se puede By Michael Scherer
As Ted Kennedy ripped the GOP before a roaring, mostly Hispanic crowd, the Bushies saw votes vanishing. (04/11/2006)

Immigration nation By Richard Rodriguez
The marches prove that immigrants are not alone. They have families -- and they're woven into our nation too deeply to tear out. (04/11/2006)

What Bush admitted -- and what he didn't Tim Grieve
The president says he declassified parts of the 2002 NIE. But that isn't the question. (04/11/2006)

Did the White House have a hand in phone-jamming scheme? Tim Grieve
Phone records of convicted schemer suggest a link. (04/11/2006)

Who's providing comfort for the enemy now? Tim Grieve
Newt Gingrich says it's time for the U.S. to "pull back" from Iraq. (04/11/2006)

Majority: Bush acted illegally or unethically in leak case Tim Grieve
The president's approval rating holds steady at 37 percent. (04/11/2006)

Chris Matthews? Katherine Harris? But first, California Tim Grieve
A look ahead at 2006. (04/11/2006)

Cheney at the ballpark: They weren't yelling Bruuuuuuce! Tim Grieve
The game's in Washington, but the vice president gets the Bronx cheer anyway. (04/11/2006)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Another sellout for the Devil Rays! That's four in nine years. But things really are looking up. (04/11/2006)

Global warming's Erin Brockovich? Andrew Leonard
Who do power company lawyers fear? Try Matthew Pawa. (04/11/2006)

Who's co-opting who? Andrew Leonard
The Global Environment Facility: Greenwash, or green pork? (04/11/2006)

Exclusive Daily Download: "New Year's Kiss," Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
An exclusive download from a master of witty, despairing pop (04/10/2006)

The Fix
The continuing Page Six gossip scandal. Kiefer Sutherland gets more "24." Plus: A boy for Paltrow? (04/10/2006)

Smooth-talking escapee evades police K.L.
A prison escapee -- a convicted murderer -- talks his way past a patrol officer. (04/10/2006)

Longer listens: Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" at 50
Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" turns 50 (04/10/2006)

Honky madness! H.H.
Bruno of FX's "Black. White." gives a new face to the unenlightened white guy. (04/10/2006)

Clarence strikes again! H.H.
MTV2's "Wondershowzen" features our little blue hero. (04/10/2006)

Rounded up By Bill Katovsky
Nineteen-year-old Nadin Hamoui and her family were arrested and jailed for nine months after 9/11. Their visa had expired, but their real crime was being Syrian. (04/10/2006)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
The Passion of the Hammer. (04/10/2006)

What's the best timing for the college breakup? By Cary Tennis
Should I drop the bomb before graduation or after? (04/10/2006)

The great debate By Mark Oppenheimer
At the world championships of high school debate, teenage Demosthenes spouted off about sex, politics and house parties. (04/10/2006)

Maerose Prizzi for president? Rebecca Traister
Anjelica Huston is the latest leading lady to play an American president. (04/10/2006)

Terrifying Times Rebecca Traister
This Sunday's New York Times gave us reason to be very afraid. (04/10/2006)

Girls with URLs Rebecca Traister
Feminists take to the blogs! (04/10/2006)

Boy crisis debunked. Again Rebecca Traister
Two journalists put the "boy crisis" in context. (04/10/2006)

Implants go platinum Rebecca Traister
New study reveals further risks in silicone breast implants. (04/10/2006)

Corset comeback Rebecca Traister
Restrictive undergarments: Way hot for spring. (04/10/2006)

Why don't teen girls tattle on bad boys? Lynn Harris
Galpals of Florida murder suspects seem to have shrugged off their crimes. (04/10/2006)

Stillbirth certificates? Lynn Harris
Whom do they help more, grieving parents or abortion opponents? (04/10/2006)

Where computers go to die -- and kill By Elizabeth Grossman
More than 50 percent of our recycled computers are shipped overseas, where their toxic components are polluting poor communities. Meanwhile, U.S. laws are a mess, and industry and Congress are resisting efforts to stem "the effluent of the affluent." (04/10/2006)

How to recycle your computer By Elizabeth Grossman
A guide to how and where to dispose of your computer so it doesn't end up in a toxic dump. (04/10/2006)

Conceding on climate change By Amanda Griscom Little
For the first time, energy execs are requesting caps on carbon emissions. But will new regulations be too little, too late? (04/10/2006)

The truth dawns on Bush By Robert Dreyfuss
As the Iraq disaster finally sinks in, will he accept a humiliating defeat -- or launch a bloody battle to "secure Baghdad"? (04/10/2006)

Another general: Rumsfeld must go Tim Grieve
The Pentagon's former top operations officer says "zealots" led the country to an unnecessary war. (04/10/2006)

Did I say Iraq? I meant Iran! Tim Grieve
With one failed war under his belt, the president looks elsewhere for his "legacy." (04/10/2006)

The incredible shrinking president Tim Grieve
Only 20 percent of the public "strongly" approves of Bush's job performance. (04/10/2006)

George W. Bush on the lessons learned in Iraq Tim Grieve
Freedom good. 9/11 bad. (04/10/2006)

A leak about the leak, but more questions than answers Tim Grieve
A senior administration official "confirms" that the president declassified parts of the NIE. (04/10/2006)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Boxing shoots itself in the head again. Hey, that's corpse abuse! Plus: Wisconsin wins the Frozen Four. (04/10/2006)

Plague wars and border wars Andrew Leonard
Mexico, the U.S. and "The Patron Saint of Plagues." (04/10/2006)

Fear, loathing and class warfare Andrew Leonard
U.S. immigration policy: "The worst of all possible worlds." (04/10/2006)

I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky
What's more painful -- the big, scary, middle-aged problems of "Huff," or the truckload of indignities dumped on ex-celebrity Tori Spelling on VH1's "So Notorious"? (04/09/2006)

We are what we eat By Ira Boudway
"The Omnivore's Dilemma" author Michael Pollan on how Wall Street has driven America's obesity epidemic, the misleading labels in Whole Foods, and why we should spend more money on food. (04/08/2006)

Exclusive Free Download: "Rever," Larsen
Exclusive Free Download: "Rever," Larsen (04/07/2006)

Spelling it out for you H.H.
VH1's "So Notorious" screws with Tori Spelling. (04/07/2006)

Nice job, genius H.H.
Tarek of "The Apprentice" gives MENSA a bad name. (04/07/2006)

"Take the Lead" By Stephanie Zacharek
Antonio Banderas, teaching ballroom dance to inner-city teens, proves he's got some sexy swing left in him. (04/07/2006)

Jack's Back! J.D.
Titanic Two: The Surface (04/07/2006)

"Lucky Number Slevin" By Stephanie Zacharek
Josh Hartnett is the unlikely hero of this semi-hard-boiled pulp thriller. (04/07/2006)

Thank you, Easter Bunny! J.D.
The dark side of the Easter Bunny (04/07/2006)

The Fix
Abdul alleges party assault. Will Vieira departure spark "View" shake-up? Plus: How is Page Six like the Mafia? (04/07/2006)

Jesus: The coverup By Laura Miller
"Holy Blood, Holy Grail," the source for "The Da Vinci Code," is a masterwork of paranoid pseudohistory. Now its author is back, arguing that Jesus faked his own death and ran off with Mary Magdelene. Verily, there's a sucker born every minute. (04/07/2006)

Help! I'm avoiding and hiding again! By Cary Tennis
I get into these states where I just can't do anything and stuff starts to fall apart. (04/07/2006)

The "Daddy dilemma," one year later By Lori Leibovich
Salon catches up with a "Maybe Baby" contributor and his fiancee, to find out if they are still on the fence about starting a family. (04/07/2006)

Breast-feeding is A-OK in Mississippi! Page Rockwell
The state passes a progressive law protecting nursing moms. (04/07/2006)

Will conservative bloggers apologize to Jill Carroll? Katharine Mieszkowski
Columnist Ellen Goodman calls for some mea culpas. (04/07/2006)

Women's "culture shock" in the workplace Page Rockwell
Young women struggle with being assertive in the workplace. (04/07/2006)

Excuse me. Is this a business pitch or an OB/GYN appointment? Katharine Mieszkowski
Fortune Small Business explores the successes (and travails) of women entrepreneurs. (04/07/2006)

What else we're reading Katharine Mieszkowski
Naomi Wolf, life expectancy stats and much more. (04/08/2006)

Subway pervert exposed by cellphone photo Page Rockwell
The bad news: Yucky raw-foods guru likes to flash unsuspecting bystanders. The good news: One woman took his photo, and he got caught. (04/08/2006)

The heat on Ecuador By Felicia Mello
Global warming is vanquishing ancient glaciers throughout South America, killing crops and threatening the water source for millions. (04/07/2006)

When the water runs out By Pauline Bartolone
Ecuador's crops, its power grid and the drinking water for its largest city are all threatened by climate change. (04/07/2006)

A tale of unsavory Justice By Michael Scherer
A teenager brought his horrific story of online sexual abuse to Congress this week, and the Bush Justice Department barely showed. Even GOP congressmen were outraged. (04/07/2006)

Paris is burning By Mary Papenfuss
The French protests involve more than just job security for young workers. They're a battle for the soul of the European Union. (04/07/2006)

The deception Bush can't spin By Joe Conason
Libby's testimony shows that Bush disclosed national secrets for political gain -- and makes Bush's statements about finding the leaker ludicrous. (04/07/2006)

In a leak, the White House says it didn't leak Farhad Manjoo
The administration says Bush didn't leak sensitive information for political gain. He was just trying to make you feel better. (04/07/2006)

From Gonzales, hints of another spying program Farhad Manjoo
The attorney general declines to rule out a "purely" domestic eavesdropping program. (04/07/2006)

Scott McClellan stonewalls on the leak disclosure Farhad Manjoo
The White House press secretary refuses to answer questions about why the president secretly authorized disclosure of Iraq intelligence to a reporter. (04/07/2006)

What we missed this week (McKinney, mostly) Farhad Manjoo
Congress didn't get anything done, and everyone was focused on the scuffle kerfuffle involving the Georgia congresswoman. (04/07/2006)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Barry Bonds love-a-thon in S.F. We'll root for any scoundrel as long as he's on our team. Why? (04/07/2006)

Is God pro-choice?
Abortion, immigration and aging -- Table Talkers tackle our most divisive issues this week. (04/07/2006)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
What's the matter with airports? A tour of the loudest, weirdest and ugliest problems on the concourse. (04/07/2006)

A harmonic convergence of Bruce Sterling Andrew Leonard
Spimes, why people hate Exxon, and viridian design. (04/07/2006)

Daily Download: "Never Learn to Cry," the Rogers Sisters
The stripped down, uncomplicated post-punk of the Rogers Sisters (04/06/2006)

Beyond the Multiplex By Andrew O'Hehir
The director of "Friends With Money" gave Jennifer Aniston stained pants and Catherine Keener a "fat ass." And her movie gave me nightmares. (04/06/2006)

The Fix
Whitney Houston's sex toy stash? Tom Cruise's friendless childhood? Plus: Eminem's getting redivorced! (04/06/2006)

Aw Eds.
A doggy embraces the morning. (04/06/2006)

Bigger, scarier raccoon K.L.
An even better version of a genuinely odd Japanese construction ad. (04/06/2006)

Hop, bunny. Hop! K.L.
The dangerous plight of street-walking animals. (04/06/2006)

True colors H.H.
"Daily Show" searches for whiter shade of pale in the race equation. (04/06/2006)

"Gray Horses" By Douglas Wolk
A French exchange student experiences a sensory wonderland in this new graphic novel that's perfect for you or your kids. (04/06/2006)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Super-Fun-Pak Comix: Chicken Wire Momma, Anthropomorphic Antix, and more! (04/06/2006)

Daddy dilemma By Larry Smith
My fiancee is 70 percent against kids. The clock is ticking, and it's up to me to convince her to do something I'm not sure about either. (04/06/2006)

Therapy seems to happen in a vacuum By Cary Tennis
How do I take what I learn outside the soundproof room? (04/06/2006)

Teen boys buy lady-luring spray Tracy Clark-Flory
Axe deodorant spray successful with hormonally charged boys. (04/06/2006)

"Princess. Not in need of rescue" Katharine Mieszkowski
A new line of T-shirts seeks to provide "emotional armor." (04/06/2006)

Women beware! Shacking up with a m-a-n can make you fat! Katharine Mieszkowski
Study says that cohabitation leads to weight gain for women, but not for men. (04/06/2006)

Are women "greener" than men? Page Rockwell
Eco-consicous magazine Plenty uses 99 gender stereotypes to show women make better environmentalists. Yawn. (04/06/2006)

Gambling on Duke lacrosse team DNA Katharine Mieszkowski
Online betting site invites wagers on team's test results. (04/06/2006)

What else we're reading Katharine Mieszkowski
Couric, Camus, Rosie, Oprah and so much more. (04/06/2006)

Abortion cartoon raises $2,200 for choice Page Rockwell
Awesome Oglala Sioux President Cecelia Fire Thunder says thanks, tells local paper "it's a very good cartoon." (04/07/2006)

Will Ralph Reed crap out? By Michael Scherer
The one-time golden boy of the Christian right did the bidding of Abramoff's casino clients. Will the unholy alliance be his undoing? (04/06/2006)

Cannon fodder at State By Sidney Blumenthal
The U.S. is sending diplomats into Iraq, but refusing to give them military protection. No wonder Foreign Service morale is collapsing. (04/06/2006)

Scotland the Grave By Alan Black
Just in time to desecrate National Tartan Day, a study says Scotland is the "worst small country to live in." It's all Roger Moore's fault. (04/06/2006)

A self-serving House debate on finance reform Farhad Manjoo
Republicans and Democrats took unusual positions in a debate on campaign finance reform. To find out why, follow the money. (04/06/2006)

Libby says Bush and Cheney authorized leaks of classified information Farhad Manjoo
The vice president's former chief of staff told a grand jury that President Bush specifically allowed him to talk to reporters about classified Iraq intelligence. (04/06/2006)

What the Libby testimony proves (and doesn't prove) Farhad Manjoo
A deeper look at what the vice president's former chief of staff's grand jury testimony tells us about the Plame case. (04/06/2006)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Do fantasy sports make real-life sports more fun? A lifelong fantasy avoider considers the frightening possibility. (04/06/2006)

Turning the panopticon around Andrew Leonard
Everything you always wanted to know, about everything. (04/06/2006)

Tripping over the TRIPs agreement Andrew Leonard
The WTO's intellectual property status quo: Bad for the developing world ... and the U.S.? (04/06/2006)

Goldbugs on the march Andrew Leonard
The price of gold hits a 25-year high. Why? (04/07/2006)

Daily Download: "Fit Black Man," Skeletons & the Girl-Faced Boys
(04/05/2006)

28 Day Slater J.D.
Where Are They Now? Mario Lopez edition (04/05/2006)

The Fix
Couric officially bids "Today" adieu. Hefner and Alba kiss and make up. Plus: Cruise buys Holmes "adult-sized 'binky'"! (04/05/2006)

Flavor of hate H.H.
VH1's "Flavor of Love" reunion turns into a Springer-esque brawl. (04/06/2006)

Aw Eds.
In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the kitty and monkey sleep tonight. (04/05/2006)

Got milk-a-licious? K.L.
The Rolling Stones' rocking Rice Krispies jingle. (04/05/2006)

Lost and found K.L.
What would a "Lost" opening title sequence look like? (04/05/2006)

Concert review: Gorillaz
Animated cartoon band Gorillaz played in New York over the weekend -- but without animation (04/05/2006)

Goodbye, Katie! H.H.
Katie Couric announces her departure from "Today." (04/05/2006)

High-stakes snakes! J.D.
Snakes on an elevator, living it up while I'm goin' down. (04/05/2006)

Why foreign aid doesn't work By Suzy Hansen
An economist says big ideas to "end poverty" have failed for decades -- and that the West needs to fight the war one village at a time. (04/05/2006)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Did you know that G.W. was a cheerleader during his college years? It explains a lot... (04/05/2006)

I have a secret Internet friendship with a married man By Cary Tennis
It's been great for seven years. But now I've been transferred to his city, and I'm scared. Should I break it off? (04/05/2006)

"Choose Pre-emptive First Strike Doctrine" Lynn Harris
Perhaps not as pithy as "Choose Life," but this Kentucky legislator's point is taken. (04/05/2006)

Financial rescue for women in states with pending abortion bans Lynn Harris
New National Reproductive Justice Fund reminds us that access to abortion is an economic issue. (04/05/2006)

"Abstain, be faithful, or use is-thay ondom-cay" Lynn Harris
GAO report criticizes limits, ambiguities in congressional mandate for AIDS prevention abroad. (04/05/2006)

Glamour exposes "the new lies about women's health" Lynn Harris
And ideally, more women's mags will expose their good writing on their Web sites. (04/05/2006)

What else we're reading Lynn Harris
Sex tourism in Georgia, universal insurance in Massachusetts, gay marriage in Ideal World and more. (04/05/2006)

News in the Duke lacrosse team case Page Rockwell
Police release a graphic and disturbing e-mail written by one of the players. Plus, the coach quits and the university cancels the year's remaining lacrosse games. (04/06/2006)

Hammer blows By Michael Scherer
GOP leaders paid their last respects to the fallen House leader -- then fled the press. But Democrats want to talk about Tom DeLay until November. (04/05/2006)

Love will outlast Bush By Garrison Keillor
It's tiresome to think about weasels all the time. Let us remember that somewhere a woman is waiting outside a hotel for a man... (04/05/2006)

Exterminated by greed By Walter Shapiro
Hubris and ruthless amorality raised Tom DeLay to the heights -- and hurled him into darkness and disgrace. (04/05/2006)

Gen. Boykin's friends in the Senate Michelle Goldberg
Sen. George Allen wants to promote the general who believes that the war on terrorism is literally a battle against Satan. (04/05/2006)

No, really, why did DeLay quit? Farhad Manjoo
Reporters look into Tom DeLay's various motives for leaving office now. (04/05/2006)

The DHS's Brian Doyle: Not just perverted. Stupid, too Farhad Manjoo
The failed sexual exploits of an official at the Department of Homeland Security. (04/05/2006)

Chris Matthews hearts Tom DeLay Farhad Manjoo
To describe how lovingly the MSNBC host treated the congressman on Tuesday night would require language that we would rather not to use on a family Web site. (04/05/2006)

Jon Stewart, John McCain and "Bullshit Town" Farhad Manjoo
The "Daily Show" host confronts the senator about his embrace of the religious right. (04/05/2006)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Barry Bonds' television "reality": Just a nice guy everybody hates for some reason. Plus: Maryland wins the Tournament. (04/05/2006)

Karl's back, and ready to rumble Andrew Leonard
Marx, globalization and the mandate of heaven. (04/05/2006)

Where has all the scrap paper gone? Andrew Leonard
China: Bad for American labor, but good for the recycling business? (04/05/2006)

Daily Download: "Larva," Georgia Anne Muldrow
(04/04/2006)

"What, like 'The Flintstones'?" K.L.
Tony Soprano vs. intelligent design. (04/04/2006)

The Fix
Cruise wants a Lauer rematch. Stern warns Couric about CBS. McConaughey trounced by 14-year-old girls. (04/04/2006)

Tom DeLay's exit rage K.L.
Tom DeLay's furious exit from politics. (04/04/2006)

Why is Kiefer Sutherland so great? K.L.
The whoring sea donkeys of a local Fox affiliate. (04/04/2006)

Keeping death real H.H.
Hen and Bunny explore grief with "The L Word." (04/04/2006)

The chubby funster himself! H.H.
Ricky Gervais talks about living large on "The Daily Show." (04/04/2006)

Reviewed: Pink, Morrissey, Flaming Lips
Pink reinvented, post-coital Morrissey and the Flaming Lips vs. Bush "mystics" (04/04/2006)

The scapegoat By Joan Walsh
"Game of Shadows" makes a powerful case that Barry Bonds is guilty of steroid use. But baseball is guilty, too -- and so am I. (04/04/2006)

WayLay By Carol Lay
Mr. Head's pond. (04/04/2006)

I'm a gifted high achiever who wants to be a flight attendant By Cary Tennis
Will it be a waste of my education if I do what I really really want? (04/04/2006)

No fear By Jessica Valenti
Decades after she made the "zipless fuck" famous, Erica Jong still has a lot to teach young feminists about sex -- and speaking out. (04/04/2006)

Boring girl toys Sarah Elizabeth Richards
Manufacturers lament a shrinking toy market for girls, who outgrow toys quicker than boys. (04/04/2006)

The media made me have sex Sarah Elizabeth Richards
A new study links early intercourse for teens to exposure to media sex messages (04/04/2006)

Is taking care of your kids a chore or a pleasure? Sarah Elizabeth Richards
How we view our time with our children may determine how stressed we feel by parenthood. (04/04/2006)

Who you calling a donkey? Sarah Elizabeth Richards
Indian women force education board to change textbook comparing them to "loyal" animals. (04/04/2006)

What else we're reading Sarah Elizabeth Richards
Kuwaiti women vote; Menopausal women at risk for depression, and more (04/04/2006)

Breaking: Katie Couric is going to make it after all! Rebecca Traister
An overexcited Matt Drudge notices similarities between real-life big-city newswoman Katie Couric and fictional big-city newswoman Mary Richards. (04/04/2006)

South Dakota abortion heroines Sarah Elizabeth Richards
A doctor and Native American leaders step up to make abortion available despite the looming ban. (04/04/2006)

Just say it's sunny By Linda Baker
Why is global warming a forbidden topic for most TV weather reporters? Climate change is "controversial" and bad for ratings. (04/04/2006)

Duke exposed By Alice Bumgarner
The rape allegations against the university's lacrosse team have laid bare racial tensions in Durham, and united town and gown against the same target: The "privileged." (04/04/2006)

Climate of hope By Kevin Sweeney
Global warming is the worst news of our time. But pessimism saps our will. It's time to embrace the challenge, and call boldly on Americans to win the fight of a lifetime. (04/04/2006)

What happens next? A short FAQ about DeLay Farhad Manjoo
An attempt to answer various questions swirling around Tom DeLay's resignation. (04/04/2006)

How will you remember Tom DeLay? Farhad Manjoo
The right wing recalls a martyr, the left remembers an architect. Memories of the former House majority leader. (04/04/2006)

DeLay's millions may go to his lawyers Farhad Manjoo
One consequence of his resignation: He gets to spend his campaign money on his defense. (04/04/2006)

DeLay's plan for Ronnie Earle Farhad Manjoo
Is Tom DeLay looking to do in the prosecutor who indicted him? (04/04/2006)

The man who would be DeLay Farhad Manjoo
A closer look at David Wallace, the Sugar Land mayor looking to win Tom DeLay's house seat. (04/04/2006)

Abramoff's offer to Sudan Farhad Manjoo
The lobbyist Jack Abramoff once offered to talk up Sudan, a governement with a terrible human-rights record, to his friends on the right. (04/04/2006)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
With the NCAA title on the line, Florida makes UCLA look bad, and that's good. (04/04/2006)

There's a new IP sheriff in town Andrew Leonard
Another day, another Washington think tank pushing Big Pharma propaganda. (04/04/2006)

Pfizer's Philippine follies Andrew Leonard
Big Pharma vs. public health: The Filipino Smackdown. (04/04/2006)

Exclusive Daily Download: "Jolly Jolly Jolly Ego," the Dirty Projectors
(04/03/2006)

The Fix
Couric all set for CBS News? World not ready for "United 93"? Plus: What's weighing down Kate Moss' handbag? (04/03/2006)

Aw
An armchair critic. (04/03/2006)

Longer listens: Townes Van Zandt
(04/03/2006)

Meet McCain K.L.
McCain and Falwell and Bush: BF4E! (04/03/2006)

Are you ready for "United 93"? K.L.
The 9/11 film trailer banned in New York. (04/03/2006)

Why grandmother, what large. . . K.L.
Another amusing Japanese ad. (04/04/2006)

Pinky and the brain J.D.
Is it ever a good idea to put a leash on a cat? (04/03/2006)

"Black Swan Green" By Laura Miller
David Mitchell's follow-up to "Cloud Atlas" is a dark, intimate novel that remembers teenage humiliation -- and Thatcherite Britain. (04/03/2006)

"I've been in combat too long" By Bill Katovsky
Former Sen. Max Cleland blasts the "total folly" of Iraq -- and says he still hasn't gotten over the GOP smears that ended his political career. (04/03/2006)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Two sides to every story... (04/03/2006)

Madness, medication and motherhood By Maud Casey
I have bipolar disorder. I want a child, but I am terrified of going off my meds -- and of birth defects. Do I dare trust this body to create another one? (04/03/2006)

You're kidding! I'm adopted? By Cary Tennis
After my father died, my aunt finally told me why I look a little different. (04/03/2006)

What a way to make a living Rebecca Traister
The ladies of "9 to 5" hold forth on the evils -- yes, evils! -- of plastic surgery. (04/03/2006)

Gray lady goes platinum Rebecca Traister
It's Sunday in the New York Times. (04/03/2006)

Couric-crazy Rebecca Traister
Will Katie decide on CBS this week? Will the Earth stop turning on its axis? (04/03/2006)

India's girl shortage Rebecca Traister
India's uneven sex ratio makes marriageable women a rare commodity; dads benefit. (04/03/2006)

Mixed vibes from Good Vibrations Tracy Clark-Flory
Sex toy retailer, famous as a worker co-op, restructures in hopes of growth. (04/03/2006)

Hillary's half-assed housekeeping Rebecca Traister
A new book about Laura Bush book reveals that her White House predecessor was not such a whiz with the Swiffer! (04/03/2006)

Hateful wedding wishes from the left Rebecca Traister
Huffington Post readers flay Campbell Brown for marrying right. (04/03/2006)

Uncertainty and horror in Baghdad By Riverbend
Things are so bad here now, the TV warns us not to trust the police. And more and more people, like my cousin, must pay terrible visits to the morgue. (04/03/2006)

A band-aid on a gusher By Amanda Griscom Little
Bush's new fuel-economy standards for SUVs won't reduce America's oil consumption enough to matter. (04/03/2006)

Bill Frist's sad song Farhad Manjoo
Why the Senate majority leader's political career is like an old Alanis Morissette song. (04/03/2006)

Bush's new strategy: Appear less smart Farhad Manjoo
The White House thinks that they key to reviving Bush's political fortunes is to make him look like more of a regular guy. (04/03/2006)

Are Scott McClellan and John Snow on the block? Farhad Manjoo
The White House may be planning to fire some people. But don't call this a "shake-up." (04/03/2006)

McCain's Falwell flip-flop Farhad Manjoo
Why is John McCain making friends with Jerry Falwell and the religious right? (04/03/2006)

In Limbaugh's world, a rape victim is a "ho" Farhad Manjoo
The radio host says that something's fishy about the allegation that students on the Duke lacrosse team gang-raped an exotic dancer. (04/03/2006)

The Democratic advantage on national security Farhad Manjoo
A new poll says voters trust Democrats more than Republicans on national security. (04/03/2006)

Tom DeLay has left the building Scott Rosenberg
His lawyer says his decision to quit the House and not seek reelection has nothing to do with any criminal investigations. Right. (04/04/2006)

Tom DeLay steps down Farhad Manjoo
The former House majority leader will resign from his seat in Congress and not seek reelection in November (04/04/2006)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Elegy for an underdog: Thanks, George Mason, we needed that. Plus: UCLA-Florida final. And: Women's semis, soggy baseball. (04/03/2006)

The zero-sum globalization game nightmare Andrew Leonard
Robert Reich asks Joseph Stiglitz a hard question. (04/03/2006)

Ice Age 2: Judgment Day Andrew Leonard
Animated woolly mammoths, the Bible and climate change. (04/03/2006)

Silence in junk-science land Andrew Leonard
No fanfare for anti-environmentalist crusader Steve Milloy's crushing defeat. (04/03/2006)

I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky
The stunning Brazilian hit series "City of Men" offers a wild and unpredictable ride into the Rio slums, while Grumpy Rosie's Family Cruise reveals that (gasp) gay families are normal! (04/02/2006)

The Feingold gambit Michael Scherer
Republicans are acting as thrilled about a proposal to censure Bush as liberal activists. So who is right? (04/02/2006)

The wily coyotes of New York By Christopher Ketcham
The coyote that led cops on a wild chase through Central Park last week illustrates how this supremely adaptive wild dog can live anywhere -- including in the heart of a big city. (04/01/2006)