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Salon Issue 33
September 23-27, 1996

NEWSREAL:

Friday September 27, 1996: Jerusalem's tunnel to the past. Daily Quote: Out of control.
Thursday September 26, 1996: Russia's global gambit. Daily Quote: Missing in action
Wednesday September 25, 1996: Intifada, 1996? Daily quote: Smooth talker.
Tuesday September 24, 1996: No more nukes? Not for India. Daily quote: What liberals?
Monday September 23, 1996: Tupac: How a revolutionary became a fake gangsta.

MEDIA CIRCUS:

Friday September 27, 1996: O.J. Trial II: Finally, a way to make money on the Web.
Thursday September 26, 1996: The Ellen DeGeneres flap: Will she come out or won't she?
Wednesday September 25, 1996: Comedy Central's "Daily Show" kicks SNL when it's down.
Tuesday September 24, 1996: Burden of proof: Does the press apply its skepticism unevenly?
Monday September 23, 1996: MTV's "Choose or Lose" bus: nice body, eng. needs work.

SNEAK PEEKS:

Doing Battle: The Making of a Skeptic by Paul Fussell (Nonfiction)
Little, Brown, reviewed by David Futrelle
An honest, angry memoir, from a noted social critic, about how World War II, and the U.S. Army's fanaticism, forever changed his life.

We Were the Mulvaneys By Joyce Carol Oates (Fiction)
Dutton, reviewed by David Futrelle
In upstate New York, a compelling modern tragedy details the disintegration of a family in the wake of a daughter's rape.

Desperation By Stephen King (Fiction)
Viking, reviewed by John Mello
The Regulators By Richard Bachman (Fiction)
Dutton, reviewed by John Mello
Two deeply intertwined new novels, from America's most popular horror writer, with the grandiose arc (and gore) of his earlier epics.

Angela's Ashes By Frank McCourt (Nonfiction)
Scribner, reviewed by John Glassie
An engrossing, flinty memoir, from a pub-crawling first-time writer, about his poverty-stricken life with his Irish family.

TABLE TALK:

Can't we all just get along? Solutions to racial tensions.
Posts of the week.

SALON REGULARS:

Swamp Fever By James Carville
Stick a fork in him -- Dole's done.

Servant of the Bones Diary By Anne Rice
The heart of the night: Back in New Orleans, the novelist reflects on God, fame, passion and mortality.
Plus: Rice answers readers' questions.

The Awful Truth By Cintra Wilson
The proper care and feeding of a New York celebrity.

Harry Shearer's Fifth Column
Doddering to victory: Dole's pity strategy swings into action.

Word by Word By Anne Lamott
Would a normal person let a seven-year-old paraglide in a tandem harness off a l500-foot-high mountain?

Verbivore By Richard Lederer
Legends of the Literati: Test your knowledge against our word maven in this new quiz. The first to submit the correct answers wins a $25 gift certificate to Borders Books & Music.

Unzipped By Courtney Weaver
What do you do when you and your best friend's wife hate each other? Join the Unzipped discussion in Table Talk.

BOOKS:

Sistahood is Lucrative By Dwight Garner
The success of Terry McMillan has spawned a whole new breed of black, middle-class women novelists.
Plus: An interview with Terry McMillan by Ros Davidson.

The Salon Interview: Stephen Jay Gould By Scott Rosenberg
The eminent essayist and paleontologist talks about his new "Full House," the fallacy of evolutionary progress, creationism and extraterrestrial life.

MODERN LIFE:

The Mathematics of Change By Josh Kornbluth
In an excerpt from his new book, "Red Diaper Baby," monologist Josh Kornbluth writes about the romance of numbers -- and growing up nerdy.

MOVIES:

Hell Hath No Fury By Stephanie Zacharek
"The First Wives Club" cashes in on women's insecurities, and shortchanges some fine actresses.
Text-only version.

TV:

Family Affair By Joyce Millman
The makers of "thirtysomething" capture the complexity of love and the weight of family expectations in "Relativity."

MUSIC:

The Basement Tapes By Milo Miles
Persistence pays off for two veteran indie rockers, Sebadoh and Scrawl.
Text-only version.

Triumph of the Weird By Sam Hurwitt
More songs about Nixon and girlfriends from alt-rock's original free spirits, They Might Be Giants.
Text-only version.

COMICS:

Tom Tomorrow: This Modern World.
Carol Lay: Story Minute
Keith Knight: The K Chronicles
Ruben Bolling: Tom, The Dancing Bug
 








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