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A M E R I C A N  S Q U I R M - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sarah Vowell's column appears every other Wednesday in Salon Entertainment Sarah Vowell is the author of Radio On: A Listener's Diary (St. Martin's Press) and a contributing editor to This American Life on Public Radio International. Her writing appears regularly in GQ, Spin and the Village Voice. + Get the current Sound Salvation column + Browse the Sound Salvation archive Bookmark http://www.salonmagazine.com/col/vowe/