Currently in Salon

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  Stephanie Zacharek's best movies of 2009
  George Clooney's real performance of the year wasn't "Up in the Air." Plus: Jane Campion, "Star Trek" and madness!
  By Stephanie Zacharek
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  Iran protests heat up to a boil
  Regime is losing its grip, but are people ready for full revolution?
  By Juan Cole
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  Films of the decade: "Up the Yangtze"
  The director of "Food, Inc." on Yung Chang's lovely doc about the transformation of China's legendary river
  By Robert Kenner
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  Directors of the decade: No. 4: The Dardenne brothers
  The Belgian duo have almost no American profile -- but their visual and moral integrity speaks for itself
  By Matt Zoller Seitz
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  The imaginarium of Terry Gilliam
  The visionary filmmaker talks about the strange, sad, spooky resonance of directing Heath Ledger's last movie
  By Andrew O'Hehir
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  Andrew O'Hehir's best movies of 2009
  I said: Bring me Filipina transgender hookers, opaque Jewish fables and class warfare! And here they are
  By Andrew O'Hehir
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  Beef, pork and love, but most of all love
  A woman's trip back to her family farm, for cousins, cookies and steaming carcasses
  By Kristen Zeiber
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  Slow scrambled eggs
  A dish that's a real gift, and everything you've ever wanted to know about your breakfast scramble
  By Francis Lam
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  The best viral video of the decade
  We came, we saw, we LOL'ed and WTF'ed
  By Mary Elizabeth Williams
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  What's next for healthcare reform
  Informal talks to reconcile more progressive House bill with Senate's; affordability will be a focus
  Mike Madden