Currently in Salon

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  "Sons of Anarchy": Badass or just bad?
  FX's biker drama makes heroes out of swaggering, hard-living thugs, but don't ride into the sunset with this bunch
  By Heather Havrilesky
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  Werner Herzog among the demented iguanas
  The legendary German eccentric on his most American film, the dirty, profane, dazzling non-remake "Bad Lieutenant"
  Andrew O'Hehir
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  Intelligentsia against intelligence
  How did we end up with know-nothings for wise men?
  By David Sirota
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  Oprah, don't leave us!
  The talk show goddess's exit sparks abandonment issues as women everywhere ask, "How will we go on?"
  By Heather Havrilesky
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  Glenn Beck's white nationalist fans
  After an ADL report says Beck may foment violence, I visit racist Web sites to see if their denizens are listening
  By Alexander Zaitchik
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  A wobbly Democrat's moment of truth
  Pressured from both sides, will a poll-wary Sen. Blanche Lincoln help the GOP sink healthcare reform?
  By Joe Conason
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  Could "New Moon" be a feminist triumph?
  Forget the antiquated gender roles and the axed female director. This movie's box office could be a game changer
  Kate Harding
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  Tearful Oprah: It's over
  Ending show after "prayer and careful thought"
  CARYN ROUSSEAU
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  "Project Runway" trips and falls
  The winner of Season 6 is announced, and no one cares. Did Lifetime murder Bravo's favorite pet?
  By Heather Havrilesky
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  The Annie Oakley of American politics
  She's scrappy, she's folksy, and she won't take any of your bullcrap. Like it or not, Sarah Palin is here to stay
  By Amanda Fortini