Currently in Salon

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  So many bogus stories, so little time
  From Balloon Boy to Sarah Palin's death panels, the media chased a lot of hoaxes in 2009 and called them news
  Joan Walsh
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  The best TV of 2009
  From cash-strapped polygamists to rogue lawn mowers at Sterling Cooper, the greatest shows dared to provoke
  By Heather Havrilesky
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  Santa's little kitchen helper
  Grab a partner. You have some cooking to do. Plus: Last week's winners
  By Francis Lam
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  A progressive divorce?
  What the Democrats can learn from the Republicans about managing the ménage à trois within the party
  By Michael Lind
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  I am a closet Christian
  At least, I was until now. Because in my circle, nothing is more embarrassing than being religious
  By Ada Calhoun
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  A rapscallion's holiday
  Two holiday parties: One dirty, the other covered in dirt
  By Clark Wolf and Greg Higgins
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  Father of public option backs healthcare bill
  Jacob Hacker breaks with fellow progressives, comes out in favor of the Senate's proposal
  Alex Koppelman
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  Films of the decade: "Southland Tales"
  Richard Kelly's much-maligned second feature reminds me of the dirty, daring, imperfect country that birthed it
  By Thomas Rogers
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  Brittany Murphy's sad, sudden end
  She never became Hollywood's It girl, but she was as daffy and heartbreaking as her A-list contemporaries
  By Mary Elizabeth Williams
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  Films of the decade: "Memento"
  Christopher Nolan's second feature scrambled my brain and expounded a bleak philosophy. But I forget what
  By Mike D'Angelo