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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  DVDs you should have seen -- but didn't
  Special ho-ho-ho-infused, not-quite-gift-guide edition: MST3K, Wenders, film noir, wine snobs and more
  By Andrew O'Hehir
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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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  What a crazy year!
  Sex scandals, swine flu, tea parties, Michele Bachmann -- and that's just the first half of 2009
  By Tom Tomorrow
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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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  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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  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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  "Men of a Certain Age," "Community": The meek inherit your TV
  Lovable losers make a prime-time comeback, thanks to Ray Romano and some community college misfits
  By Heather Havrilesky