Currently in Salon

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  "Sherlock Holmes": Downey by Law
  Guy Ritchie's version of the detective classic is hectic but harmless. Thank God for the film's two stars
  By Stephanie Zacharek
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  Did doctor shopping kill Brittany Murphy?
  The star may have had a lethal collection of legal drugs from many sources, all of whom were powerless to stop her
  By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D.
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  Directors of the decade: No. 5: Steven Spielberg
  Love him or hate him, no American director has been so popular for so long and inspired so much debate
  By Matt Zoller Seitz
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  Imperfection is a start
  For all its faults, the current bill establishes universal care, and there's no going back from that
  By Gene Lyons
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  Sausage balls and old turkey for Christmas
  It's who's there with you that matters
  By John T. Edge, Jessica Harris, Tom Mylan
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  "It's Complicated": Another missive from romantic-comedy hell
  Alec Baldwin -- in his undershorts, no less -- saves Nancy Meyers' latest midlife whingefest
  By Stephanie Zacharek
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  "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus": Filmmaker gone wild
  Terry Gilliam makes a cluttered, clever mess of Heath Ledger's final film
  By Stephanie Zacharek
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  Why Democrats must pass healthcare reform
  I side with kill-the-bill progressives for the long term, but I say pass the bill in the short term. Let me explain
  Joan Walsh
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  Films of the decade: "Me and You and Everyone We Know"
  A debut feature from a little-known conceptual artist became one of the decade's Amerindie surprises
  By Jonathan Kiefer
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  Balloon boy's parents sentenced
  Jail time and more for the hoaxers of the year
  Mary Elizabeth Williams