Talking with Daniel Mendelsohn about the year in literary criticism
Two critics discuss 2012's raging debates over sock puppets, Twitter cheerleaders and hatchet-job reviews
Monday, Dec 31, 2012 8:00 PM UTC 15Entertainment Best of 2012
Best of 2012
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Ermahgerd! The year in memes
From Texts from Hillary to "Gangham Style," we look back on what went viral in 2012 VIDEO
Monday, Dec 31, 2012 5:00 PM UTCEntertainment Best of 2012, Video, Twitter
10 pivotal moments for digital art in 2012
From advanced drones to Twitter poetry to iPhone mania, the medium has drastically evolved over the past 12 months VIDEO
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The year everything went mobile
Smartphones and tablets stomped all over the old-school personal computer in 2012. Society won't ever be the same
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The 10 best (and worst) tweets of 2012
Twitter made us laugh, made us mad — and sometimes it even moved us to tears
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Celebrating Anonymous: The hackers’ big year
Bad copyright laws, evil religious nuts, overzealous cops: In 2012, the hacker collective picked its enemies well SLIDE SHOW
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Anonymous reflects on a “frantic and historic” year
Anons talks about their cyberactivist highlights of 2012, the impact of arrests and who can speak for Anonymous SLIDE SHOW
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2012: The year we all got high
2012 was a "watershed" year for marijuana reform -- and not just in Washington and Colorado
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Andrew O’Hehir’s 10 Best Movies of 2012
Maybe film culture isn't dying just yet: The year in movies brought richness and breadth — and controversy! VIDEO
Tuesday, Dec 25, 2012 6:00 PM UTC 57Entertainment Editor's Picks, Movies
12 for ’12: The year in politics
12 people who defined the last 12 months of American politics
Tuesday, Dec 25, 2012 3:00 PM UTC 10Politics Best of 2012, Barack Obama
Salon’s ultimate book guide
Junot Díaz, Gillian Flynn, Andrew Solomon, Molly Ringwald and 50 other authors recommend their favorites of 2012 SLIDE SHOW
Monday, Dec 24, 2012 3:00 PM UTCEntertainment slideshow, Books, Best of 2012
What To Read Awards: The Salon Book Critics’ Poll
From Amy ("Gone Girl") through Zadie (Smith), the best book critics rank the year's finest fiction and nonfiction VIDEO
Sunday, Dec 23, 2012 4:00 PM UTCEntertainment What To Read Awards, Books
What To Read Awards: Top 10 Books of 2012 slide show
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The What To Read Awards: Top 10 Books of 2012
Two masterfully reported books and several unforgettable novels dominate our critics' favorites VIDEO
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What To Read Awards: More winners
The titles, debuts and characters that defined the year
Sunday, Dec 23, 2012 3:57 PM UTCEntertainment Books, What To Read Awards
What To Read Awards: How they voted
Our favorite critics, their lists, and their rationale VIDEO
Sunday, Dec 23, 2012 3:56 PM UTCEntertainment What To Read Awards, Books
What To Read Awards: M. Rebekah Otto
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What To Read Awards: Eric Banks
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What To Read Awards: Roxane Gay
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What To Read Awards: Lev Grossman
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