The good news about the Henry Louis Gates fiasco
America's most prominent black intellectual was arrested trying to get into his own house. So why am I glad?
Wednesday, Jul 22, 2009 10:22 AM UTC 334Entertainment Paul Shirley, Academia, Harvard
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“Winnie and Wolf”
What if Hitler had a love child? A.N. Wilson's "Winnie and Wolf" is a chilling fictional tale of a clandestine affair.
Tuesday, Nov 25, 2008 11:29 AM UTC 32Entertainment Fiction, Must Read, Our Picks
Our biracial president
When the starry glow around his election fades, Obama will allow us to see ourselves in black and white.
Thursday, Nov 6, 2008 11:48 AM UTC 102All Salon Race, 2008 Elections
Racists for Obama
Plenty of white bigots will vote for Barack Obama on Tuesday. There are some things they fear more than black people.
Monday, Nov 3, 2008 12:04 PM UTC 112All Salon 2008 Elections, U.S. Economy
Sarah Palin, ultimate reality TV star
Overconfident, smug, convinced of her superiority -- the vice-presidential candidate doesn't belong in the White House; she belongs on basic cable.
Monday, Oct 27, 2008 10:40 AM UTC 94Life 2008 Elections, Sarah Palin
“Fault Lines”
The masterful and ambitious "Fault Lines" reveals how history gets erased and reinvented, and hints at how it might repeat itself.
Tuesday, Oct 21, 2008 10:30 AM UTCEntertainment Must Read, Our Picks, Books
Semisweet “Chocolate News”
Is David Alan Grier's flava-ful new sketch comedy show a black version of "The Daily Show"?
Wednesday, Oct 15, 2008 10:30 AM UTC 15Entertainment The Daily Show, Satire
Why has it been so long since a black band ruled rock?
With their passionate new album, "Dear Science," TV on the Radio stake their claim as a great American rock band.
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2008 10:49 AM UTC 55Entertainment Music
“Thank You for All Things”
A messed-up Midwestern family grapples with buried secrets in Sandra's Kring's gripping saga "Thank You for All Things."
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The miracle of Spike Lee
The cinema icon talks about reshaping American mythology with his WWII epic, "Miracle at St. Anna," and what Hollywood would look like if he were in charge.
Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 10:30 AM UTC 19Entertainment National security, World War II
Obama and the rules for Angry Black Men
Why does Barack Obama have to be Virgil Tibbs? Or Denzel Washington in "Crimson Tide"? Or any other angry black archetype?
Thursday, Sep 18, 2008 10:53 AM UTC 96All Salon 2008 Elections, Barack Obama
Dude, where’s my manhood?
A new book looks at American masculinity and the dangers posed by disgruntled guys.
Wednesday, Sep 17, 2008 10:45 AM UTC 183Entertainment Nonfiction, LGBT, Gender, Books
Wanna be on top?
"America's Next Top Model" introduces a preoperative transsexual. But is this a step toward enlightenment -- or just another excuse to throw stones?
Monday, Sep 8, 2008 5:40 PM UTC 25Life Broadsheet, Love and Sex
Blockbuster blackface
"Tropic Thunder" inspired protest from disability activists. But why is no one complaining that Robert Downey Jr. is playing a black man?
Monday, Aug 25, 2008 3:10 PM UTC 59Entertainment Race, Movies
“The Rocker”
Is this comedy about a heavy-metal wannabe a Gen X rock 'n' roll fantasy?
Wednesday, Aug 20, 2008 10:30 AM UTC 27Entertainment Rock and Roll, Movies
My fair gangsta
MTV's "From G's to Gents" pits thugs against one another to see who can become the most refined. But what does it take to be a gentleman, anyway?
Monday, Aug 4, 2008 10:15 AM UTC 12Entertainment Reality TV, MTV, Kanye West
Chewing the fat
Today in annoying studies: Overweight women who want to lose weight should exercise longer. Duh.
Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008 8:05 PM UTC 100Life Broadsheet, Health, Love and Sex
Ripping Nine Inch Nails
Trent Reznor doesn't just want you to steal his new songs, he wants you to tear them up.
Monday, Jul 28, 2008 10:42 AM UTC 16Entertainment Music
The good humor man
Who invented jokes, and why do we laugh at them? Jim Holt discusses the history of funny.
Monday, Jul 21, 2008 10:42 AM UTC 21Entertainment Author Interviews, Nonfiction
Let us now praise Jesse Helms
Yes, he was hellspawn, but the left owes a great debt to the late, unlamented (racist, homophobic) senator.
Friday, Jul 11, 2008 11:12 AM UTC 57All Salon AIDS, Jimmy Carter, LGBT
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