Rachel Elson

Sharps & Flats

Ace of Base's sugary pop should have come with an expiration date. A "Greatest Hits" set collects the moldy confections.

Rachel Elson Monday, Jun 5, 2000 7:01 PM UTC
Entertainment Music, ABBA

Nonparent trap?

Elinor Burkett argues that family-friendly policies are racist, regressive and, worst of all, anti-woman.

Rachel Elson Thursday, Apr 6, 2000 4:00 PM UTC
Life Adoption

“Seeing Through Places: Reflections on Geography and Identity” by Mary Gordon

"Seeing Through Places" by Mary Gordon: The author excavates the houses of her youth in search of answers to her adult dilemmas.

Rachel Elson Wednesday, Jan 12, 2000 5:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Books

“Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister” by Gregory Maguire

Cinderella is a manipulative, self-pitying twit who loves to sweep ashes in this retelling of the fairy tale.

Rachel Elson Friday, Dec 17, 1999 5:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Books

Sharps & flats

For "In Spite of Ourselves," John Prine enlisted Iris DeMent, Lucinda Williams, Trisha Yearwood and others for a set of great country love songs.

Rachel Elson Friday, Sep 24, 1999 4:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Country Music, Music

Santorini summer

I fell for Robert on a sunlit Greek isle, but how could the girl my mother raised give up her voyage for a man?

Rachel Elson Friday, Apr 16, 1999 2:13 PM UTC
Life

Furious over Kosovo

In Salon's Letters to the Editors section this week, readers gave their opinions on Yugoslavia, Salon Technology's April Fools' Day piece and other stories.

Rachel Elson Friday, Apr 9, 1999 1:08 PM UTC
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Sharps & Flats

Nonparent trap?

“Seeing Through Places: Reflections on Geography and Identity” by Mary Gordon

“Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister” by Gregory Maguire

Sharps & flats

Santorini summer

Furious over Kosovo

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