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How Toastmasters cured me of the desire to speak in public
Mary Mann
I thought I'd finally turn into the confident, assured speaker I'd dreamed of being. I was wrong
Murder, intrigue, and the mysterious origins of vodka
Mark Schrad
We've mixed it with OJ, hidden it in flasks, refilled parents' bottles with water. But where did vodka come from?
It’s just like “Breaking Bad” — not easy dealing pot legally in Orange County
Nicholas Schou
Medical marijuana is legal here, but dealing it in this conservative stronghold turns everyone into Walter White
The difficult men who revolutionized TV drama
Phillip Maciak
From The Sopranos and The Wire to Breaking Bad and Mad Men; two critical histories of television's leading men
Where are the environmental movement’s leaders?
Bill McKibben
What to make of change on an overheating planet
What I learned from getting shot
Brian Beutler
Defenders of stop-and-frisk and racial profiling have made me break my public silence about the night I almost died
“The obsessive, delusional side of fantasy role-playing”: From Dungeons and Dragons to live-action role playing
David M. Ewalt
I'm a Dungeons & Dragons fan, but live-action role playing sounded like too much. And then I tried it
Are prosecutors taking advantage of material witness orders?
Joaquin Sapien
They may be used to coerce false testimony out of unwilling witnesses, possibly resulting in tainted convictions
“Zealot” paints Jesus as a Nazarene Che Guevara
Andrei Codrescu
The religious scholar's book is the latest, vaguely historically accurate entry in the "Jesus-as-man" genre
Diary of an ice queen: The literature of the Amanda Knox case
Tom Dibblee
Whether she's guilty or not, there's something about the accused murderess that will always arouse our suspicion
“Breaking Bad” season premiere: Walt’s destruction foretold
Jen Chaney
An empty swimming pool shows how far Walt may fall on "Breaking Bad" -- but how will he get there?
I love (and hate) dating Russian men
Diana Bruk
The macho guys from my home country leave me torn between my feminist beliefs and my sexual desires
The monstrous serpent was real!
Ben Shattuck
Did the Gloucester fisherman see a massive tuna, or a serpent? And what are we conjuring, when we imagine the sea?
Fiction: “Americca” by Aimee Bender
Aimee Bender
In a brilliant new story, the masterful Aimee Bender imagines a household where disturbing gifts just keep arriving
Conservatives’ great white hope
Brian Beutler
Rick Santorum, fighter for working-class whites, exemplifies why GOP's nascent "whites only" strategy can't work
Rush: How I learned to forgive — and even like — the most hated band of all time
Rob Sheffield
They're the most hated band ever. Yes, classic rock radio played them to death in the '80s, but it's time to let go
ComicCon for Jane Austen fans!
Deborah Yaffe
Welcome to JANSA's annual meeting, where Austen lovers divide into Team Willoughby and Team Brandon and ask WWJD
Shakespeare defined our concept of nothingness
Daniel Tammet
"If it be nothing I shall not need spectacles"
Your blood turns green: Why the right can’t derail the Girl Scouts
Sloane Crosley
Boy Scouts can't avoid controversy, but conservatives can't divide Girl Scouts. A cross-country trip explains why
Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle: “I’m not interested in back in the day. We are always in the present moment”
Mike Appelstein
Salon exclusive: John Darnielle's rare look back at Mountain Goats history with reissue of "All Hail West Texas"
White music fans are afraid of difference
Katie Ryder
When Postal Service fans get aggressively upset over a black opening act, that's evidence of a bigger problem
Demetri Martin: “There’s something about trying to make stuff that you admire, even if you can’t pull it off”
Molly Ringwald
In a wide-ranging interview with Molly Ringwald, the comedian/actor/writer/artist shares his wonder of creation
Corporate sell-outs exploit a secret new gimmick
David Sirota
Craven senators Max Baucus and Orrin Hatch want to shield authors of toxic tax giveaways from the public view
Twitter must confront its bullies
Mary Elizabeth Williams
An outbreak of misogyny over Jane Austen shows how toxic social media can get
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