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She got sober and now she’s boring!
Cary Tennis
My friend used to be brilliant and troubled. Now she's fine and ... dull.
Just how bad off is the Republican Party (Part 2)?
Salon Staff
A state-by-state look at the state of the Grand Old Party in the Age of Steele.
Obama’s Middle East moment of truth
Gary Kamiya
His diplomatic moves are a good start. But does he have the will to challenge Israel?
Why is Jim Cramer shouting at me?
Gabriel Winant
Is CNBC as bad as Jon Stewart says it is? Yes, and a full day in front of the network will have you longing to return to the real world.
Heads should roll
Camille Paglia
President Obama's clumsy, smirky staff is sinking him -- and resurrecting a deflated GOP! Plus: Lay off Rush! And a Brazilian diva, up close and electric
Our neighbor drops by and won’t leave
Cary Tennis
How can we tell him it's late and he should go home?
Scenes from a housing boom
Mary Elizabeth Williams
At the height of the real estate bubble, I was desperate to buy a home. I had no idea what kind of trouble I was borrowing.
Are the Oscars recession-proof?
Heather Havrilesky
Kate Winslet and "Slumdog Millionaire" rule, while Hugh Jackman gives the awards an extreme makeover and -- miracle of miracles -- it works!
Welcome to Elsewhere, USA
Katharine Mieszkowski
We e-mail, we text, we Facebook, we blog. Are we more productive today or just more anxious?
Louise, 52
Edited by John Bowe
"Do you know the dollar dance? You pay a dollar to dance with the groom ... And you just dance for a minute. Heartbreaking. And after that we didn't have contact for 15 years."
Don’t fear the reaper
Laura Miller
Is it really so terrible to grow old? Two new books explore what we can (and can't) learn from the elderly.
Obama and the spirit of Hawaii
Gary Kamiya
On this day when we vow to begin again, a prayer for a sea change in America.
Obama takes the Abe train
Rebecca Traister
In the last moment before hope collides with the awesome task ahead, the president-elect retraces Lincoln's historic rail journey to Washington.
To Hillary, with love
Mike Madden
Hillary Clinton's Senate confirmation hearing to become Barack Obama's secretary of state turns into a group hug.
Obama’s early stumbles
Camille Paglia
Readers ask, Camille dishes: On Democratic woes, the Weather Underground, Kanye West, Freud, alleged gay genes and "the long sleep."
Paul Pesce, 83
John Bowe
I turned to her and said, "Could I take you to your home?" She looks at me and -- with a pause -- she says, "If you got a quarter you can go anywhere you want."
Is the Web helping us evolve?
David Brin
The truth lies somewhere between "Google is making us stupid" and "the Internet will liberate humanity."
Pie (in the name of love)
Vincent Rossmeier
It's time someone stood up for the ugly stepchild of desserts. It's time someone stood up for pie.
NFL Week 15: Cat entrail picks
King Kaufman
This column, leading only a porn star and a 3-year-old in the Panel o' Experts standings, turns to science.
Obama mania grips the capital
Mike Madden
With over 4 million expected for the inauguration, city services will be taxed to the max. But bar owners and locals with digs for rent hope to make bank.
Vague pledges to “end torture” and “comply with treaties and laws”
Glenn Greenwald
When politicians pay lip service to vague generalities, it reveals nothing about what they actually intend to do about the worst of the abuses.
The sexing up of Tina Fey
Sarah Hepola
A Vanity Fair profile talks about the comedian's chin scar, loss of virginity -- and how an awkward puritan became TV's most hilarious bombshell.
The struggle for control in Mumbai
Sascha Zastiral
On Friday, war with Islamist gunmen continued to rage in the Indian city's downtown. Some hostages are freed, but others have been found dead.
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