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My best friend’s husband insulted me
Cary Tennis
I don't want to lose her friendship, but I can hardly forgive this nasty, gratuitous attack.
The president receives “lessons” from his neoconservative tutors
Glenn Greenwald
A recent luncheon between Bush and some of the country's most influential neoconservatives reveals what they have been telling him for years.
I’m not afraid of writing, but I am afraid of publishing
Cary Tennis
Some nameless fear stands between me and my desire to be heard.
The battle for California, as seen by bike
Andrew Leonard
Who will speak for the frogs, when the luxury home builder Toll Brothers revs up its bulldozers?
The long-term wounds of Walter Reed
Mark Benjamin
Despite military officials' "surprise" at recent coverage, Salon exposed inadequate care and an overwhelmed system unfriendly to vets beginning two years ago.
It’s hard out here for an entourage
Debra J. Dickerson
I'd like to thank my agent, my accountant and my therapist. No, really.
Camille’s back!
Camille Paglia
After a six-year absence, our cultural high priestess and pioneering Web proto-blogger has returned! And nobody -- not Hillary, Obama, McCain nor Anna Nicole -- can escape her level gaze.
How Obama learned to be a natural
Edward McClelland
Today he drips with charisma and inspires fawning admiration from all quarters. But Obama began his journey as a smug young man with little political future.
Behind the Pillow Angel
Rebecca Clarren
Doctors at the Seattle hospital that operated on a disabled girl to keep her from reaching sexual maturity -- the controversial "Ashley Treatment" -- were more troubled by the procedure than has been reported previously.
The guy who broke your gaydar
Salon Staff
He's the man of your dreams, except for one little problem. This week members of Salon's reader community, Table Talk, remember the men they lusted for in vain.
King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
Salon Staff
As ex-NBA journeyman John Amaechi comes out, it's time for sports leagues to stop accepting intolerance as a given.
A look at John McCain’s blogger-consultant
Glenn Greenwald
Spanking mad
Eilene Zimmerman
A California bill could make spanking a crime. But when did a swat on the bum become child abuse? And how far should the government go in telling parents how to raise their children?
Perle, Ricks face off
Alex Koppelman
Richard Perle, a key proponent of the Iraq war, remains unrepentant in a forum with the Washington Post's Thomas Ricks and a hostile New York audience.
What else we’re reading
Tracy Clark-Flory, Catherine Price
Baristas in leg warmers, criticism for Baby Einstein Co., Durham prosecutor Mike Nifong in hot water again, and more.
Seven rules for reading the paper
Garrison Keillor
Newspapers are portable, disposable and convey a certain savoir faire. Follow these easy steps, and you'll be leaving your laptop behind.
The real Iraq Study Group
Mark Benjamin
Forget Jim Baker's crew. The neocon hawks who sold the war, joined by John McCain and Joe Lieberman, unveiled their new plan for "victory": At least 25,000 new troops in combat roles well into 2008.
Dems to GOP: “I feel your pain”
Michael Scherer
After 12 years of Republican control, Nancy Pelosi assumed her historic role as the first ever Madam Speaker. She promised the GOP "partnership" -- but not quite yet.
Big breasts for dummies
Wendy Paris
Mannequins with giant bazooms are busting out in shop windows from coast to coast. More than just garment racks, they are a mirror of current beauty and fashion.
My father’s hunger
Linda Furiya
At my childhood kitchen table, in broken English and Japanese, my father taught me about family, the past and the poignant pleasures of food.
“Sweet and Low”
Salon Staff
Read more about Rich Cohen's singular family -- and book -- in the following interview and excerpt.
Finding “The Lost”
Andrew O'Hehir
Salon Book Award winner Daniel Mendelsohn discusses his search for missing relatives, the "overfamiliarity" of the Holocaust, and why we should listen to our elders.
“The Family That Couldn’t Sleep”
Salon Staff
Read more about D.T. Max's investigation of killer insomnia in the following interview and excerpt.
“What Is the What”
Dave Eggers
A scary interaction in America makes Valentino long to be back in a Sudanese refugee camp.
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