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This girl’s life
Curtis Sittenfeld
Lee Fiora enrolls in a New England boarding school and finds herself in a strange and uncomfortable world. Read an excerpt from Curtis Sittenfeld's hilarious first novel, "Prep."
Israel’s security fence, dividing lives
Carolin Emcke, Annette Grossbongardt
The wall that slices deep into Palestinian land has made Israelis feel safer, but left Palestinians bitter.
Tsunami, ground zero
Jeff Greenwald
After the waves hit, I dared myself to do something. Now I'm in Sri Lanka, where nothing will ever be the same again.
“Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle”
Stephanie Zacharek
Bathroom humor and stoner jokes aside, this teen-pleasing, stereotype-challenging road movie has a lot to say about race in America today.
I seem to be repeating patterns of abuse
Cary Tennis
I'm a well-educated and intelligent woman, but childhood trauma has brought me to the edge of madness.
Who needs a spanky?
Louis Bayard
The exploitative "Who's Your Daddy?" is too stupid to get worked up over. But Americans might want to question the Fox idea of family.
King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
Salon Staff
Of asterisks, outrage and enlarged breasts: The readers write about Barry Bonds and steroids.
Ask the pilot
Patrick Smith
Death by flying lawn mower -- just one of history's most embarrassing aviation disasters.
Christian party animals
Kimberley Sevcik
Evangelizing to the young and wasted in party centers around the globe, members of the 24-7 Prayer team hope to bring Jesus to the raving, godless masses.
The Shlemiel way of software
Scott Rosenberg
Author Joel Spolsky talks about what Microsoft has in common with his grandparents and what Isaac Bashevis Singer has to do with code-generating schemes.
Wild Wes
Heather Havrilesky
Wes Anderson's painstakingly realized films have found a devoted audience -- and "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou" won't disappoint.
Justice for Bhopal survivors
Mark Hertsgaard
The worst industrial disaster in history killed 22,000 people and counting. Twenty years later, activists are working with Amnesty International to haul those responsible into court.
A nation of little princesses
Christopher Healy
The wild success of the Disney Princess brand means that my daughter is obsessed with all things pink and sparkly. What's an enlightened father to do?
Anda’s game
Cory Doctorow
Killing newbies who were trying to cheat the system seemed like a good way to make a buck. But in this simulated reality, who is scamming whom?
“Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason”
Charles Taylor
Yes, Renee Zellweger looks like a pathetic porker in this sequel to "Bridget Jones's Diary," but it's not her fault.
How Yasser Arafat will go down in history
Gary Kamiya
The PLO leader's legacy is rife with violence and failure. Yet his central achievement is undeniable: He kept alive the idea that a Palestinian people existed.
Rethinking the party
Arianna Huffington
It's time for some fresh faces -- Democratic strategists who urge more boldness and less caution.
Casting couch
Benjamin Wallace
We sit in as reality TV pros pick the contestants on Fox's "The Rebel Billionaire," making sure they're angry, ill-informed, hyperbolic and have beautiful skin.
Kerry was not bold enough to win
Arianna Huffington
His campaign's decision to woo undecided voters proved fatal.
Electoral limbo
Tim Grieve
It's deja vu all over again, as Ohio really does become the new Florida. Down in the popular and electoral votes, Kerry hangs on, barely, while the Bush campaign claims victory.
Busted for “aggressive protection”!
Ayelet Waldman
I don't care what the Colorado D.A.'s office tells you, I was sweet as pie! Part 2 of an Election Protection volunteer's story.
Ohio challengers back in the ring
Andrew Leonard
American nightmare
Gary Kamiya
Bush's presidency has been a historic disaster. There's still time to rectify his Iraq blunder -- but first, he has to go.
“Nobody should have to go through so much to vote”
Gail Williams
A poll watcher reports from the grueling, sunbaked front lines of a poor Dade County voting station.
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