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A political bombshell for Blair
Andrew Brown
Now that terror has struck London, will the British blame their leader?
I Like to Watch
Heather Havrilesky
Sing happy birthday to a nation of nasty despots, swarthy heroes and cringing, ineffectual oddballs, from Tommy Hilfiger to Bobby Brown!
After O’Connor
Compiled by Salon staff
What's next for abortion, gay rights and post-9/11 civil liberties? Activists and scholars debate the Supreme Court's future.
Serena and Venus descending
Joel Drucker
The Williams sisters became the brilliant icons that tennis needed. But their obsession with stardom is spelling the death of their game.
War? What war?
Gary Kamiya
As the Iraq nightmare deepens, Fox News and its cable competitors wallow in shark attacks and Natalee Holloway. If you don't cover a war, does it exist?
I Like to Watch
Heather Havrilesky
Sadists savor "Six Feet Under," and Kathy Hilton shows us how to pair a skeazy slut tartlet with a nice chardonnay. Plus: Runaway brides are people, too!
Great bad ideas
Heather Havrilesky
Morgan Spurlock searches for a deeper truth -- by turning a mom into a binge drinker and moving a fundamentalist into a gay enclave -- on his new TV show "30 Days."
The fog of war
Dan Glaister
A cameraman criticized by all sides for his video of a Marine apparently shooting an unarmed insurgent inside a Fallujah mosque says he doesn't regret releasing it.
When toddlers get fired
Neal Pollack
My 2-year-old son was booted out of his preschool for biting -- and now my wife and I are facing a summer of hell.
McCain vs. Frist
David Paul Kuhn
The Arizona moderate knocked out the Tennessee right-winger in the filibuster showdown. Does his victory foreshadow the 2008 primary?
Ribavirin turned my husband into a psychotic monster
Cary Tennis
My husband's treatment for hepatitis C has changed him beyond recognition. Should I leave him?
Friend fatale
Rebecca Traister
Whether it happens in a blowout battle or years of sniping comments, the ends of our girl friendships make us feel more alone, guilty and bereft than the ends of our greatest romances.
“A democracy can die of too many lies”
Bill Moyers
Television journalist Bill Moyers blasts flag-wearing phonies, reporters who parrot the government line, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's "dangerous" campaign to silence dissenting voices.
I Like to Watch
Heather Havrilesky
Phallic missiles, flaming Veronicas and fighting models! I love my favorite shows so much, I only have eyes for them -- except when I don't.
Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
The most amazing film I've seen in a while -- you must immediately try to find it. Plus: A true tale of bad Hollywood parenting, and an up-close look at kick-ass stuntwomen.
The angry patriot
Christopher Ketcham
Enraged by illegal immigration and traumatized by 9/11, Chris Simcox convinced hundreds of volunteers to join his Minuteman Project. Their goal: Seal the border and restore their American dream.
I Like to Watch
Heather Havrilesky
Who's sexier, a runaway bride or a moody young doctor in training? What's more alluring, a sweaty ham sandwich or Tyra Banks?
Was he black or white?
Cecelie S. Berry
As a middle-class black woman, I've had to deal with the intricacies of racial consciousness my entire life. Now my sons are part of an idealistic generation that believes race doesn't matter. Which of us is right?
The human monster
Andrew O'Hehir
The best biography yet of Joseph Stalin traces his life from abused child to murderous dictator -- and forces us to ask whether he could have taken a different path.
Boys! Give me boys!
Jennifer Allen
Before I had children, I said to myself: "Better boys than girls. Boys are easy." But raising three young sons is wilder than I could ever have imagined.
Mother for hire
Debra Ollivier
I wanted Marta to love my children like her own. But to see the growing bond between them was to experience the silent confirmation that my role as mother had potentially been usurped.
Just one more question, Mr. President
Tim Grieve
George W. Bush appears before the press in prime time tonight. You've got some questions for him.
Senator Franken?
David Paul Kuhn
He's good enough, he's smart enough, but doggone it, will people vote for him? To find out, Al Franken is moving his radio show back home to Minnesota to get ready to run against Sen. Norm Coleman.
John Edwards 2.0
Peter Dizikes
He's honing his stump speech and exhorting Democrats to stay the course. But can the twice-rejected pol hold the limelight until 2008?
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