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Which Gossip Girl is most like Obama?
Amy Benfer
Glossy magazines for teen girls are slipping in politics along with the lip gloss.
“The Wrestler”
Stephanie Zacharek
Mickey Rourke gives a knockout performance as a nearly washed-up wrestling star.
NFL Week 5: Debatable picks
King Kaufman
The question is which team is ready to break out. The answer: Let me talk about my energy policy.
Diagnosing Chuck Klosterman
Sarah Hepola
Wildly praised and pathologically reviled, the writer who built a career on pop-cultural essays explains why he has written a novel about small-town America.
Mike Leigh’s “Happy” days
Stephanie Zacharek
The celebrated director talks about his buoyant, bighearted new picture, "Happy-Go-Lucky." (Toronto Film Festival)
Toronto Film Festival
Stephanie Zacharek
The Venice Film Festival takes risks while Toronto promises gems like Claire Denis' "35 rhums," an intimate movie about the pleasures of home -- and knowing when to leave it.
Hope floats
Pasha Malla
She was unforgettable in Spike Lee's "When the Levees Broke." Now Phyllis Montana-LeBlanc explains what the storm took away -- and never could.
Joe Biden and the political establishment’s overriding goal
Glenn Greenwald
The Washington Post editorial page celebrates Biden's selection as "a heartening recognition that time in Washington can be useful." Is it right?
Portrait of the artist as a fallen angel
Andrew O'Hehir
Indie hero Azazel Jacobs talks about casting his own parents -- and their eccentric, amazing New York apartment -- in his entrancing breakthrough film "Momma's Man."
Paulie Walnuts has been located!
Gary Kamiya
The scary "Sopranos" mobster showed up in Beijing, cunningly disguised as an American pole-vault coach.
The saga of George W. Batman
Andrew O'Hehir
"Dark Knight" backlash, counterbacklash and so on. Plus: Sleazy Latin lovers, Ben Kingsley as a Russian cop and other reasons never to leave home.
The rise and fall of an American beer
Edward McClelland
Before it was bought by Belgium's InBev, Budweiser trampled local breweries across this land. Who's crying in their (piss) beer now?
Remembering Thomas M. Disch
Elizabeth Hand
In his many dark, satirical, heretical books, the pioneering science fiction author contemplated death with elegant despair.
Parade shames Gloucester Girls
Tracy Clark-Flory
This family-friendly event features teenagers with fake bellies and signs reading, "Sluts missed sex ed."
Bacon mania
Sarah Hepola
Why are Americans so batty for bacon? It's delicious, it's decadent -- and it's also a fashion statement.
Heaven, heartache and the power of deviled eggs
Curtis Sittenfeld
Trisha Yearwood is known for her gorgeous voice and her marriage to Garth Brooks. But, as she told Salon, she can also whip up some mean comfort food.
Comic relief
Douglas Wolk
From superheroes to horror to kid stuff, our guide to Free Comic Book Day offers graphic fun for all.
Reviews: “Grand Theft Auto IV” will change your life
Farhad Manjoo
Video game reviewers just can't get enough of this game (with apologies to Zach Braff, the Shins, and Natalie Portman).
When Democrats chase Hoosiers and Region Rats
Edward McClelland
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton seek votes in Indiana, a state fraught with economic woes and unlikely relevance for the '08 race.
Critics’ Picks
Salon Staff
Salon's culture gurus tip you off to their favorite things this week: Playboy Mansion mood music, an ultra-hip style guide, the exciting return of "Lost."
Peak oil? Consider it solved
Joseph Romm
It won't be easy but we can fix our oil and climate problems at the same time.
King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
King Kaufman
NCAA's Big Lie exposed -- by the NCAA. Funny new TV ads drive home a point the association probably didn't intend. Plus: Sweet 16 preview. And: Disclaimeritis.
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