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One vote for the new eugenics
John Sundman
Yes, genetics research can alleviate suffering. But in our consumerist, narcissistic society, it's ultimately about producing perfect people. Part 2 of "How I Decoded the Human Genome."
Bad grades for a voting-machine exam
Farhad Manjoo
Riverside County, Calif., invited citizens to observe a test of its computerized voting systems. One participant was not impressed.
Dating deal breakers revealed!
Salon Staff
Dentures, skid marks, knit ties and other things to avoid if you want to hook up.
King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
Salon Staff
Cubs win! Marlins win! Yanks? Well, of course. And the A's and Red Sox fight for their right to party.
We are all paparazzi now
Katharine Mieszkowski
In an age of increasing corporate and government surveillance, publicly accessible webcams give us a chance to do some watching of our own.
Will the real Feminem please stand up
Baz Dreisinger
Is Sarai the music industry's eagerly awaited lady Slim Shady?
From G.I. Joe to Tora Bora Ted
Petra Bartosiewicz
Since 9/11, a new generation of war toys has emerged -- action figures and accessories pegged to U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Are they harmless patriotic playthings, or a shameless attempt to market combat to kids?
All hail the ice queen
Thomas Bartlett
As Bjork releases an extraordinary career retrospective, it's time to crown her as the most important pop musician of her generation.
“Lift” and the failure of indie cinema
Charles Taylor
Why did one of the smartest American movies of recent years go straight to Showtime?
Get out of our kitchen!
Sheerly Avni
They cook better, dress better and decorate better than we do. Death to all metrosexuals!
Dude, where’s my star?
Heather Havrilesky
As America's celebrity worship becomes increasingly indistinguishable from celebrity loathing, the unreadable Ashton Kutcher is running the best scam of all.
MTV’s spontaneous night of crazy fun
Neal Pollack
Two hours into the Video Music Awards -- watching Madonna tongue-kiss Britney, Christina ape Cher, Eminem beat up a puppet -- I entertain a dark thought: Could this all just be an excuse for entertainers to shill their products?
Bollywood’s Tarantino and his band of outsiders
Shailaja Neelakantan
Director and producer Ram Gopal Varma (aka "RGV") has revolutionized India's tradition-bound film biz, rejecting classic costume musicals and weepy melodramas for gritty, urban, low-budget realism.
Straight eye for the queer gals
Charles Taylor
Why do men love to see women kissing? It's about self-loathing -- and the lusciousness of the female body.
Letters
Salon Staff
Chuck Palahniuk responds to Laura Miller's review of his latest book. Plus: Salon readers on Palahniuk fans.
The true fans fight back!
Salon Staff
Readers defend Duran Duran -- and themselves. Plus, Hilary Liftin's "Candy and Me."
King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
Salon Staff
Readers write: Anna Kournikova is too a champion! Plus: Tigers fans on free tickets. And: Why are our most iconic athletes ciphers?
My big fat mea culpa
Joan Walsh
I haven't decided to vote for Howard Dean, but after 10 days watching his campaign, I promise never to say he's unelectable again.
A love song to bastard pop
Charles Taylor
In the bizarre and wonderful world of mash-ups, bootlegs and remixes, racial and musical boundaries disappear -- and the joy that's missing from so much of today's pop is back.
Thin Lizzie
Lynn Harris
Work hard! Be a people person! Use Google! And other useful tips from Ms. Grubman's new seminar for suckers.
Traci talks
David Bowman
Former underage porn queen Traci Lords chats about how Ronald Reagan saved her life, dressing like a pony for a Japanese spanking party, and how she's helping teen girls out of the kind of life she led.
Our Kennedy curse
Amy Reiter
Why do we care about these people so much? Our reporter braved Kennedy chronicler Edward Klein's Manhattan reading to find out.
Flagrante T-shirt-o
Elizabeth Spiers
A Brooklyn entrepreneur prints shirts proclaiming that the wearer had sex with everyone from the Strokes to Anna Wintour -- and New York is eating them up.
Building the perfect diva
Shannon Zimmerman
With "Dangerously in Love," Beyonce Knowles serves up a sultry solo debut oozing with '70s-style R&B. She's got real diva-superstar potential -- but is that a blessing or a curse?
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