The truth about "that rodent"; why Sharon Stone won't do snorkel scenes; Nader endorsing Buchanan? Young Brits blow away the competition in the nookie sweepstakes.

An Arkansas Republican says he only called Sen. Chuck Schumer "that Jew" because he cares about tradition.

Authoritarians land telling blows: From the Pelosi video to Barr's new secret powers and Trump's list of traitors

In the French West Indies, doing the zouk-love, you must be unafraid to lock bodies with a stranger.

Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000

Emile Griffith was a champion and one tragic time a literal killer in the ring. Outside of it, he was a charming enigma, possibly gay. USA Network tells his riveting story in "Ring of Fire."

What big brown cigarettes you have!

When 16-year-old Billy Beede gets word that her mother's grave is about to be plowed over, she takes off to rescue the corpse -- and the jewels rumored to be buried with it.

"What About Brian" celebrates the joys of clean, pretty white people having brunch together, while a smaller show you've never heard of offers genuine laughs.

A producer of "Temptation Island," the tawdriest reality TV show of them all, tells what went on behind the scenes.

Actor Pete Postlethwaite scales dizzying heights in "Among Giants" -- and tackles his first romantic role.

He was famous and talented, she was beautiful and kind, I was young and stupid

"Everwood" -- the family drama the Christian right hates -- wraps up on a passionate note.

The third season of "Deadwood" ends in bitter threats and desperate maneuvers, as its characters balance their principles against Hearst's ruthless tactics.

Sexy and bold, the aunts in films like "Single All the Way" make us believe that another life is possible