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The great Dane
Allen Barra
It's time we let beloved children's author Hans Christian Andersen sit at the big kids' table.
It’s curtains for Okrent
Steve Kettmann
New York Times public editor Daniel Okrent reflects on the paper's "very bad journalism" on WMD, its liberal slant, and William Safire's wisecracks about readers.
Letters
Salon Staff
Does race matter? Readers share their stories in response to Cecelie Berry's essay "Was He Black or White?"
A special relationship gone sour
Sidney Blumenthal
Tony Blair wouldn't come clean about his deep problems with the Bush team, making him look furtive and dishonest. And he paid the price at the polls.
Letters
Salon Staff
Readers debate Richard Kim's review of Larry Kramer's new book, "The Tragedy of Today's Gays."
Who played politics with terror warnings?
Eric Boehlert
Former Homeland Secretary Tom Ridge admits he often thought the evidence behind raising terror threat warnings was flimsy.
When celebrities blog!
Farhad Manjoo
Arianna Huffington's new project combines new-media buzz with Hollywood liberal glitz. But will it be "Star Wars" -- or "Ishtar"?
American Girl crazy!
Margaret Talbot
A gaggle of earnest dolls in historic costumes are threatening to dethrone Barbie. How'd they do it?
Learning to love each other again
Peter Beaumont
The U.S. seems to have forgiven France for its stance on Iraq. Will it soon supplant Britain as America's closest European ally?
Sex panic
Richard Kim
Veteran AIDS activist and playwright Larry Kramer is still denouncing young gay men for spreading HIV through reckless sex and drug use. He needs to drop the angry-prophet pose and start talking to the people on the front lines.
“A Slight Trick of the Mind” by Mitch Cullin
Laura Miller
This portrait of Sherlock Holmes at 93 explores mysteries of the heart about which the great detective doesn't have a clue.
“Kingdom of Heaven”
Stephanie Zacharek
A character boasts: "I once fought two days with an arrow through my testicle." After sitting through this would-be epic on the Crusades, I know just how he felt.
Letters
Salon Staff
"Can you please stop publishing articles about how hard, complex and difficult it is to be a white, upper-middle-class, educated mother?" Salon readers take issue with Debra Ollivier's essay about nannies.
Right Hook
Mark Follman
Wall Street Journal sees a Waco ending for Dems' filibuster "cult." Victor Hanson sees the upside of anti-Americanism. Plus: Sean Hannity dishes out marriage advice to the Runaway Groom.
Paula: Cold-hearted snake?
Heather Havrilesky
Or was ABC's hyped "Primetime Live" expose just "Idol" gossip?
Terrorizing the judiciary
Page Rockwell
How much invective from Pat Robertson & Co. can the Republicans stand up for? MoveOn.org asks TV audiences from Texas to Washington.
How long does it take to get what you want?
Cary Tennis
I'm trying to get a job where my boyfriend's living and it's just not working!
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.
Letters
Salon Staff
Sony PlayStation: Cognitive learning tool or evil time sucker? Salon readers debate Farhad Manjoo's review of "Everything Bad Is Good for You."
Don’t kill your television
Farhad Manjoo
Far from making us stupid, violent and lazy, TV and video games are as good for us as spinach, says an engaging new book by Steven Johnson.
Light club
Amanda Griscom Little
Outspoken enviro Edward Norton talks about the fight to take solar energy mainstream, what makes a good green movie, and "Trippin'" with fellow eco-warrior Cameron Diaz.
God? Sure, whatever
Carlene Bauer
A new book says that 80 percent of American teens believe in God -- but their God is a buddy who props up their self-esteem, and many don't even know who Jesus was.
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.
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