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Hey barkeep — gimme a beer and an AIDS test!
Karin Halperin
New HIV tests give results in 20 minutes, and are attracting people who avoided being tested before. But is a Bourbon Street dive the best place to find out you're positive?
The gloom and doom canon
Whitney Joiner
A new book argues that young adult novels are too dark. But should kids be sheltered from the real world?
“Saraband”
Andrew O'Hehir
Is this really the 86-year-old Ingmar Bergman's last film? Maybe. More important: Is it among his finest?
The Fix
Salon Staff
Jon Stewart says he'll vote for Kerry; "Team America" under fire from fundraising group called Team America; Franken weighs in on O'Reilly troubles.
Kerry leads overseas
Alan Travis
A poll conducted in 10 countries reveals strong public support for the Democratic candidate and growing contempt for the Bush administration.
Letters
Salon Staff
"Hey, if you are stupid or lazy ... I don't want your vote mucking up my election": Salon readers step up in support of Matt Stone and Trey Parker's controversial views on voting.
Why did my brother die in Iraq?
Dante Zappala
Sherwood was a big man who stood up for me when I was a kid -- and stood up for his country. To honor his death, I had to find out what he was fighting for.
Letters
Salon Staff
"Disgraceful!" "I'll boycott!" "Vote or bite me!" Salon readers respond -- and how -- to Heather Havrilesky's interview with "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
“And It Don’t Stop” edited by Raquel Cepeda
Peter L'Official
Does hip-hop journalism live up to the music's most vibrant promise -- or just rehash its crass, Benjamin-istic cliches? A new anthology makes the case for hip-hop writing.
Walk to school, yes, but don’t forget your lawyer
Linda Baker
Liability issues? Corporate sponsorship? The Safe Routes to School program has encouraged thousands of kids to get out of their cars and onto their feet, but what ever happened to a simple stroll?
Puppet masters
Heather Havrilesky
"South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone talk about "Team America," their new foe Sean Penn, and whether it requires much effort to be this offensive.
Letters
Salon Staff
"The cheapest shot a critic can take": Readers blast Stanley Crouch's attack on Philip Roth's "The Plot Against America."
Ignoring the big C
Greg Barrett
Cancer will kill more than half a million Americans this year. Scientists are desperate to find cures, but weak federal funding and high research costs driven by private-company greed are crippling their efforts.
Letters
Salon Staff
Readers weigh in on America's undecided voters, the myth of the "security mom," and Fox News' apology for its fake campaign story.
“Chronicles, Volume 1”
Charles Taylor
In his surprisingly straightforward memoir, Bob Dylan takes us through his explosive early years, the curse of being "the conscience of his generation" and, more recently, his artistic redemption.
The Fix
Salon Staff
Martha slips into the clink, Paris and Nicole set to reunite, and Abercrombie & Fitch piss off gymnasts.
Right Hook
Mark Follman
Beating back a CIA "insurgency" against Bush, Novak and the Wall Street Journal get ugly. Plus: O'Reilly's love-in on Letterman. And: Will Fox fire chief correspondent over fake story?
Looking for votes, finding America
Jonathan Alford
Scared, angry and needing to act, I left California to volunteer for John Kerry in Pennsylvania. I changed some minds -- including my own.
The master of Washington vs. the fox
Sidney Blumenthal
Beyond the sparring, the vice presidential candidates' performances highlighted an enduring clash of political cultures.
The same old argument
Simon Hattenstone
South Africa's Desmond Tutu, playing a role in the docudrama "Guantanamo," says America's treatment of its prisoners reminds him of aspects of apartheid.
Letters
Salon Staff
Personality tests: Fun for some, frightening for others, and often misused by "para-professionals."
Big Apple bigots
Rebecca Traister
This week the airwaves and gossip columns offered a startling view of supposedly sophisticated New Yorkers in all of their racist, classist glory.
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