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Say it ain’t so, Willie
Kate Haulman
Gentle, gray-bearded Willie Nelson comes out as a post-9/11 vigilante with his and Toby Keith's creepy new hit "Beer for My Horses."
Dire straights
Heather Havrilesky
Bravo's "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" offers a whole new flavor of wicked fun for the makeover genre -- and brings the shame of being hetero out of the closet once and for all.
The day the dinnertime phone calls stopped
Farhad Manjoo
Spurred by an irritated public, politicians have signed the death notice for telemarketing. But the end of sales calls will deliver another blow to the staggering economy.
Besieged by “Friends”
Heather Havrilesky
In AMC's "Hollywood in the Muslim World," we find a populace struggling to maintain its identity against the creeping invasion of American entertainment.
Living with death in Mozambique
Diana Reiss-Koncar
As AIDS blights the future of one of the world's poorest countries, ordinary people -- including sex workers -- are fighting back.
Letters
Salon Staff
Why do adults love Harry Potter? Readers respond to Charles Taylor's essay "A.S. Byatt and the Goblet of Bile."
“Novelistic” TV
Kerry Lauerman
Bestselling author George Pelecanos explains to Salon what lured him to the mysterious world of "The Wire," and what makes the show different from the formulaic -- and sometimes racist -- offerings on network TV.
Gods and monsters
Marion Winik
To my 3-year-old daughter, I am love incarnate. To my teenage sons, I'm nothing but a servant-jailer. Is it any wonder I feel schizophrenic?
My date with the Bushies
Michelle Goldberg
In which a young Brooklyn writer goes in search of savvy, cosmopolitan Manhattan residents who admire the president.
Wizard of light and shadow
Laura Miller
At last American audiences are being spirited away by the wondrous and subtle visions of Hayao Miyazaki. He's more than an eccentric Japanese fabulist -- he's the greatest animator the movies have ever seen.
The most hated man in Hollywood
Heather Havrilesky
Tinseltown culture sprang forth from the sharp, charismatic and often vengeful head of Lew Wasserman.
GOTO considered joyful
Rachel Chalmers
On his proto-blog archive, the words and spirit of the late computer scientist Edsger Dijkstra live on, inspiring new generations of geeks.
The African press on Bush’s visit
Compiled by Laura McClure
From Kenya: "Bush's singular achievement has been to make America resented in Africa."
A.S. Byatt and the goblet of bile
Charles Taylor
The author's recent New York Times Op-Ed shows that she doesn't understand why so many of us love Harry Potter. Maybe it's just too much fun.
The future was so bright
Andrew Leonard
Wired's techno-idealism jolted America before it flamed out. Gary Wolf's new book vividly recalls the magazine's wild and woolly saga, but leaves the big question hanging: Was it right?
Confusion and outrage on the right
Michelle Goldberg
Recent gay-rights victories have left family-values conservatives stunned and fuming -- and demanding that a nervous Bush take their side.
Blogland’s man of the people
Farhad Manjoo
The Web has found its candidate for president, and his name is Howard Dean.
Ain’t that America?
Eric Boehlert
Denounced as un-American after he blasted Bush on his 21st album, John Mellencamp talks about the rise of Fox News, pay-for-play, what's wrong with the Rolling Stones and why most Republicans aren't rich enough to be Republicans.
King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
Salon Staff
Jim Rome wasn't so tough vs. "Chris" Everett! Plus: The NBA, interleague ball and Neifi -- the readers write.
The Fix
Salon Staff
Dennis Miller booed by his new friends, Pam Anderson meets her blond match, and Eminem gets a poet's nod. Plus: The great Kate takes her last curtain call.
Beckham, the virus
Mark Simpson
He's one of the most famous humans who has ever lived -- even though he's not that
cute, not that smart and not that great a soccer player.
Caving in to the “homosexual agenda”
Salon Staff
Justice Antonin Scalia blasts the sodomy ruling, saying the Court improperly ventured into the legislative domain.
“On_Line”
Andrew O'Hehir
Yeah, this low-budget tale of heartbreak and horniness in the Internet age is kinda trashy. It's also a sweeter romantic comedy than anything made in Hollywood this year.
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