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Killing with kindness
Michael Alvear
Could Southern politeness be hindering efforts to stop the spread of AIDS?
Artificial stupidity
John Sundman
The saga of Hugh Loebner and his search for an intelligent bot has almost everything: Sex, lawsuits and feuding computer scientists. There's only one thing missing: Smart machines.
Bestsellers
Salon Staff
Michael Cunningham, Virginia Woolf and more in this week's bestselling books courtesy of Powells.com.
Way beyond incorrect
Heather Havrilesky
With boldly obnoxious late-night shows from Bill Maher and English comedian Sacha Baron Cohen (aka Ali G), HBO is poised to conquer the inebriated landscape of Friday night.
Letters
Salon Staff
Readers respond to an interview with writer Kate Moses about Sylvia Plath and to a review of Michael Savage's new book.
Bingeing and learning
Suzy Hansen
Author Betsy Lerner explains why 20 years of therapy wasn't enough to save her from food addiction and manic-depression.
Sweet home Alabama
Heather Chaplin
New York's Fashion Week toasts a Southern designer who turns T-shirt scraps into wearable art.
Savage with the truth
Ben Fritz
Michael Savage's right-wing bestseller is an ignorant, error-filled, Coulter-like screech of hatred against left-wing "traitors" and uppity women like Sandra Day O'Connor. Here's the funny part: This guy has a Ph.D.!
Orange agents
Eric Boehlert
During a week of war fever, the news media gave rein to hysteria -- and, critics say, let color-coded terror alerts serve the White House agenda.
The Salon Interview: Chris Matthews
Joan Walsh
He made his name bashing Clinton. But the "Hardball" host has broken from the cable TV pack over war with Iraq. And he has even warmed up to Clinton -- Hillary, that is.
Bittersweet chocolate
Caroline Tiger
Chances are good that child workers -- some of whom are slaves -- helped produce your valentine bonbons. The chocolate industry has promised to get kids out of the cocoa trade. But profits still come before progress.
The tyranny of Valentine’s Day
Charles Taylor
Forget compulsory, greeting-card romance. This year write your own love story.
Ask the pilot
Patrick Smith
The tragedy that is Eero Saarinen's TWA terminal at Kennedy Airport; more Hollywood movies about airplanes. Plus: Do pilots eat the same crappy food as passengers?
Nodal point
Andrew Leonard
William Gibson talks about how his new present-day novel, "Pattern Recognition," processes the apocalyptic mind-set of a post-9/11 world.
In search of a lost literary giant
Laura Miller
In his bittersweet documentary "Stone Reader," Mark Moskowitz tries to track down a vanished novelist -- and a fading conception of literary greatness.
The chicken show
Andrew Grant
The greatest dot-com loser story ever told: A refugee from the bubble seeks a job in Atlanta, and is humiliated. Repeatedly.
Stranger in a strange land
Cary Tennis
As an East African woman in Minnesota, I'm appalled that men demand sex when we barely know each other. How can I find an American man who doesn't mind waiting?
No answers, only questions
Salon Staff
A single mother struggles with guilt, sadness and conflicting priorities. Dr. Diller says set limits, show your love -- and don't worry too much.
Pepsi’s sticky race war
Bomani Jones
Ozzy Osbourne vs. Ludacris! Bill O'Reilly vs. Russell Simmons! Beneath the goofy grudge match over those Pepsi TV ads lies some real racial hypocrisy.
“Shanghai Knights”
Charles Taylor
Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper ride the Magic Bus in this daffy, delightful voyage to swinging London, circa 1890.
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