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Letters
Salon Staff
Readers respond to apostrophe catastrophes, Republican racism and the antiwar movement.
The last temptation of Martin Scorsese
Salon Staff
America's greatest living filmmaker on his 30-year quest to make "Gangs of New York," how he lost an Oscar to Kevin Costner and why he doesn't watch "The Sopranos."
To know America is to love America?
Michelle Goldberg
Advertising maven Charlotte Beers is trying to sell the U.S. to the Muslim world, but nobody's buying it.
Across the great divide
Cary Tennis
I'm a baby boomer, but I'm not burned out. And I wanted to find out how the next generation is keeping the flame alive. My first stop: The University of Virginia.
Letters
Salon Staff
David Brin doesn't know a damn thing about "Lord of the Rings." Plus: Say what you want about "Adaptation" but lay off Wes Anderson.
Troubled Times
Eric Boehlert
Missteps by Howell Raines, the New York Times' imperious top editor, have left the nation's best newspaper vulnerable to attacks by the right.
The unkindest cut
Sheerly Avni
People who repeatedly go under the knife to fix imagined imperfections may need shrinks, not plastic surgeons, warns an expert on a little-known disorder.
J.R.R. Tolkien — enemy of progress
David Brin
"The Lord of the Rings" is lovingly crafted, seductive -- and profoundly backward-looking. Why not look at things through the Dark Lord's eye for a change?
Bush to California: Choke on this
Katharine Mieszkowski
The White House has joined with the oil and auto industries to undermine the state's rigorous environmental regulations.
We gambled and lost everything we didn’t need
Kate Convissor
After nearly two years on the road, we arrive a different family -- splintered but revived.
Letters
Salon Staff
Readers respond to "It's OK -- She's a Public Figure" by Keith Olbermann, the appointment of Elliott Abrams and the Republican reaction to Trent Lott.
State of the single woman
Laura Miller
Unmarried gals may be the freest people around. But to fully enjoy their lives, they need to stop paying attention to society's instructions.
“Emma’s War” by Deborah Scroggins
Michelle Goldberg
When a beautiful, idealistic Western aid worker fell in love with a Sudanese warlord, a terrible tragedy of hunger and violence was set in motion.
Off to see the Izzard
Ian Rothkerch
Cross-dressing comedian Eddie Izzard on big breaks, serious roles and talking crap.
Various Artists: “Ultra 80’s vs. Electro”
Stephen Weiss
A collection of underground dance tracks pits a new generation of electro artists (Fischerspooner) against their progenitors (Kraftwerk).
Letters
Salon Staff
Readers respond to recent articles on Kissinger, DiIulio, McDonald's and McVeigh.
A front-row seat at war
Gary Kamiya
HBO's "Live From Baghdad" is the story of one of live journalism's finest hours -- and a cautionary tale for an increasingly docile press.
Letters
Salon Staff
Readers respond to recent articles on Bush and families, women in Islam, and Indian-crazy Germans.
Plus: Young people talk back to Dr. Lynn Ponton.
Letters
Salon Staff
Readers respond to "Why Do Books Cost So Much?" and "The Decline and Fall of the American Empire."
“Adaptation”
Andrew O'Hehir
A dizzying feature from the self-consciously deranged makers of "Being John Malkovich" imagines Nicolas Cage as a chronic masturbator and Meryl Streep as a mean, mean Susan Orlean.
Letters
Salon Staff
Jill Nelson to Andrew Sullivan: I don't "hate free societies" or support religious zealots. Stop swinging your you-know-what and threatening people who disagree with you.
“All Is Vanity” by Christina Schwarz
Michelle Goldberg
A scheming would-be novelist urges her best friend toward financial and marital disaster in her quest for juicy material.
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