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Bushed!
Salon Staff
Christopher Reeve and rights groups sue Bush, while half-human Bat Boy stalks Jenna. Plus: The president smiles through party switch as Republicans back off tough talk.
Brinkmanship of blood
Flore de Preneuf
Pushed to the edge by rage and revenge, Palestinians and Israelis stare into the abyss of war.
My story was ethical
Michelangelo Signorile
Writer Andrew Sullivan's pronouncements on AIDS and other gay issues made his personal life fair game.
A curiously very great book
Andrew O'Hehir
Although its popularity is unparalleled, intellectuals still question the literary stature of "The Lord of the Rings." Now, one scholar defends it as a modern masterpiece. Second of two parts.
Banish the boogeymom!
Jennifer Foote Sweeney
Why, when a woman chooses both to work and to mother, does she incite the sort of rage reserved for wayward clerics and defilers of sacred things?
Bush’s double standard
Joe Conason
The president demands severe punishment for drug and alcohol offenders -- unless they're members of the Bush clan.
What’s religion got to do with it?
Garrison Keillor
After having sex the other night, my girlfriend asked me if I'd like to say a prayer. What if she comes out to me as a born-again?
The book of the century
Andrew O'Hehir
Although its popularity is unparalleled, intellectuals dismiss "The Lord of the Rings" as boyish fantasy. Now one scholar defends J.R.R. Tolkien's "true myth" as a modern masterpiece. First of two parts.
On-the-go porn
Annalee Newitz
Cellphone pornography is set to be the next wave of adult techno-entertainment. Too bad its creators haven't learned from history.
Salon recommends
Salon Staff
The childhood games played by Bill Clinton, Jackie Collins, George Plimpton and others, a kitschy collection of anti-commie paraphernalia and more.
“Good in Bed”
Read by Paula Cole
In Jennifer Weiner's debut novel, a journalist discovers that her ex-boyfriend is writing sex columns for a women's magazine and sharing the details of their former sex life.
My XXX dad
Amy Reiter
The son of "Hogan's Heroes" star Bob Crane sells his late dad's porn shots; Barbie loves 'N Sync; "Survivor's" Colleen gets squeamish. Plus: Prince bones up on the Scriptures.
In defense of Andrew Sullivan
Cliff Rothman
Whatever discrepancies exist between his public words and his private actions, the attempt to smear him sexually is a vendetta masquerading as journalism.
Christina Ricci
Stephen Lemons
Her latest role, in "The Man Who Cried," casts her as a Jewish refugee during World War II who has a hot thing with Johnny Depp.
Is it Jenna Bush’s problem or ours?
Fiona Morgan
Adolescent psychiatrist Lynn Ponton analyzes the first daughter's "age-appropriate" behavior.
Journalists or terrorists?
Frederick Clarkson
The antiabortion Nuremberg Files, notorious for what critics call its "hit list" of abortion providers, now plans to broadcast abortion providers and patients over the Web and wrap its actions in the First Amendment.
Bad behavior
Garrison Keillor
My roommate spits on the floor and farts regularly, no matter who's present. Is there any delicate way to address this sensitive topic?
Tough company
Eric Boehlert
Clear Channel is as big as NBC or Gannett. Chances are it owns a half-dozen radio stations in your town. And it's fighting employee suits alleging everything from broken contracts to sexual harassment.
We think, therefore we diagnose
Carina Chocano
America is in the grips of sudden syndrome proliferation syndrome.
To be young, Chinese and Weiku
Lisa Movius
China's dot-com boom went bust, but it gave birth to a way-cool generation of Web users who are creating their own cultural revolution.
Real Life Rock Top 10
Greil Marcus
Lucinda Williams, John Henry and Vermeer: Ten observations on pop and its discontents, from the noted author and critic.
Mystic simulacrum
Laura Miller
Exile, the sequel to Myst and Riven, is beautiful eye candy, but not quite art.
Salon recommends
Salon Staff
A close-up look at the meticulous restoration of Leonardo's "Last Supper," a comic view of the new ruling class and their outsize accouterments and more.
California reaming
Anthony York
While Dick Cheney continues to blame the state's energy crisis on its Democratic governor, President Bush makes a rare visit. Can the oil patch kids ever solve their California problem?
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