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Astrology’s mad bomber
Rob Brezsny
In which the noted zodiac advice columnist traces his quest to be a perfect nobody along the odd and winding path that led him to the horoscope writing business.
Happiness is back
Andreas Killen
Now that Eli Lilly has put it in a pill, psychologists, neuroscientists and other researchers are probing the causes and properties of feeling good.
The sappiest generation
Sean Elder
My cantankerous father and my own better judgment won't let me get sentimental about WWII veterans.
Who are you calling “Ms.”?
Margot Mifflin
Why have women suddenly rejected the politically charged courtesy title?
Republicans face conventional warfare
Alicia Montgomery
Police and protesters escalate their verbal battle as the GOP marches in.
I’ll have the Priceline Pot-Stickers!
Kaitlin Quistgaard, Katharine Mieszkowski
At a new San Francisco restaurant, dot-coms are on the menu.
“American Pimp”
Stephen Lemons
A recently released documentary stars Rosebudd, a 47-year-old exemplar of the genre who tells it like it is.
Nasty girl
Ron Feemster
Tammy Faye Starlite's vicious country music satire mocks Nashville, conservative values and racist conventions.
Survival of the dullest
Carina Chocano
The future is here, and instead of 15 minutes of fame everyone's going to get several episodes' worth. Can anonymity survive "Survivor"?
Eminem’s dirty secrets
M.L. Elrick
He's now a notorious Detroit rapper who spits hate machine-gun style. His family, friends and the bully who beat him up in school remember someone different.
Dear Dottie Downturn
Salon Staff
Back by popular demand, Salon's mistress of new-economy etiquette offers advice to troubled dot-commers.
The day the music died
Mark Schapiro
The merger of America's largest concert promoter with its largest radio station owner will mean Pringles, payola and more Top 40 from coast to coast.
I’m too sexy for my class
Jack Boulware
Swaziland's government declares miniskirts too provocative for school.
“Apocalypse Now”
Michael Sragow
This may not be the ultimate package, but at least Coppola sheds some light on the picture's spectacular and eerie nighttime blaze.
Blow up the Internet!
Katharine Mieszkowski
As earnest lefties at a panel wring their hands over the fate of the Internet, three weird characters out of "The Matrix" steal the show.
Does “safe sex” really exist?
Arthur Allen
Condoms don't protect against all STDs. Social conservatives, goaded by George W. Bush, are taking advantage of that little-known fact. First of two parts.
So you wanna be a dot-com star
Janelle Brown
Pamela Anderson, Britney Spears, Cindy Crawford and scads of celebs are joining Net start-ups. Why?
Dropped like a chalupa
Gary Kaufman
The Taco Bell Chihuahua talks about his sudden, shocking dismissal and considers his showbiz future.
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