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Bondage and rumination
Maria Russo
James Bond expert James Chapman talks about the enduring allure of Agent 007 and the sexual ambiguity of Ian Fleming's creation.
“The West Wing” could only be left wing
Jonathan V. Last
Why liberals can make good drama and conservatives wind up with "Red Dawn."
Gorgeous masculinity
Damion Matthews
Muscle magazines make guys, straight and gay, feel good about being men.
The revenge of the Sex Pistols
Bill Wyman
Blood, chaos, hatred and fear: The lads who changed rock history tell the story their way.
“My only regret”
Daryl Lindsey
Daniel Ellsberg reflects on the role the Pentagon Papers played in ending the war, and says he wishes he'd released them years earlier.
Returning to a place we've never seen
Fiona Morgan
Frances FitzGerald, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Fire in the Lake," says Americans still get Vietnam wrong because we can't stop looking at our collective American navel.
The flower of cities all
Maria Russo
In Zadie Smith's remarkable debut novel, London is a merry capital of mismatched lovers.
A close encounter with Chris Carter
Russ Spencer
When the creator of "The X-Files" makes a rare public appearance, things begin to get weird.
More spilled spaghetti
Laura Miller
Aleksandar Hemon, author of "The Question of Bruno," talks about his favorite spies and the need for messiness in American fiction.
Sharps & Flats
Bill Werde
At 18, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien had hits, connections and a major record deal. Nine years later, Del the Funky Homosapien has got domino rhymes and severely sore thumbs.
“Wanderlust: A History of Walking” by Rebecca Solnit
Andrew O'Hehir
A delightful and mind-expanding look at one of the activities that makes us human.
The other beach
Morris Dye
In the unimpressive wake of "The Beach," a local director releases quite a different take on life in Thailand.
Elian! Nature trumps politics
Camille Paglia
Enough is enough! Lazaro's a strutting bullyboy, Marisleysis is a
hysterical narcissist; Ralph Nader may get my vote; and Phyllis Diller vs.
Gloria Steinem.
“Cute, Quaint, Hungry and Romantic: The Aesthetics of Consumerism” by Daniel Harris
Greg Villepique
With the malice of a gifted comic, an angry author argues that our "personal" tastes are something we were sold by advertising.
It's a theme-park life
Chris Lehmann
In George Saunders' savage, soulful satires, ordinary people face real crises in a disturbingly artificial America.
Young love
Garrison Keillor
Can a teenage romance survive 18 months of being apart? Plus: How can I let my best friend know my interest is more than friendly?
Material world
Gallaudet Howard
Wearing a sari took me deeper into my adopted Indian home than I had ever imagined.
Painting the eyes of a god
Gary Kamiya
Michael Ondaatje, author of "The English Patient," returns with a shimmering, suspenseful tale of a skeleton with a dreadful secret.
What did we learn from Vietnam? Part 2
Fiona Morgan
Author Todd Gitlin, filmmaker Freida Lee Mock and journalist Andrew Lam on the lasting effects of the war.
What did we learn from Vietnam?
Fiona Morgan, Daryl Lindsey
Bobbie Ann Mason, Michael Lind, Philip Caputo, Jonathan Schell and others talk about how the war changed the U.S., and the world.
Fighting racism online
Alicia Montgomery
Clinton and Gore's big promise looks like a digital diversion.
Letters to the editor
Salon Staff
White House protest letter draws readers' derision Plus: Do music videos give blacks a bad rap? McCain's anti-Confederate flag talk doesn't fly.
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