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Addicted to violence
Stanley Crouch
American culture and politics have glorified violence for years. So why are we surprised when 6-year-olds kill?
The pussy-whipped princelings of the press corps
Camille Paglia
Shame on the media for mistaking a stunted Uriah Heep for a real man; all hail Rush Limbaugh's cultural indispensability!
“T for Texas/T for Tennessee”
Sarah Vowell
From "Waltz Across Texas" to "The Tennessee Waltz": Will Bush or Gore dance his way to the White House?
The Net as canvas
Janelle Brown
Web art is being included in this year's Whitney Biennial, but will the museum's validation make it any easier to buy, sell or even define Internet art?
Sharps & Flats
Andy Battaglia
What happens when a band like Oasis, known for youthful swagger and insouciance, actually grow up? You fall asleep of boredom.
Who sold out electronic music?
Michelle Goldberg
Did a Rhino rave compilation kill the subculture? Sure, except that it was never a subculture to begin with.
Backpackers’ ball at the Sultan Hotel
Rolf Potts
With Flaubert's 1850 letters as a guide,
our correspondent explores the enduring allure of opera, orgasm, belly-dancing and other Cairo clichis.
What a few good women can do
Jean Hanff Korelitz
On Mother's Day, a million mothers will march for gun control.
When liberals lie about guns
Cathy Young
Zealots are polarizing the debate over how to stop violent crime -- and whether firearms can help.
Going Dutch
David Downie
Can America learn from the Netherlands' drug policy of tolerance and ambiguity?
The wacky world of television
Gavin McNett
On American game shows, you answer questions and win money. In the rest of the world, you get naked and bob for false teeth in a bucket of pig eyeballs.
Sharps & Flats
Don McLeese
On Rhino's exhaustive "1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions," the Stooges obliterate the line between dumb joke and visionary achievement.
Bury the news at Wounded Knee
Julie Winokur
In the poorest county in America, you can take over the government and the media won't even notice.
The magic's gone
Sean Elder
What will the all-news networks do now that the McCain and Bradley dramas are over?
The Palestinian verses
Flore de Preneuf
The teaching of lyrical poetry by a former PLO leader throws Israel's government for a loop.
Letters to the editor
Salon Staff
Hey, Horowitz: Gun locks are about safety, not ideology. Plus: Is LASIK all the better to see with? Deepak Chopra's legal battles do not diminish his spirituality.
Holy pastry
Thomas Scoville
What is the sound of one hand eating a doughnut? Angelenos make a spiritual journey to a jammed Krispy Kreme.
Fred's dead. Or is he?
Carlos Amantea
In Puerto Perdido they're still talking about the double death of Captain Hook, going buggy with machetes and the penalty for unholy hanky-panky.
Psych meds for kids: Too much, too soon?
Lawrence H. Diller
Some psychiatric drugs do help children, but school and family are crucial, too.
Second acts and new attacks
Max Garrone
Hillary and Gore under fire, Bradley and McCain refrain from open anger, Bush starts a new attack and a portrait of Giuliani places him in the Third Reich. [UPDATED]
The secret behind “Boys Don't Cry”
Michael Sragow
Director Kimberly Peirce says it's fun -- until the bitter end.
Witness for the persecution
Kate Moses
Croatian novelist and journalist Slavenka Drakulic tells a story of breathtaking brutality. We interview her about her new novel and her experiences.
“Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai”
Stephanie Zacharek
Jim Jarmusch adds lyrical violence to a Zen meditation on warriors hip-hop and ancient.
Letters to the editor
Letters to the Editor
Are black leaders hypocritical in their response to hate crime? Plus: Limbaugh's rush to judgment on McCain; do teachers necessitate tutors?
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