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The future is now — and then
Etelka Lehoczky
Professional "futurists" see a golden tomorrow -- but they don't love computers.
The Sneaker Book
Dante Ramos
Dante Ramos
reviews 'The Sneaker Book: An Anatomy Of An Industry And An Icon' by Tom Vanderbilt.
The saint of free software
Andrew Leonard
In the rush to make free software business-friendly, is Richard Stallman being written out of history?
Lugging the guts into the next room
Bruce Shapiro
If Uncle Sam hadn't sanitized the horrors of WWII, "Saving Private Ryan" wouldn't have been needed.
Lions and tigers are p.c., oh my!
Sally Eckhoff
At Disney's new Animal Kingdom, you can save the rain forest and protest logging without leaving your open-air car.
Sex, drugs and Armenian vodka
Drew Fellman
Belly buttons, miniskirts and lascivious behavior in post-revolutionary Iran.
An audience with the queen
Fiona Morgan
Former Kid in the Hall Scott Thompson holds court about his sissy-celebrating new book and solo tour.
The many voices of Ken Kalfus
Laura Miller
Laura Miller reviews Ken Kalfus's short story collection, 'Thirst'.
The Salon Interview – Ken Kalfus
Dwight Garner
For 44-year-old Ken Kalfus, who has just published his first book, "Thirst," success was worth waiting for.
The Salon Interview – Richard Powers
Laura Miller
The author of "Gain" on cancer, corporations, the blankness of the Midwest and the elusive art of seducing readers.
Would you buy a new car from this novelist?
James Poniewozik
An Oldsmobile ad on the New York Times Web site links to a "special supplement" that showcases a collection of articles and reviews by high-brow writers and raises questions about using the same "content" for editorial and advertising purposes.
Censorship and sensibility
Inda Schaenen
I used to tell my daughter she could read anything she wanted -- until she took me up on the offer.
Red Lobster, White Trash And The Blue Lagoon
Dwight Garner
Dwight Garner
reviews 'Red Lobster, White Trash and the Blue Lagoon' by Joe Queenan.
Bad News From a Black Coast: Part Two
Moritz Thomsen
Salon Wanderlust presents the second installment in an exclusive excerpt from the unpublished memoir of writer Moritz Thomsen, about his life in Ecuador from 1965 to 1991.
Toy gory
Scott Rosenberg
How much mayhem can a bunch of foot-high action figures incite? In 'Small Soldiers,' plenty. Review by Scott Rosenberg.
Toward a post-gay world
Daniel Reitz
Gay Pride Month passed quietly this year -- maybe that means we no longer really need to make so much noise.
Rags for Net richies
Janelle Brown
Rags for Net richies: By Janelle Brown. A slew of new magazines, like the Industry Standard and Business 2.0, are trying to snag the tech-business elite -- but only the fittest will survive
Consciousness dethroned
Matthew DeBord
The mind's I only thinks it's in charge, argues 'The User Illusion.'
Global Baby Warming
Constance Matthiessen
Our Babies, Ourselves, by anthropologist Meredith F. Small, urges us to question some of the fundamental ways Americans raise their children.
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