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Why I miss the monoculture
Touré
We don't agree on anything the way we agreed about Prince, Nirvana and MJ -- and our cultural life is poorer for it
An interview with the dean of “Community”
Matt Zoller Seitz
Dan Harmon, the hit sitcom's creator, talks to Salon about comedy, agony, paintball, "The Simpsons" and "Glee"
Did Southwest boot Leisha Hailey for flying while gay?
Mary Elizabeth Williams
An "L Word" star claims she was discriminated against. But did her public display of affection go too far?
Icons that would shock today's right
David Sirota
From Dr. Seuss to the Statue of Liberty, these American mainstays would have been decried by modern conservatives
In defense of Andy Rooney
Matt Zoller Seitz
Yes, he's grumpy, often way off-base and very easy to parody. But Andy Rooney's also a terrific American writer
Flashback! Psychedelic research returns
Alexander Zaitchik
Four decades after Timothy Leary, LSD shows success in medical trials. Will the right completely trip?
Designing for the physical world
Timothy Goodman
Dear student: Success in this industry doesn't mean you have to work exclusively in pixels
Facing down my eighth-grade tormentor
Steve Almond
A new Salon series: I tracked down the kid who made my life hell and did the unthinkable -- had a conversation
Is the Grim Reaper gunning for Wisconsin's cheeseheads?
Mary Elizabeth Williams
An advocacy group unleashes a warning about dairy -- but winds up with egg on its face
The real “class war” in America
Joshua Holland
Six narratives wealthy elites are using to destroy the nation's poor
Why I went public about my unemployment
Amy Gutman
Maybe it was unwise to write about being jobless. But this recession might get easier if we admit how hard it is
Recognition for a visionary designer
Michael Silverberg
A former NYT art director talks about his gig at a sex rag, his recent award and his design advice for the Obamas
The plot-crazy spectacle of “Boardwalk Empire”
Matt Zoller Seitz
In season two, HBO's Prohibition-era drama has enlarged its scope but still hasn't found its reason for being
From illustration to animation
J.J. Sedelmaier
Inside the collaborative process that turned a set of drawings into three TV commercial spots
The joy of fat sex
Tracy Clark-Flory
It's usually treated as a punch line, but a new book argues that chubby loving can be hugely sexy
Detroit: City of stunning contradictions
Emma Mustich
Slide show: The Motor City in pictures, from immigrant gardens to a Ford factory's fiery furnace
News Corp may face American class action suit
Alex Pareene
The Justice Department is also investigating Rupert Murdoch's beleaguered media company
The “Drive” backlash: Too violent, too arty or both?
Andrew O'Hehir, Thomas Rogers
The Ryan Gosling thriller has great reviews but dreadful word of mouth. Salon writers discuss what went wrong
Terrorism at a Thai brothel
Patrick Winn
In Asia's bloodiest Islamist insurgency, jihadis target a lesser known breed of sex tourist
George Washington’s eerie foresight
Jeremi Suri
Over the last two centuries, his vision of the nation-state has become the norm. But why?
How to create an iconic trademark
Aaron Kenedi
The designers behind the logos for NBC, Chase and Showtime talk about what makes a visual identity memorable
Journalism grad school is beating me down
Cary Tennis
For the first time in my life, I'm bad at school: Does this mean I'm not cut out for journalism?
The secrets of medical decision-making
Thomas Rogers
Doctors are giving patients more freedom to choose their own treatment. Two MDs explain what that really means
NYPD eyed U.S. citizens in intel effort
Eileen Sullivan, Matt Apuzzo, Adam Goldman
Police reportedly monitored Americans under no suspicion of wrongdoing, simply because of their ethnicity
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