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“Unbroken”: “Seabiscuit” author’s latest triumph
Laura Miller
Laura Hillenbrand deserves a gold medal in storytelling for "Unbroken," an extraordinary tale of perseverance
The dramatic decline of the modern man
Thomas Rogers
Our ancestors were stronger and faster than we are. What happened? An expert explains
Obama’s toughest task: Make us believe again
Sasha Abramsky
Can the president convince a GOP House and angry Americans that we need more government intervention -- not less?
Chairman Mao teaches us…
Andrew Leonard
Mediated memories of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, while sitting in an Air China airport gate
“Disco and Atomic War”: How David Hasselhoff won the Cold War
Andrew O'Hehir
A hilarious Estonian documentary (yes, really!) asks whether disco and "Dallas" defeated Communism
The high cost of low prices
David Sirota
Our bizarre obsession with vanity gadgets allows us to feign class equality -- and that's bad for everyone
Francis Lam’s tales of the multicultural South
Francis Lam
I'd love to tell you some stories of shrimpers, would-be mayors, bakers and market tenders: Folks dear to my heart
“Tiny Furniture”: A rising star dares to make herself ugly
Andrew O'Hehir
Pick of the Week: In "Tiny Furniture," Lena Dunham makes us squirm and laugh at post-collegiate angst
What’s with all the naked pregnant ladies?
Tracy Clark-Flory
Model Miranda Kerr joins a long list of expectant moms, not all of them famous, who have eagerly taken it off
Snacks on a plane: Your best recipes for traveling vittles
Salon Staff
You're on your way to Thanksgiving when the "hanger" kicks in -- hunger-induced anger. Here's how to keep happy
When mom comes out
Edward McClelland
I blamed gay culture for breaking up my parents' marriage. Now I realize there's an upside to having two mothers
The fat kid runs the New York City Marathon
Joe Berkowitz
I spent my childhood thinking athletic feats were impossible. Then I decided to tackle one of the most famous
The self-absorption of America’s ruling class
Glenn Greenwald
Party elites whine anonymously to Politico about trivial slights by Obama
How the Democrats shellacked themselves
Joan Walsh
The party has been caving to the wealthy since the Carter administration. Will anyone stand up for the rest of us?
“Foreign Bodies”: Americans behaving badly in Paris
Laura Miller
A teacher gets sucked into her family's squabbles during a European vacation in Cynthia Ozick's new novel
The soft war against women
Caryl Rivers
It may seem like a wonderful time to be female, but there is a darker current beneath the surface of society
My grandpa’s redneck wedding
Jeramey Kraatz
As a gay man, I avoid gatherings with my small-town Texas family. But sometimes, you just have to go home again
Archiving ourselves
Dan Gillmor
We need better ways to save the media we're all creating, for our kids and for the historians of tomorrow
Election nearly wipes out white Southern Democrats
Ben Evans
Decades-long Republican takeover strategy nearly complete after at least 19 House members, Lincoln lose seats
The GOP’s deceptive mandate
Sasha Abramsky
Tuesday's election wasn't a revolution. It was a reversion
How Wall Street made voters angry
Andrew Leonard
"Crash of the Titans": A simple tale of bonus-obsessed executives who broke the economy and didn't get punished
Better yet, DON’T write that novel
Laura Miller
Why National Novel Writing Month is a waste of time and energy
Why I didn’t boo Bush at the World Series
Joan Walsh
Baseball is about respecting the other team and avoiding cheap shots. But I didn't applaud, either
Mary Elizabeth Williams on the “Today” show
Salon Staff
The Salon staff writer discusses our declining culture of civility on NBC
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