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Narcissism: The secret to women’s sexuality!
Tracy Clark-Flory
That's one theory offered in an article about research on female desire.
Does my butt look fat?
Kate Harding
Well, it is. And it's OK to say it, because after decades of agonizing over my weight, I've finally realized that the F-word isn't dirty.
Chris Rock’s good hair day
Andrew O'Hehir
The comedian talks about why African-Americans spend so much money on their hair, the political ramifications of the weave, and his new documentary.
The $3.8 million virgin speaks
Kate Harding
Natalie Dylan explains her more-or-less feminist reasons for auctioning off her virginity.
Conservo-pundits pan Obama speech (sort of)
Thomas Schaller
Krauthammer, Gerson not sure how to deal with the new president's inaugural address.
Does the devil really wear Prada?
Andrew O'Hehir
R.J. Cutler discusses his fascinating documentary "The September Issue," an unvarnished view of Vogue magazine and fashion's ice princess, Anna Wintour.
Barack Obama’s inaugural address
Salon Staff
The new president calls upon the nation to face its challenges head on, with determination, strength and a commitment to ensuring the delivery of freedom to future generations.
How will the David Gregory theory of journalism apply to the Obama administration?
Glenn Greenwald
The NBC star again proudly touts the role the media played during the Bush era and in the run-up to the war, and promises more of the same for the Obama presidency. But what does that mean?
The impact of Obama’s latest excellent DOJ appointments
Glenn Greenwald
Two of the most vehement critics of Bush's executive power abuses are named to high-level positions, joining "outrage"-advocate and new OLC chief Dawn Johnsen.
The effects of Obama’s refusal to investigate Bush crimes
Glenn Greenwald
Rachel Maddow and Jonathan Turley point out the obvious inconsistency of telling the world that we again are a nation of laws and then protecting the crimes of the Bush era.
This land is our land
Joan Walsh
Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, Bono and Pete Seeger topped the talent at the "We Are One" concert -- but Garth Brooks almost stole the show.
Jim Carrey’s epic romance (in prison)
Andrew O'Hehir
At Sundance, a star-studded, utterly deranged gay love story caps the opening weekend. But a dazzling tale of girlhood in '60s London steals the show.
Your Sundance gigolo report
Andrew O'Hehir
Ashton Kutcher sells body but not soul in dark, sexy "Spread"; Ethan Hawke, Richard Gere and Don Cheadle play good-cop, bad-cop; Anna Wintour, human being!
Everything you were afraid to ask about “Battlestar Galactica”
Thomas Rogers
A complete (updated!) primer on the smartest sci-fi TV show ... maybe ever.
Will a nose job make high school suck less?
Tracy Clark-Flory
Teenagers are increasingly going under the knife for self-esteem.
Why the U.S. has already lost in Afghanistan
Ann Jones
Rampant corruption by U.S. contractors has left the country in shambles.
DVDs you should have seen in 2008, but didn’t
Andrew O'Hehir
Eddie Albert in "1984," the best of MST3K, an even sexier "Lady Chatterley," classic Brit-horror, and Donald vs. Chip 'n' Dale.
Obama’s early stumbles
Camille Paglia
Readers ask, Camille dishes: On Democratic woes, the Weather Underground, Kanye West, Freud, alleged gay genes and "the long sleep."
Alcoholics, sexaholics, shopaholics
Laura Miller
America is a country in recovery. Two new books illustrate the paradoxes and contradictions in our current notions of addiction.
What can Obama learn from FDR’s first 100 days?
Mark Schone
The author of "Nothing to Fear" talks about the striking parallels -- and differences -- between the president-elect and another who took office at a time of economic meltdown.
Father of the ecosystem
Andrew O'Hehir
In "The Invention of Air," Steven Johnson creates a fascinating portrait of Joseph Priestley, a friend of Franklin and Jefferson and a freethinker who changed history.
W. and the damage done
Vincent Rossmeier, Gabriel Winant
President Bush inherited a peaceful, prosperous America. As he exits, Salon consults experts in seven fields to try to assess the devastation.
I was fleeced by Madoff
Geneen Roth
The financial guru's Ponzi scheme cost me 30 years of retirement savings. How could he do this to me -- and why did I let him?
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