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Rod Blagojevich’s bad hair day
Edward McClelland
The perfectly coiffed politician is under arrest, sunk by his own vanity. But what did you expect? He's an Illinois governor.
Alex Kuczynski is a dish best served cold
Amy Benfer
Why did the New York Times allow a longtime style writer to look like a jerk in its own magazine?
I’m sooo wasted off feminism
Tracy Clark-Flory
An article links the pursuit of equality to women's binge drinking and alcoholism.
Books we love
Compiled by Abby Margulies
Some of our favorite authors weigh in on the best reads of 2008.
Tribune bankruptcy: Chronicle of a news media death foretold?
Andrew Leonard
Get ready for another round of despair about the future of newspapers. The show will, however, go on.
Salon Book Awards 2008
Laura Miller
Our picks for the 10 most pleasurable fiction and nonfiction reading experiences of the year.
A Democratic insider’s call for a new presidential secrecy power
Glenn Greenwald
Matt Miller of the Center for American Progress wants to crush one of the few remaining means by which Americans learn about their government: disclosure by presidential aides
A spy in the house of Narnia
Rebecca Traister
Salon's Laura Miller on how the imaginative world of C.S. Lewis inspired her love of reading, as well as her career as a critic.
Blame male pigs on feminism?
Tracy Clark-Flory
An author argues that "girl power" has led men to cheat and shirk parental responsibilities.
Ask the pilot
Patrick Smith
Malcolm Gladwell claims cultural issues can play a big role in plane crashes. The pilot begs to differ.
Marxist-Leninist Mao Zedong Ultraman to the rescue!
Andrew Leonard
Who will dominate the ideological information technology battle of the future. The U.S.? China? Or is the game already over?
Beyond the valley of the doilies
Joy Press
The billion-dollar scrapbooking industry may be cheesy, but as author Jessica Helfand explains, there's rich history in that glitter and glue.
Nepotistic succession in the political class
Glenn Greenwald
A large, and rapidly growing, percentage of high elected officials are part of politically powerful families. What accounts for this anti-democratic dynamic?
Let’s beat up on Britney Spears!
Katharine Mieszkowski
Round 15,687, now with anorexia, bulimia and diet pill abuse.
Eric Holder, Jack Quinn and the Rich pardon
Glenn Greenwald
It's premature to criticize Obama for his establishment-soothing appointments. But it's just as premature to heap praise on him for those appointments.
Midrange gifts for the culture vulture
Andrew O'Hehir
Hungarian art films, indie-rock wall decals and (of course) "The Godfather."
Bargain gifts for the culture vulture
Andrew O'Hehir
Because it's boring to just buy "Kung Fu Panda" or "Incredible Hulk."
Luxury gifts for the culture vulture
Andrew O'Hehir
When you care enough to send the very best box sets and art.
In Barack we trust?
David Sirota
Obama campaigned on his personality and judgment and won. Now, like it or not, he isn't beholden to anyone.
The struggle for control in Mumbai
Sascha Zastiral
On Friday, war with Islamist gunmen continued to rage in the Indian city's downtown. Some hostages are freed, but others have been found dead.
Salon’s 2008 gift guide
Salon Staff
Need a little help with your holiday shopping? We've picked out more than 100 perfect gifts for even the fussiest people on your list.
Why churches fear gay marriage
Jeanne Carstensen
The crusade for Proposition 8 was fueled by the broken American family, explains gay Catholic author Richard Rodriguez.
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