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Obama surfs through
Camille Paglia
The Obamas are a warm vision for the White House -- but he should strive toward full transparency. Plus: Yes, I still like Sarah Palin!
Obama’s debt to Howard Dean
Mike Madden
As Dean leaves the helm of the Democratic National Committee, one thing is clear: He got it right with his controversial 50-state strategy.
Thrill ride through a “maximum city”
Andrew O'Hehir
Danny Boyle talks about shooting his Dickensian quiz-show saga "Slumdog Millionaire" on the streets of Mumbai (a podcast and interview).
The GOP’s last chance: Become Democrats
Gary Kamiya
With all trends running against them, Republicans' only hope is to reinvent themselves as pragmatists. That, or nominate Sarah Palin and go out in a blaze of glory.
Magazines trash men’s body image, too
Kate Harding
A new study shows that men, like women, feel insecure about their bodies after looking at photos of impossibly beautiful female models.
Joe Scarborough: Hoisted by his own sanctimonious petard
Glenn Greenwald
The MSNBC star, who today used the "F-word" on his show, has repeatedly demanded massive FCC fines for similar infractions.
Are you white enough?
Laura Miller
From Jim Crow laws to workplace discrimination, the history of race and the American courtroom is incendiary.
I Like to Watch
Heather Havrilesky
As our fallen nation struggles to its feet, CW's "Easy Money" gets the ax and Bravo's "Top Design" fails its final challenge.
An open apology to boomers everywhere
Heather Havrilesky
Your earnest, self-important prattle has gotten on Gen X nerves for decades. But now we finally get it.
High on high school
Heather Havrilesky
In HBO's imported Australian hit "Summer Heights High," comedian Chris Lilley tackles high school in all of its absurd, disturbing glory.
Remembering John Leonard
Laura Miller
"The books we love, love us back," wrote the great critic, editor and reader, who died Wednesday.
The new era of Obama
Salon Staff
Sherman Alexie, Joan Blades, Robert Dallek, Greil Marcus, Dan Savage and others weigh in on Obama's historic presidential win.
Election Day blogging (6 p.m. EST thread)
Salon Staff
Join Joan Walsh, Glenn Greenwald, David Sirota, David Talbot, Digby, Paul Maslin and Gary Kamiya as they follow the day's events.
The television got me pregnant
Tracy Clark-Flory
A study finds that kids who watch sexy programming are more likely to get pregnant.
Two speeches by Barack Obama, eight months apart
Salon Staff
The full texts of two speeches given in Columbus, Ohio, one at the end of February 2008 and the other on Sunday.
Palin: Last of a breed
Thomas Schaller
Did Sarah Palin arrive just in time for the culture wars to end?
Racists for Obama
James Hannaham
Plenty of white bigots will vote for Barack Obama on Tuesday. There are some things they fear more than black people.
Black presidents we have known
Louis Bayard
What does it look like to have an African-American in the White House? Pop culture has offered versions awful and great, from Sammy Davis Jr. to Chris Rock.
The single worst expression in American politics
Glenn Greenwald
As so many politicians do, Joe Biden perverts the Constitution when he instructs Obama critics that they will soon refer to him as "our commander in chief."
Scare-o-ween-apalooza!
Andrew O'Hehir
Sarah not scary enough? Here are the most terrifying movies of all time, from the totally obvious to the obscure and obnoxious.
What not to wear (on Halloween)
Sarah Hepola
Slutty Sarah Palins, men dressed as Sarah Palin -- the potential for tasteless costumes this Halloween is truly terrifying.
Ladies of the nightly news
Rebecca Traister
How the most electrifying campaign of our time changed everything for Katie Couric, Campbell Brown and Rachel Maddow.
Will Mr. Burly vote for Obama?
Garrison Keillor
The thought of replacing the Current Occupant with the Angry Old Man of the Desert and Whoopee the Ice Queen is miserable in the extreme.
“Is McCain a competent fellow?”
Tom Brune
When President Johnson asked that question about John McCain's father, Adm. Jack McCain, the answer he got was not flattering. But McCain got a promotion from LBJ anyway.
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