Showing results for: culture (page 913)
The Republican shipwreck
Gary Kamiya
The mighty right-wing Titanic is sinking, and McCain is desperately blaming Bush. But the problem isn't the captain -- it's the ship.
I’m a gay married Mormon in the closet
Cary Tennis
My wife and I thought we could make it work but we're desperately unhappy.
Sarah Palin, ultimate reality TV star
James Hannaham
Overconfident, smug, convinced of her superiority -- the vice-presidential candidate doesn't belong in the White House; she belongs on basic cable.
“Saturday Night Live” ignores McCain
Mike Madden
The late-night comedy show has, apparently, decided there's only one candidate left making fun of any more.
“There’s an awful tough tightrope for Obama to walk”
Cordula Meyer
An interview with sociologist Michael Eric Dyson on Barack Obama, Martin Luther King and race relations in America.
Ask the pilot
Patrick Smith
The American non-traveler: What's the price of staying put? Plus: When airline pilots have the opportunity to roam widely, but choose not to.
Just shoot me!
Amy Benfer
Arson, murder, suicide and other depressing reactions to the next Great Depression.
Stephen King’s God trip
John Marks
On the 30th anniversary of "The Stand," the novelist confesses what haunts him about religion and today's politics.
Sarah Palin, $150,000 fashionista
Sarah Hepola
How much is too much to spend on a politician's wardrobe? Salon writers discuss the whopping price tag for the V.P. candidate's clothing.
Muxlim Pal to be world’s first Muslim-themed virtual world
Cyrus Farivar
Muxlim.com says the electronic "umma" will have its own Second Life in a few months.
Among the hardy Republicans
Garrison Keillor
The citizens of Abilene, Texas, voted overwhelmingly to reelect Bush in '04. We've all done dumb things.
McCain “absolutely” proud of RNC 9/11 mailer
Alex Koppelman
John McCain says he has no problems with a pamphlet that asserts Barack Obama believes terrorists "just need a good talking to."
Mark Halperin defends Rush Limbaugh’s Powell/race theory
Glenn Greenwald
Why isn't this race-based analysis being applied to white political figures who are endorsing this year outside of their party?
The real sore-losermans
Thomas Schaller
The reason for all this acting up is that the GOP is losing.
“Fault Lines”
James Hannaham
The masterful and ambitious "Fault Lines" reveals how history gets erased and reinvented, and hints at how it might repeat itself.
Ding-dong, “the bitch” is dead?
Amy Reiter
Evaluating the legacy of Mr. Blackwell, dead at 86, whose annual worst-dressed list inspired laughter -- and cruelty.
Colin Powell condemns the ugliness of the Republican Party
Glenn Greenwald
A potentially critical endorsement of Barack Obama includes a poignant and stinging attack on the vile anti-Muslim tactics of "senior" Republicans.
Palin implies you’re not pro-America
Thomas Schaller
The Alaska governor continues to reach for the bottom of the culture war barrel.
Poor John McCain: Forced against his honor to run an ugly campaign
Glenn Greenwald
McCain-loving journalists continue to insist that the Arizona senator is an honorable, unwilling victim of his own campaign.
“The Secret Life of Bees”
Stephanie Zacharek
This clear-eyed movie doesn't shy away from the racial tension and violence that marked the South in the 1960s -- yet it buzzes with optimism.
Madonna? I’m ready
Andrew O'Hehir
Forget Guy! Forget A-Rod! All the reasons why the Material Girl and I should be together are made clear in "Filth and Wisdom," her likable, trivial directing debut.
Let’s talk crap
Katharine Mieszkowski
Our frank interview about human waste may horrify you about how the world cleans itself down there.
Obama campaign brings ads to video games
Cyrus Farivar
One professor dubs the strategy "San Andreas Populism."
Page: 913