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In defense of casual sex
Tracy Clark-Flory
A new raft of chastity books laments a hookup culture that is hurting young women. As one of those young women, I beg to disagree.
When war goes corporate
Chalmers Johnson
Grave threats to our national security may now include the mass privatization of U.S. intelligence and military operations.
Double-wide dreams
Andrew O'Hehir
Courtney Hunt on her Sundance-acclaimed, slo-mo rural thriller "Frozen River" and making an indie film even action-movie fans can love (interview/podcast).
Nostalgia for the Bush era
Andrew O'Hehir
Oliver Stone's "W." has people excited -- no, really! Plus: Aronofsky vs. "Robocop," gals conquer Comic-Con, and Arab cinema's greatest voice falls silent.
Waving the flag on Iraq — now in rerun!
Gary Kamiya
McCain's attack on Obama as a defeatist is right out of the Karl Rove playbook. But here's why it won't work.
Songs for Obama
Mark Schone
From Jamaica to Kenya and all across Europe, musicians are paying tribute to the presidential candidate who puts a song in their heart.
Ripping Nine Inch Nails
James Hannaham
Trent Reznor doesn't just want you to steal his new songs, he wants you to tear them up.
Letters of the Week
Salon Staff
Readers reflect on "Mad Men," cellphone bans, agent Scully and more.
What’s in a bat-crap-crazy name?
Kate Harding
Should the state prevent parents from giving their kids humiliating names?
Vive la Obama diff
Beth Arnold
Why the French love Barack Obama -- even if he'd rather not be seen with them in public.
“This city knows the dream of freedom”
Salon Staff
In Berlin, Barack Obama recounts the epic struggle of the Cold War and calls for Europe and America to join in tearing down the "new walls" dividing the world.
Stark, raving mad
Heather Havrilesky
In its second season, the smooth-talking cads and resilient ladies of "Mad Men" are emboldened and chastened by the tumultuous '60s.
When a bad seed grows up
Andrew O'Hehir
Both a compelling British social drama and a haunting meditation on guilt and forgiveness, John Crowley's "Boy A" is a potent summer surprise.
Reader letter of the day
Tracy Clark-Flory
Alarajrogers: "The veil is a terrible metaphor for women's submission."
The saga of George W. Batman
Andrew O'Hehir
"Dark Knight" backlash, counterbacklash and so on. Plus: Sleazy Latin lovers, Ben Kingsley as a Russian cop and other reasons never to leave home.
Roman holiday
Gary Kamiya
The Eternal City is too vast and ancient to grasp, and the harder you try, the more it slips away. So you have to dream your way into it.
Religion is poetry
Steve Paulson
The beauties of religion need to be saved from both the true believers and the trendy atheists, argues compelling religious scholar James Carse.
The good humor man
James Hannaham
Who invented jokes, and why do we laugh at them? Jim Holt discusses the history of funny.
Batman vs. the lavender genius of crime!
Andrew O'Hehir
I watched the great 10-hour Japanese antiwar film! Now it's your turn. Plus: Topiary genius, life after the tsunami, and a gay British crime lord.
The deep structure of kung fu panda-monium
Andrew Leonard
An expert in modern Chinese literature takes on the cultural significance of Dreamworks' martial arts cartoon
The rise and fall of an American beer
Edward McClelland
Before it was bought by Belgium's InBev, Budweiser trampled local breweries across this land. Who's crying in their (piss) beer now?
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