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Peak oil explains lack of UFOs
Andrew Leonard
Why is there no evidence of alien space-faring civilizations? Maybe it's because the cost of jet-fuel got too high
Barbara Walters interviews Barbara Walters
Rebecca Traister
In her new memoir, "Audition," the iconic television journalist plumbs the troubled childhood and love life of her ultimate subject -- herself.
Hospital, USA
Laura Miller
This fascinating portrait of a Brooklyn, N.Y., hospital is about much more than white coats and beeping consoles -- it's 21st-century America in a microcosm.
Che anything
Amy Reiter
The filmmakers behind "Chevolution" explain how Che Guevara's face ended up on all those T-shirts, posters, beer bottles and bikini bottoms.
The media, the right and 1988: Endless deja vu
Glenn Greenwald
Will the tactics that the GOP perfected in 1988, and to which the media is addicted, work again in 2008 to render actual issues yet again irrelevant?
Luxury community of “conscience”
Fred Haefele
When the locals cried green-wash, the elite developer cried class envy. Welcome to Paradise Valley.
Watch “The Love Guru”: Go to hell
Andrew Leonard
The punishment promised by Hindu fundamentalists for those who merely view the Mike Myers comedy is no joke.
Ursula K. Le Guin celebrates early Rome
Laura Miller
The unlikely heroine of "Lavinia" leaps out of the Aeneid and brings an ancient culture -- deeply bound by "duty, order and justice" -- to life.
My Laughing Buddha is smirking
Andrew Leonard
Extinguish desire? What a joke. This fat man just wants a belly rub and a chortle.
Miley Cyrus: Daddy’s little hurl
Rebecca Traister
Scandal surrounding underage female sexuality swirls, and fathers are way too involved.
A girl’s nose ring and Indian death metal
Andrew Leonard
"In the other room, I could hear Charlie growling a few times to warm up his throat. 'Ghraagh,' he said. 'Bregkk.'"
Why the Jeremiah Wright story deserves more attention
Glenn Greenwald
Some problem-plagued nations could ill afford to devote so much time and energy to a matter of this sort. Thankfully, the U.S. isn't one of them.
Brian Williams nominates Peggy Noonan for a Pulitzer Prize
Glenn Greenwald
The WSJ column hailed by the NBC anchor as "a splendid piece of journalism" has to be read to be believed.
Reviews: “Grand Theft Auto IV” will change your life
Farhad Manjoo
Video game reviewers just can't get enough of this game (with apologies to Zach Braff, the Shins, and Natalie Portman).
What should Obama do about Rev. Jeremiah Wright?
Compiled by Salon staff
With the pastor's latest invective clouding Obama's campaign, Salon turns to a panel of political and cultural experts for answers.
When Democrats chase Hoosiers and Region Rats
Edward McClelland
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton seek votes in Indiana, a state fraught with economic woes and unlikely relevance for the '08 race.
The Gilded Age, past and present
Steve Fraser
The titans of Wall Street have failed us like never before. So why does no one care?
Flagging America’s racial divide
Louis Bayard
An infamous 1976 photo captured a violent encounter between white Bostonians and a black lawyer during an anti-busing rally. A new book explains why this image continues to haunt and define us.
Writing is in my blood, but how do I know if I’m any good?
Cary Tennis
What if I have no talent? How can I find out? Who can tell me?
Critics’ Picks
Salon Staff
Salon's culture gurus tip you off to their favorite things this week: A knockout '70s R&B singer, a ravishing anime, the best season of "Survivor" in years.
Burning the keepsake wedding invitations
Katharine Mieszkowski
Suzanne Finnamore on her memoir of divorce.
Interrogating Abu Ghraib
Andrew O'Hehir
Errol Morris on his film "Standard Operating Procedure," why Lynndie England and others took photographs, and how the infamous images conceal as much as they reveal (podcast and video).
Feminism is the new funny
Rebecca Traister
"Baby Mama's" Amy Poehler has upended the old stereotypes about women and comedy -- and added a few fart jokes.
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