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Critics’ Picks
Salon Staff
Salon's culture gurus tip you off to their favorite things this week: A bawdy British sketch show, a book on the Bard's better half, the return of the Breeders.
Israel’s Nazi-porn problem
Andrew O'Hehir
Hot she-wolves of the SS, rescued from the memory hole. Also: Buddhism for murderers, housewife seeks Asian stud and more.
Where have all the bohemians gone?
James Hannaham
Richard Florida has made a career out of explaining the economic importance of the creative class. His latest book is a field guide to their moving and mating habits.
Meditation for murderers
Andrew O'Hehir
Buddhism without parole, in Alabama's darkest prison. Plus: Hot housewife seeks Asian stud, physics geek goes nutzoid and more.
North Dakota — the next Saudi Arabia
Andrew Leonard
Anti-peak oilers are rejoicing at the news of huge oil reserves yearning to be drilled. But it won't be cheap, and it won't be easy. OPEC can relax.
Through a bong, darkly
Gary Kamiya
A new book argues that the '60s counterculture achieved nothing of lasting importance. So why does the era continue to fascinate us?
Hillary’s slick willies
Camille Paglia
Does Hillary surround herself with girly men? Obama and the experience question. Plus: Lincoln, Madonna's new face and a Bush with real authority.
Holy sex!
Daniel Radosh
Welcome to the Christian sex advice movement, where brave souls tackle the stereotype that evangelicals are prudes (masturbation is still iffy).
I’m a med student, but my boyfriend has just a high school education
Cary Tennis
How important is education in a relationship, and can we be happy if he is less ambitious than I am?
MSNBC on the “pregnant man”: “I’m gonna be sick”
Thomas Rogers
Most of the coverage of Thomas Beatie has been respectful. Not so at one network.
Is Barack Obama a libertarian paternalist?
Andrew Leonard
There's a new movement coming out of the University of Chicago. Austan Goolsbee, Obama's economic adviser, is a key disciple.
How “Slaughterhouse Five” was born
Steve Almond
Kurt Vonnegut's new posthumous collection reveals the seeds of a modern masterpiece.
“I’d hate me too!”
Scott Lamb
Moby talks about his annoying public persona, the presidential election, his sex life and his brand-new album.
The 2010 census scraps handhelds for pen and paper
Farhad Manjoo
Sometimes it's best to go with the old.
Randi Rhodes calls Hillary Clinton a whore
Carol Lloyd
The Air America host, now suspended, offers more evidence of a troubling mean streak in our culture.
Winona! Mongolia! Teen lesbian swimmers!
Andrew O'Hehir
Indie roundup: All the women you'll ever boff -- revealed! Plus a creepy French tale of poolside teen lust and a great love story from Mongolia.
Hip-hop’s biggest clowns
Miles Marshall Lewis
Are Gnarls Barkley's wacky costumes and goofy antics just a smoke screen for the massively successful duo's angst?
Wong Kar-wai’s blueberry-pie America
Andrew O'Hehir
In this video interview, the Chinese art-film demigod talks about directing Norah Jones in his first American movie (and her first movie, period).
Tibetan Orientalism
Andrew Leonard
Chinese pop star Sa Dingding has big plans for taking her blend of Tibetan Buddhism and world music international. Is now the right time?
Everything you were afraid to ask about “Battlestar Galactica”
Thomas Rogers
A complete (updated!) primer on the smartest sci-fi TV show ... maybe ever.
Book news and media campaign coverage
Glenn Greenwald
New examples of the media dynamic examined in "Great American Hypocrites" emerge literally on a daily basis.
Breaking the mirrored ceiling
Tracy Clark-Flory
A new report rails against London's corporate strip club culture.
Is the Internet eroding America’s Puritanism — or making it worse?
Gary Kamiya
Beneath the gawking, the online reaction to the Spitzer and Paterson revelations shows that Americans are wary of passing judgment on private sins.
Indie box office: Lennon’s assassin a hit, man
Andrew O'Hehir
"Chapter 27" strong in NYC bow -- and don't miss an ultra-cool doc on L.A.'s hot modern art scene.
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