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Still has a mouth, and still must scream
Andrew O'Hehir
Science-fiction legend Harlan Ellison on the new movie starring himself as a "funny, weird old guy" -- and how the WGA wound up as Hollywood's "bitches."
The bowel movement
Leslie Crawford
What is your poo telling you about your health? It's the burning question that has everybody's head in the toilet these days.
Hillary’s race against time
Camille Paglia
Are Clinton's inept attack ads and faux-feminism enough? Can Obama learn to attack? Plus: American eroticism devolves to Barbie boobs and Botox.
The tragic fall of Eliot Spitzer
Walter Shapiro
He once busted up "sex rings" himself, but the New York governor's hiring of a pricey prostitute has shattered his political career.
Sex, ’70s style
Amy Reiter
Swingers, short skirts, blowup dolls and big hearts: "Love American Style" taught a generation of kids about sex. So how does it look now that we're all grown up?
How the U.S. can still save Iraq
Gary Kamiya
It's time for the U.S. to listen to secular Iraqis like Omar Fekeiki, a passionate journalist with a bold and original plan to put Iraq together again.
Meet Dextre, Canada’s robotic space hand, eh
Farhad Manjoo
But is this Canada's last big venture into space?
War cheerleaders ask: “Is Obama man enough to be president?”
Glenn Greenwald
As always, Democratic candidates are accused of lacking manliness because they're not eager enough to send others off to war.
David Simon on cutting “The Wire”
Heather Havrilesky
The series creator on the show's majestic 5-year run, Sunday's finale and those pesky, "psychically wounded" critics
One happy ending to “The Wire”
Joan Walsh
If you found the show's bleak view of the inner city too depressing, you'll love Wendell Pierce's New Orleans rebuilding project.
Has success ruined America’s friendliest filmfest?
Andrew O'Hehir
No! Bring on the Tex-Mex, tequila and oddball movies -- Bigfoot! Bong jokes! Even a few big stars! -- that make South by Southwest so fun.
“Survivor” in the rubbish
Katharine Mieszkowski
"Dumped," a new reality show, tosses vain Brits into a garbage dump to live among the maggots and tires. It's trash TV with a message.
The best subprime headline ever
Andrew Leonard
Ever wondered how thrash metal pioneer Dave Mustaine feels about foreclosures?
“10,000 BC”
Stephanie Zacharek
This sprawling epic is as lively as a natural history museum diorama. Beware the woolly mammoth!
Help! I’m committing professional suicide!
Cary Tennis
I know what to do and how to do it but I'm paralyzed! Soon my whole work life is going to come crashing down!
Take back the mini!
Carol Lloyd
South African women protest violence using their heads -- and their legs.
“Project Runway”: The rundown
Salon Staff
Did Rami, Christian or Jillian carry the day? Join Salon staff as we discuss the "Project Runway" season finale.
The man who ruined the novel
Stephen Marche
Alain Robbe-Grillet turned the masses against inventive fiction. Now that he's dead, will experimental writing make a comeback?
Hacking into Freedom City
Andrew Leonard
"The Gulag Archipelago" meets "Counter-Strike" in China. Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Deliver milk powder.
Do not go gentle into that Eileen Fisher
Mary Elizabeth Williams
As a mother in her 40s, I found the idea of a bestseller called "How Not to Look Old" appalling. That didn't keep me from buying it.
Did the Mayans make their own climate change?
Andrew Leonard
Satellite imagery suggests the severe droughts that plagued Mesoamerica's ancient civilization were self-inflicted
Gary Gygax’s final quest
Andrew Leonard
The co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons is dead. Let's all stop playing World of Warcraft for a minute, and remember him.
Red State Update: “I’d be pissed off if I was Mitt Romney’s kids”
Salon Staff
Jackie and Dunlap check in from Nashville to weigh in on the state of the race.
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