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Summer reads
Salon Staff
Great escapes: From a journey down the Nile to the chronicle of a professional basketball player, these memoir recommendations will whisk you away.
Is the iPod killing great paintings?
Farhad Manjoo
The painter David Hockney -- who prefers his eyes to his ears -- thinks iPods are making us all ear-loving freaks.
Nixon knows best
Allen Barra
Richard Nixon continues to fascinate and repel us. On the 35th anniversary of Watergate, is it time to stop kicking Dick around and reconsider his accomplishments?
Waiting for Sarkozy
Gregory Levey
Can France's new president -- and the next American one -- begin to reverse the damage of the Bush era?
Chris Matthews on Fred Thompson’s sexiness and smells
Glenn Greenwald
The "masculinity"-obsessed MSNBC anchor illustrates a predominant theme lurking in our political discourse.
What is the meaning of life?
Laura Miller
Terry Eagleton, the man who introduced millions to literary theory, tells us why George Bush is the ultimate postmodernist, how torture is wrong, and what "meaning" really means.
Her sexy T-shirt says “Kitty Not Happy” — is that OK at work?
Cary Tennis
I know this young woman has problems at home, but I think she might need a good slapping!
Bollywood in Africa — Is it getting too Western?
Andrew Leonard
China isn't the only former victim of colonialism asserting itself in Africa. India's also on the move.
The other mothers
Lynn Harris
Lucy Kaylin, author of a new book on mothers' complicated relationship with nannies, talks frankly about playground politics, nannycams and how the "mommy wars" play into childcare choices.
Why a five-star restaurant serves one-star food
Farhad Manjoo
A host of new Web sites promise to make online reviews of products and places more reliable.
I love L.A.
Garrison Keillor
Everyone knows the comedy version of Los Angeles. Imagine my surprise when I found myself speaking up for the despised city.
Portrait of a princess, interrupted
Joan Walsh
Tina Brown talks with Salon about Princess Diana's not-so-enchanted life, her rebellious streak and her transformation into a humanitarian heroine.
Welcome to “The Diana Chronicles” blog
Tina Brown
From my Salon Authors page, I'll share the thoughts and impressions that have arisen since publication.
Cheers and jeers
Salon Staff
A McCartney profile sparks an online spat, praise for Spoon, free Queens of the Stone Age and more.
Summer reads
Salon Staff
Chic lit: From a saga of 17th century maidens to a 21st century mom flirting with disaster, our novel recommendations will make you feel cheap and sexy in the best possible way.
Joe Klein’s stirring defense of Lewis Libby
Glenn Greenwald
The "liberal" Time pundit asserts multiple (though revealing) falsehoods in calling for Libby to be freed.
Better to be Hamlet than President George
Peter Birkenhead
Doubt is a virtue, JFK told students 45 years ago. Without it we have the tragic bluster and empty optimism of political culture today.
Joe Lieberman, warmongering centrist
Glenn Greenwald
The risk of a war with Iran is real, substantial and imminent.
Paris isn’t free — and neither are we
Heather Havrilesky, Rebecca Traister
Paris Hilton's strange celebrity hits a new nadir after Friday's chaotic perp walk. Will we ever be free from her now?
Little Steven speaks
Salon Staff
Steven Van Zandt talks about "The Sopranos," Springsteen and saving rock 'n' roll.
Abortion, shmashmortion
Tracy Clark-Flory
"Knocked Up" avoids directly addressing abortion -- does that make it anti-choice?
“The Sopranos” prediction pool
Thomas Rogers, Dipayan Gupta
Who will survive the big finale? Jonathan Ames, Berkeley Breathed, Jennifer Egan, Daniel Handler, Heather Havrilesky, Erica Jong, Laura Lippman, Frank Rich and others weigh in.
Give my petards to Broadway
Peter Birkenhead
Why more people will be watching "The Sopranos" than the Tonys on Sunday night.
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