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When good actors do bad things
Stephanie Zacharek
Alec Baldwin confesses his sins to Rosie and Barbara. Can't we forgive him, after all he's done for us?
Ask the pilot
Patrick Smith
The strange underworld of airliner porn, and the geeks who make it happen.
From Norman Rockwell to Abu Ghraib
Sidney Blumenthal
To understand how Bush justifies a torture policy that is the bane of our nation, consider the sentimental cowboy art that decks his Oval Office walls.
Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
Do men who have sex with horses deserve our sympathy? A podcast interview with the director of a movie about animal love -- "Zoo."
The Pat Tillman and Jessica Lynch frauds
Glenn Greenwald
There is nothing unusual about these frauds. They are the natural, and common, byproduct of our political and media institutions.
Who gets to use the N word?
Mark Anthony Neal
Author Jabari Asim talks about the history of the loaded term, when its use is valid and why Don Imus' firing was justified.
David Halberstam on today’s American press
Glenn Greenwald
Though U.S. media stars will undoubtedly rush to heap praise on Halberstam, his views on the proper role of journalism could not be any farther from what they do.
Tough titties
Rebecca Traister
Jessica Valenti, author of the new book "Full Frontal Feminism," discusses sex positivity, activism and boob flashing as a feminist statement.
The oldest story ever written
Laura Miller
How an ancient epic full of sex, violence and a pre-biblical flood got lost and found, and how its legacy lives on in "Lethal Weapon."
How little we know about Cho
Joan Walsh
Newt Gingrich blames liberalism, the Sunday Times of London blames "a feminised society." So many opinions, so little enlightenment about the Virginia Tech tragedy.
I heart Bob Herbert
Tracy Clark-Flory
The columnist covers sexism in the NYPD and the misogyny of violence. All in a week's work.
Various items
Glenn Greenwald
Adam Nagourney and the Breck Girl. A party at Versailles. Harry Reid the terrorist-traitor.
Right-wing blogs discover massive conspiracy to hide WMDs in Iraq
Glenn Greenwald
The embrace by leading neoconservatives and other war supporters of the most bizarre and deranged conspiracy theories speaks volumes about their credibility and judgment.
Three questions for Ronin Ro
Salon Staff
The author of a new biography of Dr. Dre talks about his subject's success.
American tragedy
Salon Staff
Members of Salon's community, Table Talk, share their thoughts on the Virginia Tech massacre.
Killer reflection
Jeff Yang
Cho and other Asian shooters were portrayed as "smart but quiet" and "fundamentally foreign." What do these stereotypes reveal, and what do they obscure?
Broadcasting from under a veil
Carol Lloyd
Two Egyptian anchorwomen are fighting for the right to wear hijabs when they read the news.
Conversations: Patti Smith
Salon Staff
The priestess of punk talks politics and the power of rock in this interview and podcast.
Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
Hilary Brougher's "Stephanie Daley" is a major American film, in spite of its indie pedigree. Plus: Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson visit the snuff motel.
The world press on Virginia Tech
Compiled by Jonathan Vanian
International reactions to the mass slayings range from shock and sympathy to bewilderment about America's gun culture.
Repeal the Second Amendment
Walter Shapiro
The best way to reduce the odds of another blood bath like the one at Virginia Tech is to amend the Constitution and abolish the right to bear arms.
Our benevolent surveillance state
Glenn Greenwald
Both the scope and the number of databases maintained by the federal government on American citizens continue to grow.
Why Democrats dumped gun control
Alex Koppelman
Monday's shooting at Virginia Tech is a reminder that the party that once championed gun control has been running away from it since the 2000 election.
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