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My man has a special way of making me feel ordinary
Cary Tennis
Am I wrong to want him to make me feel like one in a million?
Is the fix in on “American Idol”?
Salon Staff
Allegations surface that support from Howard Stern and ballot stuffing from Indian call centers are responsible for the improbable staying power of "Idol" contestant Sanjaya Malakar.
I’m dying to be a musician
Cary Tennis
Must one be born with musical talent? I yearn to express myself but have no training.
Writing in the free world
Amy Benfer
Jonathan Lethem explains why copyright laws stifle creativity and why he's giving away the film option to his new novel.
The man behind “Battlestar Galactica”
Laura Miller
Ronald D. Moore, creator of TV's smartest sci-fi show, talks about the creative freedom of serialized drama and how to comment on the Iraq war in a story set in outer space.
Campus contraceptive costs spike
Page Rockwell
Plus, Texas considers offering women financial incentives to choose adoption instead of abortion.
Bill McKibben says we’re stuffed
Ira Boudway
We've eaten, developed and drilled to near oblivion, says the environmental writer. It's time to realize that having more stuff is not the road to paradise. Oh, really?
Judge: Wife-beating is normal in your culture
Carol Lloyd
In a divorce case, a German court defers to a 7th-century religious text.
Congressional Republicans suddenly discover the need for oversight
Glenn Greenwald
Driven by the public disclosure of but a fraction of the surveillance abuses they have enabled, Congressional Republicans pretend to discover the virtues of oversight.
Anne Lamott’s amazing grace
Joan Walsh
The former Salon columnist talks straight about being attacked by readers, why she's not crazy about Hillary, her wonderful week with Molly Ivins, and what a drag it is getting old.
Does this dress make me look financially independent?
Paula Rogers
The secretly subversive handmade garments of Woman's Exchange outlets.
Four years, five speeches
Tim Grieve
The president's Iraq war anniversary remarks show just how far we've come.
More on women soldiers, rape and Iraq
Page Rockwell
The New York Times mag on the war's disturbing rape-report statistics and the PTSD gripping many female veterans once they return home.
My boyfriend wants me to move, my daughter wants me to stay
Cary Tennis
Should I pick up and move four hours away to be with the man I love?
McCain and the “tar baby”
Michael Scherer
Like Mitt Romney before him, McCain uses and then apologizes for using the racially charged expression.
Failing Iraqi women
Tracy Clark-Flory
The Bush administration notes the importance of Iraqi women, but it's "too little, too late."
Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
The best of South by Southwest: An extraordinary look at Kurt Cobain's life and an absorbing film about a forgotten pop legend. Plus: A chat with a Cannes winner.
Office romance: Is dating a co-worker dangerous?
Cary Tennis
I've never worked in an office before but I find this woman manager attractive...
The “history war” in Northeast Asia
Andrew Leonard
Who owns the legacy of the Kingdom of Koguryo/Gaogouli? China, Korea or Wikipedia?
Hall of shame
Salon Staff
Dubious voting practices reported from within the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Conversations: Ry Cooder
Salon Staff
The legendary guitarist talks about storytelling, dilettantism and protest music in this podcast and interview.
The Great Smog of China
Andrew Leonard
London's pea soup fog used to be a deadly killer, until the government cleaned it up. Can China, and the world, learn from example?
The Fix
Scott Lamb
Marc Jacobs heads to rehab. Rap icons diversify their brands. Plus: Stallone charged over growth hormones.
The Coulterization of the American right
Gary Kamiya
The "faggot" episode isn't about Ann Coulter. It's about the deal conservatism made with the devil -- a deal that has cost it its soul.
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