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Will global warming slow down the Autobahn?
Andrew Leonard
Ecofascists get blamed for ruining the fun on "Adolf Hitler's roads."
Sorority’s discriminating days are numbered
Tracy Clark-Flory
Delta Zeta gets the boot after kicking out members based on looks.
Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
Opening weekend at the Austin filmfest offers a controversial documentary about (not by) Michael Moore, an outrageous horror-comedy by Alan Cumming and a few Tarantino impersonations.
Are we playing dice with the biosphere?
Scott Rosenberg
Veteran tech writer Denise Caruso warns us how little we really know about genetic engineering -- and says there's a smarter way to place bets on new technology.
Our right-wing arbiters of masculinity
Glenn Greenwald
Even a casual examination of the individuals who impugn the masculinity of Democrats and liberals virtually always reveals what truly motivates that behavior.
The FBI’s lawbreaking is tied directly to President Bush
Glenn Greenwald
Media reports concerning the FBI's violations of its NSL reporting requirements ignore the real story: President Bush long ago proclaimed the right to ignore those requirements.
Not all gender quotas created equal
Carol Lloyd
Should the European Union follow the lead of governments that have adopted quotas for female representation?
Worldwide ADHD pandemic?
Carol Lloyd
Is the disorder really global, or is Big Pharma just improving its overseas marketing?
The Fix
Scott Lamb
Marine porn star update. Borat, human rights abuse victim. Plus: Timberlake tries to save Britney?
Think you know how to read, do you?
Tom Lutz
A new throng of authors wants to save literature from our nefarious English departments and teach us how to read their way. Now, class, pay attention.
Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
"The Host" rises up from American slime to destroy the Korean family! It must be destroyed! Plus: A new film on credit card debt will make you weep.
Is the Bush surge already failing?
Juan Cole
The president just gave a rosy assessment of his plan, but insurgents have adapted and Iraqis continue to be slaughtered.
King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
Salon Staff
Conference tournament madness: It's fun to watch the small-timers if you don't mind rooting for the overdog. Plus: Chicago Olympics. And: Barry's big head.
Conversations: James Mercer
Salon Staff
The lead singer of the Shins talks about the indie band's newfound mainstream success in this interview and podcast.
The unbearable rightness of fiction
Gary Kamiya
In his forceful new book, Milan Kundera argues that we need the novel to understand the "ineluctable defeat called life."
“The first time I was back since the storm … drugs were everywhere”
Bill Sasser
With much of New Orleans still uninhabitable, drug dealers are deluging neighborhoods. Violent crime is surging -- and so is anxiety about the city's recovery.
Can this woman make quinoa sexy?
Sarah Karnasiewicz
Heidi Swanson, author of the new cookbook "Super Natural Cooking," chats about the unsung pleasures of spelt and chard and her crusade to make healthy food hot.
The right-wing cult of contrived masculinity
Glenn Greenwald
Ann Coulter cannot and will not be "shunned" by the right-wing political movement because her tactics are central to its success.
The anti-Crichton
Andrew Leonard
Equal parts scary and inspiring, Kim Stanley Robinson's trilogy about global warming is a riveting how-to plan for averting catastrophe.
Neoconservative Eliot Cohen’s new position at the State Department
Glenn Greenwald
As they have done many times before, neoconservatives, with Iran in their sights, have installed one of their own at State to block any war-avoiding rapprochement.
Oprah’s ugly secret
Peter Birkenhead
By continuing to hawk "The Secret," a mishmash of offensive self-help cliches, Oprah Winfrey is squandering her goodwill and influence, and preaching to the world that mammon is queen.
The Republican candidates — and Ann Coulter — try out their acts
Michael Scherer
At the Conservative Political Action Conference, Giuliani flops and Romney shines as the GOP presidential contenders promise the right-wing faithful everything, including a cure for cancer.
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