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Finding “The Lost”
Andrew O'Hehir
Salon Book Award winner Daniel Mendelsohn discusses his search for missing relatives, the "overfamiliarity" of the Holocaust, and why we should listen to our elders.
“James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon”
Salon Staff
Julie Phillips introduces the fascinating subject of her biography: A sophisticated, adventurous woman who wrote science fiction like a sophisticated, adventurous man.
Don’t believe the hype about murder
Jill Leovy
The real story of homicide in America is one of hope, especially for black men, who have long suffered the most.
Teach your pop stars well
David Marchese
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer David Crosby talks about touring, political engagement and why he doesn't listen to Britney Spears.
Obama’s magic
Walter Shapiro
With his rock star visit to New Hampshire, the highflying senator continues to tantalize Democrats with intimations of a White House run -- and a buzz not felt in American politics since JFK.
Save the rain forest — boycott organic?
Andrew Leonard
Chemical fertilizer fans play a game of green-upmanship.
The Fix
Scott Lamb
The U.S. caught spying on Princess Di. Vogue's editor campaigning for healthier models. Plus: "Apocalypto" atop the box office.
So long, Paris
Rebecca Traister
For years we've been paralyzed in the tractor beam of her brainless celebrity. Now it's time to kiss the creepy dollie goodbye.
“Apocalypto”
Andrew O'Hehir
Mel Gibson's latest pretends to care about the fall of man, but it really only wants to impale, flay, disfigure and torture him. Sound familiar?
Hating the haters
Carol Lloyd
Does denying campus antichoice groups funding help protect women's rights, or discriminate against unpopular views?
In search of the perfect QQ girl
Andrew Leonard
Virtual money is challenging the real thing in China. As usual, the sex industry is partially to blame.
What Mary Cheney should expect while she’s expecting
Louis Bayard
Forget morning sickness and weight gain and get ready for nine months of right-wing hand-wringing and embarrassed silence.
A hard rock
Peter Birkenhead
I thought picking out a "conflict-free" diamond engagement ring would be romantic. But I might as well have been signing a mortgage.
Mean streets
Scott Thill
Serbian photographer Boogie discusses taking to New York's seedy streets and capturing the true lives of junkies and gangsters.
I love journalism but I hate asking uncomfortable questions
Cary Tennis
Have I chosen the right field? Or am I too shy?
What else we’re reading
Page Rockwell
Modern-day witch trials, more Gina Lollobrigida news, Conservative Judaism on same-sex marriage and more.
Kissing controversy
Adrienne So
Westernization causes consternation in India after Bollywood actors lock lips.
How Edward Said took intellectuals for a ride
Gary Kamiya
The famous professor and Palestine advocate claimed that bigoted Western stereotypes about the Orient support imperialism. But Middle East scholar Robert Irwin proves it was Said who didn't have the full picture.
We wish you an Indianized Christmas
Andrew Leonard
Australia's Boymongoose has some issues with "totally insufficient dowries."
The Fix
Scott Lamb
Simpson fumbles Dolly. Madonna's adoption plans upsetting Ritchie? Plus: Paltrow "proud to be American."
Dining room diplomacy
Andy Isaacson
As bombs fell on the Middle East, I cooked a gourmet meal for a group of Arab artists -- and between bites of roasted tomatoes and baby lettuce, the world seemed at peace.
North Beach forever
Gary Kamiya
"It was the end of the continent; they didn't give a damn," Jack Kerouac said of San Francisco. But what happens when you and your city grow up?
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