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The Madonna adoption circus
Carol Lloyd
Human rights organizations will help decide whether the Material Girl can adopt a Malawian boy.
Destination: The Netherlands
Matt Steinglass
Delve into Lowlands literature and discover there's much more to this prosperous nation than wooden clogs, tulips and -- of course -- weed.
The Gen Xers are driving me crazy
Cary Tennis
I'm in my late 40s, and some of the younger people I work with make no sense at all to me!
Don’t like Christmas? Get a life
Garrison Keillor
You may feel excluded by Christian symbolism, but you're in America. Work with it.
The Fix
Scott Lamb
"Borat" scuttles Pam/Kid Rock marriage? Spears' literary criticism. Plus: Heath and Michelle set to marry?
Yes, Democrats do need the South!
Ed Kilgore
Tom Schaller may think the Democrats can whistle past Dixie and still win, but that's a recipe for disaster.
Bond, by the book
Allen Barra
With the release of "Casino Royale," I read Ian Fleming's classic Bond novels again and discovered a talented spy who was "just like us" and a writer devoted to pleasure.
Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
Dig into Salon's list of the best independent films of 2006 already out on DVD. Now that's something to be thankful for.
Base instincts
Sidney Blumenthal
Yes, Rupert Murdoch spiked the O.J. Simpson book. But the Fox mogul's obsession with degradation will continue unabated.
Why shouldn’t Muslim women wear veils?
Tracy Clark-Flory
Because "each woman with her beautiful hair is like a flower," according to one Egyptian MP. Hmm.
A culture of death in Nicaragua
Sarah Goldstein
One of the chilling effects of the new abortion ban is that doctors are afraid to do their jobs.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that
Tim Grieve
Harry Reid says his relationship with a fellow senator "isn't a 'Brokeback Mountain' situation."
Goodbye, Mr. Altman
Stephanie Zacharek
A great director, a poet, Robert Altman changed the landscape of filmmaking, and never stopped shooting. It's almost impossible to believe he's gone.
Ask the pilot
Patrick Smith
I can't carry liquids and gels on the plane, but what about mashed potatoes? Plus: Need a little humor to get you through your long holiday flight? Try SkyMaul.
That’s how the light gets in
Gary Kamiya
To truly give thanks this week is to celebrate the world. But for all of our obsession with success and self-fulfillment, Americans don't celebrate very well.
The fall of the house of Pynchon
Laura Miller
Slogging through the science and history, sex and paranoia that crowd Thomas Pynchon's cartoonish new novel, it's obvious his disciples now write better Big Idea novels than he does.
What else we’re reading
Page Rockwell
Gay rights in South Africa, rape-prevention tips from the U.K., collective bargaining in Bangalore and more.
Reproduction of the rich and famous
Daniel Harris
Forget golden statuettes. In the new, family-friendly Hollywood, the real status symbols are sonograms and diamond solitaires.
I Like to Watch
Heather Havrilesky
The born losers of "Lost" and the born winners of "The OC" prove that victory is just another word for nothing left to lose.
The sexiest man living!
Salon Staff
Forget that other list. We pick the men who really set our hearts aflame -- and there's nary a pretty-boy actor among them.
I’ve got three months to go in this job — will I survive?
Cary Tennis
This tedious contract position has me jumping out of my skin -- I'm only 23 and I've got things to do!
Blaming the victim?
Carol Lloyd
British police find that some rape victims who believe they were drugged were actually just drunk. Does it matter?
Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
The most original new thriller since "Memento." The year's best relationship movie. Plus: Heath Ledger's a revelation in "Candy."
Uncle Sam, keep out
Glenn Greenwald
What Democrats can learn from the failure of the gay marriage ban in Arizona.
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