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Forget the Haight and Woodstock
Stephen Amidon
A new book makes a compelling case that Laurel Canyon, home to Joni, Zappa, Mama Cass and many more, was the true center of '60s rock.
“In America, seduction is dishonest”
Laura Miller
Marketing guru Clotaire Rapaille explains why Americans invented fast food and fast sex -- while the French, despite their cultural "senility," know how to savor their adulterous liaisons.
The billion-dollar gravestone
Tom Engelhardt
Instead of being a testament to the dead, the hubristic 9/11 memorial will remind viewers of the arrogant folly of Bush's America.
Wait! Virginity pledges don’t work?
Tracy Clark-Flory
New York Times Op-Ed argues that virginity pledges are too individualistic.
Series wrap-up: “Will & Grace”
Kerry Lauerman
After eight years, it was a drawn-out farewell. But the couple we'll really miss are Jack and Karen.
Return of the brainless hussies
Rebecca Traister
From "American Idol" to Paris Hilton to an army of jiggly video stars, vapid females seem to be everywhere.
Saudi women’s exercise woes
Page Rockwell
Two-thirds of the country's women are overweight or obese.
“The Da Vinci Code”
Stephanie Zacharek
Conservative critics have bemoaned "The Da Vinci Code" as a subversive attack on moral decency and a shocking challenge to religious tradition. If only.
“Code” breakers
Andrew O'Hehir
At the "Da Vinci Code" premiere in Cannes, the press offers the film up to gods of the C
Finale wrap-up: “America’s Next Top Model”
Joan Walsh
Vivid racial dynamics, prettier clothes and big, gross bugs -- the show is back!
Roadfoodies
Sarah Karnasiewicz
Jane and Michael Stern talk about 30 years of scouring America for the best chili dogs and fried clams -- and the food they had to throw overboard.
“Gooey girls’ fare” goes prime time
Tracy Clark-Flory
Maureen Dowd writes that ABC has had a major success with female-friendly shows.
Where “No” means “Yes, but I can’t afford for you to think I’m easy”
Lynn Harris
A new study explores a culture of sexual coercion in Brazil.
Mummy dearest
Rebecca Traister
The remains of an ancient Peruvian woman give new meaning to the mummy wars.
King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
Salon Staff
Anthems booed, injuries cheered, victories missed. It's been a nasty, clueless couple of days for sports fans.
“Whiteman”
Laura Miller
This seductive debut from a former Peace Corps worker transcends the "earnest young man" novel and announces the arrival of a master storyteller.
The classy bachelor party
Sarah Elizabeth Richards
Tired of strippers, some men just want to hang out and talk. There's nothing unmanly about that.
Hidden victims of polygamy
Sarah Elizabeth Richards
Officials are accused of turning a blind eye to alleged sexual abuse in a polygamist sect.
The face-off
Laura Secor
Mark Bowden's new book offers a gripping, suspenseful account of the Iran hostage crisis -- but almost no analysis of its larger meaning. Considering the mounting tension between the U.S. and Iran, that isn't good enough.
“Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism”
Michelle Goldberg
Across the United States, religious activists are organizing to establish an American theocracy. A frightening look inside the growing right-wing movement.
Ask the pilot
Patrick Smith
How accurate is "United 93," from an inside-the-cockpit point of view? The pilot weighs in.
“Booth babes” fight back!
Page Rockwell
Savvy models stage a cheeky objection to the controversial E3 conference dress code.
The children they gave away
Sarah Karnasiewicz
In the decades between World War II and Roe v. Wade, 1.5 million young women were secretly sent to homes for unwed mothers and coerced into giving their babies up for adoption. Now their stories are finally being told.
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