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Rated G for guys
Rebecca Traister
Geena Davis turns her attention to why there aren't more girls in G-rated movies.
In your face, Larry Summers
Page Rockwell
Stanford marks the first anniversary of the Harvard president's sexist speech by holding a conference on women in math.
Rotten judgment in the state of Denmark
Jytte Klausen
The Danish paper that printed the cartoons wanted to stir up trouble -- and the government wanted a culture war. They got more than they bargained for.
Dissecting God
Gordy Slack
Philosopher Daniel Dennett argues that America is drowning in religion -- and that faith needs to be analyzed with the tools of science.
France knights Uma Thurman for being hot
Page Rockwell
Also to be added to the nation's round-table: Shalom Harlow and Kylie Minogue.
King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
Salon Staff
Myth: Seahawks wuz robbed in Super Bowl. Reality: NFL has a serious officiating problem.
“Everyone is afraid to criticize Islam”
Gerald Traufetter
Outspoken Dutch politician Hirsi Ali says the Danish cartoons should be displayed everywhere.
Betty Friedan’s legacy
Compiled by Sarah Goldstein
Hillary Clinton, Erica Jong, Camille Paglia and others remember the founder of the modern women's movement.
“Our people will never rest”
Susanne Koelbl et al.
In an interview, exiled Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal says the Palestinians' struggle will continue until the Israeli occupation ends.
Refuge in “Bleak House”
Stephanie Zacharek
Masterpiece Theatre's languid take on the Dickens classic is a refreshing break from our sound-bite, bloggified culture.
No s-e-x on Valentine’s Day
Katharine Mieszkowski
Decreeing a "Day of Purity," the right wants kids to celebrate not having sex on Feb. 14.
Talkin’ bout my generation
Gary Kamiya
A new book argues that the baby boomers were a "greater generation" than the one that beat the Depression and Hitler. But what did we really do?
Europe’s cartoon jihad
Kim Rahir
Explosive caricatures of Mohammed saw little fallout in Scandinavia, but will they unleash a new wave of riots in France's restive Muslim enclaves?
Boomerang
Salon Staff
Biting back at the anti-male backlash, and memories of home, this week in Table Talk.
Rolling with Blunt
Michael Scherer
A Missouri Republican is poised to replace Tom DeLay at the party's helm -- and carry on DeLay's tradition of enriching his friends.
Hybrid controversy? Surely not
Andrew Leonard
Popular Mechanics straddles the fence on the hybrid culture war.
King’s lost dream
Charles Taylor
The final volume of Taylor Branch's magisterial biography shows how Martin Luther King Jr. reached out to his enemies. His example should shame the shrill partisans on both sides of our poisonous cultural divide.
The Fix
Salon Staff
Paris takes on London. Oscar gets parsed. More Frey fallout: Is Jennifer Aniston to blame?
“Arthur & George”
Laura Miller
Drawing on a true story about Sherlock Holmes' creator and disemboweled farm animals, Julian Barnes delivers his most substantial novel.
Men in love
Ira Boudway
A new book asks hundreds of husbands what they think about the real issues in their marriage -- from porn and housework to adultery.
The Fix
Salon Staff
Headline writers cash in on Frey. Plus: Clay Aiken's "boyfriend" speaks and Joaquin Phoenix cheats death.
The reform charade
Michael Scherer
Republicans and Democrats alike are touting their pathetic versions of lobbying "reform." Here are five things to look for if you want to know whether they're serious.
Oprah’s revenge
Hillary Frey
The daytime queen didn't just expose the lies in James Frey's "memoir." She publicly shamed him -- and it was a little creepy.
Ask the pilot
Patrick Smith
Getting the silent treatment from airlines. Why are they so bad at customer relations?
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