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Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
David Cronenberg on whether his new movie is an allegory for George W. Bush's America. Plus: Controversial Lars von Trier's latest, and if you don't see "Forty Shades of Blue," shame on you!
Letters
Salon Staff
"When I see one of those ads, I think I need a bong hit to endure America's endless foolishness." Readers respond to "The Return of Reefer Madness."
Afghanistan: Mission not yet accomplished
Mitchell Prothero
Despite successful elections, warlords, drug cartels and growing disenchantment with the West could still derail the fledgling democracy.
Letters
Salon Staff
The war of the sexes rages on. Readers go another round on Rebecca Traister's "Attack of the Listless Lads."
Not just filmed but “Illuminated”
Priya Jain
Liev Schreiber talks about what it was like adapting the bestselling "Everything Is Illuminated" -- and not being able to recognize your own brother.
Letters
Salon Staff
A crowd of readers -- both the listless and the angry -- respond to Rebecca Traister's "Attack of the Listless Lads."
Bigger, faster, higher
Jonathan Watts
Along its almost completed railway to Tibet, China's can-do spirit pushes people and the environment to the limit.
The return of reefer madness
Maia Szalavitz
The U.S. drug czar's office is running ads implying that smoking marijuana can lead to insanity. But pushing dubious science is no way to persuade teenagers not to do drugs.
Who made Nancy Drew?
Emily Biuso
Melanie Rehak investigates the origins of the world-famous girl sleuth and discovers two remarkable, revolutionary women.
Ask the pilot
Patrick Smith
Death in the skies: A fatal misreading of an alarm led to the Helios 522 tragedy.
Grief, leadership and the man at the helm
Salon Staff
TTers remember what has been lost, look for answers and find surprising reasons to smile this week.
What we owe Xena
Cathy Young
Ten years ago the Warrior Princess stormed the small screen, leading the way for the "girl power" that followed.
What do I say to my 4-year-old about our house in New Orleans?
Cary Tennis
We got out alive, and we're OK, but I don't know how to explain to my daughter.
The know-nothings
Andrew O'Hehir
Pro-business Republicans and the religious right have joined in a frighteningly successful campaign to undermine the findings of science.
The Fix
Salon Staff
Conservatives' new poster child: The penguin. Fur flies over J. Lo clothes. Plus: First Brangelina, now ... Orlandsten?
Last of the Ninth
Frank Etheridge
New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward was a historic black neighborhood, home to Fats Domino, abandoned by government, and the "murder capital of the murder capital." Now that it has been destroyed by Katrina, will its loyal inhabitants be able to return?
Back to school at 52
Corrie Pikul
Anthropology professor Cathy Small went undercover to find out why her students kept sleeping in her class. She learned some very strange lessons.
What went wrong
Gary Kamiya
In Anthony Shadid's extraordinary new book about the Iraq war, the Iraqis themselves finally speak. Their stories provide the most eloquent indictment yet of America's disastrous Middle East adventure.
White-knuckle TV
Heather Havrilesky
Ghosts, aliens, terrorists, criminals, sea monsters and female presidents are appearing this fall to exploit our deepest, darkest phobias. Is this the entertainment we want -- or deserve?
Hostages to fear
Bill Moyers
The bullies using Sept. 11 to threaten America's religious and moral freedom must be opposed with a stubbornness to match their own.
History is being flooded, too
Rebecca Traister
Slave records, jazz archives, Jefferson Davis' mansion: Hurricane Katrina has put them all in peril.
Ask the pilot
Patrick Smith
With airplanes crashing everywhere, is it time to run away from the newest, cheapest carriers?
The Fix
Salon Staff
Will Moore make "Fahrenheit Katrina"? Jay-Z backs Kanye's Bush comments. Plus: Katie Holmes to become Kate Cruise.
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