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Veering to the Reich
Michael Scott Moore
A slicked-up neo-Nazi party is making noise again in Germany, exploiting rising immigration fears in Europe. Are voters starting to listen?
The Ninth tale
Kevin Berger
A sublime new recording of Mahler's Ninth Symphony, and the recent publication of "Letters to His Wife," recall the chilling summer when the Austrian composer faced down his demons and wrote his masterpiece.
I Like to Watch
Heather Havrilesky
Nostalgia TV: Culture stalls and we choke on its fumes. At least we can all be warmed by the return of "Greg the Bunny."
Kissinger’s revisionist history lesson
Aaron Kinney
Former Sec. of State Henry Kissinger says we can learn a lot about Iraq by looking at Vietnam -- as long as we agree that the Vietnam War was an American success story.
Self-help nation
Laura Miller
Americans spend billions of dollars a year trying to improve themselves. Is this quest for perfection a sign of perpetual optimism -- or fear of a hostile world?
Letters
Salon Staff
"Jesus, I think, would have preferred that we keep our money changing and our worshiping separate." Readers respond to Lynn Harris' article about the Christian business boom.
Priests in lab coats
Andrew O'Hehir
Philosopher Michael Ruse is an ardent evolutionist who thinks creationism is claptrap. So why is he accusing atheistic scientists like Richard Dawkins of being as religious as born-again Bible thumpers?
Yurts, robot secretaries, and talking dinosaurs
Douglas Wolk
In Carla Speed McNeil's "Finder" comics, cultures past, present and future clash and combine to create a fantastic vision of a different world.
Verily, I sell unto you
Lynn Harris
Increasing numbers of evangelical business owners are hanging out their shingles with the word "Christian" prominently displayed. Are they bringing godliness to Main Street -- or making hay on holiness?
Letters
Salon Staff
"To all the men out there, I say: You Want Me to Want You. To Ms. Dickerson, I say: If you want to be desirable, check the hurt and the drama at the door." Readers respond to Debra Dickerson's essay on the missing black women of "Wedding Crashers."
I want you to want me
Debra Dickerson
I laughed, I cried -- then I wondered: Why won't the "Wedding Crashers" crash any sister's wedding?
Ask the pilot
Patrick Smith
The science and psychobabble of air carrier identity: From Zoroastrianism to "touch lines," just what are the airlines trying to say?
The victim and the killer
Phillip Robertson
Yasser Salihee was an Iraqi journalist. Joe was an American sniper. On June 24, 2005, fate brought them together on a Baghdad street.
“This wasn’t planned, you know”
Heather Havrilesky
When Nate hit the floor, "Six Feet Under" skidded off the road into total darkness, and took our psyches with it.
Dogfight in Ohio
Bill Frogameni
A Marine who fought in Fallujah is trying to become the first Iraq war vet to serve in Congress -- and give Democrats hope that Ohio is not permanently lost.
Killer instincts
Laura Miller
What inspires young men and women to become suicide bombers? Religious fanaticism? Nationalism? Alienation? Or some toxic mix of all three?
Big Mother is watching
Sarah Karnasiewicz
Alarmed by screaming headlines about abducted and abused children, more and more parents are using technology to keep tabs on their kids. But are satellite-linked stuffed animals and I.D.-encoded clothing a sign of parental responsibility -- or paranoia?
One nation, divisible
Michelle Goldberg
Do evangelicals and secularists want the same America? Legal scholar Noah Feldman says yes, and he has a plan for a more perfect union. Too bad it will never work.
Hillary, player hater
Farhad Manjoo
A hilariously graphic sex scene hidden in "Grand Theft Auto" has got Hillary Clinton all hot and bothered. That's no way to win the youth vote.
Life after the settlements
Carolin Emcke
When Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip in August, Palestinians will contend with a society shattered by occupation and the powerlessness of its own leadership.
Letters
Salon Staff
Readers respond to Salon's series on "reparative therapy" for gays and lesbians. Plus: The National Association of Social Workers clarifies its stance on the practice.
Ask the pilot
Patrick Smith
Name games: After his stint as airline logo consultant, the pilot jumps into a semantic mud pit.
Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
Gus Van Sant takes on Kurt Cobain. Plus: A rowdy Berlin adventure for the anti-globalization crowd and a devastating Chechen war documentary.
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