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When divas go redneck
Leanne Potts
Faith Hill swaps Versace for blue jeans, as country stars drop crossover attempts that no longer play to their red-state base.
Turning off gays
Mark Benjamin
A loose network of Christian ministries and social workers, with the blessing of the political right, are putting gays and lesbians on the couch, determined to "cure" them.
Ask the pilot
Patrick Smith
Resistance is futile. The Generic Meaningless Swoosh Thing will conquer all.
Big agriculture’s big lie
Ira Boudway
A Kansas editor says our assembly-line approach to growing our food is actually contributing to world hunger -- and explains why buying local and buying organic is so important.
Letters
Salon Staff
The Judy Miller storm swirls on: Salon readers rally around Andrew O'Hehir, but the argument still rages.
TV’s leading men need to get laid
Peter Birkenhead
Recently divorced, I turned to the tube for some good, Andy Sipowicz-style company -- but all the male stars have lives even more pathetic than my own.
Holy fem-bot, Batman!
Rebecca Traister
Katie Holmes is turning into a zombie in front of our eyes. Pass the popcorn.
Santorum’s prognosis: Not good
Tim Grieve
A new poll has the Pennslyvania Republican trailing badly in his run for re-election in 2006.
Letters
Salon Staff
"Pravda-inspired self-justification": Salon readers react with outrage to Andrew O'Hehir's piece on the Judith Miller case.
Shadow man
Allen Barra
In "King of the Jews," Nick Tosches takes on Arnold Rothstein, the legendary gangland figure who fixed a World Series, mentored young hoodlums, and inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Me & the chocolate factory
Steve Almond
I've seen the original "Willy Wonka" 27 times, but I'm going to skip the remake. How could Tim Burton possibly improve on one of the best movies ever?
The Fix
Salon Staff
Katie Holmes turns zombie, hops up on furniture. Keri Russell, Cruise's next convert?
Where no TV show has gone before
Laura Miller
With its hot, androgynous heroine leading the remnants of humanity against evil, God-fearing robots, "Battlestar Galactica" is boldly
re-creating sci-fi TV.
Letters
Salon Staff
Readers respond to Salon's coverage of the London bombings and debate how to fight a "smarter" war on terrorism.
Miller goes to jail
Michael Scherer
As the New York Times reporter was led away, many in the courtroom feared that the real victim was a free press.
Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
Ingmar Bergman's last film? Plus: A look at the demented morality of the American South and "Murderball," a documentary about a randy band of disabled rugby players.
Trying to control the controller
Katy Read
As a parent, I'm supposed to take a stand on video games. But how can I tell how they'll affect my kids if I don't even know how to turn on the PS2?
A babe in bunnyland
Christine Smallwood
As the daughter of Hugh Hefner's personal doctor, Jennifer Saginor came of age in the sex-drenched world of drugs and celebrities at the Playboy Mansion. Now, she's trying to grow up.
Rites (and wrongs) of Jewish passage
Kera Bolonik
A secular Jew is appalled by the materialism and vulgarity of many bar and bat mitzvahs -- but he also discovers that these rituals can be beautiful and important.
The Supreme Court perception game
Tim Grieve
The White House wants you to know that it's pushing back against the religious right on the question of Sandra Day O'Connor's replacement.
Letters
Salon Staff
Heather Havrilesky's "Meet the Smoothies!" prompts male readers to debate waxing, sparks fear of a "mini-race of tween angels," and angers those who find stories about hairless hunks disgraceful in a time of war.
Magic comic ride
Douglas Wolk
In his fantastical "Promethea" series, Alan Moore indulges his fascinations with tantric sex and the tarot -- and reveals his take on kabbalistic philosophy.
After O’Connor
Compiled by Salon staff
What's next for abortion, gay rights and post-9/11 civil liberties? Activists and scholars debate the Supreme Court's future.
The Fix
Salon Staff
Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston, disgustingly close. McMillan loses groove. Kelly Preston: "Good for Tom Cruise!"
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