Who cares about "Attack of the Clones"? After reinventing popcorn cinema with his giddy space western, George Lucas can do whatever he wants.

He didn't expect to succeed in the movies and didn't enjoy fame, but became one of the finest actors of our time

Dragons! Centaurs! Sex! Bad puns! A writer confesses her embarrassing love for Piers Anthony's epic, cheesy fantasy novels.

Back then a street movement confronted the Democratic Party. Will it end the same way this time?

Republicans like to talk about their "humble roots" in order to disguise their true upper-class ideology

As the gloves come off in the presidential race, John McCain seems ever more willing to dispense with past claims to personal honor.

Obama appears unlikely to announce a running mate until the Olympics wind down. But waiting until the convention is close could be risky.

Where were you in 1968? A member of Salon's reader community, Table Talk, shares the ways in which her memories linger.

A community organization in Minnesota that drives seniors to essential services is facing many roadblocks

Russell Baker, David Frost, Larry King, Gloria Steinem, Tip O'Neill and others recall their encounters with the legendary senator.

Pence, unlike Trump, has political experience. But will he be able to be a congressional liaison that Trump needs?

The "imperfect" war hero steered clear of George W. Bush as he took aim at Barack Obama and tried to marshal his tarnished party.

Lee brings the Black perspective to a genre that has long backgrounded it in Netflix's exhilarating new movie

Sanders backers must choose between making a point and making a real difference

As Fred Astaire (d. 1987) can attest, it's never too late to sell a dirt devil!