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Sarah Palin: The Hugo Chavez of Alaska
Andrew Leonard
The governor may be pro-drilling, but she's no Big Oil puppet.
The eternal flame
Gary Kamiya
Like all the Olympics, the Beijing games leave us with abiding memories -- and a spark of inspiration.
The heretic
Laura Miller
Giordano Bruno has been called a martyr to science and an occultist, but a new book argues that the brilliant philosopher's unconventional behavior did him in.
Hench items
King Kaufman
The U.S. track and field debacle and NBC's shabby treatment of the games' glamour event. Plus: Keri Walsh. And: Teddy Atlas.
GOP: Here’s to Hillary’s big party!
Walter Shapiro
Nothing would delight Republicans more than for the Clintons to upstage Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention.
Remembering Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Joan Walsh
She was a great advocate for her district and for all of us, and she'll be missed in Denver next week.
Portrait of the artist as a fallen angel
Andrew O'Hehir
Indie hero Azazel Jacobs talks about casting his own parents -- and their eccentric, amazing New York apartment -- in his entrancing breakthrough film "Momma's Man."
Meet me at the state fair
Garrison Keillor
Llama judging, deep-fried pineapple on a stick, hot tubs, acres of machinery -- it's all here for the taking at the annual carnival of ideas.
Mom favored for Sap-o-Meter gold
King Kaufman
Slate has a scientific method for measuring the mawkishness of NBC's coverage.
Subject, verb, POW
Thomas Schaller
If McCain stole the cross-in-the-sand story from Solzhenitsyn he is not going to admit it, but he will express outrage at the insinuation and play the POW card, again.
I escaped death — and now I want to live!
Cary Tennis
Should I try to return to life as it was before, or should I set out on adventures?
Rat-brain robot alters direction of human history … again!
Evan Ratliff
New robot, not such new science.
Why we identify with Olympic athletes
Gary Kamiya
Yes, their feats are unimaginable -- but they pull us up with them.
My marriage was a mistake
Cary Tennis
I wanted to be the bride but I don't like being the wife. Now I face the toughest decision of my life.
Ask the pilot
Patrick Smith
What do U.S. carriers need to do to regain their status as world-class players? Wi-Fi would help.
Are you losing your memory thanks to the Internet?
Evan Ratliff
The ability to continually look up information is changing how and what we remember. But maybe that's not a bad thing.
Do you suffer from blockbuster fatigue?
Stephanie Zacharek
As the summer movie season drags on, it's time to ask whether there's a limit to how much hype we can take.
Precision vs. power
Jennifer Sey
The scrappy American women's gymnasts captured my heart, but I'm rooting for the Chinese -- they need some joy in their lives.
The United States of cheap beer
Salon Staff
From Stroh's to Shiner Bock, from Hamm's to Hudepohl, Salon brings you an incomplete, biased guide to this great piss-beer nation.
The pressure cooker
Gary Kamiya
In their different ways, the Olympic events on the dazzling first full day in Beijing showcased the ultimate athletic feat: Overcoming fear.
Why watching the Olympics is torture for me
Jennifer Sey
As a former top gymnast, I know what it feels like to stand on a 4-inch-wide plank, carrying the world on your 16-year-old shoulders.
The “bitter sea” of Chinese life
John Krich
Our correspondent returns to Beijing for the games -- and finds the same old dreary place.
Olympic torch song
Thomas Rogers
Some love the games for the competition. I love them for the Opening Ceremonies kitsch. Bring on the belting divas, plush bears and dancing cows!
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