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I could have had celebrity sex — but I stuck to my principles
Cary Tennis
I fell hard for a high-level business leader -- until she abruptly turned off the charm.
Her life as a spy
Laura Miller
Vera Atkins was a sphinx to those who knew her, but as a superb new biography reveals, the gallant spymistress of World War II was driven by personal secrets and loyalties.
A women’s tea for Nancy and Ann
Katharine Mieszkowski
The first woman speaker of the House remembers one great Texan who paved her way ... and we don't mean George W. Bush!
Seeing the light — of science
Steve Paulson
Ronald Numbers -- a former Seventh-day Adventist and author of the definitive history of creationism -- discusses his break with the church, whether creationists are less intelligent and why Galileo wasn't really a martyr.
Editor’s picks 2006: Opinion
Salon Staff
Our pundits and analysts on the Danish cartoons, maddening airport security, Howard Dean's 50-state strategy, the GOP's outrageous rap sheet and more.
Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
Forget the blockbusters: Try the sumptuous "Curse of the Golden Flower," the ambitious "Perfume" or the unflinching "The Dead Girl."
Exclusive Daily Download: “No Education,” Plush
Salon Staff
A free download from Liam Hayes' lost masterpiece.
Tracking sex offenders with GPS
Katharine Mieszkowski
Strict new laws call for sex offenders to be electronically monitored for life. Critics say the technology won't stop crimes but is fueling hysteria -- and is even counterproductive.
What’s best for breasts?
Page Rockwell
Research suggests a connection between breast cancer and hormone-replacement therapy. Time to blame the estrogen?
Your favorite books
Salon Staff
Salon readers and staffers weigh in on their picks from 2006 -- from Bob Woodward to Kathryn Davis to Stephen King.
Finding “The Lost”
Andrew O'Hehir
Salon Book Award winner Daniel Mendelsohn discusses his search for missing relatives, the "overfamiliarity" of the Holocaust, and why we should listen to our elders.
Zionist environmentalism
Andrew Leonard
Celebrating Hanukkah with compact fluorescents, and recalling the awesome power of ancient biofuels
“What Is the What”
Dave Eggers
A scary interaction in America makes Valentino long to be back in a Sudanese refugee camp.
Season of bragging
Garrison Keillor
Don't expect a newsletter trumpeting Keillor family achievements. My kid was a horsie in the church Christmas pageant, and that's good enough for me.
Best fiction of 2006
Laura Miller, Hillary Frey
This year, stories from five extraordinary writers about Africa, 9/11's aftermath and the Civil War captivated us the most.
Salon Book Awards
Laura Miller, Hillary Frey
Our five-day book extravaganza kicks off with Erica Jong, Malcolm Gladwell, Curtis Sittenfeld and some of our other favorite authors weighing in on the best reads of 2006.
The Fix
Scott Lamb
Aniston and Vaughn split. Family services eyeing Britney? Plus: Murphy says Spice baby may not be his.
North Beach forever
Gary Kamiya
"It was the end of the continent; they didn't give a damn," Jack Kerouac said of San Francisco. But what happens when you and your city grow up?
Two parts hubris, one part paranoia
Cintra Wilson
9/11 gave America amnesia about the real Rudy Giuliani. He's an authoritarian narcissist -- and we don't need another one of those in the White House.
Left turn at Saddleback Church
Tim Grieve
Barack Obama received a warm welcome at an AIDS conference held by Rick "Purpose-Driven Life" Warren. But that doesn't mean evangelicals are ready to lay down their cross for Democrats.
Buddha on the brain
Steve Paulson
Ex-monk B. Alan Wallace explains what Buddhism can teach Western scientists, why reincarnation should be taken seriously and what it's like to study meditation with the Dalai Lama.
The first annual Capitol Hill roast
Walter Shapiro
Who is a turkey and who is not in Washington this year? Salon ranks the politicos who have earned our gratitude and those who should get their just deserts.
That’s how the light gets in
Gary Kamiya
To truly give thanks this week is to celebrate the world. But for all of our obsession with success and self-fulfillment, Americans don't celebrate very well.
Abstinence-only zealot to oversee Title X?
Tracy Clark-Flory
The appointment is an unbelievably nervy move -- even for the Bush administration.
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