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Mind games
Salon Staff
Depression, the persistence of memory, and the fallout of a political showdown -- TTers share their thoughts this week.
Disaster envy
Mark Svenvold
After the biggest tornado in history put Hallam, Neb., in the national spotlight, other smashed communities were left ignored -- and a little jealous.
Done deal — for now
Tim Grieve
The "Group of 14" moderates defuse the nuclear option, but who really wins and loses in the filibuster compromise? And how close are we to the next showdown?
Loving the masked man
Dan Glaister
Chilean novelist Isabel Allende explains the origins of her new novel, "Zorro," and why her bodice-ripping tale has little to do with "magical realism."
Newsweek isn’t the problem
Joan Walsh
The Bush administration and its media allies are trying to use one inadequately sourced story to make the torture and abuse scandal go away. They can't get away with it -- can they?
Embracing the dark side of the brand
Andrew Leonard
I'm an accessory to mass-marketing crime: I actually encourage my son's obsession with Legos and "Star Wars."
My thoughts of the past are tormented by the present!
Cary Tennis
I'm finally ready to deal with a long-lost love, but a recent breakup seems to be all I can think about.
My first twister
Mark Svenvold
In an excerpt from his new book, "Big Weather," Mark Svenvold describes the tornado encounter that turned him into a storm chaser.
The great Dane
Allen Barra
It's time we let beloved children's author Hans Christian Andersen sit at the big kids' table.
King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
Salon Staff
Jason Giambi should stay with the Yankees for the good of the game. Plus: ESPN loves -- LOVES! -- the NBA all-defensive team.
“Mimi” generation
Hillary Frey
Those weaned on Mariah Carey should feel emancipated by her return to form -- and her escape from Whitney's sad fate.
Willie’s story
Lou Dubose
Less known but just as telling as Priscilla Owen's abysmal abortion-rights record is her unconscionable handling of a case that may have cost a young man's life.
Case closed on Cheney’s energy secrecy
Katharine Mieszkowski
Sierra Club's Carl Pope on Tuesday's federal court ruling: "Now the American people will never learn how the [Bush administration's] polluting energy policy was crafted."
Sex panic
Richard Kim
Veteran AIDS activist and playwright Larry Kramer is still denouncing young gay men for spreading HIV through reckless sex and drug use. He needs to drop the angry-prophet pose and start talking to the people on the front lines.
“A Slight Trick of the Mind” by Mitch Cullin
Laura Miller
This portrait of Sherlock Holmes at 93 explores mysteries of the heart about which the great detective doesn't have a clue.
Letters
Salon Staff
Sony PlayStation: Cognitive learning tool or evil time sucker? Salon readers debate Farhad Manjoo's review of "Everything Bad Is Good for You."
Mother for hire
Debra Ollivier
I wanted Marta to love my children like her own. But to see the growing bond between them was to experience the silent confirmation that my role as mother had potentially been usurped.
Don’t kill your television
Farhad Manjoo
Far from making us stupid, violent and lazy, TV and video games are as good for us as spinach, says an engaging new book by Steven Johnson.
Letters
Salon Staff
Absolutely terrifying or no big deal? Readers respond to Laura Miller's essay "Generation Bomb."
Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
An Israeli-American director tracks down her Palestinian nanny's family. An Argentine hotshot tells a story of sexual awakening. Plus: French cinema's newest coltish sex symbol.
“Greedy weirdos and good-hearted men”
Christopher Walla
Writer and radio personality Sarah Vowell tells Death Cab for Cutie's Christopher Walla about the ghosts haunting her new book, "Assassination Vacation," and why life is brighter since her turn in "The Incredibles"
King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
Salon Staff
Emile Griffith was a champion and one tragic time a literal killer in the ring. Outside of it, he was a charming enigma, possibly gay. USA Network tells his riveting story in "Ring of Fire."
Mercury rising
Katharine Mieszkowski
Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble.
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