A 38-year-old hero obsessed with a Houdini-era illusionist, a slender young girlfriend, a passel of strange hangers-on and a drug-addled Cape Cod vacation drive this breezy adult read.

Salon talks to the author of "The End of the Perfect 10" about the past, present and future of the Olympic sport

Salon's TV picks for Thursday, July 6, 2000

Just as in ancient Greece, all that matters in Atlanta are hard bodies and winner-take-all Gold

Michael Winterbottom doggedly excavates the innate sadness of his characters -- to the point of numbing his audience.

After a zoo tiger in New York tests positive, concern mounts that pets can contract COVID-19. Here's what we know

Not since "Seinfeld" has a group of friends been so endearingly horrible — and a show so incredibly funny

Will Eddie Murphy continue Hollywood's African-American winning streak?

Salon's TV picks for Monday, June 25, 2001

A rebuke of this kind carries weight — and it might be all the justice the alleged victims will get

A new report reveals that Buddy the German shepherd, the first American dog to be diagnosed with COVID-19, has died

For years residents spoke out about the building's flaws, but at least 79 lives were needlessly lost

Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, July 25, 2001

54 years after the last big women's equality march on Washington, America comes together in unity and shared values

A disorder where the history-laden city triggers a psychotic event