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Salon talks to members of the soulful, politically charged band about their groundbreaking debut

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A federal grazing program allows the .01 percent to collect gov't subsidies. Here are some of the biggest culprits

Alessandro Gassman, the Italian star of last year's award-winning film "Steam," is poised to become the next European heartthrob to find an American audience.

"Photographers" contaminating the Internet with selfies can learn a thing or two from Man Ray and Frida Kahlo

Sharps & Flats is a daily music review in Salon Magazine

Sharps & Flats is a weekly music review roundup in Salon Magazine

Guided By Voices' Robert Pollard on schizoid writing, pre-show drinking and the search for the perfect pop song.