A court rules that a cheerleader's refusal to root for an athlete accused of sexual assault is not protected speech

Loathe or love the holidays? Members of Salon's community, Table Talk, give their take on the December whirl.

A prudish hacker caught me surfing porn and turned the image on my monitor, and my world, upside down.

The president sees a 15-point swing in approval after Tucson, some political wins and a little economic good news

While Washington takes sides in the browser war, prosecutors at the state level are looking beyond, planning further challenges to Microsoft on new ground.

Salon's politics editor discusses Chris Christie's controversial helicopter ride and his possible 2012 candidacy

The programming language once hailed as a revolutionary breakthrough is no substitute for simply training good programmers.

Apple's new operating system has learned a few tricks from Microsoft -- and added some neat features of its own.

The former Texas official who got George Bush into the National Guard apologizes for making sure that young men with important "family names" did not have to fight in Vietnam.

Including: Teaching Afghan girls to sing.

How much "convergence" does $5 billion in Microsoft dollars buy? We're about to find out.

Democrats are gleefully distributing story of the New Jersey governor's surprise flight to a high school ball field

These bright, fizzy cocktails go way beyond a mimosa

At least two people have been killed, and others remain missing

In response to the rampant misogyny of the Internet, feminists are putting "misandry" on shirts, hats and jewelry