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The new bohemians
Robert Christgau
At a recent festival, the next generation of Gypsy musicians proves the hard-to-pin-down sound has found new life.
From Russia, with no love for copyright
Andrew Leonard
Cold War over: Allofmp3.com drops the bomb on the international music industry.
The Fix
Salon Staff
Madonna leaves Malawi with new son. More Gibson and Sawyer. Plus: John Mark Karr's "drunken" interview to air?
The silencing of Anna
Michael Mainville
Russia's great journalist was gunned down by killers who may have been contracted to snuff out her investigation of government torture.
The evil of banality
Gary Kamiya
A new biography confirms that Colin Powell went along with the Iraq war because he was following orders. The tragic irony of the good soldier is that he deserted the people he was trying to protect.
Goodbye to Anna Politkovskaya
Page Rockwell
A Russian journalist renowned for her fearlessness and integrity was gunned down in her apartment building this weekend.
The axis of evil
Tim Grieve
Four and a half years ago, George W. Bush vowed to prevent what happened Sunday night.
“All Governments Lie”
Joe Conason
Radical journalist I.F. Stone spent his career challenging government deception and press complicity. This new biography shows why his legacy matters.
How to keep schools safe
Katharine Mieszkowski
A disaster expert looks at recent school shootings and explains how to protect kids without putting them under lockdown.
The Fix
Salon Staff
NBC cross with Madonna? Hepburn and Tracy both bi? Plus: Jared Leto hates bloggers!
The mad Russian
Priya Jain
Years before "1984," Yevgeny Zamyatin wrote "We" -- a dystopian nightmare that remains eerily relevant even as Huxley and Orwell seem almost quaint.
What else we’re reading
Page Rockwell
Cosmetic surgery for teens, why Russia wants female traffic cops, getting breast milk through airport security and more!
To Iran with love
Joe Conason
From the botched Iraq war to threatening Iran with "regime change," neoconservative policies have been a boon for Tehran.
Women demand peace in the Middle East
Sarah Goldstein
Women's antiwar groups have become the most vocal protesters in the region.
Hitler, Stalin and … Joe Lieberman?
Tim Grieve
Dean equates Katherine Harris with Stalin; ImpeachPAC lumps Lieberman in with the neo-Nazis. Are they doing more harm than good?
“The Odyssey”: The original chick lit?
Andrew O'Hehir
Shaking up the academy, an independent scholar argues that Homer didn't write the great epic poems -- and that their author was likely a woman.
The Persian game
Afshin Molavi
Masters of ambiguity, Iran's leaders don't want war with Israel and the U.S. -- and are more alarmed by the Lebanese crisis than the West realizes.
The showdown
Aluf Benn
Israel has decided to put a final stop to Hezbollah and its leader Hassan Nasrallah -- and for once the world supports it. But even if it wins this war, another is probably coming.
The magic fingers of George W. Bush
Rebecca Traister
Our brave leader eases Angela Merkel's stress, one inappropriate gesture at a time.
I was a Commie rock star from Colorado
Sarah Goldstein
A fascinating biography of Dean Reed, the "Johnny Cash of Communism," tells a particularly strange tale of East meeting West.
Deadly silence
Daniel A. Pinkston
Bush's obstinate refusal to hold one-on-one talks with North Korea has only made the secretive state more paranoid and hostile.
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