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Harsh realms
Joyce Millman
Fox's "Harsh Realm" sends a soldier into virtual hell, while CBS's "Now and Again" builds the new bionic man.
Tree girl has spawned!
Jenn Shreve
Young, PR-savvy idealists defend forests, Republicanism and dog food. Plus: Graphic sex writing is soooo 1995; Leonard Nimoy speaks Yiddish?
Stan Lee
Frank Houston
The father of Spider-Man and the Silver Surfer invented the modern
superhero, revived a dying industry and created a mythology.
Porn widow
Garrison Keillor
My husband says his four-hour-a-night, $200-a-month porn habit isn't affecting our marriage. I beg to differ.
Idea man
Jeff Stark
Flaming Lips front man Wayne Coyne believes in the thrill of wonder, the miracle of everyday life and the extraordinary sound in his head.
Prisoners of a crappy war
Anne Lamott
I don't regret protesting Vietnam, but "Return With Honor" has humbled me before the heroism of our military.
Courtroom cage match!
Eric Boehlert
Ever since wrestler Owen Hart fell to his death on pay-per-view, WWF impresario Vince McMahon has been down. Is he out?
Richard Lester: A hard day's life
Steve Burgess
The man who "invented" the music video was the perfect film director for the Beatles. His exuberant, manic style matched theirs and brilliantly captured an era at its beginning.
What's wrong (and right) with “The Phantom Menace”
David Brin
A science-fiction author scours the new "Star Wars" film for signs of intelligent life.
“Star Wars” despots vs. “Star Trek” populists
David Brin
Why is George Lucas peddling an elitist, anti-democratic agenda under the guise of escapist fun?
Sharps & flats
Dawn Eden
Have Dr. Evil's corporate toadies stolen the "Austin Powers" soundtrack from Mike Myers?
In defense of science fiction
John Clute
Readers looking for inventive literature need to look beyond the lurid book covers.
The dazzling versatility of Michelle Pfeiffer
Charles Taylor
With roles as diverse as Catwoman and Madame de Tourvel, she has racked up one critically acclaimed performance after another.
Millennial-time religion
Jenn Shreve
The L.A. Weekly gets spiritual; poo falls from the sky in Salt Lake City.
Sharps & Flats
Salon Staff
Reviews of new releases from the Kinks, Wynton Marsalis, the Mayflies USA and Robert Cray.
She's All That
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Mary Elizabeth Williams reviews 'She's All That,' starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook and Matthew Lillard.
Seven deadly sins: Behind closed doors
Lori Gottlieb
When my favorite professor revealed that he was human, too, I knew I'd never look at him the same way again.
November 1998
Dwight Garner
Dwight Garner highlights the most
interesting new books to be published in November 1998.
Man bites dog
Rolf Potts
Koreans and Americans both love dogs -- they just have a different way of showing it.
The politics of paranoia
Bruce Shapiro
The autocrat of the coffee table
James Poniewozik
A recent exhibit of TV Guide covers makes it clear that the magazine's great success has been its humble acceptance of the fact that it was never meant to be much more than a coffee table coaster and its refusal to change its kitschy, limited-use format.
My Serengeti crapshoot
Rajiv Rao
Rajiv Rao's safari in Tanzania was spectacular, until he had to answer nature's call in the middle of the night -- and discovered that lions had surrounded the outhouse.
Zorro vs. Tarzana
Stephen Talbot
How the masked avenger taught a white kid from the suburbs that California's past -- and its present -- was older, darker and more soulful than he had ever dreamed.
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