June 2004

"Spider-Man 2" By Charles Taylor
Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst are back, but this sorta square Spidey movie doesn't swing. (06/30/2004)

The Fix
Stern returns, FCC may fine airers of Jackson wardrobe malfunction, and Halle Berry stands up for sexuality. (06/30/2004)

Bestsellers
Brown's angels and demons are no match for Clinton's life, Chuck Palahniuk continues his march up the rankings, and the newest ones churned out by overachievers John Grisham and Janet Evanovich -- all on this week's list, courtesy of Powell's. (06/30/2004)

The horror, the horror By Laura Miller
David Foster Wallace delves into the heart of human darkness in his chilling new story collection. (06/30/2004)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
C'mon, kids, let's go see "Fahrenheit 9/11"! (07/01/2004)

The British are coming!
Salon proudly joins forces with the Guardian. (07/01/2004)

What can I say? By Cary Tennis
What's the best way to respond civilly to right-wingers I socialize with but whose opinions I don't share? (06/30/2004)

Letters
Readers speak out about the Jack Ryan controversy: Hey, kinky politico sex is fine -- as long as you don't try to tell us what we can and can't do in bed. (06/30/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
My American League All-Star ballot: No Yankees and two Tigers. What a world! (06/30/2004)

Right Hook By Mark Follman
Fox pundit: Michael Moore is a Jabba-sized oaf. Coulter: Bill Clinton is a white O.J. Simpson. (07/01/2004)

Wednesday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(06/30/2004)

Bronx cheer for Cheney Geraldine Sealey
(06/30/2004)

Convention countdown: Will anyone be watching? Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/30/2004)

I read the news today, oh boy Geraldine Sealey
(06/30/2004)

"Big old bullfrogs" Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/30/2004)

"Troops are paying the price for arrogance" Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/30/2004)

Exclusive! Developing! Kerry-Clinton lovefest! Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/30/2004)

A-pillaging we will go By Katharine Mieszkowski
And you thought Iraq was bad. A new book, "Bush Versus the Environment," details an assault on our air, water and natural resources that beggars the imagination. (06/30/2004)

The Fix
Courtney Love shows up in court hours late, Sean Penn and Sofia Coppola are invited to join the Academy, and J.K. Rowling drops hints about next Harry Potter book. (06/29/2004)

He is trying to break our hearts By Eric Boehlert
With a new album out and an intriguing new biography spinning the tale of his tormented career, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy looks like the leading American rocker of his generation. Which may tell you something about the state of American rock. (06/29/2004)

WayLay By Carol Lay
I want your brains! (06/30/2004)

Old flames By Cary Tennis
Is it a danger sign that my husband has been contacting former girlfriends? (06/29/2004)

The girth of a nation By Rebecca Traister
Americans are way too fat -- right? Well, maybe not. A controversial new book claims that our diet-crazed culture is buying into a big lie. (06/29/2004)

Escape from Baghdad By Eric Boehlert
The country that U.S. authorities are hastily handing over to the Iraqis is more of a bloody mess than ever. (06/29/2004)

Bush gets checked and balanced By Tim Grieve
The Supreme Court rules against indefinitely locking up detainees -- and deals a mortal blow to the president's vision of his own limitless power. (06/29/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
A great read: The Washington Post takes a long, hard look at Bud Selig, and it isn't a pretty picture. (06/29/2004)

Resisting arrest By Gary Kamiya
Six decades before Guantanamo, Fred Korematsu refused to go quietly when the government tried to put him in a prison camp because of his race. (06/29/2004)

Nader's "illegal" GOP backers By Joe Conason
Right-wing groups -- and Bush-Cheney '04 -- may have violated federal campaign law to help get Ralph Nader on the ballot in Oregon. (06/30/2004)

Tuesday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(06/29/2004)

Moore: Fahrenheit won the Red states Geraldine Sealey
(06/29/2004)

Ralph's latest woes Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/29/2004)

In the polls Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/29/2004)

Hard money, the new soft money Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/29/2004)

John Edwards' curious choice of pronouns Geraldine Sealey
(06/29/2004)

Will the Senate go blue? Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/29/2004)

Pork bellies or the presidency: The market will choose By Farhad Manjoo
Salon's reporter puts his own money on the line, betting that an Iowa futures market holds the key to the White House. (06/29/2004)

The Fix
MPAA forbids use of Richard Roeper comment in "Fahrenheit 9/11" ads, Moore movie prompts re-release of Neil Young song, and Candace Bushnell squares off against her former manager. (06/28/2004)

How the Democrats lost the heartland By Andrew O'Hehir
Thomas Frank talks about why Middle America, once a bastion of left-wing populism, has become red-state Republican. (06/28/2004)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Why do liberals hate America so much? (06/28/2004)

Anger management By Cary Tennis
How can I get my husband to stop his long tirades about work? I'm worried about their effect on the baby who'll be joining us soon. (06/28/2004)

Squeezing workers By James K. Galbraith
The latest economic numbers are hard to be optimistic about, especially since the Bush administration's solutions are likely to further increase corporate profits, not jobs and wages. (06/28/2004)

Monday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(06/28/2004)

Alternate universe Geraldine Sealey
(06/28/2004)

Countdown to veep selection Geraldine Sealey
(06/28/2004)

Jack Ryan family values Geraldine Sealey
(06/28/2004)

A moment for the Iraqis Geraldine Sealey
(06/28/2004)

Fahrenheit's first weekend a success by many measures Geraldine Sealey
(06/28/2004)

Bush gets "severe rebuke" from high court Geraldine Sealey
(06/28/2004)

Miranda, too Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/28/2004)

Nader's long weekend Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/28/2004)

In the polls Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/28/2004)

Disney joins anti-Moore campaign Geraldine Sealey
(06/28/2004)

California throws down a global warming gauntlet By Katharine Mieszkowski
The auto industry says California's plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions is illegal and will force consumers to settle for wimpy cars. A major collision between the Golden State and the federal government is looming. (06/28/2004)

The rise and fall of Jack Ryan By Lily Burana
Do the sex lives of our politicians have to be strictly vanilla? (06/26/2004)

"The Notebook" By Charles Taylor
Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams are swell, but Nick Cassavetes' paean to 1940s small-town America is just a load of hooey. (06/25/2004)

"Two Brothers" By Stephanie Zacharek
The baloney factor is sky high in this fiercely earnest tale of a couple of tiger siblings cruelly separated by fate. (06/25/2004)

The Fix
Monica feels betrayed by "My Life," says Clinton "destroyed" her, Gov. Schwarzenegger gets cat people's backs up, and conservatives launch film festival. (06/25/2004)

The gay attacks on Pauline Kael
How did America's leading film critic, who was fearlessly opposed to cant and dogma of all stripes, come to be seen as a homophobe? (06/25/2004)

Lynda Barry
Entertainment Marlys! (06/25/2004)

Her clock's ticking By Cary Tennis
She's 42 and wants kids now. I'm only 30 and don't feel ready. Is there any hope for us? (06/25/2004)

Muckraker By Amanda Griscom
With the election in view, the Bush EPA stages a pro-environment road show -- across the swing states. (06/25/2004)

The Salon Interview: Bill Clinton By Joe Conason
The former president blasts the Bush-Cheney rush to war, explains why Gore lost in 2000 and tells how Kerry can win in 2004. (06/25/2004)

Setback for Big Media By Eric Boehlert
A court of appeals rules that the FCC's attempt to allow further consolidation by giant companies like Viacom and Time Warner is illogical -- pleasing a curious coalition of liberals and conservatives. (06/25/2004)

"Think ambitiously" By Cass R. Sunstein
The author of a book about FDR urges Democrats to reclaim his vision of security -- national and international -- as a way to inspire the electorate. (06/25/2004)

America's new assault weapons bazaar? By Arianna Huffington
The NRA aims to blow away the federal assault weapons ban -- while the Bush White House ducks for cover. (06/25/2004)

FDR's unfinished revolution By Tim Grieve
No matter who wins in November, author Cass Sunstein says, the country has moved far from Roosevelt's vision of a second Bill of Rights -- and a brand of liberalism that is no longer in fashion. (06/25/2004)

"People, G-O-P-eople" Geraldine Sealey
(06/25/2004)

Perle on Chalabi: "Man of great effectiveness and vision" Geraldine Sealey
(06/25/2004)

Friday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(06/25/2004)

Hitler's back, this time in Bush-Cheney ad Geraldine Sealey
(06/25/2004)

"Fair and balanced" polls Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/25/2004)

Ted Olson: Getting out ahead of the storm Tim Grieve
(06/25/2004)

Right rallies for Nader in Oregon Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/25/2004)

"Run right": Hatch on Gitmo Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/25/2004)

How Fahrenheit is faring with critics Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/25/2004)

The "frank exchange" translated Tim Grieve
(06/25/2004)

The city of light, and the city of stoplights
What Table Talkers are saying about Paris merchants and Boston drivers, and some final thoughts on Reagan. (06/25/2004)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
San Diego "International" goes runway to runway against Logan, but the pilot stays in his hometown's corner. (06/25/2004)

Letters
Farhad Manjoo must be male! Readers respond to his story "Saving the World by Building a Better Light Bulb." (06/25/2004)

The Fix
Schwarzenegger makes play for prime-time convention slot, Barbara Walters bemoans ubiquity of Paris Hilton, and Ron Reagan's not letting up on Bush. (06/24/2004)

Letters
Pro and con reviews of "Fahrenheit 9/11" raise readers' temperatures. (06/24/2004)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
The further adventures of President Bush and "The Pet Goat." (06/24/2004)

I am my own wife By Rebecca Traister
She's still best known as Mrs. Springsteen, but on her new album Patti Scialfa steps out of the Boss's shadow. (06/24/2004)

Can a bigot be a good person? By Cary Tennis
He pursued me, but then rejected me because my religion was "wrong." (06/24/2004)

Making American Forces Radio fair and balanced By Eric Boehlert
As Rush Limbaugh cries foul, the Senate moves toward loosening the right-wing propagandist's stranglehold on the military's airwaves. (06/24/2004)

Nader vs. the Green Party? By Jeff Horwitz
The leading candidate for the Green Party's presidential nomination talks about Ralph Nader's latest betrayal, and how to run an independent campaign that would not reinstall Bush in the White House. (06/24/2004)

Homeland Security inspector general launches Faisal Gill inquiry By Mary Jacoby
The department will examine how the senior intelligence official received a security clearance despite failing to reveal his ties to a Muslim leader indicted on terror-related charges. (06/24/2004)

Image fade By Sidney Blumenthal
As the administration scrambles to control the political damage from Iraq, a new poll shows that Americans view Kerry as more trustworthy than Bush. (06/24/2004)

"Democracy itself is in grave danger"
Former Vice President Al Gore charges that the Bush administration's use of executive power goes beyond the pale. America's greatest challenge today, he argues, "is not terrorism but how we react to terrorism." (06/24/2004)

Thursday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(06/24/2004)

Price of war Geraldine Sealey
(06/24/2004)

Take 2 at the Times: McMurtry sets sights on Kakutani Eric Boehlert
(06/24/2004)

Cheney secrecy case back to the lower courts Geraldine Sealey
(06/24/2004)

"So petty, so sad" Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/24/2004)

In the polls Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/24/2004)

Ryan dropping out? Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/24/2004)

Poll: Iraq was a mistake, race virtual tie Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/24/2004)

Cheney F-bombs Leahy By Jeff Horwitz
(06/25/2004)

Iacocca ditches Bush for Kerry By Jeff Horwitz
(06/25/2004)

The United States of Texas By Farhad Manjoo
Two new books document the death grip that Bush, Cheney and their corporate cronies have on America. (06/24/2004)

Demo this By Thomas Bartlett
Forget Nelly and Nas! Here's music you can download -- for free -- before it's even featured on an album, and a singer who channels Leonard Cohen. Plus: German bossa nova? What a hoot! (06/23/2004)

"Fahrenheit 9/11": Nay! By Stephanie Zacharek
Moore's latest has some powerful images that are invariably overwhelmed by his jokey, faux-populist self-righteousness. (06/23/2004)

The Fix
Colin Farrell's nude scene cut from film, and Kevin Kline says the C-word. Plus: Michael Moore's French competition looks to hit it big! (06/23/2004)

Michael Moore terrorizes the Bushies! By John Gorenfeld
The right wing is going all out to stop "Fahrenheit 9/11" -- but it's not working. (06/24/2004)

"Fahrenheit 9/11": Yea! By Andrew O'Hehir
Moore is not just a traditional muckracker, but a crusading artist -- like Dickens, Solzhenitsyn and Springsteen -- and has become a signal artist of our time. (06/23/2004)

New Hampshire Is for Lovers By Dave Eggers
"Who is that man in the grip of elm tree? It is I, the 41st president of the United States of America." (06/23/2004)

Bestsellers
David Sedaris holds steady at the top, with a comfortable layer of Dan Brown between himself and Chuck Palahniuk -- whose "Stranger Than Fiction," the only new debut, arrives at No. 3. Plus, Jon Krakauer scrambles ever closer to the summit, all on this week's list, courtesy of Powell's. (06/23/2004)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
The battle on the bus! (06/23/2004)

Waiting for Bill By Rebecca Traister
Bouncers, actors, bankers, immigrants and preteens all agree: The former president rocks! (06/23/2004)

Naughty with Netflix By Cary Tennis
I feel like I'm cheating on my local video store when I order movies online. (06/23/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Most dominant ever? Wilt, not Shaq. But Chamberlain was playing pre-modern basketball. When did "today" start? (06/23/2004)

Right Hook By Mark Follman
Novak, Norquist and Lowry lead the Clinton-bashing revival; Limbaugh lies about the 9/11 report. Plus: Torture at Abu Ghraib is just fine with Trent Lott. (06/23/2004)

Wednesday must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(06/23/2004)

Count the mea culpas Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/23/2004)

Polls, polls, polls Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/23/2004)

"Get your ass out" Jeff Horwitz
(06/23/2004)

Worth a thousand words Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/23/2004)

Suit over Ashcroft "reclassifying" info Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/23/2004)

How clever Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/23/2004)

The facts on the Saudi flights Geraldine Sealey
(06/23/2004)

The last lone inventor By Chris Bagley
Bill Rouverol's Votomatic machine was blamed for Florida's 2000 election fiasco. But the 86-year-old tinker is back, with an innovation that will ban "hanging chads" forever. (06/23/2004)

Cryin' shame By Jon Caramanica
Shaped up, shipped out ... and feelin' so blue. The image of the melancholy soldier has become country music's money shot. (06/22/2004)

The Fix
Britney Spears' mom accused of running over a photographer, petition for Springsteen concert rakes in the signatures, and Christopher Hitchens rips into Michael Moore. (06/22/2004)

Harry Potter: The digital remix By Daniel Radosh
How one artist turned a kids movie into a poetic masterpiece J.K. Rowling never could've imagined. (06/22/2004)

Letters
Dodgeball, "the most egalitarian of games"? Tim Russert, underappreciated? Salon readers come to their defense -- and pipe up in favor of Bollywood and Steven Spielberg, too. (06/22/2004)

Writing in the Margins By Scott Thill
Our indie-publishing roundup: She's a neo-feminist icon, plus she shot Andy Warhol! The impenetrable French shrink who fuels today's film critics. Tony and Carmela as philosophers. Forgotten Bigfoot? He hasn't forgotten you! (06/22/2004)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
In the time of the third sex (06/22/2004)

Is she really going out with him? By Curtis Sittenfeld
How do our amazingly intelligent and fascinating friends end up dating total duds? Meet the all-too-common "unequally cool couple." (06/22/2004)

What about me? By Cary Tennis
Yes, I'm the other woman -- but does that mean I don't deserve sympathy for my broken heart? (06/22/2004)

How secure is the Department of Homeland Security? By Mary Jacoby
Senior Homeland Security official Faisal Gill failed to disclose that he worked for an American Muslim leader now in jail on terrorism charges. (06/22/2004)

Still smiting Slick Willie By Eric Boehlert
The New York Times continues its decade of Clinton bashing by trashing his memoirs. And it still won't fess up on Whitewater. (06/22/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Outlaw intentional walks so Barry Bonds can hit? It won't happen, and that's one of the great things about baseball. (06/22/2004)

Border crossings in Brooklyn By Michelle Goldberg
The post-9/11 sweeps left many immigrant families without friends or money. A Pakistani Muslim and an Indian Hindu worked together to help them. (06/22/2004)

Tuesday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(06/22/2004)

Stand-up guy Geraldine Sealey
(06/22/2004)

Cheney may disappear from intel report Geraldine Sealey
(06/22/2004)

On the radio Geraldine Sealey
(06/22/2004)

The Ohio player Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/22/2004)

Personal politics Geraldine Sealey
(06/22/2004)

Paul Wolfowitz is puzzled Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/22/2004)

More from Gore Geraldine Sealey
(06/22/2004)

Clinton, Oprah and the BBC Geraldine Sealey
(06/22/2004)

Elegy for the darkroom By Kevin Savetz
As PCs loaded with Photoshop replace Bessler enlargers, obsolescence is threatening the fond memories of my youth. (06/22/2004)

I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky
The summer season is a barren desert, but thank God for "Doggie Day Care" and the encore of "Show Biz Moms & Dads"; plus "Good Girls Don't ..." goes wrong. (06/21/2004)

The Fix
Judge suggests that Lil' Kim could be the next Roman Polanski, the Who top list of rock excess, and why Tina Brown prefers New York to London. (06/21/2004)

Archaeologist of lost worlds By Andrew Leonard
Overdosed on Harry? Had it with hobbits? Steven Erikson's sweeping 10-volume series, "The Malazan Book of the Fallen," might be just the fantasy epic that adult readers have been longing for. (06/21/2004)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
When fraternity pranks backfire! (06/21/2004)

This thick excitement By Nuala O'Faolain
The town-hall dances in my tiny Irish village were the most exquisite, prolonged foreplay the world has ever known. (06/21/2004)

Dating rules By Cary Tennis
Is it possible to go out with two women at the same time and get away with it? (06/21/2004)

Hail to the Moon king By John Gorenfeld
The deeply weird coronation of Rev. Sun Myung Moon in a Senate office building -- crown, robes, the works -- is no longer one of Washington's best-kept secrets. (06/21/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Now that the Lakers have broken up, you're going to miss them. Plus: Griffey's 500th homer inspires new heights of TV surrealism. (06/21/2004)

Does torture work? By Darius Rejali
The French military's use of torture in Algeria is often cited as a success story. But the real story is more complex. Second of two parts. (06/21/2004)

Monday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(06/21/2004)

Practicing without a license and other judicial fun Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/21/2004)

No compassion, lots of conservatism Geraldine Sealey
(06/21/2004)

Nader news Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/21/2004)

Those Irish eyes not smiling at Bush Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/21/2004)

Clinton's no Gore on Iraq Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/21/2004)

These little piggies went to market By Joyce McGreevy
Economic indicators signal good news for the rich, but minimum-wage latte drinkers are advised to cut back on the caffeine. (06/21/2004)

His life Geraldine Sealey
(06/21/2004)

"You're the best!" "No, YOU'RE the best!!" By Scott Lamb
How Tim Russert, Bill O'Reilly, Chris Matthews and their talking-head pals wet-kiss each other all the way to the bank. (06/19/2004)

Passing gas prices By Amanda Griscom
The House GOP tries to stick the blame for soaring gasoline prices on the Dems. (06/19/2004)

"The Terminal" By Charles Taylor
Tom Hanks plays a sort of Esperanto Everyman stuck for months at JFK Airport in what is probably the worst-directed film Steven Spielberg has ever made. (06/18/2004)

"Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" By Stephanie Zacharek
Sure, it's dumb as a hard rubber ball, but this Ben Stiller comedy about the sport that traumatized us all is strangely exhilarating. (06/18/2004)

Sneak peek: "The Hunting of the President"
An exclusive digital excerpt of the new documentary based on Joe Conason's bestseller, featuring Susan McDougal, David Brock and Paul Begala. (06/18/2004)

"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" By Stephanie Zacharek
The director of "Croupier" takes a darkly compelling look at the London underworld. (06/18/2004)

The Fix
Larry King DID know what Depends are -- at least at one time. Plus: Why Gibson's hotter than Oprah or Britney. (06/18/2004)

Immature behavior By Cary Tennis
I finally found a man to love after a painful divorce, but I lied to him about my age. (06/18/2004)

Bridezilla bites back! By Rebecca Traister
Fox and WE turned her into a creature from the reality-TV lagoon. Now she's getting even. (06/18/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
A modest proposal to the TV networks about their sports broadcasts: SHOW US THE GAME! The readers write -- furiously! (06/18/2004)

Torture's dark allure By Darius Rejali
It gives its practitioners a drug-like rush. But it leaves a legacy of destruction that takes generations to undo. (06/18/2004)

Of human bondage By Darius Rejali
The kinds of torture used at Abu Ghraib stem from techniques common to colonial imperialists, Stalin's secret police and the Gestapo. (06/18/2004)

The school of Bush By Arianna Huffington
George W. Bush promised to be "the education president," but thanks to his tax policies, the cost of college has soared. (06/18/2004)

The hunt is on By Joe Conason
The anti-Clinton slime machine is back -- and this time its mud pies are aimed at John Kerry. (06/18/2004)

"Doing a fabulous job" Geraldine Sealey
(06/18/2004)

Friday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(06/18/2004)

Bush hits up the Baptists Geraldine Sealey
(06/18/2004)

The view from the editorial pages Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/18/2004)

In the polls Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/18/2004)

Another mission accomplished! Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/18/2004)

Futures bright and terrible
Table Talkers delve into waste-eating cicadas, the Bush presidency from the vantage point of 2104 and songs only our kids could make up. (06/19/2004)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
The new Logan airport: No JFK, but still testament to a time when every terminal was its own kingdom. (06/18/2004)

"Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" By Charles Taylor
One of the biggest Indian movies of all time has finally reached America -- and deserves to translate into a big success here, too. (06/17/2004)

The Fix
Vanessa Redgrave pays Tony Blair a surprise visit. A fight breaks out on the set of the British "Big Brother." Plus: Which U.S. president did Fidel Castro ask to send him a "10 bill green American"? (06/17/2004)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Zantarr, king of the ape lice! (06/17/2004)

Writer's block By Cary Tennis
I am a grad student in English but my life is chaotic and I can't seem to get any writing done. (06/17/2004)

Lynda Barry
Let Arna come over (06/17/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
The Pistons, the Lakers, Larry Brown and Detroit's reputation for celebratory violence: The readers write. (06/17/2004)

The accidental soldier By Phillip Robertson
Dr. Sudip Bose joined the Army to help pay his medical school bills. Now he's a surgeon in Iraq, saving the lives of Americans as well as the Iraqis who are trying to kill them. (06/17/2004)

"America's blankness" By Stephen Holmes
A professor explains why so many people around the world hate us and what a post-Bush foreign policy might look like. (06/17/2004)

Mixed feelings By Sidney Blumenthal
Nostalgia replaced reality at the unveiling of the official portraits of the Clintons, but the truce didn't last long. (06/17/2004)

Letters
Readers respond to "The Arabian Panther," by Abigail Esman, and "A Father's Pledge," by Tim Grieve. Plus: The folly of O'Reilly's Hollywood Nazis outburst. (06/17/2004)

Thursday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(06/17/2004)

In the polls Geraldine Sealey
(06/17/2004)

VoteAid? Geraldine Sealey
(06/17/2004)

'Chicken Farm Inspection Team' Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/17/2004)

The Hunted on the vast right-wing conspiracy Geraldine Sealey
(06/17/2004)

Saddam and al-Qaida: It's true because it's true Mark Follman
(06/17/2004)

Veepstakes update Stephen W. Stromberg
(06/17/2004)

They do a lot of outrageous things Geraldine Sealey
(06/18/2004)

Insisting on Saddam's al-Qaida ties Jeff Horwitz
(06/17/2004)

Revisiting Bush's casus belli Geraldine Sealey
(06/18/2004)

Shooting stars By Thomas Bartlett
My close encounter with William Hung and Buckethead at a hot, hippie-packed extravaganza. Plus: Reconsidering a band -- because you told me to. (06/16/2004)

The Fix
Madonna to change name? Catherine Zeta-Jones, stalked? And why won't Tom Hanks run for office? (06/16/2004)

"Around the World in 80 Days" By Stephanie Zacharek
The talents of Jackie Chan and Steve Coogan are tragically wasted in this disappointing reworking of the Jules Verne novel. (06/16/2004)

The inner W. By Laura Miller
Three new psychological portraits of George W. Bush paint him as a control freak driven by rage, fear and an almost murderous Oedipal competition with his father. And that's before we get to Mom. (06/16/2004)

New Hampshire Is for Lovers By Dave Eggers
The ex-president glided past clouds, and memories of his youth, while approaching a throng of media and friends ready to welcome him with a rousing cheer. All he had to do was land. (06/16/2004)

Bestsellers
For the first time in months, Dan Brown has a measly three books in the top 20, and only one in the top 5. Plus: Jon Krakauer is back in paperback, Stephen King has a new hardcover, and "Stupid White Men" reappears -- all on this week's list, courtesy of Powell's. (06/16/2004)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
A toast to the Gipper. (06/16/2004)

Hair scare By Andre Gray
Kids in my neighborhood have been shot for wearing the wrong jacket. Could changing my hairstyle get me killed? (06/16/2004)

Called to duty By Cary Tennis
My man left me for the military and I'm angry about it. (06/16/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
An open letter to Larry Brown: Sorry. Plus: Detroiters demand an apology over a joke about riots. Not sorry. (06/16/2004)

The rule of the turban By Mary Jacoby
Paul Wolfowitz eulogized the fallen Shiite leader as an Iraqi Abraham Lincoln. But his group seems more intent on making Iraq conform to the principles of the Ayatollah Khomeini. (06/17/2004)

National emergency By Eric Boehlert
A spokesman for a new bipartisan group of retired diplomats and military officers says Bush must be removed for the good of the country. (06/16/2004)

Right Hook By Mark Follman
O'Reilly declares war on Moore and Hollywood Nazis. Plus: Is Bush a lock in November, and is L.A. more dangerous than Baghdad? (06/16/2004)

Wednesday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(06/16/2004)

Box office politics Geraldine Sealey
(06/16/2004)

Note to Bush and Cheney Geraldine Sealey
(06/16/2004)

"Wise stewardship?" Geraldine Sealey
(06/16/2004)

You are who you know: Part 2 By Andrew Leonard
Social software pioneers have the Internet biz buzzing again. But their new networks are even more valuable as booster shots for human connection. (06/16/2004)

Saving the world by building a better light bulb By Farhad Manjoo
Edison's 19th century invention still burns on, a wasteful contributor to global warming. There's got to be a better way. (06/16/2004)

Letters
Feminist lessons and childhood memories: Readers respond to Stephanie Zacharek's review of "The Stepford Wives" and Charles Taylor's ode to Ray Charles. (06/15/2004)

WayLay WayLay
An unbeautiful mind (06/15/2004)

Kings and queens of the prom By David Boyer
Tales of queer love from high school's Big Night. (06/15/2004)

Leave me alone! By Cary Tennis
Just because I bounced between anorexia and bulimia people think they can comment on what I'm eating. (06/15/2004)

Reporters in chains By Robert Schlesinger
Under Homeland Security orders, journalists from England, Sweden, Holland and other friendly countries are being detained at U.S. airports, strip-searched and deported. (06/15/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Quick! Detroit police: Distribute marijuana immediately! Plus: Tough times for superstars. And: Ralph Wiley, R.I.P. (06/15/2004)

Abolish the terror tax By James P. Pinkerton
People who hate America are flush with money from oil sales -- we should stop subsidizing them by becoming more energy independent. (06/15/2004)

Tuesday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(06/15/2004)

Will the press ever gore Cheney? Geraldine Sealey
(06/15/2004)

Eat your fruit and french fries Geraldine Sealey
(06/15/2004)

Recycling weak evidence for war Geraldine Sealey
(06/15/2004)

The quiet coronation Geraldine Sealey
(06/15/2004)

Designs on the White House Geraldine Sealey
(06/15/2004)

Eve Ensler play offer
Sign up today for a chance to attend Eve Ensler's latest play. (06/15/2004)

Letters
A Wyoming reporter critiques Salon's coverage of Western wolf politics. (06/15/2004)

You are who you know By Andrew Leonard
The new social software turbo-charges friendships, sexual hookups and the business of human relationship -- and could turn our lives into an open book. Part 1 of a two-part series. (06/15/2004)

I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky
Beware the ultimate love torture! Avoid that hairstyling Rocco wannabe! Plus: Margaret Cho, the Rosenbergs 50 years later and the finale of dirty, dirty "Deadwood." (06/14/2004)

The Fix
Oprah propels "Anna Karenina" onto bestseller list, Faith Hill discusses losing her inhibitions, and some see Hillary Clinton in Meryl Streep's "Manchurian Candidate" senator. (06/14/2004)

The Fix
Ben and Jen, the Osbournes and Eminem fall off Forbes' Celebrity 100 list, and WSJ reporters call byline strike. Plus: Could you be the next Michael Hutchence? Mark Burnett wants to know! (06/14/2004)

Heavenly creatures By Curt Holman
Jeff Smith's "Bone" and Dave Sim's "Cerebus" defined a comics era -- and helped make funny animals cool again. With both these epic series ending, the comics world is at a crossroads. (06/14/2004)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
The boundless optimism of Ronald Reagan. (06/14/2004)

Blowing our minds By Larry Smith
Martin Torgoff, author of "Can't Find My Way Home: America in the Great Stoned Age, 1945-2000," talks about America's complicated and schizophrenic history with drugs. (06/14/2004)

Lost in lust By Cary Tennis
Why does he leave me to go rollerblading on the esplanade and surf Match.com? (06/14/2004)

The Arabian Panther By Abigail R. Esman
Dyab Abou Jahjah's Arab European League calls for sharia law, celebrates 9/11 and warned Belgian Jews to break with Israel or else. Is he defending Muslims' civil rights -- or inciting hatred? (06/14/2004)

"A temporary coup" By Mark Follman
Author Thomas Powers says the White House's corruption of intelligence has caused the greatest foreign policy catastrophe in modern U.S. history -- and sparked a civil war with the nation's intel agencies. (06/14/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
The Pistons are the most dominant underdogs you'd never want to meet, even if you have Karl Malone. Plus: ABC's infuriating camera work. And: Kid Rock, proud Omerican. (06/14/2004)

A father's pledge By Tim Grieve
For Michael Newdow, scrapping "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance became as much about parental rights as about the First Amendment. Despite a Supreme Court loss, he still expects, someday, to win. (06/14/2004)

Monday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(06/14/2004)

Follow the memos Geraldine Sealey
(06/14/2004)

The official Reagan Week media scorecard Eric Boehlert
(06/14/2004)

Politicizing death then and now: Different rules apply Geraldine Sealey
(06/14/2004)

Gagged by Ashcroft: Sibel Edmond's story still untold Mary Jacoby
(06/14/2004)

Holy See my political ploy Geraldine Sealey
(06/14/2004)

Quote of the day Tim Grieve
(06/14/2004)

"The Lost World of the Late Nineties" By James Marcus
How a book reviewer went from rags to Amazon riches to slightly better rags. An excerpt from "Amazonia." (06/14/2004)

The writer and the bookstore By Andrew Leonard
James Marcus' exquisitely written tale of five turbulent years at Amazon is exactly what the dot-com retailer's roller-coaster tale deserves: A good book. (06/14/2004)

Feet forward By Heather Havrilesky
The fourth season of "Six Feet Under" offers an exquisitely sad, gorgeous picture of the thrills and catastrophes of everyday life. (06/13/2004)

Letters
Readers appreciate a reprieve from the mainstream media's Reagan lovefest. Plus: At least a few Nader Republicans reportedly exist. (06/12/2004)

"The Stepford Wives" By Stephanie Zacharek
Even Nicole Kidman can't save this brainless remake of the overrated '70s film. Robotic, retro wives are fine, but not even the creepiest husband has ever been aroused by a tiara. (06/11/2004)

"The Chronicles of Riddick" By Andrew O'Hehir
This plot-packed "Pitch Black" sequel -- starring, yes, Vin Diesel -- is thoroughly enjoyable, but not because it's any good. (06/11/2004)

The Fix
Howard Stern asks listeners to vote for Kerry. Jimmy Kimmel apologizes for riot joke. Also: Tom Hanks, Ellen DeGeneres and Sylvester Stallone tapped to carry Olympic torch. (06/11/2004)

The genius hits the road By Charles Taylor
Remembering Ray Charles as a man who sang to the soul of America, played the piano like it was a woman, and got us all to joyously shake our thing. (06/11/2004)

Bestsellers
His name begins with D and his book is No. 1 on the list -- that's right, it's David Sedaris! Also: The power of Oprah lands "Anna Karenina" a No. 17 slot, all on this week's list, courtesy of Powell's. (06/11/2004)

New Hampshire Is for Lovers By Dave Eggers
The Jumper: When the aging ex-president leapt from a plane this time, he would prove -- hands down and forever, time eternal -- which party was more badass and steel-balled. (06/11/2004)

What's wrong with me By Cary Tennis
How can I find someone who will stay with me long enough to marry and have kids? (06/11/2004)

Lynda Barry
Fundamental institution (06/11/2004)

Letters
Readers rally around the first soldier since Vietnam to be charged by the Army with cowardice. (06/11/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
If the Pistons win the NBA title with Larry Brown as coach, the world will suddenly lack all logic and sense. Plus: In defense of Doc Rivers. (06/11/2004)

Reagan worship By Eric Boehlert
The "liberal media's" unprecedented 24/7 gushing over a controversial and divisive president caps a quarter-century of fawning. (06/11/2004)

Arnold vs. Bush By Tim Grieve
When the official mourning for Ronald Reagan ends, the party's two leading luminaries will leave the big tent and go back to their corners. (06/11/2004)

Georgia when it fizzles By Michelle Goldberg
The G-8 protests came to nothing -- another victory for the U.S. crackdown on dissent. (06/11/2004)

Lone Star gets loonier By Jake Bernstein and Dave Mann
Texas Republicans endorse God, squabble, call for dismantling the federal government, await indictments and pray for Bush. (06/11/2004)

Almost like the real thing Cartoon by Mark Fiore
Don't be sad about the death of the Gipper -- we have President Reaganesque! (06/11/2004)

Cooking the books on terror By Joe Conason
The State Department finally admits that its report on terrorist activity since 2001 -- which showed improvement under Bush -- was marred by bad data funneled to it by other White House agencies. Sound familiar? (06/11/2004)

Friday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(06/11/2004)

Nader, Stern and the insecure swing voter Geraldine Sealey
(06/11/2004)

Tom DeLay's fallow field Geraldine Sealey
(06/11/2004)

Thanks Denver! Geraldine Sealey
(06/11/2004)

Michael Moore's campaign Geraldine Sealey
(06/11/2004)

Dear Peg Geraldine Sealey
(06/11/2004)

The fat lady sings and the Gipper passes on
What Table Talkers are saying this week about American optimism and the "sin" of obesity. (06/11/2004)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
Is alcohol or basic human depravity the root cause of air rage? Also, the pilot expresses his own rage at questions about drunken aviators. (06/11/2004)

The Fix
Bruce Springsteen quotes Al Gore, Tina Brown says she owes it all to Ronald Reagan, and why J.Lo's marriage to Marc Anthony might not be legal. Plus: Is there a major mistake in "The Stepford Wives"? (06/10/2004)

Letters
Misplaced blame? Understandable frustration? Netflicking readers -- lots and lots of them -- respond to "Mail-order Divorce," by Dan Kois. (06/10/2004)

An Olsen intervention By Corrie Pikul
Girls, before you turn 18, read this! Expert advice about becoming a woman from Janice Dickinson, J.T. LeRoy, Annie Sprinkle, a Ying Yang twin and more. (06/10/2004)

"The Candy Men" by Nile Southern By Charles Taylor
Terry Southern's son tells the wacky tale of his dad's '60s pornographic masterpiece "Candy," whose heroine is both dirtier and more innocent than today's dead-eyed Britney nymphets. (06/10/2004)

Letters
Responses to Ann Marlowe on Raphael Patai's influential book "The Arab Mind" run the gamut from healthy skepticism to outright sarcasm -- "Hello! Ms. Marlowe, it's called a discourse." (06/11/2004)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
That lucky Iraqi Ducki! (06/10/2004)

Vote your vagina! By Rebecca Traister
Eve Ensler, the vulva-friendly playwright, hosts a fundraiser in New York in the hopes of getting young women to vote with their ... well, you know. (06/11/2004)

American beauty By Cary Tennis
Are all marriages destined for the doldrums? (06/10/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Larry Bird is right that a white American superstar would help the NBA, but LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony disagreeing with him is a healthy sign. (06/10/2004)

Nader's Republican pipe dream By Peter Dizikes
The spoiler candidate insists he's drawing GOP voters away from George W. Bush. There's only one problem: They only exist in his mind. (06/10/2004)

Rewriting the script By Sidney Blumenthal
Unlike the current occupant of the White House, Reagan was willing to improvise on the far-right script, which is what ultimately saved his presidency. (06/10/2004)

Bush and the Reagan hedgehog strategy By Arianna Huffington
Bush, you're no Reagan. (06/10/2004)

Letters
Cold War hero, media icon, governor who tear-gassed me: Salon readers remember Reagan. Plus: Debating Alessandro Camon's "American Torture, American Porn." (06/10/2004)

Thursday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(06/10/2004)

G-8 rumor control Geraldine Sealey
(06/10/2004)

Terrorism report, take two Geraldine Sealey
(06/10/2004)

The Boss sends a message Geraldine Sealey
(06/10/2004)

The wolf in all of us By Katharine Mieszkowski
The return of the gray wolf to the American West isn't just a triumph for conservationists. It's a victory over the darkness in our own human nature. (06/10/2004)

Love them madly By Thomas Bartlett
Free tunes from vocalists who evoke Billie and Sade, music someone paid $1,000 to hear live, and a 99-cent Miles Davis track that's worth every penny. (06/09/2004)

The Fix
Martha Stewart says "wearing no clothes" is a fashion don't, and Nicole Kidman says she'd tone down her career for the right man. Plus: Did Britney snub Bono's kids? (06/09/2004)

Mail-order divorce By Dan Kois
Netflix delivered any movie I asked for directly to my door. And yet, somehow, it just wasn't enough. (06/09/2004)

Give 'em enough rope
From Rush to Newt to Bob Dornan to Ari Fleischer, the right wing's most outrageous (and hateful) comments of the past decade. An exclusive excerpt from "Take Them at Their Words: Shocking, Amusing and Baffling Quotations From the GOP and Their Friends, 1994-2004." (06/09/2004)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Bachelor for 10 days: Let the misbehavior begin! (06/09/2004)

Branded By Daniel Glick
When Staff Sgt. Georg Pogany asked for help after a combat-stress reaction in Iraq, his superiors charged him with cowardice and sent him home. He's fighting to restore his reputation -- and save other soldiers from his ordeal. (06/09/2004)

A catcher in the rye By Cary Tennis
Lately I've wanted to beat Bush and Rumsfeld to a pulp and I'm not happy about it. (06/09/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Kobe Bryant hits a shot for the ages to save the Lakers, and the Pistons must wish it were only a nightmare. (06/09/2004)

Right Hook By Mark Follman
Steyn and Noonan celebrate Reagan as a man who saw the world more clearly than the political elite; Coulter trashes Gore as a fat white guy with no political rhythm. Plus: Bradbury rips Michael Moore. (06/10/2004)

Putting Reagan on the scales Compiled by Jeff Nachtigal and Jeff Horwitz
Martin Anderson, John Judis, Michael Lind and others weigh in on the Hollywood presidency, the end of communism, Iran-Contra and the paradoxes of Reagan's career. (06/10/2004)

Wednesday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(06/09/2004)

"This is marketing" Geraldine Sealey
(06/09/2004)

Hopped up on jihad? Mark Follman
(06/09/2004)

In the polls Geraldine Sealey
(06/09/2004)

More from the torture beat Geraldine Sealey
(06/09/2004)

Forget stem cells, but how about a commemorative coin? Geraldine Sealey
(06/09/2004)

Blog-rolling for votes and dollars By Farhad Manjoo
Political advertising on weblogs is booming, and some local candidates are raising big national money. Is the Web finally delivering on its revolutionary rhetoric? (06/09/2004)

Letters
New Jersey's not that bad, Wyclef Jean's not that good, and there's nothing surprising about a thoughtful Marine. Salon readers speak out. (06/08/2004)

The Fix
What are Condi Rice's and Hillary Clinton's heads doing in an ad for "The Stepford Wives"? Plus: P.Diddy gets honored and Tobey Maguire gets hairless. (06/08/2004)

The Gipper's dark side By Charles Taylor
Reagan played the villain in his last movie -- a cynical gangster flick called "The Killers" -- and it's a perfect antidote to the deluge of adoring media coverage. (06/08/2004)

Sex, violence and "The Arab Mind" By Ann Marlowe
I still support the war in Iraq, but we need to rid ourselves of our perverse myths about Middle Eastern men and women. (06/08/2004)

WayLay By Carol Lay
A true story. (06/08/2004)

Unrequited passion By Cary Tennis
He is in every other way a great husband but he refuses to have sex with me. (06/08/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
The Lightning bring the Stanley Cup to Florida, where it's likely to stay for a while as the NHL shuts down and Northern fans see red. Plus: That all-important second goal. (06/08/2004)

Shelter from the storm By Lynn Harris
They come from faraway towns where second-term abortions are impossible to find. Catherine Megill and the Haven Coalition are there to help them. (06/09/2004)

The rich got richer By James K. Galbraith
The Reagan economy was mediocre, and his economists' ideas were a muddle. (06/08/2004)

Operation Enduring Fog By Dennis Jett
The White House strategy for dealing with the Abu Ghraib scandal: Stall, control, attack, deny and scare. (06/08/2004)

Reagan without sentimentality By Joe Conason
He told us government was the problem -- and his corruption-plagued administration made sure of it. (06/08/2004)

Tuesday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(06/08/2004)

One way to cap off a week of mourning ... Geraldine Sealey
(06/08/2004)

In the polls Geraldine Sealey
(06/08/2004)

Weeklong political ceasefire? Not entirely Geraldine Sealey
(06/08/2004)

Invasion of the spambots By Sam Williams
From blog spam to pornbots, new strains of computer programs aimed at pumping up Google page ranks just keep on coming. (06/08/2004)

The Fix
Martha sentencing delayed, Ted Turner says he's just like Scarlett O'Hara, and Moby and Chuck D collaborate on antiwar song. (06/07/2004)

Death in the family By Heather Havrilesky
In the "Sopranos" season finale, Tony preserves the peace in his kingdom the only way he knows how. (06/08/2004)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Damn the devious liberal media! (06/07/2004)

When Michael Jackson was cool By Susan Straight
Michael was the ultimate heartthrob to my '70s high school girlfriends. But my teenage daughter sees him as only a scary freak who can't stand living with skin the color of hers. (06/07/2004)

The clock is ticking By Cary Tennis
My girlfriend has decided she wants a baby, but I'm not ready. What should I do? (06/07/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Pistons beat Lakers' jocks in Game 1. Actual players expected for Game 2. Plus: The last hockey game. And: Sorry, Smarty. (Sorry?!) (06/07/2004)

American torture, American porn By Alessandro Camon
Abu Ghraib and "The Passion of the Christ" are connected in a dark basement of the American psyche. (06/07/2004)

Antiwar hero By John F. Callahan
He made history by challenging a president who had plunged the nation into a calamitous war. More than three decades later, Gene McCarthy reflects on his legendary race against Lyndon Johnson -- and the current campaign to unseat George W. Bush. (06/07/2004)

The Reagan legacy By Rick Perlstein
He was a true believer who moved the country divisively to the right. But compared to the current president, Ronald Reagan looks like a moderate. (06/07/2004)

Monday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(06/07/2004)

Pass the talking points Tim Grieve
(06/07/2004)

The black Jesse Helms Geraldine Sealey
(06/07/2004)

'Presidential power at its absolute apex' Geraldine Sealey
(06/07/2004)

Joyce McGreevy By Joyce McGreevy
Times are hard for everyone. But the heaviest burden is borne by the SUV owners forced off the road by tragically high gas prices. (06/07/2004)

I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky
Why did the WB serve up this ridiculous "OC"/"Baywatch"/"Party of Five" concoction? Why do all Miss Universes have the same cup size? And why doesn't TV just shut down in the summer? (06/05/2004)

One George down, one to go By Martin Sieff
George Tenet was a hapless bumbler who deserved his fate. But as long as the high-ranking Bush cronies who are really responsible for the Iraq nightmare sit safely inside the Pentagon, Americans will not be satisfied. (06/05/2004)

Letters
Readers have little sympathy for dissident Log Cabin Republican David Catania. Plus: Why President Bush doesn't measure up to Henry V; E.U. pity for the "ordinary American." (06/05/2004)

Not "The Day After Tomorrow" By Amanda Griscom
Did the Bush White House try to block a new Web site devoted to educating the public about climate change? (06/05/2004)

The Fix
Sumner Redstone sticks with Howard, Damien Hirst's neighbors complain about "vile" smell, and Martha Stewart's childhood home's for sale. (06/04/2004)

The Sopranos' stomping ground By Suzy Hansen
The world can make fun of New Jersey -- big hair, Bada Bing, Bon Jovi and all -- but natives know who's boss. (06/04/2004)

Muzzling a Marine By Scott Lamb
The Pentagon orders the military spokesman featured in the acclaimed documentary "Control Room" not to talk -- and now he plans to walk. (06/04/2004)

The politics of terrorism By E.J. Dionne Jr.
How the GOP used 9/11 to scare Americans into war: An excerpt from "Stand Up, Fight Back: Republican Toughs, Democratic Wimps, and the Politics of Revenge." (06/04/2004)

Warrior for the center By Mary Jacoby
Columnist and commentator E.J. Dionne Jr. talks about his new book, Bush's lost 9/11 opportunity, John Kerry's strategy and what the Democrats must do to reclaim the abandoned American middle. (06/04/2004)

The military's hazing hell By Suzy Hansen
Carol Burke, author of "Camp All-American, Hanoi Jane and the High and Tight," talks to Salon about the military's frat-boy culture, how torture and initiation rites are used to transform civilians into soldiers -- and how Abu Ghraib is just a drop in the bucket. (06/04/2004)

Faking it By Cary Tennis
Can I stop him from going by pretending to come? (06/04/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Calgary's Game 5 hero wasn't the "unlikely" Oleg Saprykin, who scored the winner. It was Jarome Iginla, as usual. Plus: Score second and win! And: Smarty reading, Lakers-Pistons pick. (06/04/2004)

Storm warnings for Bush in Ohio By Tim Russo
The John Kerry campaign offices may still be dark in this key battleground state, but an invisible tidal wave is growing here against the president. (06/04/2004)

Tenet's choice By Mary Jacoby
Was the CIA director pushed out by a White House looking for a scapegoat on Iraq and 9/11? Or did he flee before Bush could make him the fall guy? (06/05/2004)

A time to weep
In a commencement address to the New School University on May 21, Theodore Sorensen, special counsel to President Kennedy, laments "the loss of this country's goodness and therefore its greatness." (06/04/2004)

Driving ourselves into the ground By Mark Fiore
The real reasons we should be complaining about the high cost of gas. (06/04/2004)

Shakespeare turns a spotlight on Bush and Iraq By Arianna Huffington
What Bush has in common with Henry V, and why Iraq was "ultimately a war of choice." (06/04/2004)

Howell Raines applies to the conventional-wisdom club By Eric Boehlert
The ousted Times editor debuts as a pundit for the British Guardian with an old act. (06/04/2004)

Friday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(06/04/2004)

Kerry and Nader: "Glum and glummer?" Geraldine Sealey
(06/04/2004)

Who's wooing the Burger King Moms? Geraldine Sealey
(06/04/2004)

Unfit to print, take two Geraldine Sealey
(06/04/2004)

About that liberal media Geraldine Sealey
(06/04/2004)

In the polls Geraldine Sealey
(06/04/2004)

What's Ralph up to? Geraldine Sealey
(06/04/2004)

The dead and the deadbeat
What Table Talkers are saying this week about summer memories, veterans and vasectomies. (06/04/2004)

Little red blogs By Mat Honan
On the 15th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, blogs are booming in China. But are they making any difference? (06/04/2004)

Preacher's son By Baz Dreisinger
Channeling Bob Marley and Bob Dylan, Wyclef Jean (Howard Dean's favorite musician) is saving hip-hop from its purgatory of bling-bling and booty. (06/03/2004)

The Fix
"Curb Your Enthusiasm" proves innocence of man accused of murder, Ang Lee may cut gay kiss from "Brokeback Mountain," and Archbiship of Canterbury OKs Charles/Camilla marriage. Plus: Katie Couric to sit down with O.J. (06/03/2004)

"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" By Stephanie Zacharek
Hippogriffs, Dementors and Harry, oh my! Director Alfonso Cuaron finally decants the essence of J.K. Rowling's work and brings us one of the greatest fantasy films of all time. (06/03/2004)

The secret history of American literature By Suzy Hansen
Mark Twain, meet Ulysses S. Grant! Hart Crane, meet Charlie Chaplin! Rachel Cohen talks about the most intriguing encounters in U.S. history. (06/03/2004)

Bestsellers
Ian Caldwell's "Rule of Four" makes the list, two "Devils" vie for a spot in the Top 10, and Dan Brown's presence remains constant, all on this week's list, courtesy of Powell's. (06/03/2004)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Being George Bush (06/03/2004)

I feel like I'm dying By Cary Tennis
I've been married for 14 years to a woman who is clinically depressed. Will the pain ever end? (06/03/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
The lack of glamour teams is a dumb reason to ignore the Stanley Cup Finals. The NHL's idiocy in preparing to betray its fans is not. (06/03/2004)

Burning down the Log Cabin By Eric Boehlert
Assailing the "cabal of geniuses" who cooked up the gay marriage ban, one of the GOP's only openly gay leaders breaks with his party. (06/03/2004)

Bush's grand European tour By Sidney Blumenthal
Courting the allies he spurned last year, the president will mangle the lessons of history to turn Iraq into postwar Europe, but no one will be fooled. (06/03/2004)

The accidental pilgrim By Norman Birnbaum
Bush stumbles to Rome in search of Catholic votes -- but the pope may give him a much-needed lecture instead. (06/03/2004)

Thursday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(06/03/2004)

Shrek and the "transgender agenda" Geraldine Sealey
(06/03/2004)

One down ... Geraldine Sealey
(06/03/2004)

Tenet's 9/11 morning Tim Grieve
(06/03/2004)

Wait, I almost forgot ... Geraldine Sealey
(06/03/2004)

Condi: Bush another Roosevelt or Truman Geraldine Sealey
(06/03/2004)

"I am not a policymaker" Tim Grieve
(06/03/2004)

Pot zeroes in on kettle Geraldine Sealey
(06/03/2004)

Let us count Tenet's "personal reasons" Geraldine Sealey
(06/03/2004)

State of the spy biz Mark Follman
(06/04/2004)

You gotta fight for your right to go solar By Katharine Mieszkowski
Kenneth and Gabrielle Adelman felt guilty about the fossil fuels their planes were consuming. So they decided to build a huge solar power system in their backyard. The local power utility was not amused. (06/03/2004)

Songs that don't Hoobastink By Thomas Bartlett
A hypnotic new single from Timbaland, and a reason not to be sick of another strumming singer-songwriter. Plus: Free downloads from a fascinating minimalist. (06/02/2004)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Magnetic poetry offa my fridge ... (06/02/2004)

Go down, young men! By Corrie Pikul
Sexologist Ian Kerner talks to Salon about his new book, "She Comes First," and why the well-trained tongue is mightier than the "sword." (06/02/2004)

Suicide isn't painless By Cary Tennis
How do you get over the suicide of a dear friend and the feeling that you could have prevented it? (06/02/2004)

The patriot By Mary Jacoby
Armed Services chairman John Warner is determined to get to the bottom of the Abu Ghraib scandal -- even if it costs George W. Bush the election. (06/02/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
The Pistons and Pacers combine for records in scoring futility. They'd have to combine to beat the Lakers. Plus: The great Pitons.com caper? (06/02/2004)

The ugly American By Charles A. Kupchan
When Bush arrives in Rome for the start of a series of meetings with European leaders, it won't exactly be la dolce vita. (06/02/2004)

Right Hook By Mark Follman
Al Gore gives a fiery speech and conservatives brand him "insane" -- again. Plus: Coulter defends Rush ... against O'Reilly! (06/03/2004)

Wednesday's mustreads Geraldine Sealey
(06/02/2004)

Howard Dean, columnist Geraldine Sealey
(06/02/2004)

Larry Lindsey's ballpark figure revisited Geraldine Sealey
(06/02/2004)

Accenture gets fat contract Geraldine Sealey
(06/02/2004)

Rohrabacher's short memory Geraldine Sealey
(06/02/2004)

A man, a plan, a Fantasia, and an octopus
What Table Talkers are saying about Bush, "American Idol" and eight-legged freaks. (06/02/2004)

Smart mobs beat dumb CEOs By Farhad Manjoo
James Surowiecki's new book, "The Wisdom of Crowds," argues that diverse groups predict the future better than solo prima donnas. (06/02/2004)

I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky
Know-it-alls, murderous brothers, franks 'n' beans and your absurd finale predictions -- the most aimless, rambling ILTW ever! (06/01/2004)

The Fix
Clinton will chat with Rather, Stones won't go to China, "Sex and the City" star gets Absolutely mad, and Martha offers to teach women how to clean up. (06/01/2004)

My so-called famous classmate
An exclusive excerpt from former Salon editor Chris Colin's acclaimed new book on being young in the '90s, "What Really Happened to the Class of '93: Start-ups, Dropouts, and Other Navigations Through an Untidy Decade." (06/01/2004)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
How to stay upbeat amid depressing news? Blame the messenger! (06/02/2004)

WayLay By Carol Lay
Evolution (06/01/2004)

Do I have to? By Cary Tennis
She broke up with me and I still love her. Should I keep my word and try to be friends? (06/01/2004)

Letters
Waldorf schools aren't a cult! And shouldn't progressive parents be interested in public schools, too? Responses to Meagan Francis' "What's Waldorf?" (06/01/2004)

Lynda Barry
Room mothers (06/01/2004)

Abu Moses By D.N. Rosina
He was a Palestinian commando, and a clown and a cutup -- until one day he made a shattering discovery. (06/01/2004)

Tuesday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
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Arbitron shocker: Franken beats Limbaugh Eric Boehlert
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A paper trail and a pistol Geraldine Sealey
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Art bashing in San Francisco Geraldine Sealey
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41: Moore a "slimeball" Geraldine Sealey
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Tough or biased? Geraldine Sealey
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Will the real flip-flopper please stand up? Geraldine Sealey
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Terrorism, tweezers and terminal madness By Patrick Smith
Some thoughts about the absurdity of too much security. An excerpt from "Ask the Pilot: Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel." (06/01/2004)

Ask the Pilot takes off By Andrew Leonard
In honor of the publication of his first book, the pilot answers a few more questions ... from his editor. (06/01/2004)