April 2004

The pop star who hated sex By Mark Simpson
Was he gay? Bisexual? Or really just celibate, as he claimed? "I'm just simply inches away from a monastery," Morrissey once quipped. (04/30/2004)

"Mean Girls" By Stephanie Zacharek
What do you get when "SNL's" Tina Fey writes a screenplay about social hierarchies in high school? A teen comedy ... for grown-ups. (04/30/2004)

The Fix
McCain stands up for Koppel, Schwarzenegger offended by bobblehead, and Tarantino has Brosnan's Bond support. (04/30/2004)

The passion of the Bush By Charles Taylor
"The Jesus Factor" showed how the president has failed to serve either the Gospel or the Constitution. (04/30/2004)

Creative destruction By Andrew Leonard
With his new novel, "The Zenith Angle," Bruce Sterling abandons the cyborg future for the more terrifying present of amoral terrorists and capitalists (04/30/2004)

Out of the closet and behind the gate By Dale Hrabi
The first gated community marketed at gays and lesbians is under construction in a small Florida town. Will it be a queer utopia -- or one more sign of the fragmentation of America? (04/30/2004)

Starved for affection By Cary Tennis
My wife is smart but not loving so I feel distant from her. Should I have an affair or get a divorce? (04/30/2004)

Letters
Readers question Rebecca Traister's behind-the-scenes look at the March for Women's Lives. Also: Reps from Rock the Vote and WWE Smackdown Your Vote weigh in on young voters. (04/30/2004)

Anti-Semitic -- or anti-Sharon? By Alix Christie
When Western leaders met in Berlin this week to confront an ugly upsurge in European anti-Semitism, they pointed fingers not just at neo-Nazis and militant Muslims -- but also at the European left. (04/30/2004)

Rove TV Cartoon by Mark Fiore
An inside look at the all new Bush-Cheney '04 television ad campaign. (04/30/2004)

Why John Kerry should run on 9/12 By Arianna Huffington
While the Bush campaign focuses on Americans' fear of terrorism, Kerry should appeal to the American legacy that Bush has squandered: National service, shared sacrifice and hope. (04/30/2004)

The EPA's revolving door By Amanda Griscom
Yet another high-level leader at the Environmental Protection Agency has decided to throw in the towel. Is a heavy-handed Bush White House to blame? (05/01/2004)

Friday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(04/30/2004)

Remembrance and responsibility Geraldine Sealey
(04/30/2004)

Recruiting for al-Qaida Geraldine Sealey
(04/30/2004)

A call to investigate war outsourcing Geraldine Sealey
(04/30/2004)

Cheney unplugged Geraldine Sealey
(04/30/2004)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
Tales of the alt-'80s-rock commuter circuit. Do weary businessmen really want to listen to the Jesus and Mary Chain while landing in the rain? (04/30/2004)

Letters
Yet another disgruntled whiner, or vanguard of a revitalized working-class movement? Readers respond to Claudia O'Keefe's "Brave New Jobs." (04/30/2004)

The underground Beatle By Charles Taylor
A fantastic documentary that explains the curious, tragic life of Brian Epstein -- the man behind John, Paul, George and Ringo -- makes a rare U.S. appearance. (04/29/2004)

Gameboys By Jeff Alexander and Tom Bissell
Why the epic zombie soap opera "Resident Evil" should not be played in the dead of night. Plus: Baseball and Jet Li. (04/29/2004)

The Fix
Joe Wilson names names, Ben Affleck bonds with Ted Kennedy, and The Donald gets his own radio show. (04/29/2004)

New Hampshire Is for Lovers By Dave Eggers
She was a blond, bitchy, bestselling right-wing pundette running for president. And success meant striking exactly the right pout. (04/29/2004)

Dark victory By Jeffrey Record
Why Bush's war in Iraq has damaged America's standing in the world and made us less safe. (04/29/2004)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Billy Dare, boy adventurer, in "Smuggler's Cape." (04/29/2004)

A brief history of the (over)involved father By Anthony Giardina
Do you have to go to every Little League game to be a good dad? An excerpt from "The Bastard on the Couch." (04/29/2004)

What was he thinking? By Larry Smith
"The Bastard on the Couch: 27 Men Try Really Hard to Explain Their Feelings About Love, Loss, Fatherhood, and Freedom" tries to answer the eternal question. A conversation with the collection's editor, Daniel Jones. (04/29/2004)

I want a do-over By Cary Tennis
I moved to Oregon from Texas, and I hate it! There aren't any jobs and it rains all the time. (04/29/2004)

At the breaking point By Robert Schlesinger
The Bush administration's unrealistic war planning has increased the dangers facing the men and women on the ground in Iraq. (04/29/2004)

Can the U.S. avoid a worst-case scenario in Iraq? By Robert Schlesinger
Perhaps -- by increasing troop strength and raising taxes. An interview with "Dark Victory" author Jeffrey Record. (04/29/2004)

Meet the buppies By Jennifer Abrahamson
A decade into democracy, South Africa's elite blacks prosper. But their glitz and glam hide a world-class inequality that only gets worse. (04/29/2004)

Fervent falsehoods By Sidney Blumenthal
The Bush-Cheney campaign is spending an unprecedented amount of money to hold on to supporters whose faith might be tested by the facts. (04/29/2004)

Thursday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(04/29/2004)

Driving a truck through the Bill of Rights Geraldine Sealey
(04/29/2004)

From the RNC to the airwaves Geraldine Sealey
(04/29/2004)

Iraqis get polled, too Geraldine Sealey
(04/29/2004)

Join Karen Hughes on tour Geraldine Sealey
(04/29/2004)

Sinclair bans Nightline war memorial Eric Boehlert
(04/29/2004)

Happy hour with George and Dick Geraldine Sealey
(04/29/2004)

Just say no, to hydrogen
If we're serious about stopping global warming, hybrid cars make a lot more sense than a hydrogen future, says Joseph Romm, a former Clinton administration energy official. (04/29/2004)

Killah in love By Thomas Bartlett
An R&B; falsetto that suggests pent-up sexual frustration -- and not castration; and a thug becomes a lover. Plus: A dance track from a mysterious "art collective." (04/28/2004)

The Fix
Chris Noth and Candace Bushnell dress up and discuss Tolstoy and cocaine, and Nicole Kidman charms U.N. members. Plus: Mel Gibson to direct lesbian "Braveheart"? (04/28/2004)

Letters
Yes, we confused Bob Barker with Bob Novak, and here's why. Plus: Readers weigh in on David Amsden's "To Bleach His Own." (04/28/2004)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Check out who just got nominated for a 2004 California Music Award! (04/28/2004)

The honeymoon's over By Cary Tennis
I've been a wife for a week, but I already feel taken for granted. (04/28/2004)

Making women's issues go away By Rebecca Traister
A damning new report reveals that the Bush administration has quietly removed 25 reports from its Women's Bureau Web site, deleting or distorting crucial information on issues from pay equity to reproductive healthcare. (04/28/2004)

Above the law By Tim Grieve
The Bush administration is arguing that it has the right to lock up U.S. citizens forever -- without evidence, witnesses, lawyers or trials. If the Supreme Court agrees, will this still be America? (04/28/2004)

Why Kerry threw his ribbons By Douglas Brinkley
The veterans who tossed their medals at the steps of the U.S. Capitol in 1971 just wanted to wake up their country to the disastrous tragedy of Vietnam. (04/28/2004)

Right Hook By Mark Follman
Conservatives say Bush is drifting on Iraq and that Fallujah should be crushed, but they've been conspicuously quiet about the photos of flag-draped coffins. Plus: O'Reilly bashes Rummy! (04/28/2004)

Don't stay the course, Senator By Robert Scheer
Former war hero and protester John Kerry knows escalation in Iraq will lead to disaster. Confronting Bush's war policy should be the key to his campaign. (04/29/2004)

Wednesday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(04/28/2004)

AP's valentine to Bush Eric Boehlert
(04/28/2004)

In the polls Geraldine Sealey
(04/28/2004)

Advice for John Kerry Geraldine Sealey
(04/28/2004)

Claim vs. fact, the database Geraldine Sealey
(04/28/2004)

Brave new jobs By Claudia O'Keefe
My menial job at a world-famous Washington resort was a crash course in today's screw-the-worker zeitgeist -- and the charming, monied guests who thrust bloody bandages into my hands and made my dignified old co-worker perform like a seal. (04/28/2004)

Reality TV's intern from hell By Corrie Pikul
Drew, the fired intern from "The Restaurant," wants to make one thing clear: "I might seem a little cocky at times, but under no circumstances am I a monster." (04/27/2004)

To bleach his own By David Amsden
The media-fed obsession with the perfect smile has helped create an army of chalky, Tic Tac-like teeth so blindingly white they appear to be ... blue. (04/27/2004)

The Fix
A CNN reporter gets engaged to a prince, and an artist films David Beckham sleeping. Plus: Kurt Andersen's response to people who think he's crazy. (04/27/2004)

Blue teeth: A gallery By Scott Lamb and Corrie Pikul
When white goes wrong (Attention: Regis, Demi and Hannity!) (04/27/2004)

Nothing was revealed By Steven Hart
A new book about Bob Dylan's masterpiece, "Blood on the Tracks," fusses over the details while missing the story. (04/27/2004)

Bestsellers
"Plan of Attack" shoots straight to the top, while Alice Walker relegates Dan Brown to a lowly No. 3. Also: With Oprah's help, "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" beats out "Deception Point" -- all on this week's list, courtesy of Powell's. (04/27/2004)

WayLay By Carol Lay
I let him get away. (04/27/2004)

Family ties By Cary Tennis
How can I stay alive when my sister and parents are suffocating me? (04/27/2004)

Bush's flight from the Guard By James C. Moore
Why was he abruptly grounded from flying? Why did he leave the Texas Guard two years early? A key report answering those questions is still missing from George W. Bush's records. (04/27/2004)

Inside the Shia resistance By Phillip Robertson
From Najaf to Baghdad, I track the men who are menacing the U.S. occupation. They're young, desperate and dangerous -- and their ranks are growing. (04/27/2004)

Mystery man By Craig Unger
Why the White House deleted the name of Bush pal and Saudi go-between James Bath from the president's military records is a tantalizing but unanswered question. (04/28/2004)

Karen Hughes' high-octane gall By Joe Conason
With amazing chutzpah, the Bush flack says reporters should ask more questions about John Kerry's military history. What they really ought to explore is her role in covering up Bush's spotty National Guard record. (04/27/2004)

Tuesday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(04/27/2004)

Bush ads still wrong Geraldine Sealey
(04/27/2004)

Memogate update Geraldine Sealey
(04/27/2004)

Time for Karen to apologize Geraldine Sealey
(04/27/2004)

To be a fly on the wall ... Geraldine Sealey
(04/27/2004)

Everyone is an editor By Sam Williams
In the wacky wiki world, a Web browser is all you need to start contributing. But when the goal is to create an encyclopedia, such democracy has some pitfalls. (04/27/2004)

The Fix
Kmart extends relationship with Martha Stewart, and Scotland Yard reopens Diana case. Plus: Will Peter Jackson direct "The Lovely Bones"? (04/26/2004)

I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky
Rocco faces a young foil, straight from central casting, and Jessica Simpson reveals the secrets to her feminine mystique. Plus: The depressing democracy of "American Idol." (04/26/2004)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
An emergency meeting at "This Modern World" HQ ... (04/26/2004)

Too much, too soon? By Cary Tennis
I was married at age 19 to a wonderful man, but how do I experience life without losing my husband? (04/26/2004)

Behind the scenes at the March for Women's Lives By Rebecca Traister
While older feminists were awestruck at meeting Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan, some of the young ones probably had no idea who they were. But the movement's generational divide didn't stop a million women from hitting the streets in D.C. (04/26/2004)

Banished from the American dream By Michelle Goldberg
The Kesbehs were a hardworking immigrant family with a successful business and deep roots in Houston. But after 9/11, the U.S. kicked them, along with thousands of other Arab and Muslim families, out of the country. Now, in a land the children barely know, they wonder why their life has been shattered. (04/26/2004)

Monday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(04/26/2004)

Banana Republic? Geraldine Sealey
(04/26/2004)

Hitler got big crowds, too Geraldine Sealey
(04/26/2004)

It's showtime Geraldine Sealey
(04/26/2004)

The revolving door Geraldine Sealey
(04/26/2004)

In the polls Geraldine Sealey
(04/26/2004)

Don't be afraid of the big bad Gmail By Mathew Honan
Privacy advocates are frothing about Google's plan to scan e-mail for advertising purposes. A report from an early tester of the service says their concerns are overblown. (04/26/2004)

Letters
Fake? Real? Has it ever been any different? Readers respond to Farhad Manjoo's "A Picture Is No Longer Worth a Thousand Words." (04/26/2004)

Out-Foxed By Geraldine Sealey
How Rupert's red-state cable channel waved the flag and beat CNN. (04/24/2004)

"Man on Fire" By Stephanie Zacharek
Denzel Washington hacks off a guy's fingers one by one and treats another guy to an explosive suppository -- and he's the hero! (04/23/2004)

"13 Going on 30" By Stephanie Zacharek
Early on, "13 Going on 30" raises hopes that its message will be "It's great to be different." So why does it dash those hopes so cruelly? (04/23/2004)

The Fix
Omarosa storms off set of "Jimmy Kimmel Live," Quincy Jones organizes show for children in need, and Howard Stern is No. 1 in NYC. (04/23/2004)

Who's the hunted now? By Mark Simpson
CBS airs images of a dying Diana the same week her Speedo-sporting son makes a splash in the tabs. (04/23/2004)

Twin Study By Stacey Richter
We shared the same placenta, but everything else about Samantha and me was different. Or was it? (04/23/2004)

New Hampshire Is for Lovers By Dave Eggers
Teresa Santiago was ready to jump ship to another presidential candidate. But was she ready to commit political espionage? (04/23/2004)

Am I too honest? By Cary Tennis
Should I say what women want to hear, or tell them the truth and watch them walk away? (04/23/2004)

Rock the vote? Maybe not By Anya Kamenetz
Glitzy voter-registration drives are wooing apathetic young voters with celebrities and flashy Web sites. But 18- to 24-year-olds may be too jaded and media-saturated to respond to anything except appeals from other young people -- real, live ones. (04/23/2004)

Louisiana may ban low-slung pants
(04/23/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Maurice Clarett gets sacked in court, but it's Mike Williams of USC who's hurt. Plus: Eli Manning may be impudent, but you would be too. (04/23/2004)

GOP "playa hatas" By Eric Boehlert
Rush Limbaugh and other angry conservatives mock John Kerry and the Dems for hanging with hip-hop stars. But they're dissing a key (and mostly white) bloc of youth voters. (04/23/2004)

The White House cowards are worse than its maniacs By Arianna Huffington
Woodward's shocking book provides definitive proof, if anyone still needed any, that Cheney, Libby and Rumsfeld are raving zealots. But the hottest fires of hell should be reserved for spineless enablers like Powell -- who saw the madness and still went along. (04/23/2004)

Bring your earplugs to Yellowstone By Amanda Griscom
When the Bush administration greenlighted snowmobiles in the park, it promised technology would keep the noise down. The new "quiet" models tearing around are anything but. (04/23/2004)

The GOP's not-so-impartial hit man By Joe Conason
Desperate to denigrate John Kerry's war record, Republicans have trotted out a "nonpartisan" Navy Vietnam vet -- who was a protege of Nixon dirty trickster Charles Colson and whose law firm is closely tied to the Bush White House. (04/24/2004)

Friday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(04/23/2004)

Stiffing the seniors Geraldine Sealey
(04/23/2004)

Senate candidate or Klan killer? Geraldine Sealey
(04/23/2004)

Cheney's business with Saddam Geraldine Sealey
(04/23/2004)

The antiwar voters' dilemma Geraldine Sealey
(04/23/2004)

Talk about a bully pulpit Geraldine Sealey
(04/23/2004)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
"I'd like to welcome you to Honolulu. Unfortunately, we are in Fresno." Public-address announcement hysteria rules the skies. (04/23/2004)

Devoured by demons By Cintra Wilson
Klaus Kinski played the messianic monster, consumed by an epic lust and a taste for violence. His screen roles were pretty weird, too. (04/22/2004)

The Fix
"The Passion" to play Tel Aviv, Blair defends Beckham's right to privacy, and Paul Newman unhappy about Princeton beer-guzzling contest. Plus: Super Bowl streaker on defense. (04/22/2004)

Bestsellers
Dan Brown is still crowding the top slots, Neal Stephenson's "Confusion" debuts at No. 5, and "The Devil Wears Prada" edges out "The Devil in the White City" -- all in this week's list, courtesy of Powell's. (04/22/2004)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Attention, multimillionaires! Get the government to do anything you want using the Ahmad Chalabi Method. (04/22/2004)

Salon Premium turns 3, thanks to you
(04/22/2004)

Salon Premium turns 3!
Don't miss the party -- join up now and we'll give you three months free. (04/22/2004)

My husband the sex addict By Cary Tennis
I'm a Brit married to an American man with an ex-wife and lots of Internet lovers. Should I stay or go? (04/22/2004)

Letters
Readers share their sorority experiences, both heartwarming and horrific, and debate Suzy Hansen's interview with Alexandra Robbins, author of "Pledged: The Secret Life of Sororities." (04/22/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Lakers? Pacers? What are you smoking? The readers write on the playoffs, Barry Bonds and the Battle of Ontario. (04/22/2004)

All eyes on Iraq Cartoon by Mark Fiore
We interrupt this broadcast to bring you a quagmire nobody cares about. (04/22/2004)

The secret $700 million By Cass R. Sunstein
Did the Bush administration deceive Congress and use post-9/11 emergency funds to prepare for war on Iraq? Bob Woodward's new insider account raises some critical questions. (04/22/2004)

Letters
A Vietnam vet warns Bush backers are "playing a dangerous, self-destructive game" by trashing John Kerry's Purple Heart. Plus: Readers respond to P.W. Singer's two-part story, "Outsourcing the War." (04/22/2004)

Shades of Iran-Contra By Sidney Blumenthal
The White House's rush to war with Iraq featured some of the same power abuses and even the same personnel as the Iran-Contra scandal. But this time the effort to evade checks and balances came from the top. (04/22/2004)

Thursday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(04/22/2004)

She's fired Geraldine Sealey
(04/22/2004)

In the polls Geraldine Sealey
(04/22/2004)

More photos circulate Geraldine Sealey
(04/22/2004)

Happy Earth Day! Geraldine Sealey
(04/22/2004)

Butts: That's a wrap! By Scott Lamb
As the porn industry reels from an HIV scare, "gonzo" king Seymore Butts announces a condom-only policy. He tells Salon why. (04/22/2004)

A picture is no longer worth a thousand words By Farhad Manjoo
Which photograph of Lance Cpl. Ted Boudreaux and two boys in the desert is the real thing? No one knows for sure, in the age of Photoshop. (04/22/2004)

Young bands on the make By Thomas Bartlett
The next big things you should be listening to now -- before they achieve total world domination. Plus: A beautifully designed, free and legal download site. (04/21/2004)

The Fix
Madonna squares off against Warner Music, Quentin Tarantino to head Cannes jury, and Ted Koppel worries about dangers of light journalism. (04/21/2004)

New Hampshire Is for Lovers By Dave Eggers
Dick Benjamin wasn't just smart. He might have been the smartest presidential candidate -- ever! But how could he get the word out? (04/21/2004)

The Salon Interview: Neal Stephenson By Laura Miller
The author of "Cryptonomicon" and the "Baroque Cycle" talks about the brighter side of Puritanism, the feud between Newton and Leibniz, and the literary world's grudge against science fiction. (04/21/2004)

Pirates! Calculus! Banking! Alchemy! By Andrew Leonard
"The Confusion," Vol. 2 of Neal Stephenson's "Baroque Cycle," is an enchanting, utterly excessive romp through the weird and wonderful corners of the late 17th century. (04/21/2004)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Imagine if all those pre-9/11 warnings about al-Qaida had been warnings about Saddam Hussein ... (04/21/2004)

Only the lonely By Cary Tennis
I am divorced and can get women to sleep with me, but why do I keep sabotaging real relationships? (04/21/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
The Senators ruin the Game 7 spell by choking. Plus: TNT interrupts its terrific studio show with an atrocious Kings-Mavs brickfest. (04/21/2004)

Marching for their lives By Lisa Chamberlain
Pro-choice activists are mobilizing for Washington with new urgency: As more than a dozen states aim to outlaw reproductive rights, a nationwide abortion ban could be next. (04/21/2004)

Marching for their lives By Lisa Chamberlain
Pro-choice activists are mobilizing for Washington with new urgency: As more than a dozen states aim to outlaw reproductive rights, a nationwide abortion ban could be next. (04/21/2004)

Right Hook By Mark Follman
War hawks Brooks, Kagan and Kristol admit that Bush has blundered in Iraq. Plus: A new CEO for the CIA, and recruiting "wild Christian warriors." (04/21/2004)

With God on his side By Robert Scheer
George W. Bush the believer marched the nation into madness in Iraq. Smarter policymakers like Colin Powell -- and Bush's own father -- should have stopped him. (04/21/2004)

Wednesday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(04/21/2004)

Tracking the spoils of war Geraldine Sealey
(04/21/2004)

Fables of the Iraqi reconstruction Geraldine Sealey
(04/21/2004)

$700 million here, $700 million there Geraldine Sealey
(04/21/2004)

Burning through money in Iraq Geraldine Sealey
(04/21/2004)

Kerry's "body count" Geraldine Sealey
(04/21/2004)

"Doublespeak" Geraldine Sealey
(04/21/2004)

Nintendo rocks! By Verne Becker
And now for something completely different: The Minibosses, a band that plays nothing but tunes from old video games. (04/21/2004)

The Fix
Dylan McDermott to face off with James Spader, and Brad Pitt goes on health kick. Plus: Is Tom Cruise threatening another lawsuit? (04/20/2004)

Zero tolerance for painters By Carol Bergman
Does a ubiquitous New York street artist deserve a year in prison because of a fish mural? (04/20/2004)

Waylay By Carol Lay
More things I love about my neighborhood. (04/20/2004)

What's in a name? By Cary Tennis
I can't decide whether to take my husband's name once we're married. (04/20/2004)

Columbine, five years later By Peter Wilkinson
The kids who survived the worst school massacre in U.S. history have graduated, and some of them have even forgiven. But many of their parents have not. (04/20/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
An NHL Game 7 has no equal, and Monday's wins by the underdog Canadiens and Flames lived up to the billing. Plus: Artest gets jobbed. And: A Boston hurler, and we don't mean Pedro. (04/20/2004)

How you will pay for the war By James K. Galbraith
Historically, war causes inflation. The Bush administration's myopic deficit spending will only make matters worse. (04/20/2004)

Clarke's vindication By David Sirota
Just weeks ago, Bush officials were solemnly accusing former counter-terrorism chief Richard Clarke of being a liar and a self-promoter. But Bob Woodward's book proves that Clarke was right -- and that it was his opponents who were the liars. (04/21/2004)

Bush's worst week By Joe Conason
As more Americans die in Iraq and evidence piles up that the president rushed into war, even his right-wing allies are turning on him. Has the White House reached the tipping point? (04/21/2004)

Tuesday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(04/20/2004)

The specter in Pennsylvania Geraldine Sealey
(04/20/2004)

Iraq by the numbers Geraldine Sealey
(04/20/2004)

Keeping Congress in the dark Geraldine Sealey
(04/20/2004)

India's advice to the U.S.: Invest in yourself By Katharine Mieszkowski
Executives at Indian outsourcing companies are aware there's a political backlash in the U.S. against offshored jobs, but they're not too worried: They know that the cold logic of profit is on their side. (04/20/2004)

The Fix
Tom Brokaw to leave "Nightly News" anchor desk, Harvey Weinstein honored by the queen, and Catherine Deneuve's diary is a snoozer. (04/19/2004)

I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky
The disaster movie is back! So are LSD and the Maharaji-ji! Plus: Time to place your bets on Boston Rob, Fantasia and Wolfgang Puck. (04/19/2004)

Who's a fascist? By Laura Miller
The ultimate political insult is making a comeback. But does anyone know what it really means? (04/19/2004)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Actionable intelligence. (04/19/2004)

What do women want? By Cary Tennis
They say they don't feel loved enough, but what can I do to prove that I do feel deeply? (04/19/2004)

We're here, we're queer, we're married. Yawn. By Meredith Maran
While my friends lined up in the rain to get married in San Francisco, I wondered: If this is what we've been fighting for, why do I feel so ambivalent? (04/19/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
It doesn't matter if the hockey player charged in a murder-for-hire plot is gay, as rumored. The queer Jackie Robinson is out there, and his day is approaching. (04/19/2004)

Monday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(04/19/2004)

Watching Wilgoren Geraldine Sealey
(04/19/2004)

Secret plans and slush funds Geraldine Sealey
(04/19/2004)

Those nattering nabobs again Geraldine Sealey
(04/19/2004)

From Iran-Contra to Iraq
(04/19/2004)

What the Pentagon doesn't want you to see Geraldine Sealey
(04/19/2004)

Why won't DUMB work for Bush? By Joyce McGreevy
Dubya strategists puzzled as campaign launch fizzles. (04/19/2004)

School of Rock By Heather Havrilesky
It's been four long years since Chris Rock took the stage -- and we couldn't need his voice more than we do now. (04/17/2004)

Rage and despair By Michelle Goldberg
Liberal Israelis and Palestinians say President Bush's embrace of Ariel Sharon's proposal may have killed the last chance for peace. (04/17/2004)

Al-Sadr's men in black By Phillip Robertson
Inside the Iraqi cleric's stronghold, the al Mehdi militia hunker down for a showdown with the U.S. that they believe they can -- and will -- win. (04/17/2004)

John Kerry's first Purple Heart By Douglas Brinkley
With questions lingering over President Bush's service in the Guard, conservatives hope to diminish Kerry's Vietnam heroics -- but they can't erase his real battle record. (04/17/2004)

The neocon conundrum By James P. Pinkerton
With the situation in Iraq darkening, hawks are saying we can't leave without unleashing a catastrophe. The problem is, that'll happen if we stay, too. (04/17/2004)

"Kill Bill, Vol. 2" By Charles Taylor
Tarantino's talent can be dizzying, and Uma Thurman and David Carradine have great chemistry. But all it adds up to is that Q.T. seems to revere every movie he's ever seen. (04/16/2004)

"The Punisher" By Stephanie Zacharek
Jonathan Hensleigh brings us a stylistically confused tale of vengeance with awful dialogue and John Travolta doing his elegant-baddie thing. (04/16/2004)

"Connie and Carla" By Stephanie Zacharek
Nia Vardalos and Toni Collette sing. They dance. They dress up as drag queens. The movie all but shouts: "You go, girl!" (04/16/2004)

The Fix
Gov. Schwarzenegger appoints DeVito and Eastwood to film commission; the WB set to bring Cobain story to the tube; USA Today mistakenly dubs Kwame "The Apprentice." (04/16/2004)

Bill trumps Kwame By Heather Havrilesky
The Donald chooses his "Apprentice" -- and Omarosa steals the show again. (04/16/2004)

Perplexed in Paris By Cary Tennis
Why do single Western men have the attention span of fruit flies? (04/16/2004)

Letters
Give us a break -- single women do care about politics, say readers (including pundit Katha Pollitt). Plus: Does Rush-bashing only reinforce negative stereotypes about liberals? (04/16/2004)

Outsourcing the war By P.W. Singer
With more private contractors dying and disappearing in Iraq, some begin to question the rules of engagement. (04/16/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
NBA Playoffs: The first round lacks suspense but does have Shaq vs. Yao and a high-octane Kings vs. Mavs series. (04/16/2004)

Highways of horror By Saad George Hattar
Driven by rage at the U.S. occupation, and hoping to split the shaky allied coalition, tribesmen are taking hostages -- and now killing them. (04/16/2004)

Turning into Israel? By Juan Cole
Outraged by President Bush's embrace of Ariel Sharon and the bloody U.S. assault on Fallujah, the Arab world is linking America's occupation with Israel's. That's ominous. (04/16/2004)

Letters
Is Howard Stern "delightfully immature," or a worthless liberal cause that "springs from the national crotch"? Readers ponder the FCC's indecency crackdown. Plus: The debate over Nader rages on. (04/16/2004)

Joe Conason By Joe Conason
John Ashcroft joined the right-wing crusade to smear the 9/11 commission this week. But the bipartisan panel has unearthed too much new information to be ignored. (04/17/2004)

Friday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(04/16/2004)

The tale of the bounced check Eric Boehlert
(04/16/2004)

The fever to fell Saddam Geraldine Sealey
(04/16/2004)

All the bullets fit to shoot Geraldine Sealey
(04/16/2004)

In the polls Geraldine Sealey
(04/16/2004)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
Lives of the not so rich and famous: What do pilots do when they're not in the air? (04/16/2004)

The Fix
Gay cable channel goes 24/7, Air America fights to get back on the air, and Jesse Ventura has presidential intentions. (04/15/2004)

"Everything or Nothing" By Jeff Alexander and Tom Bissell
Pierce Brosnan, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench and John Cleese -- not to mention a Mya theme song -- join forces for a brand-new Bond ... video game. (04/15/2004)

"The Lucky Ones" by Rachel Cusk By Scott Lamb
A young mother falsely imprisoned for murder provides the link to a string of quiet tragedies in middle-class England. (04/15/2004)

"The Madonna of Excelsior" by Zakes Mda By Chris Farah
Forbidden love between the races drives this fast-paced courtroom drama set in apartheid-era South Africa. (04/15/2004)

"Little Children" by Tom Perrotta By Charles Taylor
A withering take on suburban family life, infidelity and vigilantism from the author of "Election." (04/15/2004)

"Happy Baby" by Stephen Elliott By Andrew O'Hehir
A young man miraculously survives the loss of his parents, a brutal group home and an abusive girlfriend with his soul intact. (04/15/2004)

What to read By Salon's critics
A heartwarming tale of drug abuse and peep shows, suburban angst and adultery, and a page-turning courtroom drama set in a land far, far away, all in our selection of the best early spring fiction. (04/15/2004)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Super-Fun-Pak Comix: Marital Mirth, Caveman Dreams and more! (04/15/2004)

Man of inaction By Cary Tennis
We want to be together but he's balking at getting married, even though it would allow me to get a green card and a job in my profession. (04/15/2004)

Stop him before he clicks again! By Lynn Harris
Internet filters were supposed to keep kids away from X-rated sites. Now some grown-ups, unable to stop porn-surfing on their own, are submitting to the filters themselves. (04/16/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Barry Bonds passing Willie Mays was nothing more than a nice moment because it lacked something essential: A magic number. (04/15/2004)

Warriors for hire in Iraq By P.W. Singer
More than 15,000 employees of private military contractors, from giant Halliburton to tiny commando firms, are working, fighting and dying alongside U.S. soldiers. But who calls the shots in an outsourced war? (04/15/2004)

Robert Scheer
President Bush failed to focus on terrorism prior to 9/11. Instead, his administration pursued the war on drugs -- and even coddled the Taliban. (04/15/2004)

Bush faces a revolt -- from the U.S. military By Sidney Blumenthal
The president may see his mission to Iraq as a holy war, but frustrated Pentagon strategists say they're being ignored and ill-treated by the administration. (04/15/2004)

Republicans' dirty air act By Amanda Griscom
Taxpayers -- not trucking-industry polluters -- could get stuck with the tab for new, GOP-backed diesel regulations. (04/15/2004)

Don't look at me By Mark Fiore
Intelligence failures? Chaos in Iraq? See the Bush administration pass the buck 'round and 'round! (04/15/2004)

Thursday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(04/15/2004)

In the polls Geraldine Sealey
(04/15/2004)

White man's burden Geraldine Sealey
(04/15/2004)

Plan of attack Geraldine Sealey
(04/15/2004)

Making the world safe for free software By Farhad Manjoo
A litigious blitzkrieg by the anti-Linux crusader the SCO Group has been enraging open-source developers for months. But SCO's attack has ignited its own counterreaction. (04/15/2004)

The Fix
Mel Gibson pitches "Passion" to the networks, Billy Crystal writes children's book, and Beyonce and Jay-Z set to break organic bread with Prince Charles. (04/14/2004)

Everything old is new again By Thomas Bartlett
Spending the day with Beethoven and why Mystikal really is like James Brown. Plus: Songs from the Silent League, Devendra Banhart, Mocean Worker, and Call and Response. (04/14/2004)

First they came for Howard By Dan Savage
Why isn't everyone who cares about free speech rallying around the embattled radio personality? (04/14/2004)

Bestsellers
He's baaack: John Grisham returns to the list with "King of Torts." Also: MoveOn moves up to No. 3. Plus -- baking illustrated, all on this week's list, courtesy of Powell's. (04/14/2004)

New Hampshire Is for Lovers By Dave Eggers
A misplaced presidential sign leads to a roadkill and a seriously ugly, symbolic defeat. (04/14/2004)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Ode to Verti Marte. (04/14/2004)

What color is my parachute? By Cary Tennis
I have an English degree. Should I be a journalist or a ditch digger? (04/14/2004)

Twisted sisters By Suzy Hansen
In her new book, Alexandra Robbins goes undercover as a sorority sister at an anonymous university. What she found was very little sisterhood -- but a lot of hardcore hazing, public humiliation, binge drinking and extreme peer pressure. (04/14/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Flipping the playoff switch: The Avalanche are the latest team trying to prove that the regular season doesn't mean much. Plus: When is a triple double something to be ashamed of? (04/14/2004)

Inside the ghost town By Phillip Robertson
The silent streets of Baghdad tell an ominous tale: A year after Saddam's fall, the hope and optimism that followed the American invasion are dead. (04/14/2004)

Howard Stern unplugged By Eric Boehlert
With the government escalating its war on radio free speech, the shock jock's days are numbered. (04/14/2004)

Not ready for prime time By Tim Grieve
President Bush went on TV Tuesday to reassure voters about the war in Iraq. Instead, he came off as a schoolboy who hadn't done his homework. (04/15/2004)

From swatting flies to stirring up hornets' nests By Husain Haqqani
A new terrorist document shows that as the U.S. flails in Iraq, only al-Qaida seems to have a strategy. (04/15/2004)

Right Hook By Mark Follman
As Iraq churns, O'Reilly sees Bush beating himself in November, while Steyn and Metcalf blast the media for aiding the enemy. Plus: Savage words for 9/11 widows. (04/14/2004)

Arianna Huffington
As the White House whiffs, Kerry needs to swing for the fences. (04/14/2004)

Wednesday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(04/14/2004)

No apologies here Geraldine Sealey
(04/14/2004)

Not quite right Geraldine Sealey
(04/14/2004)

Ashcroft killed facts on kill order Geraldine Sealey
(04/14/2004)

Follow-up question Geraldine Sealey
(04/14/2004)

Watching justice Geraldine Sealey
(04/14/2004)

Help your president Geraldine Sealey
(04/14/2004)

Think locally, act globally By Cliff Barney
The old slogan of the '60s is reversed on the network frontier, where newly linked localities suddenly find themselves accessible from everywhere. (04/14/2004)

"Mayor of the Sunset Strip" By Stephanie Zacharek
Meet L.A. DJ Rodney Bingenheimer, who helped launch the careers of Blondie, the Ramones, Van Halen, the Go-Go's and countless others. (04/13/2004)

Letters
Is Fox's "The Swan" the worst TV show ever? Salon readers weigh in on Heather Havrilesky's "One Dirty Bird." (04/13/2004)

The Fix
George Clooney stands up for his dad, the New Yorker looks west, and Dylan Thomas' love letters are on the block. (04/13/2004)

Bush cannot be treated -- he must be surgically removed By Arianna Huffington
The only way for Democrats to defeat the White House's fanatical culture of fear, greed and disunity is by asking the best, not the worst, of Americans. (04/14/2004)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
Everything she predicted came true. (04/13/2004)

Oops, they went goth! By Sean Elder
My daughter and her friends are suddenly wearing plaid miniskirts and carting around Living Dead Dolls. What do black lipstick and snap-on dog collars mean to a 10-year-old? (04/13/2004)

I want to write By Cary Tennis
I was put on earth to be a writer but I'm struggling with a deep lack of motivation. How can I get over it? (04/13/2004)

How Kerry wins By Dan Payne
John Kerry's former media advisor recalls how the Democrat has already faced every smear the Bush campaign will try against him -- and has prevailed. (04/13/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Mike Tyson is back in the heavyweight title picture. At this rate, you could be a contender by '06. Plus: Baseball's uniform ad plan is reported dead. (04/13/2004)

When puppets pull the strings By Martin Sieff
Ahmed Chalabi, the neocons' choice to run Iraq, appears to have been responsible for the disastrous decision to move against Muqtada al-Sadr. (04/14/2004)

Indicting the FBI
In a critical report, the staff of the 9/11 commission says the FBI failed to respond to the growing threat of terrorism. (04/13/2004)

A soldier for peace By Fred Branfman
The John Kerry I knew during the Vietnam War was far from the radical portrayed by the Bush campaign. He was a courageous truth-teller -- and, caught in a new inferno, the country could use him again. (04/13/2004)

Don't know much about history By Sean Wilentz
Condoleezza Rice dismissed the Aug. 6 PDB that warned of al-Qaida attacks against the U.S. as "historical." She was dead wrong -- and as a historian herself, she has no excuse. (04/14/2004)

Tuesday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(04/13/2004)

Freeh, Reno, Ashcroft testify Geraldine Sealey
(04/13/2004)

Panel: FBI miserable failure Geraldine Sealey
(04/13/2004)

'The leaders should be there' Geraldine Sealey
(04/13/2004)

The culture of responsibility Geraldine Sealey
(04/13/2004)

Ashcroft grilling to come Geraldine Sealey
(04/13/2004)

Ashcroft didn't want to hear it Geraldine Sealey
(04/13/2004)

No PDB for Ashcroft until 9/11 Geraldine Sealey
(04/13/2004)

Ashcroft responds to jet questions Geraldine Sealey
(04/13/2004)

John Kerry: The video game By Wagner James Au
In "Battlefield Vietnam," a new version of one of the most popular games in the U.S., you too can try to win a Silver Star saving your buddies in the jungle. (04/13/2004)

I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky
"Bachelor" fumbles first big play, and Nick and Jessica revive variety kitsch -- but who asked them to? Plus: "The Sopranos" just keeps getting darker. (04/12/2004)

The Fix
Richard Clarke's book to hit the big screen, The Donald doubles his salary, and the Onion hits its mark. (04/12/2004)

Dubya's angels By Suzy Hansen
Laura Flanders talks about her book "Bushwomen," and why the media has given a free pass to Condi Rice, Christie Whitman, Elaine Chao and the other women who've put a pretty face on ugly policies. (04/12/2004)

New Hampshire Is for Lovers By Dave Eggers
Glenn Close seemed nice enough. But the hundreds who gathered to see the prospective presidential candidate couldn't help wondering what, exactly, was she doing there? (04/12/2004)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
When exactly is it OK for Americans to look to the past? (04/12/2004)

Sex and the single voter By Rebecca Traister
Single women are the hot, must-have demo for the 2004 presidential race. But will they put out this November? (04/12/2004)

Fear of fat By Cary Tennis
I am going to marry a man I love, but he says if I gain a lot of weight he might leave me. (04/12/2004)

Letters
The politics of war: Readers respond to "Missing in Action," by Tim Grieve, and "Be Very Afraid," by Mark Follman. Plus: Rice's "total inability" to accept responsibility. (04/12/2004)

The other guy Democrats love to hate By Sandeep Kaushik
In an interview with Salon, Ralph Nader rejects the spoiler label and says Democrats "need to stop their whining and go to work." (04/12/2004)

10 questions for John Ashcroft By Judd Legum
When the 9/11 commission grills the attorney general Tuesday, here's what they should ask. (04/12/2004)

Monday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(04/12/2004)

The rest is history Geraldine Sealey
(04/12/2004)

In the polls Geraldine Sealey
(04/12/2004)

Leaving so soon? Geraldine Sealey
(04/12/2004)

Shaking the trees Geraldine Sealey
(04/12/2004)

No sweatshop here By Katharine Mieszkowski
At Webodrome, on the ninth floor of a building in downtown Mumbai, programmers exult in their freedom. (04/12/2004)

American idols By Allen Barra
Davy Crockett and Wild Bill Hickok spurred generations of boyhood fantasies. The dark side of these cowboy heroes depicted in "Deadwood" and "The Alamo" are just what America needs to see today. (04/10/2004)

"The Girl Next Door" By Charles Taylor
Don't call it a teen flick. This story of a boy and the porn actress next door takes itself too seriously for that. (04/09/2004)

"Johnson Family Vacation" By Stephanie Zacharek
Cedric the Entertainer making the moves on Vanessa Williams in a hot tub? Should be funny -- but like most of this slack comedy, it's not. (04/09/2004)

The Fix
Ted Turner compares the AOL-Time Warner merger to the Titanic, Marilyn Manson proposes, and Mick Jagger and Pierce Brosnan compete for a famous pub. (04/09/2004)

A charmed life By Cary Tennis
After five perfect years my wife has decided she wants kids, but I don't. Should I give in or risk losing her? (04/09/2004)

Act like a man By Jill Storey
The other preschool boys tossed balls, but Matt played house with the girls. What do you do when your son doesn't act like the other boys? (04/09/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Fighting the crowds on the Detroit Tigers bandwagon. Plus: Soccer has a grand uniform tradition -- or did before the ads took over. (04/09/2004)

Be very afraid By Mark Follman
President Bush has used the politics of fear to sell his policies and stifle opponents. With events turning against him, will that strategy backfire? (04/09/2004)

Missing in action By Tim Grieve
As the war in Iraq spins out of control, why isn't John Kerry launching a frontal assault on Bush's failed policies? (04/09/2004)

The Artful Dodger By Joe Conason
In her testimony Condi Rice proved adept at avoiding the real questions about 9/11. But her act is wearing thin. (04/10/2004)

The performer lost in her performance By Alan Gilbert
Condoleezza Rice was my graduate student, and a woman raised to excel. But she failed the American people because she forgot a higher duty than excellence: Truth. (04/09/2004)

Friday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(04/09/2004)

9/11 panel probes secret flights Geraldine Sealey
(04/09/2004)

The cost of reality TV? Mark Follman
(04/09/2004)

The best-rested war president in history? Mark Follman
(04/09/2004)

In the polls Geraldine Sealey
(04/09/2004)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
Is first class worth the fuss? Or is all we want in the age of egalitarian air travel a mere modicum of courtesy? (04/09/2004)

Letters
"We didn't hear any complaining while the U.S. exploited the rest of the world." Readers respond to the most recent package of Salon stories on offshoring. (04/09/2004)

Blowin' in the wind By Charles Taylor
The crowd that gathered on Halloween night in 1964 to hear Bob Dylan play New York City's Philharmonic Hall had no idea what storms lay ahead. (04/08/2004)

The Fix
Reporter who broke Bush 1976 drunk-driving arrest story gets the boot, Prince accused of unnecessary roughness, and "The Passion" breaks records in Italy. (04/08/2004)

One dirty bird By Heather Havrilesky
All you need to know about "The Swan" so you never have to watch it -- or talk about it to others -- ever. (04/08/2004)

New Hampshire Is for Lovers By Dave Eggers
It's presidential primary season, and every candidate has been tortured, shot or mutilated! (04/08/2004)

Phantom editors By Siva Vaidhyanathan
Frodo and Jar Jar are now fair game for hackers. An excerpt from "The Anarchist in the Library." (04/09/2004)

Mission accomplished By Martin Sieff
Bush's brain trust had a grand plan for the Middle East. The results are coming home every day in body bags. (04/09/2004)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
News of the Times: Bush administration reveals plan to attack rising gasoline prices! (04/08/2004)

Dr. Dittohead By Margot Mifflin
I thought my therapist was brilliant -- until I discovered her love for Rush Limbaugh. (04/08/2004)

He owns me By Cary Tennis
My boss is a nasty, sexist, arrogant man. How can I defend myself against his unreasonable behavior? (04/08/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Ads on baseball uniforms: A protest by mail. Plus: This column still for sale! And: NHL playoffs and the Frozen Four. (04/08/2004)

Fighting stem cells, not terror cells By Eric Boehlert
Weeks before 9/11, the president was "consumed" by a pressing policy matter -- but it wasn't al-Qaida. (04/08/2004)

What the 9/11 commission won't ask By Sidney Blumenthal
The inside story of how Condoleezza Rice destroyed the Middle East peace process. (04/08/2004)

Logging the evidence By Amanda Griscom
The U.S. Forest Service is pulling a Dick Cheney on behalf of the lumber industry. (04/08/2004)

Castles made of sand By Andrew Cockburn
Hunkered down inside their massive Baghdad fortress, U.S. officials have no idea why the Iraq occupation has turned into a nightmare. (04/08/2004)

"Iraqi Idol" Cartoon by Mark Fiore
The making of al-Sadr, superstar. (04/08/2004)

Thursday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(04/08/2004)

In public and under oath Geraldine Sealey
(04/08/2004)

"Frustratingly vague" Geraldine Sealey
(04/08/2004)

Debating the PDB Geraldine Sealey
(04/08/2004)

Clarke: Condi corroborates my claims Geraldine Sealey
(04/08/2004)

9/11 panel wants PDB released Geraldine Sealey
(04/08/2004)

Where is George? Geraldine Sealey
(04/08/2004)

Claim vs. Fact Geraldine Sealey
(04/08/2004)

"Dangerously off track" in Iraq Geraldine Sealey
(04/08/2004)

PDB declassification has precedent Geraldine Sealey
(04/08/2004)

The mouse who would be king By Farhad Manjoo
Disney's ever-expanding copyright powers are threatening to squash everyone's cultural creativity. As two new books compellingly argue, the time is ripe for more anarchy, and fewer lawyers. (04/08/2004)

Tears and twists By Thomas Bartlett
The results of my informal Salon music poll (hint: You REALLY like indie-rock!). Plus, new Tears for Fears, Prince, the Pale, Shannon Wright -- and a twisted new Sting. (04/07/2004)

The Fix
Bravo set to launch "Queer Eye for the Straight Girl," Rome afraid of holy terror, and Garry Trudeau imagines Bush calling Condi "Brown Sugar." (04/07/2004)

Bestsellers
New on the list this week: "Moneyball," by Michael Lewis, and Lee Child's "Persuader." Also: Dan Brown won't let go of No. 1 -- all on this week's list, courtesy of Powell's. (04/07/2004)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Life's little victories. (04/07/2004)

The priest, his wife, and her girlfriend
I am having a hard time dealing with my wife's new lesbian lover. (04/07/2004)

Meeting my daughter By Laura Stevens
In my fantasies, I'd embrace the Romanian toddler I was about to adopt and we would gaze lovingly into each other's eyes. But I didn't love her when we met. In fact, I didn't even like her. (04/07/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Diana Taurasi leads UConn to an encore championship. Her best legacy would be dynasties like that fading away. Plus: Notre Dame and race -- the readers write. (04/07/2004)

Fleeing Baghdad By Jen Banbury
I didn't want to leave the nation my country tore apart. But then came warnings that our house was targeted. A farewell portrait of a place on the edge of the abyss. (04/07/2004)

Creating the enemy By Robert Scheer
It's the beginning of the end for the U.S. in Iraq, and no amount of Bush spin can hide that. (04/07/2004)

The rise of the baby al-Qaidas By Husain Haqqani
Bush's failed strategy in the war on terrorism has spawned more al-Qaidas -- and they're funded by the booming heroin traffic in Afghanistan. (04/07/2004)

How the war in Iraq has damaged the war on terrorism By Jessica Stern
A terrorism expert formerly on the National Security Council explains why Richard Clarke is right and Condoleezza Rice is wrong. (04/07/2004)

Right Hook By Mark Follman
As violence erupts across Iraq, conservatives wonder if Iraqis are expressing their "natural" barbarity, whether AP conspired with killers to publicize grisly Fallujah photos, and if the U.S. shouldn't simply "nuke the Sunni Triangle." (04/07/2004)

A mash note to the blogosphere By Arianna Huffington
Simply put, blogs are the greatest breakthrough in popular journalism since Tom Paine broke onto the scene. (04/07/2004)

Wednesday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(04/07/2004)

More scarring images from Fallujah Geraldine Sealey
(04/07/2004)

On the ground in Fallujah Geraldine Sealey
(04/07/2004)

The company we keep Geraldine Sealey
(04/07/2004)

Troubling, indeed Geraldine Sealey
(04/07/2004)

Mosques as bunkers Geraldine Sealey
(04/07/2004)

Public opinion watch Geraldine Sealey
(04/07/2004)

Fighting the "fiscal cancer" Geraldine Sealey
(04/07/2004)

Casualties of war Geraldine Sealey
(04/07/2004)

Kurdistan unbound By Christopher Farah
For the first time in centuries, Kurds have a nation they can call their own -- on the Internet. (04/07/2004)

Digital divide or network frontier? By Cliff Barney
In Yelapa, cybercafes and police squads have arrived, but a road into town is still controversial. (04/07/2004)

Letters
Does "Showgirls" deserve to be reappraised -- or drop-kicked into film history? Salon readers weigh in. (04/06/2004)

Mel Gibson: Arab world messiah By Michelle Goldberg
"The Passion" sells out theaters, spreads through $1 bootlegs, and fuels more claims of Jewish villainy. (04/06/2004)

The Fix
Rocco DiSpirito on his dispirited mother, Bob Dylan boosts sales at Victoria's Secret, and Rupert Murdoch embraces America. (04/06/2004)

Departure of a native son By Amy Kroin
Longtime activist Randall Robinson tells his story of the U.S. "coup" against Haiti's Aristide, calls Colin Powell the most dangerous black man alive, and explains why he quit the U.S. for St. Kitts. (04/06/2004)

WayLay By Carol Lay
Things I love about my neighborhood. (04/06/2004)

Letters
Hey, I'm not odious! says NPR's Scott Simon. Plus: Women do lie about rape, say readers of Cathy Young's piece on Kobe Bryant and rape shield laws. (04/06/2004)

Mother-in-law blues By Cary Tennis
She's not a bad person, but I resent how she imposes herself on our lives. (04/06/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
UConn proves you really can turn it on like a switch at playoff time, crushing Georgia Tech to win the NCAA Tournament. (04/06/2004)

"A very bloody summer ahead" By Mark Follman
Violence in Falluja and Sadr City may not herald all-out civil war, but it is likely to continue as the U.S. struggles with the lack of a clear transition plan in Iraq. (04/06/2004)

The Bush jobs chasm By James K. Galbraith
All the March payroll numbers tell us is that the White House knows the date of the election. (04/06/2004)

A Paul Revere no one wants to hear from By Gary Hart
I co-chaired a national security panel that warned the Bush administration the terrorists were coming. Why hasn't the 9/11 commission called any of us to testify? (04/06/2004)

Widows' watch Part II By Joe Conason
If 9/11 commission director Philip Zelikow is impartial, why did he allow the Bush White House to sit on 9,000 pages of Clinton documents? (04/06/2004)

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

Step aside, Senator Geraldine Sealey
(04/06/2004)

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

No-fly zone Geraldine Sealey
(04/06/2004)

Christian Coalition stiffs lawyers Geraldine Sealey
(04/06/2004)

Did 41 disagree on Iraq? Geraldine Sealey
(04/06/2004)

The search is over Geraldine Sealey
(04/06/2004)

When offshoring goes bad By Sam Williams
Not all trips to India are blessed by Krishna: A case study of outsourcing gone awry. (04/06/2004)

The global market at work By Katharine Mieszkowski
Bangalore resident Rachna Asirvatham has a 56K modem, a bookcase full of software manuals ... and a bunch of American clients. (04/06/2004)

Letters
How India is destroying the American middle class: Readers respond to Katharine Mieszkowski's "How India Is Saving Capitalism." (04/06/2004)

The red-state Martha By Rebecca Traister
Ignored by taste-makers but embraced by millions, ex-jiggle-blonde Suzanne Somers has built an empire of jewelry, food, ThighMasters and gauzy spirituality. (04/05/2004)

I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky
The joyous life of the high-priced whore, the half-buried hatchets of "High School Reunion" and Spader's charm school for sociopaths. Plus: The baby powder finally hits the fan on "24." (04/06/2004)

The Fix
The Los Angeles Times rakes in five Pulitzers, Alanis Morissette drops her dress during award show, and Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown put their troubles on display. (04/05/2004)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
What do terrorists really want? (04/06/2004)

The race issue By Cary Tennis
Her parents don't want her dating a white guy, and the pressure they put on her is hurting our relationship. (04/05/2004)

The hidden cost of war By David Morris
What the Pentagon isn't telling you about friendly fire. (04/05/2004)

Lies, bribes and hidden costs By Eric Boehlert
Bush's Medicare quagmire -- and the striking parallels to Iraq. (04/06/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
NCAA Final Four: UConn should beat Georgia Tech for the title unless Huskies coach Jim Calhoun gives the game away -- which he almost did against Duke. (04/06/2004)

Letters
Readers discuss "the shame Antonin Scalia has brought to the U.S. judicial system," and former Sen. Gary Hart's unheeded warnings to the Bush administration prior to 9/11. (04/06/2004)

Monday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(04/05/2004)

A nation politically segregated Geraldine Sealey
(04/05/2004)

Plethora of polls Geraldine Sealey
(04/05/2004)

A Soprano sticks up for Bush Gary Kamiya
(04/05/2004)

Waco in Baghdad? Geraldine Sealey
(04/05/2004)

Which NYT columnist are you? Geraldine Sealey
(04/05/2004)

Bush's credibility gap Geraldine Sealey
(04/05/2004)

The detour war Geraldine Sealey
(04/05/2004)

Steady leadership in times of pocket change By Joyce McGreevy
Will the economy really commit scary Kerry? (04/05/2004)

Dirty old man By Charles Taylor
George Carlin on obscenity in the age of Ashcroft. (04/03/2004)

"Hellboy" By Stephanie Zacharek
A dazzling comic-book movie that doesn't lose sight of its characters, or its "Passion"-worthy moral underpinning. (04/02/2004)

"The Prince and Me" By Stephanie Zacharek
Not even this fluffy Cinderella retread can keep Julia Stiles from seeming utterly believable. (04/02/2004)

"Bon Voyage" By Charles Taylor
In this winning comic melodrama, Isabelle Adjani gives possibly her finest performace since bursting upon the film world nearly 30 years ago. (04/02/2004)

The Fix
Network TV shows target Bush, and Coldplay singer targets photog. Plus: Cobain's death -- and Courtney Love's motives -- reexamined. (04/02/2004)

Lynda Barry
Employee training program (04/02/2004)

College sweethearts By Cary Tennis
We were married for more than 20 years, then he left me for someone else. Is that my fault? (04/02/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
A white sports legend says something stupid but not hateful about blacks and the reaction is measured and appropriate. We might be getting somewhere. Plus: The Final Four (04/02/2004)

Antonin Scalia, self-made martyr By Tim Grieve
He could have been the next chief justice. Today, he's just a poster boy for intolerance, vitriol and questionable ethics. (04/02/2004)

Condi Rice's other wake-up call By David Talbot
Former Sen. Gary Hart says he, too, warned Rice about an imminent terror attack on two occasions before 9/11. (04/02/2004)

Antonin Scalia, self-made martyr By Tim Grieve
He could have been the next chief justice. Today, he's just a poster boy for intolerance, vitriol and questionable ethics. (04/02/2004)

Saying "I'm sorry" Cartoon by Mark Fiore
Apologies: They're not just for ex-administration officials anymore! (04/02/2004)

The widows are watching By Joe Conason
Four outspoken World Trade Center widows claim the 9/11 commission director's ties to the White House undermine the commission's credibility. (04/02/2004)

Courting big business By Dan Noyes
Is the Bush White House using the courts as another way to pay back special interests? (04/02/2004)

Friday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(04/02/2004)

This ... is CNN Geraldine Sealey
(04/02/2004)

Why so secretive? Geraldine Sealey
(04/02/2004)

Economist reconsiders 'Toxic Texan' Geraldine Sealey
(04/02/2004)

Bush credibility takes hit Geraldine Sealey
(04/02/2004)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
Inside the Narita airport pachinko machine. Also, how can moving around just a few passengers make a difference in how a big 767 flies? (04/02/2004)

King baby By Damien Cave
Walter Yetnikoff talks about running CBS Records in the '70s, Michael Jackson's strange habits -- and Janet Jackson's breasts. (04/01/2004)

"Moses, you splendid, adorable fool!" By Jon Mooallem
What Mel Gibson owes to Cecil B. DeMille, whose "Ten Commandments" endures nearly 50 years after its scandalous opening. (04/01/2004)

The Fix
"The Passion" panned in France, some Simpsons go on strike and Arnold goes to sex class! Plus: Mob mistress found dead -- and speculation flies. (04/01/2004)

"Art is not art if only 14 people know about it"
One last letter: The author of the Oprah Book Club bestseller "The Deep End of the Ocean" decries the attacks on Jane Austen Doe -- and defends the honor of those who write for money. (04/01/2004)

Letters
Was "Abridged Too Far" a cheap shot against Disney? Should the abridgers and bowdlerizers be allowed to defend themselves? Readers nitpick and niggle like Ratty and Mr. Toad. (04/01/2004)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
News of the Times: "Swear to God" phrase challenged! (04/01/2004)

First love By Cary Tennis
I'm a gay college student involved with an older man, and I'm afraid I'm going to get my heart broken. (04/01/2004)

Kicking it in Kyrgyzstan ... sort of By Elinor Burkett
What's an "American" rave like in post-9/11 Central Asia? No Ecstasy, glow sticks or pulsating beats -- but hey, they've got Duran Duran. (04/01/2004)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
National League preview: If the Phillies don't kill their manager, they'll finally unseat the Braves, but watch out for the Astros at playoff time. (04/01/2004)

Washington Animal House By Sidney Blumenthal
While the frat-boy-in-chief cracked wise about missing WMD, the Washington press corps guffawed like fawning pledges -- but the joke's on them. (04/01/2004)

Letters
Readers weigh in Gary Kamiya's "A Tale of Two Miseries," Catholics' view of the presidential election, and Sen. Zell Miller's recent attack on Bush's critics. (04/01/2004)

Mercury uprising By Amanda Griscom
Bush's mercury proposal is drawing heat from both sides of the congressional aisle. (04/01/2004)

Courting big business By Dan Noyes
Is the Bush White House using the courts as another way to pay back special interests? (04/01/2004)

Thursday's must-reads Geraldine Sealey
(04/01/2004)

The big yawn Geraldine Sealey
(04/01/2004)

The 2000 election nightmare -- again Mark Follman
(04/01/2004)

The Saudis' special U.S. flight privileges Mark Follman
(04/01/2004)

How India is saving capitalism By Katharine Mieszkowski
For one Silicon Valley company, hiring Indian programmers wasn't about greed, it was about survival. A special report from Chennai, globalization's ground zero. (04/01/2004)