Boredom and fatigue at 35,000 feet
Do two distracted Northwest pilots portend a frightening breakdown in air safety? No. Plus: A personal note
The Senate wimps out on the credit card interest cap; Bobby Jindal wins . . . as Louisiana loses; how I found God on Facebook; a guide to the creeps who frequent my gallery; and much, much more.
Monday, Aug. 25, 2008
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Salon in Denver: Previewing the convention
Salon's Rebecca Traister and Caitlin Shamberg report from the scene that was the Pepsi Center on the eve of the convention's opening day
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Blockbuster blackface
"Tropic Thunder" inspired protest from disability activists. But why is no one complaining that Robert Downey Jr. is playing a black man?
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And after the campfire singalong? Chemical peels!
"Spa summer camps" teach middle-school girls the enduring lessons of avocado masks and ginger foot scrubs
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Scoring the Beijing Olympics
They get a 9 for pomp and spectacle, but only a 3 for furthering world understanding and a 2 for the fan experience
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It's Obama time!
Hillary Clinton released her delegates, and the party is coming together behind its new leader. Reasons to celebrate and reasons to worry in Denver
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If we must discuss plagiarism, let's talk exorcism too
Republicans and the press love revisiting Joe Biden's past, but everybody -- including the possible GOP vice-presidential candidates -- has one
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What's up with black names, anyway?
From Tayshaun to Rau'shee, Olympic athletes have been a reminder of distinctive African-American names. Before you poke fun, here's a history lesson
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The heretic
Giordano Bruno has been called a martyr to science and an occultist, but a new book argues that the brilliant philosopher's unconventional behavior did him in
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Busting the electric car myth
No, electric cars don't suck down the same amount of energy as gas guzzlers do
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Since you asked ...
I seem to be moving in with my boyfriend -- but why?!
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Bateman: Rush Limbaugh on Barack Obama
Actual audio: "You can't hit the girl" and more from Limbaugh on the presidential candidate
Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008
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Joe Biden and the political establishment's overriding goal
The Washington Post editorial page celebrates Biden's selection as "a heartening recognition that time in Washington can be useful." Is it right?
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Opus
Isn't there anything untouched by naked political rancor?
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I Like to Watch
Mad respect to the disrespectful, from gold medalist Usain Bolt to the authority-questioning Marines of "Generation Kill" to the thoughtful artists on HBO's "The Black List"
Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008
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Joe Biden steps up for Obama
The energized vice-presidential candidate uses Saturday's rally to chain John McCain to George W. Bush and propel the Democratic ticket toward the convention
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Nobody's yes man
By picking Joseph Biden as his running mate, Barack Obama chooses experience over hope
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Get me girl-drink drunk!
Top mixologists update the classic summer concoction for a sophisticated craft cocktail age
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Where are the multifuel cars?
Brazil has had them for years now. What's the holdup?
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Critics' Picks
What you need to see, read, do this week: Hypnotic novels, riveting movies and sexy "Sesame Street" guests
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Letters of the week
Readers reflect on education, air-conditioning politics and feminism
Friday, Aug. 22, 2008
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Learning curve
What advice would you give to someone going off to college? Members of Salon's Table Talk community weigh in this week
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"The House Bunny"
Anna Faris shines as an ex-Playboy bunny who discovers she can no longer get by on cuteness alone
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Sold! -- to the man in Lycra
Beleaguered real estate agents have found a new selling tool -- the trusty bike
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Salon Radio: Amrit Singh of ACLU and Dennis Perrin
Is the CIA on the verge of being held in contempt of court for destroying interrogation videos? Do Democrats love war as much as the GOP?
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GOP: Here's to Hillary's big party!
Nothing would delight Republicans more than for the Clintons to upstage Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention
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The man who rocks sexy Jesus
A superstar in Britain, comedian Steve Coogan hopes to ramp up his mojo with the high-school-drama farce "Hamlet 2"
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"Death Race"
Spectacular crashes, thunderous explosions, heads split open like watermelons -- and one killer body
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"Hamlet 2"
To laugh or not to laugh at the worst Shakespearean high school musical ever -- that is the question
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How Obama can be the un-Kerry in Denver
Three veteran Democrats game out the Democratic and Republican conventions. Beware of PUMAs!
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Since you asked ...
My mom left my dad in a nursing home and lied about his chances of coming home
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WayLay
Jill enters the Limbo Room, and orders a zombie
Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008
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Does air conditioning make people vote Republican?
I blame A/C for the decline of the labor movement and for decimating the Midwest's population. Mostly, I blame it for the election of George W. Bush
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Ask the pilot
Avoiding speculation, the pilot weighs in on the Madrid plane crash
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Pushing right-wing American politics -- in Israel
Are Israeli politicians increasingly beholden to conservative Americans who lavish them with financial support and political pressure?
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Since you asked ...
My husband's an alcoholic but doesn't think he has a problem
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Tom the Dancing Bug
The history of Doug, an unremarkable cartoon character
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Why does Joe Lieberman oppose healthcare reform?
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Are the Tea Partiers good or bad for the GOP?
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"The House of the Devil": Creepy, stylish fun
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Have an alt-horror Halloween!
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