May 2001

Lucinda Williams' psychosexual murk By Don McLeese
On "Essence," her new album, a fragile genius delivers an emotional mess of a masterpiece. (05/31/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, May 31, 2001 (05/31/2001)

"Seven Samurai" By David Lazarus
A Japanese film scholar gives new life to Kurosawa's sword-fighting epic. (05/31/2001)

The week in dirt Read by Amy Reiter
A new version of the Bible featuring Claudia Schiffer as Eve. Plus: Prince swears off dirty words, Angelina Jolie's beaver dreams, celebs playing stalker swap with Matthew Hooker and more. (05/31/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/31/2001)

The cueball chronicles By Suzy Hansen
Gersh Kuntzman talks about baldness cures, from the stinky to the effective, and how the tragedy of hair loss has shaped the course of empires and the cutting edge of science. (05/31/2001)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Super-Fun-Pak Comix! (05/31/2001)

Is it Jenna Bush's problem or ours? By Fiona Morgan
Adolescent psychiatrist Lynn Ponton analyzes the first daughter's "age-appropriate" behavior. (05/31/2001)

Journalists or terrorists? By Frederick Clarkson
The antiabortion Nuremberg Files, notorious for what critics call its "hit list" of abortion providers, now plans to broadcast abortion providers and patients over the Web and wrap its actions in the First Amendment. (05/31/2001)

UFOs in the land of the rising sun By Steve Burgess
In Japan's version of Roswell, N.M., you don't stay out after dark, and even the soup contains flying saucers. (05/31/2001)

Brooke Shields, scam artist By Amy Reiter
Using mannequins, Agassi's ex faked her wedding to throw off her stalker; J.Lo saves her choking boyfriend; Jolie explains her sexiness. Plus: Heche wanders among wedding gowns! (05/31/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
What justice does Jenna Bush face under her dad's tough-minded Texas laws? (05/31/2001)

The first family's alcohol troubles By Joan Walsh
President Bush downplayed his own drinking problem and hid a DUI. Now his daughters are making news for underage drinking. Is there a connection? (05/31/2001)

"You're not the Internet" By Anthony York
White House spokesman Ari Fleischer calls on the White House press corps to behave. Are the Bush girls fair game? Plus: The California governor moves his war with the president to the Op-Ed page of the New York Times. (05/31/2001)

The Jeffords affair By Arianna Huffington
Had President Bush and Karl Rove heeded the final lesson of the Atwater School of Hardball Politics, Jeffords might still be a Republican. (05/31/2001)

Body Schatz By Douglas Cruickshank
A collection of nudes by a photographer interested in "letting the gods in" emphasizes sensuality without being graphic. (05/31/2001)

The revolt of the wage slave By Katharine Mieszkowski
It's better to take out your own trash than to spend a life working for the Man, says former Al Gore speechwriter Daniel Pink. (05/31/2001)

Tough company By Eric Boehlert
Clear Channel is as big as NBC or Gannett. Chances are it owns a half-dozen radio stations in your town. And it's fighting employee suits alleging everything from broken contracts to sexual harassment. (05/30/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, May 30, 2001 (05/30/2001)

"War Letters"
Andrew Carroll, co-founder of the Legacy Project, presents correspondence from American soldiers that encompasses every major conflict from the Civil War to Desert Storm. (05/30/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/30/2001)

Little devils By Maria Russo
Novelist Pat Barker talks about the nature of evil, children who kill and the similarities between writers and psychiatrists. (05/30/2001)

Bestsellers
This week's bestselling books, courtesy of Powells.com. (05/30/2001)

Bad behavior By Garrison Keillor
My roommate spits on the floor and farts regularly, no matter who's present. Is there any delicate way to address this sensitive topic? (05/30/2001)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
A first look at the Dick 'n' Bush energy policy. (05/30/2001)

We think, therefore we diagnose By Carina Chocano
America is in the grips of sudden syndrome proliferation syndrome. (05/30/2001)

Black and tan fantasy By Richard Rodriguez
The Census says Hispanics are poised to outnumber blacks as America's largest "minority" -- but can Hispanics really be compared to African-Americans? (05/30/2001)

Why Tiger Woods is boring By Allen Barra
He's the best in the game, but it takes more than one great golfer to carry the sport. (05/30/2001)

Blue horse, dirty victim By King Kaufman
Harland Braun is Robert Blake's "very, very bright" attorney. Even Johnnie Cochran thinks he's gone too far. (05/30/2001)

Courtney Love drops her top By Amy Reiter
The Holey one shows skin, buys time; the Bible, featuring Claudia Schiffer! Prince: The artist no longer known as pottymouth. Plus: David Duchovny: "shaving my legs, surrounded by the strangeness." (05/30/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Change the tone? Only when the press is bad. (05/30/2001)

Florida Dems: It's payback time By Jake Tapper
The party is planning an out-of-state fundraising campaign that targets Jeb Bush and his role in the recount. (05/30/2001)

The Free Republic and the Bush twins By Anthony York
Will Jenna become the poster girl for lowering the legal drinking age? Plus: The GOP begins a new fundraising pitch. And: More on the Fox flame wars. (05/30/2001)

Mustang Ranch By Alexa Albert
A writer gets to be a voyeur during a dominance party at the world-famous brothel. (05/30/2001)

The price of Internet freedom By Katharine Mieszkowski
Chinese dissidents thought of Yang Zili as a Web handyman. The government saw him as a threat. (05/30/2001)

To be young, Chinese and Weiku By Lisa Movius
China's dot-com boom went bust, but it gave birth to a way-cool generation of Web users who are creating their own cultural revolution. (05/30/2001)

Real Life Rock Top 10 By Greil Marcus
Lucinda Williams, John Henry and Vermeer: Ten observations on pop and its discontents, from the noted author and critic. (05/29/2001)

Buffy's leap of faith By Joyce Millman
A shocking season finale leaves the Slayer's fans facing the void. Plus: "West Wing," "X-Files" wrap-ups (05/29/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, May 29, 2001 (05/29/2001)

"How the Dead Live" Read by Will Self
Will Self reads from his third novel, which tracks Lily Bloom, a cantankerous American divorcée with breast cancer, from this world to the afterlife. (05/29/2001)

"Bad Bet on the Bayou" by Tyler Bridges By Charles Taylor
When gambling went legal in Louisiana, a new book shows, the state's incorrigible rogue of a governor was first in line at the public-money hogfest. (05/29/2001)

Salon recommends
A close-up look at the meticulous restoration of Leonardo's "Last Supper," a comic view of the new ruling class and their outsize accouterments and more. (05/29/2001)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Profligate energy consumption? It's your right! (05/29/2001)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
Serial romancer (05/29/2001)

We believe children aren't the future By Lori Steele
Infertility makes us snide and courageous and sad. (05/29/2001)

Phil Jackson By José Klein
The Zen-iest coach in basketball has a cruel streak. He's weird and it works. (05/29/2001)

Insert beaver joke here By Amy Reiter
Angelina and Billy Bob want their own furry tree nibblers; the daughters of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier prepare for some punching of their own; and, oops, Britney's got her mom worried! (05/29/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Poll: Public blames energy providers. (05/29/2001)

Fox's flame wars By Anthony York
Roger Ailes mixes it up with the MediaWhores; Plus: Michigan boots a state senator: He says it's because he's a maverick; his opponents say it's because of the porn on his computer. The online community weighs in. (05/29/2001)

Coy boy toy By Chris Colin
Famous virgin Britney Spears now admits she's tempted. Something's changing in the way she teases us. (05/29/2001)

Mystic simulacrum By Laura Miller
Exile, the sequel to Myst and Riven, is beautiful eye candy, but not quite art. (05/29/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/28/2001)

Tough love for Africa By Ben Barber
Colin Powell gets a hero's welcome and tells Africa's entrenched rulers to step aside. (05/28/2001)

California reaming By Anthony York
While Dick Cheney continues to blame the state's energy crisis on its Democratic governor, President Bush makes a rare visit. Can the oil patch kids ever solve their California problem? (05/28/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/27/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/26/2001)

Baseball boyfriend? By Steve Kettmann
When Out magazine's editor claimed his lover plays in the majors, he set off a media frenzy. But it's only a matter of time before gays get their Jackie Robinson. (05/26/2001)

The triumph of "multicultural" thugs
By David Horowitz (05/26/2001)

"The Jim Whisperer" By Jake Tapper
Harry Reid, the man most responsible for guiding Sen. Jim Jeffords to a new political identity, has a long history with party-switching. (05/26/2001)

"Pearl Harbor": Bombs away! By Stephanie Zacharek
Today, May 25, 2001 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Hollywood. Always will we remember the character of the onslaught against us. (05/25/2001)

"Our Song" By Charles Taylor
A girl's life: Three young actresses star in a winning, kind movie about the sort of teens who don't make it into most mainstream movies. (05/25/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Memorial Day weekend, May 25-28, 2001 (05/25/2001)

The recording industry eats its young
Janelle Brown describes Vivendi Universal's surprising purchase of MP3.com and what it means for the future of online music. (05/25/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/25/2001)

"Comic Book Nation" by Bradford W. Wright By Damien Cave
Before movies and rock 'n' roll, comics invented youth culture. But can they survive? (05/25/2001)

"Click on and jack off!" By Margot Nightingale
My son discovers porn and I resort to subterfuge. (05/25/2001)

Manhattan in wartime By Jennifer Foote Sweeney
Donna and Rudy battle over Judi and we read all about it. (05/25/2001)

Major league aggravation By King Kaufman
I was happy to pay $9.95 to listen to baseball on the Web. But what I got for my money was a lesson in how little regard the game has for its fans. (05/25/2001)

It's a brave world after all, it's a brave new world! By Merle Kessler
They're not just faces on tortillas or reflections on walls. Everywhere, real idols are appearing -- J.Lo! Barbra! Brad & Jennifer! Angelina! Russell! Mariah! (05/25/2001)

Show me the monkey! By Chris Colin
India's menacing monkey-man has New Delhi in hysterics and the rest of the world in stitches. What's more, the birth of the terrifying beast was inevitable. (05/25/2001)

His royal Bobness and the truth about polygamy
Readers respond to Bill Wyman's profile of Bob Dylan, and Chris Colin's polygamy satire. (05/25/2001)

Second-hand stalking By Amy Reiter
Was Kidman's stalker on the rebound from tailing Schiffer? Plus: Spears and Aguilera offered $2 million to strip, and "Sopranos" rumors dumped in the river! (05/25/2001)

The White House vandal scandal that wasn't
By Kerry Lauerman and Alicia Montgomery (05/25/2001)

Olson by a whisker By Alicia Montgomery and Daryl Lindsey
In a surprising reversal of fortune, before relinquishing control of the Senate, Republicans force a vote on the controversial solicitor general -- and win. (05/25/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Dems take the reins as Bush ducks the blame on Jeffords and the Senate flip. (05/26/2001)

The call of the window By David Thomson
Susannah McCorkle had a sinister, sweet voice and apparently a broken heart on that fateful day. (05/25/2001)

Geek house By Damien Cave
Hardware hackers are using a fast-spreading technology called X-10 to give their homes a cheap and speedy intelligence upgrade. (05/25/2001)

Bob school By Joey Sweeney
On the singer's 60th birthday, a musician remembers the lessons his dad taught him about Bob Dylan, rebellion and following your heart. (05/24/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, May 24, 2001 (05/24/2001)

Come back, little Yaney
The finale: Wolf and Whitlow, put through the rigors, face the recruits on Dismissal Hill. (05/24/2001)

The week in dirt Read by Amy Reiter
Bob Dylan's jockstrap on the auction block, Sinéad gets holey and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos does it with booze. Plus: Belinda Carlisle, Daryl Hannah and Tony Soprano. (05/24/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/24/2001)

Uncle Sam, manhunter By Laura Miller
Two new books detail America's deadly pursuit of Manuel Noriega and Pablo Escobar. (05/24/2001)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Fun facts about celebrities! (05/24/2001)

"Shrek" is not Shrek! By Margot Mifflin
William Steig's subversive misanthropy is jettisoned for winking innuendo in the movie version of his children's book. (05/24/2001)

Death of a drug lord By Douglas Cruickshank
In "Killing Pablo," Mark Bowden details the 16-month game of cat and mouse that finally took down Medellín cartel founder Pablo Escobar -- with the help of the U.S. government. (05/24/2001)

Waxing political By Michael J. Jordan
Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum is host to a feisty little uproar. Yasser Arafat, some say, deserves a good melting. (05/24/2001)

How to make an American blabbermouth By Amy Reiter
Does Brad know? Winona says Jennifer's a "very good kisser"; porn star on Bruce Willis: "We had sex all night long." Plus: Monica wants her dress back! (05/24/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Bush and the GOP brace for Senate flip as Dems relent on taxes. (05/24/2001)

Bush's brand-new Day
By Joan Walsh (05/24/2001)

Will Trent Lott pay for losing the Senate? By Bruce Shapiro
Angry GOP moderates say the White House and party right-wingers drove Jim Jeffords out of his own party. (05/24/2001)

Why'd he do it? By Jake Tapper
Sen. Jim Jeffords has had problems with his party for a long time, but President Bush appears to have pushed him over the edge. (05/25/2001)

The joy of no sex By Arianna Huffington
From the too much information department: Rudy Giuliani's lawyer uses the prostate cancer defense to imply that the mayor isn't having sexual relations with that woman, Judi Nathan. (05/24/2001)

Declaration of independence By Anthony York
McCain says there's a lesson to be learned in Jeffords' departure. Freepers tell McCain to drop dead. (05/24/2001)

Former American Spectator publisher: Olson is deceiving the Senate By Ralph J. Lemley
Ronald Burr confirmed to a friend and advisor that Olson was centrally involved in the Arkansas Project -- and led the charge to fire him after Burr demanded an audit. (05/24/2001)

Butlers in love By Karen Croft
Mark Stock's most famous series of paintings depicts tuxedoed men in various obsessive poses. (05/24/2001)

Boobs and rubes
By Wagner James Au (05/24/2001)

Prime-time hypocrisy By Eric Boehlert
Barbara Walters helped ruin television news. So how did she get to be a martyr for journalistic credibility? (05/24/2001)

Skanks for the memories! By Carina Chocano
Episode 6: The Ivy League meets a few shapely potted plants on the thrilling finale of "Chains of Love." (05/23/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, May 23, 2001 (05/23/2001)

Don't call it a comeback By Andy Dehnart
How TV networks turned around their lily-white lineups -- and why that still isn't enough. (05/23/2001)

The untalented Mr. Childish
Billy Childish takes on the art establishment in a rambling spoken-word performance aptly titled "Crimes of the Future." (05/23/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/23/2001)

Evil takes the stand By Charles Taylor
When Holocaust denier David Irving demanded a libel trial in England, the nature of history itself was at stake. (05/23/2001)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Never trust a Canadian with a bungee cord. (05/23/2001)

Old and in the family way By Johanna Wald
Are aging parents doing the math when they add to their families late in the game? (05/23/2001)

Vince Carter gets an F By Allen Barra
The NBA, which cares about higher education only as a source of player development, hypocritically praises the Toronto Raptors star's graduationn side trip. (05/23/2001)

The energy mess and fascist gays By Camille Paglia
The liberal elite is demonizing the "big oil" that keeps its cars running. Plus: Gays, get a clue -- heterosexuality is nature's norm. (05/23/2001)

Not so doggone nice By Amy Reiter
Daryl Hannah makes newspaper pay for its woofy allegations; White House pizza boy spills the beans on Bush and Clinton. Plus: Bono bears a thug, and Sinéad gets holey. (05/23/2001)

Greens red with rage By Jake Tapper
The man known as the Mike Tyson of the coal and oil industries is on his way to an Interior post with little opposition from the Democrats. (05/23/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Republicans set to lose the Senate if Jeffords jumps, and a green group sues Bush over arsenic rules. (05/23/2001)

The White House vandal scandal that wasn't By Kerry Lauerman and Alicia Montgomery
How the incoming Bush team nudge-nudged a credulous press corps into swallowing a trashy Clinton story. (05/23/2001)

Jeffords in the spotlight By Anthony York
Democrats have a new hero while Republicans have a new object of hatred. (05/23/2001)

Solo pleasure By Michael Castleman
A former sex columnist answers the most common masturbation questions and wonders why it's still taboo to talk about what we all do. (05/23/2001)

Mentor in masturbation By Morgan King
My daughter discovered the art of self-pleasure when she was 2. I was a late bloomer. (05/23/2001)

Miles of aisles By Scott Rosenberg
Amazon, whipping boy of the e-commerce downturn, can still teach us all a thing or two about online shopkeeping. (05/23/2001)

On the run from L. Ron Hubbard By Damien Cave
Keith Henson, Scientology gadfly turned fugitive from justice, explains his reasons for fleeing the United States. (05/23/2001)

"Boobs and rubes" and "What has Barry McCaffrey been smoking?"
Readers respond to stories by Wagner James Au and Katharine Mieszkowski. (05/23/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, May 22, 2001 (05/22/2001)

Don't touch the Channel Master Read by Tony Earley
In his memoir "Somehow Form a Family," Tony Earley recounts the arrival of color television in his family home and with it the invasion of "The Brady Bunch." (05/22/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/22/2001)

What's a guy to do? By Garrison Keillor
Snooping on my girlfriend's computer, I found a message in which she described herself as a "fun-loving lesbian." That's news to me! (05/22/2001)

Bestsellers
This week's bestsellers, courtesy of Powells.com. (05/22/2001)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
When scientists run amok. (05/22/2001)

Scary cherubs and bloody wall flowers By Stephen Lemons
Artist Becca Midwood, painter of haunting outdoor portraits, is getting a reputation as the "female Basquiat." (05/22/2001)

The triumph of "multicultural" thugs
By David Horowitz (05/22/2001)

The Arkansas Project wasn't journalism By Joe Conason
Ted Olson's defenders say the Clinton-bashing effort was protected by the First Amendment -- and besides, Olson didn't know much about it anyway. They're wrong on both counts. (05/22/2001)

Is Powell's peace plan a pipe dream? By Ben Barber
With calls for the abandonment of settlement construction and a "total end of violence" at its core, the U.S. road map to Mideast peace may be doomed from Day 1. (05/22/2001)

Bob Dylan By Bill Wyman
At age 60, with a career that spans four decades, he remains one of rock's most eloquent, sexy and unpredictable singers. (05/22/2001)

Leave the cheese alone By Amy Reiter
Alone and sad, Nicole Kidman reconsiders what's important; Courtney Love has a miscarriage; and Ben Affleck beats his fear of flying -- by flying. (05/22/2001)

Bush's brand-new Day By Joan Walsh
Trying to burnish his "compassionate" image, the president is now quoting Dorothy Day. Who's next -- Mother Jones? (05/22/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Bush is booed at Yale while Dems stall his tax cut in the Senate. (05/22/2001)

Jeffords set to switch parties By Anthony York
The Vermont Republican calls a press conference for Wednesday, and could change the balance of power in the U.S. Senate. (05/22/2001)

Let's stay together! By Chris Colin
A panicky couple gets stuck during sex and is rushed to the hospital for disengagement. (05/22/2001)

Boobs and rubes By Wagner James Au
The soft-porn fixation embarrassingly displayed at computer gaming's biggest convention, E3, is dooming the $6 billion industry to the nerd-geek ghetto. (05/22/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Monday, May 21, 2001 (05/21/2001)

The dying game By Joyce Millman
A bloody "Sopranos" season ends with an emotionally bruising finale. (05/21/2001)

Cherry By Mary Karr
Mary Karr recalls an age when children seek out the very trouble their parents hope they will avoid. (05/22/2001)

"In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd" by Ana Menéndez By Ruth Henrich
A mesmerizing portrait of Miami's Cuban exiles, haunted by memories of endless blue skies, elegant homes and round-hipped women. (05/21/2001)

"Passage" by Connie Willis By Laura Miller
Scientists who study near-death experiences are pulled into their own research in a brainy, eerie, genre-defying suspense novel. (05/21/2001)

"Empire Falls" by Richard Russo By Maria Russo
In the latest from the author of "Mohawk" and "Nobody's Fool," the residents of a small Maine town survive on simmering feuds, dirty backroom deals and plenty of comic relief. (05/21/2001)

"Carry Me Across the Water" by Ethan Canin By Amy Reiter
In the author's latest novel, a wealthy, aging entrepreneur tries to correct a lifetime's mistakes. (05/21/2001)

"Glue" by Irvine Welsh By Amy Benfer
From the author of "Trainspotting," another high-octane tale of Edinburgh toughs who live for gitting their hole and leathering laddies. (05/21/2001)

"Sister Noon" by Karen Joy Fowler By Suzy Hansen
A mysterious black woman is running the show in a comic novel of strivers, do-gooders and racial fear in Gilded Age San Francisco. (05/21/2001)

"Endangered Species" by Louis Bayard By Kerry Lauerman
A gay government worker hit with the urge to reproduce braves personal ads, surrogate moms and a showdown with the male biological imperative. (05/21/2001)

"Strange Fire" by Melvin Jules Bukiet By Amy Benfer
An Israeli speechwriter blinded by torturers smells his way through a wise and satisfying novel of international intrigue. (05/21/2001)

"American Son" by Brian Ascalon Roley By Suzy Hansen
In a searing look at the immigrant experience, two half-Filipino brothers navigate a California of small-time thieves, Mexican gangsters and attack dogs trained using Nazi techniques. (05/21/2001)

"My Little Blue Dress" by Bruno Maddox By Maria Russo
The touching memoir of a 100-year-old woman -- forged by a young media commentator at the end of his rope. (05/21/2001)

What to read: The best of May fiction By Salon's critics
Richard Russo's masterly comic epic of small-town life; a thriller about the science of near-death experiences; randy, E-tarded Edinburgh lads from the author of "Trainspotting"; and more. (05/21/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/21/2001)

This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow
Who's going to mind a little arsenic in the water? (05/21/2001)

Do it yourself By Janelle Brown
Homemaking gets its groove back as youthful Martha Stewart acolytes knit, purl and make curtains. (05/21/2001)

Of pleather goods and wronged blonds By Carina Chocano
A blond denounces cowhide; another denounces the denouncing of blonds. (05/21/2001)

The triumph of "multicultural" thugs By David Horowitz
The physical assault on Ann Coulter at Cornell proves that fascism is alive and well on U.S. campuses. (05/21/2001)

Scott Carrier By Christopher Kemp
The author of "Running After Antelope" is determined to win a footrace against the second fastest animal on earth. (05/21/2001)

Why the Senate should reject Ted Olson
By Gary Kamiya (05/21/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
The Swiss say Bush's "hesitance" caused a blowup in the Middle East. (05/21/2001)

Al Sharpton for president? By Anthony York
The online community salivates over the New York reverend's trial balloon. (05/21/2001)

Bush's fractured fairy tale By Arianna Huffington
With the president's energy plan, no matter how much coal we burn, the sky will always be blue. (05/21/2001)

The Kennedy compromise By Jake Tapper
Conservatives might be screaming the loudest, but Democrats made their share of concessions in the House and Senate education bills. (05/21/2001)

The other Cannes festival By Stephen Walker
The most fabulous party at the Hot d'Or porn awards was rumored to be an orgy or free girls, free booze, free everything. Too bad I got kicked out. (05/21/2001)

Rupert in the sky with diamonds By Eric Boehlert
If he seizes America's satellite TV market, über-mogul Rupert Murdoch will rule the airwaves on earth and in heaven. But John McCain may shoot him down. (05/21/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/20/2001)

Tony Soprano's female trouble By Bill Wyman
Will David Chase ever free his female characters from their sitcom-bound chains? (05/19/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/19/2001)

The Colin Powell difference By Ben Barber
For Foreign Service veterans, the new secretary of state's openness is a welcome change from Madeleine Albright's snobbery. (05/19/2001)

"Shrek" By Stephanie Zacharek
Computer animation is a technological miracle. So why does it leave us cold? (05/18/2001)

"Moulin Rouge" By Stephanie Zacharek
Baz Luhrmann's messy musical will get you drunk on romance and whimsy. A few days later, you won't even mind the hangover. (05/18/2001)

"Angel Eyes" By Andrew O'Hehir
The third movie in which a wounded Jennifer Lopez watches late-night TV alone turns into a weepy thriller without many thrills. (05/18/2001)

"The Young Girl and the Monsoon" By Charles Taylor
Terry Kinney finally gets a starring role in this scattershot little movie about a prickly dad and his demanding teenage daughter. (05/18/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Weekend, May 18-20, 2001 (05/18/2001)

Therapy by e-mail
All that hate mail was getting us down. So we sent a note to Usofyne.com and got back a healthy dose of ass-kissing. (05/18/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/18/2001)

Wanted By Fred Branfman
If Henry Kissinger isn't guilty of war crimes, no one is. A Vietnam War whistleblower on Christopher Hitchens' case against the former secretary of state. (05/18/2001)

Don't look back
By Allen Barra (05/18/2001)

An epidemic of bastards By Tracy Trefethen
I follow my forebears, full of love, into a legitimate trend of illegitimacy. (05/18/2001)

Who goes to the ballgame? By King Kaufman
A look at this year's early attendance figures shows that a strong start in baseball doesn't necessarily get the turnstiles spinning. Except when it does. (05/18/2001)

Black Caesars on their chrome chariots Photographs by Martin Dixon
A photographer captures the rides, rituals and rowdiness of New York's African-American motorcycle clubs. (05/18/2001)

Everybody must get stoned By Ian O'Doherty
Out of my gourd in Zimbabwe, I had the distinct feeling baboons were trailing me. And then the pelting began. (05/18/2001)

Everybody's getting naked! By Amy Reiter
Belinda Carlisle strips to make a point; Rebecca Romijn-Stamos does it with booze. Plus: Brad Renfro sent to the sneezer, and a new interactive video shows us ALL of Britney! (05/18/2001)

Committee deadlocked on Olson By Alicia Montgomery
Hatch asks, "Who the hell cares about the Arkansas Project?" as a full Senate vote looms. (05/18/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Gun toter is nabbed near Bush, Greenpeace targets Cheney and California fumes over the energy plan. (05/18/2001)

Let them eat coal By Jake Tapper
Democrats charge that the Bush energy plan leaves the poor in the cold. (05/18/2001)

Why the Senate should reject Ted Olson By Gary Kamiya
His role in the sleazy Arkansas Project is bad enough. The fact that he hasn't told the truth about it is worse. (05/18/2001)

What White House vandalism? By Anthony York
An audit of the alleged trashing by outgoing Clintonites finds the rumors of destruction were greatly exaggerated. (05/18/2001)

It was 4,000-to-1 By David Thomson
With the ratio of guys to gals at Pearl Harbor, the film should have dealt a bit more with what must have been going on. (05/18/2001)

No recession for free software By Andrew Leonard
Hackers scorn the theory that the economic downturn could hurt open-source software. (05/18/2001)

Will culture-jam for food By Katharine Mieszkowski
The prankster behind the Voteauction.com satire needs your help to pay off his $3,800 legal debt. (05/18/2001)

Battle of the gaming giants By Justin Hall
At opening day of the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo, Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft eye one another warily. (05/18/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, May 17, 2001 (05/17/2001)

The gang's all here By Ian Rothkerch
Four of "The Sopranos'" most memorable character actors have a sit-down on working with James Gandolfini, their favorite lines and where to find the best braciola. (05/17/2001)

Show and tell
David Gates responds to Charles Taylor's essay on why the book isn't always better than the movie. (05/17/2001)

It all comes down to gerbils By Carina Chocano
Episode 7: Recruits Whitlow and Wolf endure a sleepless, never-ending gauntlet. So do we. (05/17/2001)

Joyful noise
In the second installment of the BOMB magazine interview series, Rick Moody and Darcey Steinke discuss their respective approaches to writing and how their own biographies come into play in their work. (05/17/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/17/2001)

"The Dying Animal" by Philip Roth By Charles Taylor
In the author's new novel, carnal pursuits are all-consuming as a 62-year-old professor beds his 24-year-old student. (05/17/2001)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
A mother's plea: Help me, Justice Scalia! (05/17/2001)

If you flame, you get burned By Casey Creel
I'm the gay kid the Christian Coalition wants your kid to be able to harass at school. (05/17/2001)

Why won't the government release the Shaheen Report? By Joe Conason
Imagine if President Clinton had claimed he was exonerated by an investigation, but wouldn't release the results. (05/17/2001)

Raging polygamy menace threatens the United States! By Chris Colin
As Utah cracks down on multiple-wife holder Tom Green, decent Americans ask: When will this depraved wildfire be extinguished? (05/17/2001)

They "give good head" By Carina Chocano
A cheeky shampoo ad gets New Yorkers in a lather over decency. (05/17/2001)

Aguilera: Touch me! By Amy Reiter
The pop bopper's proud to be unlike a virgin; Alec Baldwin loves America, misses his wife; Larry Flynt suffers a holy crotch bite! Plus: Behind-the-scenes "Sopranos" smooching! (05/17/2001)

Feeling the heat By Anthony York
As Bush unveils his industry-friendly energy plan, even members of his own party are starting to sweat. (05/17/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
The nasty byproduct the energy plan ignores. (05/18/2001)

David Brock's letter to Orrin Hatch
The following is a reprint of the former American Spectator writer's missive regarding his role in the Arkansas Project to the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. (05/18/2001)

Smearing David Brock By Daryl Lindsey and Kerry Lauerman
Ted Olson's defenders say the former right-wing journalist had nothing to do with the Arkansas Project. But the project's own records prove they're wrong. (05/18/2001)

Dr. Mobil & Mr. Shell By Jake Tapper
Overjoyed by the chance to portray Cheney & Bush as Big Oil fat cats, Democrats pour gasoline over the president's energy plan. (05/17/2001)

Bush's drug two-faced drug war By Arianna Huffington
The president claims treatment is the best way to lower the demand for drugs. So why is his new drug czar so obsessed with punishment and prisons? (05/17/2001)

Irony and the Free Republic By Anthony York
McSweeney's lampoons the conservative Web site. (05/17/2001)

Hello dolly By Karen Croft
Photographer David Levinthal shoots dolls in poses so erotically charged that the figures seem real. (05/17/2001)

Remembering the king of zydeco By Christen Clifford
Whenever I had Boozoo on my ass I felt good. (05/16/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, May 16, 2001 (05/16/2001)

The week in dirt Read by Amy Reiter
Sting's very, very impressive sexual stamina and John Leguizamo's very, very large tripod exposed. Also: Matthew Hooker is very, very angry with Nicole Kidman, and more. (05/16/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/16/2001)

Criminals, idiots, pickpockets!
(05/16/2001)

Loudmouths and legends By Gary Kamiya
The wild manifestos of modernism reveal the splendors and stupidities of the last moment when art mattered enough to hate. (05/16/2001)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Police softball league takes its work ethic onto the field (05/16/2001)

The pregnant pariah By Amy Benfer
I've got news for Gov. Jane Swift, and it probably isn't what she wants to hear. (05/16/2001)

Showtime for the NBA By Allen Barra
With four likely Hall of Famers on the floor, the Lakers-Spurs series ought to be one for the ages. But the outcome may turn on a much more prosaic performer. (05/16/2001)

Everybody has one By King Kaufman
Who cares if you don't know anything about the FBI and McVeigh? We want your opinion! (05/16/2001)

The water in Cairo in summer By Jen Wiest
Sometimes the snakes, the bong hits and cancer are all visible through the lens of one place in one season. (05/16/2001)

Letters: Lumpen gangstas, Manilow's roadie and good parenting
Readers respond to recent articles about Snoop Dogg and Tom Waits. Plus: Robert W. Firestone on child rearing. (05/16/2001)

Too bloody much By Amy Reiter
Blood lovers Angelina and Billy Bob push the envelope to the grave. Plus: Oscar winners live longer, Brad Pitt wants us in his pants and J.Lo signs on to produce a sitcom! (05/16/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Bush's super-secret energy task force: The energy lobby? (05/16/2001)

"A dangerous step backwards" By Fiona Morgan
Why has President Bush cut funding to combat nuclear proliferation in Russia, and will Congress be able to bring it back? (05/16/2001)

Olson battle blows up By Alicia Montgomery and Kerry Lauerman
Solicitor general nomination has party leaders at each other's throats. (05/17/2001)

Return of the washed-up Clintonites! By Anthony York
Coming soon to a university near you. (05/16/2001)

Bush outlines energy plan Associated Press
(05/17/2001)

ANWR drilling, and conservation too By Jake Tapper
A preview of Bush's energy plan reveals a lot the energy industry will love, and a little for its critics. (05/17/2001)

My father's bed By Delaney Anderson
I thought it meant that I was special. I didn't know it would turn sex into an act of shame. (05/16/2001)

The poison pill By Janelle Brown
The media, the government and the drug companies: They're all to blame for the fen-phen debacle, says "Dispensing With the Truth" author Alicia Mundy. (05/16/2001)

Better dead than fat By Janelle Brown
The pharmaceutical industry hooked millions on the dangerous diet drug fen-phen by manufacturing demand and ignoring warnings, says a new book. (05/16/2001)

Life after Eazel By Andrew Leonard
What does the collapse of one of the most prominent open-source start-ups mean for the future of free software? (05/16/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, May 15, 2001 (05/15/2001)

My butt rock epiphany By Brian Byrne
Everyone should have a chance to live inside an album by their once-favorite band. I did, at a Tesla concert in Oklahoma City. (05/15/2001)

Two cheeseballs, no waiting
Is that a Garden-Weasel in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? (05/16/2001)

J.R.R. Tolkien
Hear a rare recording of the fantasy master himself reading from "The Two Towers," a book from his famed trilogy, "The Lord of the Rings." (05/15/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/15/2001)

Bestsellers
This week's bestselling books courtesy of Powells.com. (05/15/2001)

Doing the right thing By Garrison Keillor
So I resisted the affair with the teeth-achingly beautiful young woman. Now I'm miserable! (05/15/2001)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
The day that gravity quit. (05/15/2001)

Secret pleasures of Salon Premium
Author Jonathan Lethem explains why you should subscribe. (05/15/2001)

A nauseating ruling By Dan Shapiro
Clarence Thomas says marijuana has no medical use. Maybe he'd like to try my cancer (05/15/2001)

Let them eat chemo By Daniel Forbes
Will the Supreme Court's ostrich-like ruling shut down the medical marijuana movement? (05/15/2001)

Snoop Dogg By Stephen Lemons
A North Carolina cracker proclaims the reign of rap's highest hound a triumph of decadence over the numbing boredom of the status quo, in the tradition of the Marquis de Sade and Arthur Rimbaud. (05/15/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
New poll numbers on the energy crisis. Plus: Bush nominee tied to video porn as the NRA cheers the president's gun plan. (05/15/2001)

Playing both sides By Jake Tapper
President Bush unveils a new gun program carefully crafted to appease both the NRA and gun control advocates. (05/15/2001)

We have liftoff By Chris Colin
T-minus six years until the universe's first outer-space sex hotel penetrates the atmosphere. (05/15/2001)

A banner day for neo-Nazis
By Jay Dixit (05/15/2001)

So long, Douglas Adams, and thanks for all the fun By David Cassel
The author of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" was a geek's geek. The Net will miss him. (05/15/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Monday, May 14, 2001 (05/14/2001)

Real Life Rock Top 10 By Greil Marcus
Special Absurdity of Worldwide Commemoration of Bob Dylan's May 24 60th Birthday Edition! (05/14/2001)

Blue screen of death Read by Dennis Boutsikaris
In Jeff Deaver's latest thriller, "The Blue Nowhere," a killer hacks his victims' computers, invades their lives and lures them to their deaths. (05/14/2001)

Don't look back By Allen Barra
Two new books make it clear why Bob Dylan had to ditch the phony, self-righteous Greenwich Village folk scene. (05/14/2001)

Scraping by
By Laura Miller (05/14/2001)

Salon recommends
Profiles of rule-breaking women from Simone de Beauvoir to Princess Di, how wildlife triumphs in New York City and more. (05/14/2001)

Today in fiction
Bad news for a family hounded by death. (05/14/2001)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Space Commander Bush, hero of the galaxy! (05/14/2001)

Letter from Hawaii By Janelle Brown
On Oahu and up to my eyeballs in coco-surf, sloppy-flora, roasted-pig chic. (05/14/2001)

Accessories wanted, dead or alive By Carina Chocano
If you can't acquire a curator, go for the out-of-print coffee-table book. (05/14/2001)

Robert Sapolsky By Douglas Cruickshank
The author of "A Primate's Memoir," and the world's funniest neuroscientist, talks about hanging out with baboons, madness in Africa and the difference between apes and his kids. (05/14/2001)

"Feels like a rape" By Amy Reiter
Lord of the Dance freaks out over intruder; sleeping with director gets Uma nowhere; Sting's sexual stamina ain't what it was. Plus: Kid Rock slobber fest! (05/14/2001)

Ted Olson's Arkansas problem By Daryl Lindsey
Despite his evasive disavowals, Salon investigations showed the right-wing consigliere was deeply involved in a sordid plot to bring down President Clinton. (05/14/2001)

Twisting the truth in Florida By Jake Tapper
Olson wasn't above playing fast and loose with facts during his partisan push to win the presidency for George W. Bush. (05/14/2001)

The first Ted Olson scandal By David Neiwert
It didn't begin with the Clinton-smearing Arkansas Project. The solicitor general nominee's pattern of ruthlessness and deception began during his tenure in the Reagan administration. (05/14/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Rumsfeld's space invasion; Robert Redford brushes off Bush secretary. (05/15/2001)

Jeb Bush denies affair rumors By Anthony York
Florida's governor says stories linking him to a Cabinet secretary are "an outright lie." (05/14/2001)

The big buildup By Randy Everhard (as told to B.D. Kwiatek)
My con depended on a Coppertone beauty who was turning heads and raising dicks all over the place. (05/14/2001)

What has Barry McCaffrey been smoking? By Katharine Mieszkowski
The former drug czar goes dot-com with an Internet company that charges $1,200 for online drug treatment. (05/14/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/13/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/12/2001)

One last conspiracy By Kerry Lauerman
The FBI's bizarre foul-up on the McVeigh case gives leaders of the dying militia movement a reason to revisit their glory days. (05/12/2001)

Botched! By Alicia Montgomery and Fiona Morgan
"If the government can't get it right in this case, how can we rely on it to get it right in any case?" Experts react to the FBI blunder. (05/12/2001)

Let's call the whole thing off
You say Moretty, we say Moretti! Plus: the case of the pilfered mint (05/12/2001)

"A Knight's Tale" By Stephanie Zacharek
Leave my rock 'n' roll out of your Ren Faire! (05/11/2001)

"Startup.com" By Jeff Stark
An engrossing documentary follows two friends as they soar and crash with the dot-com wave. (05/12/2001)

When we were kings By Jeff Stark
Filmmakers Chris Hegedus and Jehane Noujaim talk about their unblinking look at ill-fated GovWorks.com. (05/11/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Weekend, May 11-13, 2001 (05/11/2001)

Why the XFL tanked By Eric Boehlert
Vince McMahon and NBC were going to change the face of broadcast sports. Instead, they made the wrong kind of history. (05/11/2001)

Why Yahoo pulled the plug on porn By Damien Cave and Amy Standen
Damien Cave tells the story of how the mega-portal got scared out of the sex-industry. (05/11/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/11/2001)

"John Henry Days" By Jonathan Miles
In Colson Whitehead's dazzling follow-up to "The Intuitionist," a junketeering journalist pursues an American legend in an epic tale of man, machine and free drinks. (05/11/2001)

The failure of testing By Meg Robbins
President Bush wants to "test every child, every year." But a growing movement of families and teachers insists this is a formula for mediocre schooling and stressed-out kids. (05/11/2001)

Hefner begins European Playboy tour
(05/11/2001)

The children's war, again By Daryl Lindsey
The killing of two Israeli teenagers, including one with dual American citizenship, brings the war home -- but that's not likely to stop the bloodshed. (05/11/2001)

It leave me By King Kaufman
The XFL belongs to the ages now, and we're left with only our memories, if we can remember any. (05/11/2001)

Charlie Ward's holy hoops quiz By Lance Gould
Time for Judaism's favorite point guard to brush up on his trivia. Feel free to play along -- even you stubborn Jews! (05/11/2001)

Bush vs. China, and himself
By Camille Paglia (05/11/2001)

Paulie Walnuts is nuts about his mom By Amy Reiter
A very "Sopranos" Mother's Day; Laura Bush's powerful bust; Kidman's alleged stalker cries foul. Plus: Win our hot-kicker dry T-shirt contest! (05/11/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
The president's approval numbers tumble as Cheney tells California to "tough" out its blackouts. (05/11/2001)

Cash cowed By Jake Tapper
The Republican Party's zeal for raising money has even some of its own members worried. (05/11/2001)

Olson under fire By Jake Tapper
More questions arise over how accurate President Bush's solicitor general-designate has been about his role in an anti-Clinton investigation. (05/11/2001)

Is Jeb in or out? By Anthony York
Rumors swirl about the Florida governor's political future. Plus: Online lefties cheer as the nomination of Ted Olson is put on hold. (05/11/2001)

Letting it all hang out By David Thomson
Nicole Kidman shimmies and sings in "Moulin Rouge," her first great film. (05/11/2001)

The porn crusaders By Damien Cave
How a small group of media moralists busted Yahoo -- after years of failing to make a dent anywhere else. (05/11/2001)

"Calle 54" By Charles Taylor
A loving, "Buena Vista Social Club"-style hymn to the rhythm and life of salsa (05/10/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, May 10, 2001 (05/10/2001)

Cruisin' nude Read by Maud Casey
In Maud Casey's novel "The Shape of Things to Come," when two ex-lovers are found getting it on, they flee in their car, naked, with seat belts fastened. (05/10/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/10/2001)

"Night of Stone" and "Is the honeymoon over?"
Readers respond to Charles Taylor's review of a history of totalitarian terror in Russia and Suzy Hansen's interview with an expert who says American Jews' support of Israel is waning (05/10/2001)

Gloom at the top By Maria Russo
Get a bunch of bestselling authors together and what do they talk about? The agonies of success. (05/10/2001)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Coming soon! "Passing the Wind," starring Tom Green as Rhett Butler! (05/10/2001)

The other woman By Molly Hennessy-Fiske
When my mom split up with my not-mom, Mother's Day lost its charm. (05/10/2001)

Dog and pony show By King Kaufman
With players straight out of central casting, San Francisco transforms the most gruesome and deadly canine attack in recent memory into a soap opera. (05/10/2001)

What is Washington trying to hide? By Arianna Huffington
The government outsources the war on drugs so it can point fingers at the private sector when the body bags start pouring in. (05/10/2001)

It's all good: The appeal of Deepak Chopra By David Beers
What pulls people like Michael Jackson, Demi Moore and Bill Clinton to this spiritual tycoon? Is it a hunger for wonders or lack of sense? (05/10/2001)

Rhyme time with Kidman's stalker! By Amy Reiter
Nicole does her best to keep "a wonderful man" away. Plus: Britney disses her hometown, Leguizamo's got a major bulge and Woody Harrelson runs from the law! (05/10/2001)

Dick Cheney's 10 energy-saving tips! By Tom McNichol
A few sensible ways not to end up like those losers in California. (05/10/2001)

Dems to GOP: It's payback time! By Jake Tapper
Republicans stonewalled Clinton's judicial appointments. Now angry Senate Democrats vow to return the favor. (05/10/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Not so fast, Ted! Energy crisis solution: Less e-mail? "That's My Bush!" recap. Plus: Official gets egged in Seoul; the dirt on Bush's judicial nominees. (05/11/2001)

Al Gore returns to Florida By Anthony York
The former vice president holds his tongue as Democrats call on him to blast Bush. (05/10/2001)

Voluptuous curves By Debra Ollivier
The curator of the "Erotic Picasso" show in Paris talks about why the artist's most ribald work probably won't come to the U.S. (05/10/2001)

The pigeon protocol By Peter Meyers
How the Talmud, hacker whimsy and a love of Linux inspired a group of Norwegian programmers to attach packets of computer code to birds' legs. (05/10/2001)

"Sesame Street" -- Brought to you by the letters A, O and L
By Katharine Mieszkowski (05/10/2001)

A conversation with Robert Christgau By Barbara O'Dair
The self-styled dean of American rock criticism talks about rock's past, its future and why he hit Ellen Willis in the face with a piece of pie. (05/09/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, May 9, 2001 (05/09/2001)

The psycho beside me By Carina Chocano
Episode 4: Shannon goes wacky to get attention, but Tomas has eyes only for Jane's implants. (05/09/2001)

The week in dirt Read by Amy Reiter
"Survivor" Amber gets naked, but not paid. Plus: Classic rock is dead; Republican senators wrestle Arnold Schwarzenegger; a "Real World" cast member's unusual quest for "social healing." (05/09/2001)

Scraping by By Laura Miller
Barbara Ehrenreich spent two years as a waitress, maid and Wal-Mart clerk, trying to find out how America's working poor make it. Her answer: A lot of them don't. (05/09/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/09/2001)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
The phone works! The bus stops! And other amazing victories. (05/09/2001)

How to pronounce "memoir" By Stephen J. Lyons
Pretend someone stole your rattle and draw out that last syllable in a long "whaa." (05/09/2001)

Bert Sugar on boxing By Allen Barra
The ring's resident raconteur talks about the state of the sport, his all-time heavyweights and this week's big fight. (05/09/2001)

The McVeigh effect By Earl Ofari Hutchinson
The media buzz over the white Oklahoma City bomber's execution is eclipsing the truth about federal death-row inmates: Most are black or Latino. (05/09/2001)

Sumo's setting sun By Gabrielle Kennedy
Japan's heaviest tradition had a glimmer of hope on its way out. But as the Waka-Taka Boom learned, the sport needs a big shake-up if it's going to survive. (05/09/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Veep, governor disagree "big time" on power. Plus: Dems ready to slam and jam the president's bench picks; celebs in Britain blast Bush on the environment. (05/09/2001)

Democrats to LePore: Good riddance! By Anthony York
Plus: War breaks out over Bush's first 11 federal judicial nominations. Plus: McAuliffe says Bush "stole the election." (05/09/2001)

Good gimmick By David Tuller
A new sex advice book for gay guys is slight, sassy, silly and entertaining. (05/09/2001)

A banner day for neo-Nazis By Jay Dixit
Last month, Hatewatch shut down, declaring that the battle against hate groups has been won. It hasn't. (05/09/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, May 8, 2001 (05/08/2001)

Back from the dead -- it's "Saturday Night Live"! By Joyce Millman
Led by Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon, an enlivened show reverberates with the sweet thwack of jokes hit out of the park. (05/08/2001)

"Blazing Saddles" By Max Garrone
Mel Brooks remembers working with Richard Pryor, and a time when farting jokes were as offensive as it gets. (05/08/2001)

Peter Carey
Robert Polito speaks with the author of "True History of the Kelly Gang," in our first installment of the 2001 interview series hosted by BOMB magazine and Salon. (05/08/2001)

Long-distance love By Garrison Keillor
I thought the Boyfriend away in graduate school was It, but then along came the Other Man, who lives right here. (05/08/2001)

Built on the buzz
By Maria Russo (05/08/2001)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
The wish agent intervenes. (05/08/2001)

Kids on the road By Kate Convissor
They have exchanged hair gel and television for playing blindman's buff and swimming with manta rays. (05/08/2001)

The "Joe Camel" ads of AIDS? By Daryl Lindsey
The FDA says ads for drugs to suppress HIV are making false promises, and could be contributing to an epidemic of unsafe sex. (05/08/2001)

Bush league By Joe Conason
America's ouster from the U.N. Human Rights Commission reveals the arrogant incompetence of Bush's vaunted "wise men." (05/08/2001)

Tom Waits By Anthony York
With his trademark throaty growl, he's a piano bar crooner and a Coney Island barker, singing songs of loneliness and desperation. (05/08/2001)

"Survivor" stripper strapped By Amy Reiter
Amber shows some skin -- but nobody pays her to do it; Julia Roberts' head size debated by knitters. Plus: Classic rockers get the classic diss, and a "Real World" vet lands in real trouble. (05/08/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
The broken promise: Why is Bush cutting the budget for anti-nuclear proliferation programs when he said he'd increase it? Plus: What Democrat will get a federal judgeship Wednesday? (05/08/2001)

The ugly Americans By Ian Williams
Don't blame it all on Bush -- the world's grievances against the U.S. have been stewing for a long time (05/08/2001)

A phantom energy crisis By Dan Ackman
The Bush administration has convinced the nation that we're in the middle of a power emergency, but the facts indicate otherwise. (05/08/2001)

More on the Florida recount By Anthony York
The media consortium gets ready to release its numbers. (05/08/2001)

Adultery's got a new price By Chris Colin
A Malaysian court fines a woman for breaking up her lover's marriage. (05/08/2001)

Where have all the lap dancers gone? By Laurel Rosen
Sex workers are surviving the dot-com bust, but they too mourn the days of easy venture capital and IPO-inspired lust. (05/08/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Monday, May 7, 2001 (05/07/2001)

Exclusive: The 50 Most Beautiful People Alive in the World! By Bill Matthews
From People magazine! The list with everyone on it: Julia and Mel and Prince William and ... (05/07/2001)

The programmer's lament By David Wadler
How one overworked, underpaid coder lost his health, his sanity and his faith in the dot-com dream. (05/07/2001)

Culture of death By Charles Taylor
A historian's view of 20th century Russia shows the traumatic legacy of totalitarian terror. (05/07/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/07/2001)

Salon recommends
A mysterious rebel leader, a mom who leaves no corner of her daughter's life unsupervised and more. (05/07/2001)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Dems rake Satan over the coals. (05/07/2001)

Salon Premium: It just gets better
Arianna Huffington explains why you should subscribe. (05/08/2001)

Heat chic By Janelle Brown
Stitch-free halter tops, stretch capris and goofy shades blossom in the sun. (05/07/2001)

I'm dancing naked in my Ugg boots as fast as I can By Carina Chocano
The new crop of girl guides consoles single women with stealthy heckling and humiliating tasks. (05/07/2001)

Bush's political lynching By David Horowitz
The president has created the most diverse administration in history. So why does the race-baiting left continue to plant anti-Republican paranoia in black communities? (05/07/2001)

Neve Campbell By Stephen Lemons
The star of "Party of Five," "Scream" and "Wild Things" talks about making out with strangers, taking risks and the pitfalls of being beautiful. (05/07/2001)

Eliminate the famous people! By Amy Reiter
Kobe Bryant and others line up for "Celebrity Survivor"; Baby Spice wants her breasts free. Plus: Repubs beg Ah-nold to run, and neighbors beg Hef to quiet down! (05/07/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Iraq to America: U.N. vote shows the world detests your "criminal tyranny." Plus: Walsh on Whitman: Walk, Christie, walk. And the president successfully talks up the energy crisis. (05/07/2001)

School of lies By Arianna Huffington
When it comes to education, only one rule applies in the nation's capital: "If it's broke, don't fix it." (05/07/2001)

Whither Colin Powell? By Anthony York
Conservatives sharpen their knives and take a few swipes at the secretary of state. (05/07/2001)

Sex slave By Karen Propp
My husband's prostate problem means that our lovemaking is, unfortunately, all about me. (05/07/2001)

Defending the cookie monster By Scott Rosenberg
There are lots worse things in the world than Web sites leaving cookies on your computer. (05/07/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/06/2001)

Colby's choice By Bill Wyman
Who would have thought that a dumb reality TV show would have produced a moral exemplar for our times? (05/05/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/05/2001)

Take this job and ... By King Kaufman
Rangers manager Johnny Oates takes the fall for leading a bad team to a lousy record. Plus: Neon Deion and good news; NBA playofzzzzzz. (05/05/2001)

"The Mummy Returns" By Charles Taylor
A sequel that's everything the original wasn't. That's not good. (05/04/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Weekend, May 4-6, 2001 (05/04/2001)

"Eureka" By Andrew O'Hehir
Indie movies go global with a four-hour Japanese film that, like life, keeps going -- even if you sneak off to the bathroom. (05/04/2001)

Young Lions, Part 3
Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke read from Akhil Sharma's "An Obedient Father," Myla Goldberg's "Bee Season," and "Chang and Eng" by Darin Strauss, all finalists for the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award. (05/04/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/04/2001)

Is the honeymoon over? By Suzy Hansen
A historian says that American Jews are increasingly disenchanted with Israel and its policies, and more wrapped up in their own concerns. (05/04/2001)

The poetry page By Sharon Olds
Three poems from the author of "Blood, Tin, Straw." (05/04/2001)

"Mammy's revenge" and "Cut the flap"
Readers respond to Laura Miller's essay on the myths of the South and Charles Taylor's critique of book flap copy. (05/04/2001)

Crime family By Paul Donnelly
In a passel of 10 kids, one learns the fine points of foraging, opportunism and guile. (05/04/2001)

Letters
Readers respond to "Jay Belsky doesn't play well with others" by Jennifer Foote Sweeney and "The wrong kind of black" by Cecelie Berry. (05/04/2001)

Louisiana calls Darwin a racist By Fiona Morgan
The state Legislature casts him in the same league as Hitler. A science educator says it's going to be a rough year for evolutionists. (05/04/2001)

Show me the mummy! By Chris Colin
In 1994, Bob Brier mummified a human body using ancient Egyptian techniques. Today his success story's all wrapped up. (05/04/2001)

Eye witness? By Amy Reiter
Zeta-Jones denies plastic surgery rumor; porn star and alleged Cruise-defamer Kyle Bradford is "sensual" and "honest." Plus: Liz Hurley figures out the Matthew Perry problem -- he was on drugs! (05/04/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
A tarnished top brass. (05/04/2001)

Democrats disavow indicted congressman By Anthony York
Plus: Crazy Commie hackers on Ritalin! Chinese computer pranksters tinker with the veep's e-mail. (05/04/2001)

The selfish man By David Thomson
Philip Roth's latest character gets all hot and bothered over his gorgeous young Cuban lover, but he never loses control -- that's the problem. (05/04/2001)

Generation bankrupt
By Damien Cave (05/04/2001)

The not-com downturn By Damien Cave
Bankruptcies! Layoffs! Has the old economy bubble popped? (05/04/2001)

I survived "Survivor: The Australian Outback" By Joyce Millman
And all I got was this drowsy sequel. (05/03/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, May 3, 2001 (05/03/2001)

Reality TV is hell
Episode 6: Treachery, thy name is Moretti-with-an-i. Plus: Jackson is a water wussy! (05/03/2001)

I, Tina! By Jeff Stark
Colby: "It is a far, far better thing I do!" The stunning conclusion of "Survivor," complete with Probst ex machina! (05/03/2001)

The week in dirt Read by Amy Reiter
Grandma Timberlake knows Justin keeps Britney's virginity intact. Plus: Janet Jackson's dreams of royalty, Benjamin Bratt sniffs Julia Roberts and more. (05/03/2001)

Built on the buzz By Maria Russo
Drugs like alcohol and tobacco created the modern world, argues one historian, but caffeine still rules it. (05/03/2001)

Today in fiction
(05/03/2001)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
George W. Bush, compassionate environmentalist, rushes to the rescue of an endangered forest! (05/03/2001)

Not a moment too soon By Helen Cordes
Orthodontists reap the benefits of the trend toward early treatment -- but do their young patients? (05/03/2001)

Secrets and lies By Cathy Young
The most pernicious thing about racial preferences is the culture of concealment that they spawn. (05/03/2001)

The sensual tortilla, the ambassador and Mr. Hulot By Carlos Amantea
Extolling the glories of cornmeal, lime and a male Shirley Temple for the 21st century. (05/03/2001)

Don't know much Scientology ... By Amy Reiter
Beck denies religion rumors; Korn gets to "bone ugly groupie chicks"; Kentucky Joe and Anna Nicole keep their pants on; and more! (05/03/2001)

Olson's inconsistencies By Jake Tapper
After further questioning, Bush's solicitor general-designate now admits he knew more about the anti-Clinton "Arkansas Project" than previously stated. (05/03/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Bush's cold shoulder; Flynt's indecent proposal. (05/03/2001)

The first 100 days of Al Gore By Arianna Huffington
Just what has the other guy been up to? (05/03/2001)

I love Lucianne.com! By Anthony York
Plus: Drudge vs. Blumenthal, Day 2 (05/03/2001)

Show me your panties! By David Bowman
Photographer Roy Stuart is the prince of Parisian up-the-skirt erotica. (05/03/2001)

The Web: I'm not dead yet! By Janelle Brown
This year's Webby nominees are proof of the shakeout everyone knew was coming, and a sign that life still exists on the Net. (05/03/2001)

Microsoft: Free-software licenses are the devil's work! By Andrew Leonard
Bill Gates and Co. say open-source software harms technological innovation -- but the attack from Redmond could easily backfire. (05/03/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, May 2, 2001 (05/02/2001)

I, scab By Mark Sevi
A nonunion Hollywood screenwriter answers all your questions about the looming writers strike. (05/02/2001)

Hookers, threesomes and flirtatious young ladies By Carina Chocano
Episode 3: It's another evening of classy entertainment on UPN! (05/02/2001)

A PEN divided By Sara Nelson
Writers group debates which author to defend -- Margaret Mitchell or her satirist. (05/02/2001)

Young Lions, Part 2
Uma Thurman reads from David Ebershoff's novel "A Danish Girl," and Ethan Hawke reads from Heidi Julavits' "The Mineral Palace," two finalist in the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award. (05/02/2001)

Mammy's revenge By Laura Miller
"The Wind Done Gone" puts a chokehold on Scarlett & Co., but the South's infatuation with its past will never die. (05/02/2001)

Today in fiction  
  (05/02/2001)

The K Chronicles Keith Knight
Kafka, Kierkegaard, King ... and Knight! (05/02/2001)

Premium: The first seven days
A progress report to subscribers and readers. (05/03/2001)

Generation S-E-X By Amy Benfer
Contrary to ancient doctrine -- and the neighborhood pimp -- mommies can be hotties. (05/02/2001)

Is it time for a Vietnam truth commission? By Bruce Shapiro
Suppressed atrocities haunt victims, perpetrators and politics alike. That's why unshrouding the secret history of former Sen. Bob Kerrey and the Vietnam War is imperative. (05/02/2001)

Damn Twins! By Allen Barra
The standings better turn upside down, or baseball's "small markets can't compete" argument is going to look pretty silly. Plus: There was no **** asterisk (05/02/2001)

"PETA's Ingrid Newkirk" and "Hey, NASA, quit hoggin' space!"
Readers respond to Peter Brandt's interview with Newkirk and to Eric F. Lipton's essay on civilians in space. (05/02/2001)

Bush vs. China, and himself By Camille Paglia
Our president is refreshingly steady, but dismayingly awkward. Plus: Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg insults the first lady and Rush comes to the rescue! (05/02/2001)

Past life? Shouldn't you work on the current one? By Amy Reiter
Janet Jackson pulls a Shirley MacLaine; Timberlake's grandma says he's not boffing Britney; and Geri Halliwell pees in cups. Plus: Eminem hits the big screen! (05/02/2001)

Star Wars, the gentler sequel By Jake Tapper
In announcing his support for a national missile defense, George W. Bush puts a futuristic spin on a Cold War relic. (05/02/2001)

Missile defense goes global By Fiona Morgan
Bush seeks to woo Europe while violating our hallmark arms control agreement with Russia. Analysts react to the president's speech. (05/02/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Kamiya: Why Bush's Star Wars plan may make America a more dangerous place. Plus: Introducing Bush League: Meet the commissioners who'll save Social Security. And who's sucking up, Fleischer or Bruni? (05/02/2001)

Drudge vs. Blumenthal By Anthony York
The inside story of the settlement negotiations that fell apart over an apology. (05/02/2001)

"Be a slut! Be a slut! Be a slut!" By Robin Shamburg
Dominatrix Mistress Ruby makes the case that the best kinds of brazen women take their pleasure as men do -- with no apologies. (05/02/2001)

Coder on the cross By David Wadler
Dazzled by the prospect of riches and the allure of the company dream, a programmer loses his health, social life and sense of self. (05/02/2001)

Is the FBI tracking online protesters? By Amy Standen
A subpoena asking for the Independent Media Center's Web server logs sparks charges of government-
sponsored intimidation. (05/02/2001)

Real Life Rock Top 10 By Greil Marcus
  (05/01/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, May 1, 2001 (05/01/2001)

Arrested development By Liz Hackett
A day in the life of a development executive, who may or may not lose her job in the Hollywood writers strike. (05/01/2001)

The Young Lions
Ethan Hawke reads from the works of the finalists for the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award, with an introduction by Rick Moody. (05/01/2001)

Solo sex By Garrison Keillor
He insists on pleasuring himself before he sees me, so when we get together it's like trying to stuff a marshmallow in a piggy bank. (05/01/2001)

Today in fiction  
  (05/01/2001)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
No time to kill. (05/01/2001)

Days of women and silence By S.E. Molina
Living in a convent is an unusual choice for a student, but isn't every life a bit unusual? (05/01/2001)

Amy and Goliath By Daryl Lindsey
A first-year law student brought a giant pharmaceutical to its knees. But will her victory for South Africa's AIDS sufferers deprive the world of new medicines? (05/01/2001)

Björk By Chris Colin
Violence may follow her, but so does everything else. Iceland's greatest export is taking us to the verge. (05/01/2001)

Philly blunt By Jake Tapper
As mayor of Philadelphia and chairman of the DNC, Ed Rendell was criticized by fellow Democrats for speaking his mind. Now he wants to be governor of Pennsylvania. (05/01/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Cheney reveals his inner oilman. (05/01/2001)

Lunchtime with Dubya By Anthony York
The president throws a party for himself -- and hardly anybody shows. Maybe it was the "Salmonella Surprise" on the menu. (05/01/2001)

Sometimes it's OK to wake them By Chris Colin
A chronic somnambulist awoke naked on top of a 7-year-old. He'll do his sleepwalking in the clink from now on. (05/01/2001)

Can my mommy have her paycheck? By Katharine Mieszkowski
New economy, old economy -- what's the difference when you're working on the assembly line? Not much, say the makers of "Secrets of Silicon Valley." (05/01/2001)

Take that, Silicon Valley! By Katharine Mieszkowski
A new documentary follows two young activists on a crusade to expose the tech industry's labor woes. (05/01/2001)

Web etiquette lessons from David Lee Roth By Janelle Brown and Katharine Mieszkowski
The ex-Van Halen frontman sends condolences to his band mate via his Web site. Who's next? (05/01/2001)