August 2001

"Funny Girl" By Stephanie Zacharek
Barbra Streisand is a balletic ostrich with an art deco face in this much-beloved, crisply restored William Wyler musical. (08/31/2001)

"O" By Charles Taylor
A new adaptation takes Shakespeare to high school. The "O" stands for Othello." Also, "Oprah." (08/31/2001)

"Jeepers Creepers" By Andrew O'Hehir
It's the Return of the Attack of the Mutant Rednecks! (08/31/2001)

"Any Way the Wind Blows" Read by Sanaa Lathan
E. Lynn Harris' latest novel finds two ex-lovers, bisexual former football pro Basil Henderson and bombshell singer Yancey Braxton, reunited in a tangle of sex and scandalous secrets. (08/31/2001)

"Single, With Complexes" and "Science, Semi-Science and Nonsense"  
Readers respond to Gavin McNett's review of two dating books and Suzy Hansen's interview with skeptic Michael Shermer. (08/31/2001)

Lynda Barry
Astrological dog (08/31/2001)

Letters on teen suicide, male balding and women's rehab
Readers respond to "Suicide at 16," "Without Hair, I Am Nothing" and "A Rehab of One's Own." (08/31/2001)

The hippie mom and others respond
Sarah Beach, author of "Curse of the Hippie Parents," is both hailed and criticized by readers. (08/31/2001)

Send in the clowns By Jeff Stein
How Ringling Bros. minions tormented a freelance writer for eight years. (08/31/2001)

Diana's uncrowning glory By Jason Hill
Did Princess Diana's life (and its ending) sound the death knell for that most parasitic of institutions, the British monarchy? (08/31/2001)

A royal pain By Daryl Lindsey
Romance can get complicated for anyone, but it's become a nightmare for the world's crown princes. (08/31/2001)

Chapter 25: Saturday, Nov. 26 By Alfred Alcorn
In which a fireside chat veers toward aphrodisiacs, and Diantha gets saucy and confessional. (08/31/2001)

Affleck admits: I "did canoodle" Courtney Love! By Amy Reiter
Ben's adventure at a "celebrity petting zoo." Plus: Anne Heche's "re-entry into the world of heterosexuality" (08/31/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
One day on, two days off. (08/31/2001)

How the media downplayed Jesse Helms' racism By Eric Boehlert
David Broder attacked reporters for ignoring Helms' racist career in covering his retirement last week. So why was Broder mum on the topic when Helms was riding high? (08/31/2001)

Doomed By David Thomson
Femme fatale Jane Greer had a scent about her that was sweet, but with a hint of death. (08/31/2001)

Copywrong? By Damien Cave
A government report giving the Digital Millennium Copyright Act a passing grade is a disaster for the general public, say critics. (08/31/2001)

No free speech for animal rights Web sites By Katharine Mieszkowski
A British medical research firm hammers its online opponents, courtesy of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. (08/31/2001)

Never mind the hair bands, here's a Flock of Seagulls! By Charles R. Cross
The author of a new biography of Kurt Cobain looks back at the best and worst of musical decades, the 1980s. (08/30/2001)

Deconstructing the Big Top By Laura Miller
A clueless writer proves no match for "Babette, the strongest woman alive" and her wild and woolly circus family. (08/30/2001)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
News levels dangerously low! (08/30/2001)

Out of the big house and into the trenches By Nell Bernstein
Imprisoned under mandatory sentencing, freed by President Clinton, now Kemba Smith and Dorothy Gaines, ex-con mothers, have to get their kids to school on time. (08/30/2001)

If Jeff Kent were black By Joan Walsh
The San Francisco Giants' All-Star second baseman got off easy for blasting Barry Bonds to Sports Illustrated, because the media likes him and hates Bonds. Could race (say it isn't so!) have anything to do with it? (08/30/2001)

The Greatest Vendetta on Earth By Jeff Stein
Why would the head of Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey hire a former top CIA honcho to torment a hapless freelance writer for eight years? (08/30/2001)

Bush's integrity deficit rivals Condit's By Arianna Huffington
The shocking sellout of national energy policy to the oil-and-gas industry harms the country more than Condit's stonewalling about Chandra Levy. (08/30/2001)

Oh, behave! By Ian O'Doherty
The case of a former Conservative MP and his wife, who were arrested on sex charges, has turned into London's weirdest political sideshow. (08/30/2001)

What not to say when you're arrested By Amy Reiter
Natasha Lyonne lets Mr. Mouth run loose in jail. Plus: Jennifer says Brad can sleep with Michelle Pfeiffer "in a minute"! (08/30/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Gephardt says he never got his invite to meet with the prez. Plus: Back-to-work blues. (08/30/2001)

The accidental pornographer By Stephen Lemons
L.A. photographer Carlos Batts doesn't want to be known for taking dirty pictures, but he's so damn good at it. (08/30/2001)

Bill Gates: Hero or fool? By Andrew Leonard
A Wall Street Journal reporter says in a new book that even though Gates screwed up Microsoft's future he still might "shoot the moon." (08/30/2001)

Carson, Courtney and the ultimate shout-out By Sarah Kendzior
A day in the life of MTV's "Total Request Live." (08/29/2001)

"The Forgetting" by David Shenk By Pam Rosenthal
A brilliant and quirky new book on Alzheimer's offers food for thought on the unthinkable and a new, deeper understanding of the coming epidemic. (08/30/2001)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Life's little victories: Yes! (08/29/2001)

The failure of zero tolerance By Johanna Wald
A nationwide crackdown on students has resulted in outrageous punishments that disproportionately affect minorities. (08/29/2001)

Thank you By Michelle Kennedy
Writer Michelle Kennedy writes an open letter to our readers about her story "Mothering Without a Net." (08/29/2001)

From Shula to Shanahan By Allen Barra
Who deserves the hype? Who doesn't get enough? A look at sports' most overrated, and overlooked. (08/29/2001)

Ray Bradbury is on fire! By James Hibberd
At 81, the veteran author of sci-fi classics "Fahrenheit 451" and "The Martian Chronicles" is suddenly very hot in Hollywood. (08/29/2001)

Chapter 24: Tuesday, Nov. 21 By Alfred Alcorn
In which a food review seems to be evidence of a kidnap case and a sick, deranged mind. (08/29/2001)

Marilyn Manson's fuzzy underbelly By Amy Reiter
His Gothness exposes his soft side. Plus: Aniston turns on the waterworks over "Friends" end. (08/29/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Bush suffers late summer slip. (08/29/2001)

A woman scorned By Kerry Lauerman
Anne Marie Smith, the other other woman in Gary Condit's life, is fighting back after Condit done her wrong. (08/29/2001)

Sex and the open stacks By Kathy Wilson
As an unsuspecting adolescent searching my local library, I was lured into the smoky den of literature by Anaïs Nin's erotica. (08/29/2001)

How do you fix a leaky Net? By Damien Cave
Brian West says he was doing a public service when he pointed out a security hole in an Oklahoma newspaper's Web site. So why did the editor in chief call the cops? (08/29/2001)

"Together" By Stephanie Zacharek
An idealistic '60s commune meets the disco era head-on in this beautifully made film by a young director Bergman called a "master." (08/28/2001)

Single, with complexes By Gavin McNett
A pathetic guy and a fraudulent girl offer books about the dating life that will make you happy to stay home. (08/28/2001)

Bestsellers
This week's bestselling books courtesy of Powells.com (08/28/2001)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
Live in the future! (08/28/2001)

Mothering without a net By Michelle Kennedy
Our house by the beach is a car. We are homeless. (08/28/2001)

One, two, many Enron Fields! By John Solomon
Purists complain about corporate names for new sports arenas, but it's better than subsidizing them with public money. (08/28/2001)

Social absurdity By Joe Conason
Republicans are now playing the race card to try to sell Social Security privatization. (08/28/2001)

Bush's budget goes for broke By Robert Scheer
The new budget numbers make it clear that the president's tax cut was aimed at bankrupting the treasury all along. (08/28/2001)

Dion By Stephanie Zacharek
His voice belongs not solely to the chart-making pop star but also to another, secret singer, who sang in the margins when practically no one was listening. (08/28/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Who's getting the most photo ops? (08/28/2001)

Inconceivable! By Chris Colin
A Sanskrit scholar says he's found evidence of an ancient male pregnancy. (08/28/2001)

Stuffing MTV's ballot box By Eric Boehlert
Total Request Live is billed as an exercise in music fan democracy, but one record label is doing its best to rig the election. (08/28/2001)

Death of a theater fan By Christen Clifford
An all-star "The Seagull" in Central Park climaxes with a shooting each night. Last week, there was a body offstage as well. (08/27/2001)

Salon recommends
Gossipy verse from literature's ur-hearthrob and more of our favorite books. (08/27/2001)

Science, semi-science and nonsense By Suzy Hansen
A professional skeptic talks about what's real science (evolution, the Big Bang), what's balderdash (ESP, creationism) and what lies between (hypnotism, superstring theory). (08/27/2001)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
CNN finally sheds its blatant left-wing bias! (08/27/2001)

Without hair, I am nothing By Ray Smith
When my naked pate started to emerge, my confidence disappeared. (08/27/2001)

Says you
Readers have much to say about "One Hundred Girls for Every Boy," by Theresa Rusho. (08/27/2001)

The last integrationist? By King Kaufman
A Memphis attorney is using a 1963 desegregation lawsuit to block expansion of suburban schools and get a better deal for inner-city black students. (08/27/2001)

Detention convention By Sara Kelly
At the 131st Congress of Correction, the incarceration industry puts on a bizarre show. From execution jokes to soap -- without a rope -- it's a great place for networking. (08/27/2001)

Chapter 23: Monday, Nov. 20 By Alfred Alcorn
In which we learn about the principle of undue temptation and the parasites that feed on society's vulnerabilities. (08/27/2001)

Et tu, Julia? By Amy Reiter
Roberts accused of snaking someone's man; Billy Bob's country album doesn't suck; Debbie Gibson worries about the youngsters. (08/27/2001)

Eminem's pop pops up! By Amy Reiter
British tabloid publishes letter from Slim Shady's dad. Plus: Madonna's childhood home on the block (08/27/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Bush: Why fight? (08/27/2001)

Anti-Social Security By Jake Tapper
As Bush's panel on Social Security tries to skirt open meeting laws, Democrats prepare to attack the president's privatization plans. (08/27/2001)

Animals online By Katharine Mieszkowski
Birds do it, polar bears do it -- and with the help of satellite transmitters, they send e-mail too. (08/27/2001)

Memo to George By Bruce Kluger and David Slavin
We've found our next winning campaign and it's about sex -- not! That's right, it's time to take our abstinence campaign national. (08/25/2001)

For the love of literature By Jonathon Keats
Scott Fitzgerald stole Zelda's ideas, plagiarized her diaries and even pushed her into an affair. He was arguably the worst husband of his generation -- and that made him its best author. (08/25/2001)

"The Curse of the Jade Scorpion" By Charles Taylor
Woody Allen's newest movie is a pinched affair, with every joke quashed. And would Elizabeth Berkeley really fall for him? (08/24/2001)

"Ghosts of Mars" By Andrew O'Hehir
Shameless gore and snappy repartee: Throw in some babes and you've got the new John Carpenter movie. (08/24/2001)

"Maybe Baby" By Stephanie Zacharek
A "Blackadder" writer steps out to direct a comedy about conception -- but can't deliver. (08/24/2001)

"Sentenced to Death" and "Rock 'Til You Drop" by John Strausbaugh  
Readers respond to Laura Miller's essay about good writing vs. good novels and Paul McLeary's take on baby boomer rock. (08/24/2001)

"The Grand Complication" by Allen Kurzweil By Laura Miller
The latest novel from the author of "A Case of Curiosities" follows an intrepid librarian and his sinister boss on the trail of Marie Antoinette's stolen watch. (08/24/2001)

Lynda Barry
Giftless. (08/24/2001)

Wall of sound
Readers respond -- big time -- to our package on feminism and marriage. (08/24/2001)

Chapter 22: Saturday, Nov. 18 By Alfred Alcorn
In which the kingdom of grinning death is found to be a very suspicious polling place. (08/24/2001)

Pedophilia, Janet Jackson and bad apologies
Readers respond to recent articles by Ian O'Doherty, Steve Burgess and Susan McCarthy. (08/24/2001)

Nutts over butts By Amy Reiter
Freddie Prinze Jr. says only Sarah sees his; Kate Winslet likens her own to broccoli. Plus: Mariah speaks! (08/24/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
The president vows to kill the ABM treaty. (08/24/2001)

No admission By Joshua Micah Marshall
If Gary Condit had hoped his media blitz would revive his political career and win over the public, he -- as usual -- wildly miscalculated. (08/24/2001)

The Chung and the restless By Bill Wyman
Will Gary Condit's stultifying interview be the political death of a ladies' man? (08/24/2001)

The most hedonistic woman in America? By David Thomson
Alice Waters has helped us to be less worried about pleasure for its own sake. (08/24/2001)

Slo-mo gore, John Woo style By Wagner James Au
In the hit computer game Max Payne, death comes with a cost: Your own tortured soul. (08/24/2001)

Stop asking me for spare change! I ain't a-givin' anymore Ranted by Cary Tennis
Does it do any good to give money to people begging on the street, or does it just allow us to avoid facing America's deepest social tragedy? (08/23/2001)

"Beauty and the Beasts" by Carole Jahme By Charles Taylor
Women primatologists braved death threats, rapist orangutans and the twisted mentoring of Louis Leakey to bring us the truth about apes. (08/23/2001)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
The Salvation Army heads our new faith-based military! (08/23/2001)

Uncurious George By Arianna Huffington
There's a lot to be learned from the president's encounters with elementary school students. (08/23/2001)

How to say you're sorry: A refresher course By Susan McCarthy
These days, apologies are everywhere in the national and international news. Yet few nations or individuals know how to make one. (08/23/2001)

A Connie/Condit Companion By Chris Colin
Connie Chung is going to let Gary Condit off easy in Thursday's interview. Here are the questions she should ask, but won't. (08/23/2001)

Sinéad's wedding a hoax? By Amy Reiter
Singer O'Connor said to have faked marriage. Plus: Cruise and Connery to join Austin Powers for No. 3? (08/23/2001)

Letters to Connie
In the hours before Connie Chung's interview with Gary Condit, Salon readers ask the questions we all want to hear. (08/23/2001)

So long, Jesse Compiled by Salon staff
Gloria Steinem, Kweisi Mfume, Phyllis Schlafly and other political observers applaud and mourn the departure of Jesse Helms. (08/23/2001)

Goodbye, Senator Know-nothing By Ian Williams
Jesse Helms trashed the U.N. and drove our allies nuts. And the Bush team will keep his go-it-alone ideology alive even after he leaves office. (08/23/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Media mauls Bush on sunny surplus spin. (08/24/2001)

That old black magic called self-love By Stephen Lemons
Sorcerer of the lens Pierre Molinier's self-portraiture is the stuff nightmares are made of. (08/23/2001)

Fingered by the movie cops By Amita Guha
Under today's copyright laws, you are guilty until proven innocent. I know -- it happened to me. (08/23/2001)

"Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" By Stephanie Zacharek
Even if it's a second-rate joke, and even if Kevin Smith knows it, these two lazy dipweeds really are just a third-rate Bill and Ted. (08/22/2001)

"Rock 'Til You Drop" by John Strausbaugh By Paul McLeary
A baby boomer rock critic condemns his generation's insistence on lionizing the burned-out bands of their long-lost youth. (08/22/2001)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Turning 35 and what do I have to show for it? A freakin' cold sore! (08/22/2001)

Curse of the hippie parents By Sarah Beach
Benign neglect and noodle dancing to Ravi Shankar do not a healthy childhood make. (08/22/2001)

A rehab of one's own By Annie Murphy Paul
Gender-specific recovery programs for women are gaining ground, despite criticism of their "warm and fuzzy" approach. (08/22/2001)

Whisper of death By Michael McColly
Poverty, a rigid class system and conservative Hindu values are quickly turning India into the next South Africa in the global AIDS epidemic. (08/22/2001)

Stop bad-mouthing baseball By Allen Barra
Sentimental sports columnists moan about its demise, even though the facts don't support their arguments. (08/22/2001)

Dog days for God By Robert Scheer
Its been a rough summer, taking the blame for senseless limits on stem cell research and killings on both sides in the Middle East. (08/22/2001)

Chapter 21: Friday, Nov. 17 By Alfred Alcorn
In which the Corny Chard videotape turns out be the dinner show -- from the heart of darkness. (08/22/2001)

Nostalgia for ghosts By Greg Bottoms
Shadows in the shape of the dead walked through my bedroom door. They'd then vanish, each dark phantom becoming the next. (08/22/2001)

Celine Dion's naked rage By Amy Reiter
Singer doesn't go topless, hubby doesn't skinny dip; Britney: "My butt feels fat." Plus: James Brolin "too much sex" rumor debunked! (08/22/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
The president plays defense. (08/22/2001)

Stalking Mike Bloomberg By Jake Tapper
Step No. 1: When waging political war, keep a camera on your opponent at all times. (08/22/2001)

Sexual healing By Denise Dowling
According to therapist Bryce Britton, "sex" is a 13-letter word, and it's spelled "communication." (08/22/2001)

Dumb, dumber and theglobe.com By Katharine Mieszkowski
A memoir by whiz kid turned dot-com refugee Stephan Paternot is as silly as the company he founded. (08/22/2001)

Sex, the city and the price of freedom By Joyce Millman
In the latest whirling, surprising season of "Sex and the City," our four heroines get what they (think they) want. (08/21/2001)

Bestsellers
This week's bestselling books courtesy of Powells.com. (08/21/2001)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
When the cat talks back. (08/21/2001)

Suicide at 16 By Amy Halloran
One mother contemplates the grief -- and guilt -- of another. (08/21/2001)

The AIDS obstructionists By David Horowitz
As the AIDS epidemic spins out of control, special interest groups are preventing one of the only things that can work -- mandatory testing. (08/21/2001)

Janet Jackson By Steve Burgess
Her best singles represent the kind of quality craftsmanship that made us listen to the radio in the first place. (08/21/2001)

Look but don't touch By Amy Reiter
Meadow Soprano loves God, gets naked; Kidman nails new gig; Eminem does it for daughter. Plus: Electra and Navarro engaged -- Rodman enraged? (08/21/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
The I-know-you-are but-what-am-I defense (08/21/2001)

Indecent proposal By Chris Colin
A Malaysian politician says women who work nights are responsible for unsatisfied husbands -- and consequently incest. (08/21/2001)

The trouble with Hotmail By Damien Cave
Microsoft can't seem to get its free e-mail act together. So what does that mean for the company's plans for total Net domination? (08/21/2001)

The Tao of the Dow By Tom McNichol
Interest rates go up. Interest rates go down. That is the Eternal Way. (08/21/2001)

Real Life Rock Top 10 By Greil Marcus
(08/20/2001)

"Snow Crash" Read by Jonathan Davis
Neal Stephenson's sci-fi thriller about ancient and future viruses makes a comeback as an audiobook. (08/20/2001)

Blood lust By Suzy Hansen
The coauthor of a new book on mosquitoes talks about who they bite, where they lurk and how they've killed over a billion human beings (08/20/2001)

Salon recommends
The sexy stories and wise advice of 1940s Nigeria and more of our favorite new books. (08/20/2001)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
When those little stem cells die, do they go to heaven -- or hell? (08/20/2001)

A few candid words about Salon Premium By John W. Dean
A contributor explains why you should subscribe. (08/20/2001)

One hundred girls for every boy By Theresa Rusho
Women's college was empowering -- and deeply alienating. (08/20/2001)

Chapter 20: Thursday, Nov. 16 By Alfred Alcorn
In which there's a report of "a blockbuster aphrodisiac," and Sixpack is caught doing the wild thing with Candy Dolores. (08/20/2001)

What happens when you satirize hysteria? By Ian O'Doherty
Chris Morris, creator of the "Brass Eye" TV show, ran an episode mocking his country's response to pedophilia. Within hours he was the most hated man in Britain. (08/20/2001)

The first "no distinct smells" quiz! By Amy Reiter
Impress your friends by matching the stars with their absurd (but real) contract demands for backstage perks. (08/20/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
The Democrats attack Bush's budget as a threat to Social Security and the surplus. (08/20/2001)

Pretending us By Carol L. Skolnick
Why do we make this big deal out of this simple and absurd thing that two bodies do? (08/20/2001)

India's salt wars Written and photographed by Gordon Weiss
When Gandhi famously defied the British salt ban, he created an enduring symbol of purity and independence. But today, pure, locally-grown salt is threatening the health of tens of millions of India's children. (08/20/2001)

"American Outlaws" By Stephanie Zacharek
This wannabe Western is a listless mess. (08/17/2001)

"Band of Outsiders" By Charles Taylor
Like "Breathless," this lovely and tender early work from Jean-Luc Godard is a reimagined gangster film. (08/17/2001)

"Captain Corelli's Mandolin" By Charles Taylor
It's your classic fascist meets girl, fascist loses girl, fascist gets girl back again story. (08/17/2001)

"Osmosis Jones" By Bill Wyman
Gross-out kings Peter and Bobby Farrelly return with a curiously tame movie about -- good eating habits! (08/17/2001)

Sentenced to death By Laura Miller
Is a snooty "sentence cult" sending the Great American Novel to hell in a pretentious purple handbasket? (08/16/2001)

I do -- kind of By Amy Benfer
"I won't" feminists go up against "I did, but I have a good excuse" feminists in a holier-than-thou battle over what it means to walk that aisle. (08/15/2001)

None of your beeswax By Jennifer Foote Sweeney
Certainly we have better things to do than judge each other's feminist credentials. (08/15/2001)

The last sitting By David Bowman
Bert Stern was the last person to photograph Marilyn Monroe before she died, 39 years ago this month. An exclusive interview with Salon. (08/14/2001)

Candy from strangers By Katharine Mieszkowski
Teen girls flash some skin on their "cam sites," and fans shower them with gifts. Who's exploiting whom? (08/13/2001)

U.S. plays the India card By Ben Barber
Our warming relationship with the emerging Asian power is another sign of a growing cold war with China. (08/11/2001)

"American Pie 2" By Stephanie Zacharek
The overbaked teen sequel smothers the sweet, sexy original with crass bad-boy jokes. (08/10/2001)

"The Others" By Andrew O'Hehir
Nicole Kidman gives arguably her finest performance in Alejandro Amenábar's edifice of masterfully understated menace. (08/10/2001)

"The Deep End" By Stephanie Zacharek
A satisfying '40s-style women's melodrama disguised as an art-house film taps into the secret movie-loving heart in all of us. (08/10/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Weekend, Aug. 10-12, 2001 (08/10/2001)

"Lost in Translation" and "The Myth of the Deadbeat Dad"
Readers respond to Joe Mullich on novelized movie novels and Suzy Hansen's interview with an expert on black fathers. (08/10/2001)

This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow
Language is a virus: How idiotic arguments enter the political mainstream. (08/10/2001)

Lynda Barry
Means he likes you. (08/10/2001)

Reader feelings run high
The faithful respond to dewlaps, blind dates and King Kaufman's flight to St. Louis. (08/10/2001)

Revenge bombing kills 15 By Flore de Préneuf
Palestinian groups vie for credit for the pizza-restaurant blast that left hundreds injured. (08/10/2001)

"Palestinians are not afraid of death" By Flore de Préneuf
Just a week before a deadly Jerusalem pizzeria bombing, the spiritual leader for Hamas told Salon how, by "protecting the dignity of his people," a suicide bomber "becomes a martyr." (08/11/2001)

Chapter 19: Monday, Nov. 13 By Alfred Alcorn
In which the curriculum vitae of Ms. Celeste Tangent reveals some unusual work experience. (08/10/2001)

Scams and lies
Readers respond to articles on Nigerian fraud literature, Jayne Mansfield's branding techniques and statements Beatles producer George Martin never made. (08/10/2001)

The Wayne Gretzky of cricket spitting By Christopher Kemp
An exotic new sport with its own extraordinary champion has thousands migrating across the country each year to compete. (08/10/2001)

Don't pee freely when Garry's around By Amy Reiter
Shandling tells all about Duchovny's urinal habits. Plus: Will Anne Heche and Ellen DeGeneres face off in prime time? (08/10/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Nobody can agree on Bush's big compromise. (08/10/2001)

Kerry's nation By Jake Tapper
Can Sen. John Kerry, derided by his critics as an arrogant press hog, do in 2004 what his fellow liberal Al Gore couldn't do? (08/10/2001)

Bush's stem-cell fumble By Scott Rosenberg
Whatever Bush decided, embryos will continue to be destroyed -- so why not use them to save other lives? (08/10/2001)

The Ultimate Bushed! Quiz
Are you Bushed!? Well, are you? (08/10/2001)

The mystery we deserve By David Thomson
Marilyn Monroe died 39 years ago this month, and we still yearn for answers we'll never get. (08/10/2001)

Paranoia for fun and profit By Janelle Brown
It must be a conspiracy. Everyone is talking about the computer game Majestic -- even the aliens. (08/10/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, Aug. 9, 2001 (08/09/2001)

Virus horror! By Dan Dinello
In a new era of movies like the Farrelly brothers' "Osmosis Jones," we die from bugs, not bombs. (08/09/2001)

A reply to my critics Ranted by Cary Tennis
The author of "My Name Is George, and I'm an Alcoholic" clarifies his views. (08/09/2001)

The myth of the deadbeat dad By Suzy Hansen
A researcher who interviewed black fathers who don't live with their kids talks about their surprising views on parenting. (08/09/2001)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
When blastocysts go bad. (08/09/2001)

Tourmaline By Susan Straight
If she slept in the heat long enough, maybe she could melt away the baby. If there was a baby. (08/10/2001)

Shoeless Joe Jackson revisited By Allen Barra
Does the banished ballplayer belong in the Hall of Fame? Depends whether you're talking about the player or the man. (08/09/2001)

Gore Vidal joins the black-helicopter crowd By Gary Kamiya
With his defense of Timothy McVeigh as a heroic freedom fighter in this month's Vanity Fair, the contrarian goes postal on us once and for all. (08/09/2001)

Piety on parade By Arianna Huffington
Could Bush's very public prayer circles be preparation for his announcement on stem cell research? (08/09/2001)

Samuel Mockbee By Brian Libby
Amid architecture's increasing irrelevance, one man decided that poor people can have great houses. (08/09/2001)

Clothes a no-go for J-Lo By Amy Reiter
The booty barer says she's always naked; "Suge" Knight free to enjoy burgers, revenge. Plus: Mariah's back; and Alec Baldwin loses temper! (08/09/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Is the president working hard or hardly working? (08/09/2001)

"Dreamland" By Glen Helfand
Jeff Burton's erotic photos, shot in Los Angeles, are a lush, colorful balance of physical fantasy and mundane reality. (08/09/2001)

No laughing matter By Damien Cave
BANG! POW! ZAP! Online comics come under assault from the art form's old guard. (08/09/2001)

Rock 'n' radio rumble By Eric Boehlert
A dust-up involving Clear Channel and a Blink-182 concert in Cincinnati doesn't seem to be an isolated event. (08/08/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2001 (08/08/2001)

Suit: Clear Channel is an illegal monopoly By Eric Boehlert
A tiny Denver concert promoter is taking the most powerful force in the music industry to court. (08/08/2001)

Lost in translation By Joe Mullich
"Planet of the Apes" spawns a whole new genre -- lame novelizations of movies based on good novels (08/08/2001)

Bestsellers
This week's bestselling books courtesy of Powells.com. (08/08/2001)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Stick a fork in it, pal. The party's over! (08/08/2001)

Bohemia lost By King Kaufman
I turn my back on a city that turned my head and then broke my heart. (08/08/2001)

Reading, writing and propaganda By Daniel Forbes
American school kids are being subjected to "news" programs that contain covert government-sponsored anti-drug messages. (08/08/2001)

To clone or not to clone? By Salon staff
As two scientists threaten to begin human cloning "within weeks," scientists and ethicists say the two are acting irresponsibly. (08/08/2001)

Marvin Miller By David Davis
As the head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, he challenged the assumptions that players are chattel and that labor unions have no place within sports. (08/08/2001)

Chapter 18: Saturday, Nov. 11 By Alfred Alcorn
In which Norman watches the video sent by Corny Chard. Since when do cooking shows feature chain saws? (08/08/2001)

Did Affleck hit $800,000 jackpot? By Amy Reiter
Columnist reports that troubled Ben won big bucks in Vegas. Plus: "Survivor's" Probst stung by a jellyfish in his "nether regions"! (08/08/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
The president stays engaged on the Middle East and silent on a stem cell decision. (08/08/2001)

St. Louis blahs By King Kaufman
An informal survey of Heartland voters finds the president has not made a strong impression so far. (08/08/2001)

She was an American girl By Joe Kuhl
Maybe, he thought, my life is going to be all right now. (08/08/2001)

Boomeranged by Ricochet By George Kelly
Wireless Internet access from Metricom was supposed to be the future. But now I've been disconnected, forced back into my offline past. (08/08/2001)

Holding up the rear
By Amy Standen (08/08/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001 (08/07/2001)

"Rush Hour 2" By Charles Taylor
The newest installment in Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker's cop-buddy franchise isn't any good -- but it's no chore to sit through either. (08/07/2001)

The week in dirt Read by Amy Reiter
Abuse on stage, here comes the Jerry Springer ... Opera? Plus: Billy Bob bleeds for Angelina Jolie, the Jennifer Aniston-Brad Pitt-Steven Tyler love triangle and the Brady Bunch on "Weakest Link." (08/07/2001)

Poetic license By Graham Joyce
When a writing student accused England's poet laureate of sexual harassment, the tepid peccadilloes of a nation's literati were laid bare. (08/07/2001)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
When puppets hit it off. (08/07/2001)

Mommy gets laid By Laurian Leggett
How I was cured of my desire to drown myself in sex. (08/07/2001)

Let Wen Ho Lee speak! By Robert Scheer
After being falsely accused of spying, the Los Alamos scientist is trying to defend himself but being muzzled by the government. (08/07/2001)

I crave your distinguished indulgence (and all your cash) By Douglas Cruickshank
In which the hapless author falls under the syntactically challenged spell of the legendary Nigerian e-mail scam. (08/07/2001)

Too good to be true By Amy Reiter
Mariah's rumored wrestling match with Mira Sorvino denied; McCartney sniffs around strangers' rubbish; Leif Garrett on Britney: "She's out of control!" (08/07/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Americans question the length of Bush's summer break and shrug off his pre-vacation successes. (08/07/2001)

Nude escape By Chris Colin
Female pickpockets in Hong Kong have a bold new strategy for evading police. (08/07/2001)

Holding up the rear By Amy Standen
Where did all that start-up money go? Clue No. 1: Today's dot-com auctions are flooded with opulent Aeron chairs. (08/07/2001)

More waves in the radio business By Eric Boehlert
Is corporate behemoth Clear Channel behind the latest shakeup? (08/06/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Monday, Aug. 6, 2001 (08/06/2001)

"The Seven Daughters of Eve" by Bryan Sykes By Andrew O'Hehir
From Wales to the South Pacific, we're all descended from seven prehistoric women, according to revolutionary new genetic discoveries. (08/06/2001)

Salon recommends
What we're reading, what we're liking (08/06/2001)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Are you a left-wing wacko? Take this simple test and find out! (08/06/2001)

Why I love Salon By Anne Lamott
It has a calming effect on me whenever I get worried about President Cheney's health. (08/06/2001)

A bounty of dewlaps and drooping hooters By Carina Chocano
To what do we owe this fixation in the media on ripening women? (08/06/2001)

Social Security shakedown By David Horowitz
Don't believe the Democrats: The current system fleeces blacks and working people while helping the rich. The Bush plan will change that. (08/07/2001)

Another worthless Jimmy Carter proposal By Arianna Huffington
By failing to put teeth into his election reform recommendations, the former president is being manipulated by the current one. (08/06/2001)

Jayne Mansfield: The brand called two By Andrew Nelson
The screen siren cleverly made herself into an icon, but then the audience stopped wanting what she was selling. What happened? (08/06/2001)

Chapter 17: Thursday, Nov. 9 By Alfred Alcorn
In which a mysterious videotape arrives from the upper Orinoco, home of the last cannibals, and some bone mold is inspected. (08/06/2001)

Conniving brothers and dead-end jobs By Chris Colin
This week, Dr. McFeely attends to uncomfortable skirts, scandalized chat roomers and a man who's doing it to his own brother's mop. (08/06/2001)

A nation loses its lunch By Amy Reiter
Billy Bob still bleeding and babbling for Angelina; Pitt says Aniston can bed Steven Tyler. Plus: Kidman steps on Cruise (that's gotta hurt!) (08/06/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
A resurgent president heads to the "heartland" while Democrats plan for patients' rights fight. (08/06/2001)

On the banks of Lake Michigan By Lillian Ann Slugocki
All I hear as I walk toward him is the sound of my footsteps and the beating of my heart. (08/06/2001)

The Media Borg's man in Washington By Eric Boehlert
FCC chairman Michael Powell, Colin's smooth, ambitious son, has never met a media merger he didn't like. (08/06/2001)

Darkness visible By Jeff Stark
The new scenes in "Apocalypse Now Redux" bring a hellish clarity to the appalling vision of Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece. (08/05/2001)

Is Katherine Harris' office resisting Florida election reforms? By Anthony York
County election supervisors charge that her top election lieutenant is sandbagging efforts to clean up the state's voter-roll mess. (08/04/2001)

Apocalypse forever By Allen Barra
A new version and 53 extra minutes of Francis Ford Coppola's often brilliant, maddeningly incoherent war horse only illuminate the film's shortcomings. (08/03/2001)

"The Princess Diaries" By Stephanie Zacharek
If this is royalty, get me out of squaresville. (08/03/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Weekend, Aug. 3-5, 2001 (08/03/2001)

David Halberstam on "Apocalypse Now" By Jeff Stark
The Vietnam reporter and author of "The Best and the Brightest" says that Coppola's epic has only gotten better with time. (08/03/2001)

How felonious is your code? By Damien Cave
Damien Cave describes how Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov found himself on the wrong side of a Las Vegas jail cell. (08/03/2001)

"E-Book Outcast" and "The Mind of a Killer"
Readers respond to M.J. Rose's story about electronic publishing and our interview with neurologist Jonathan Pincus. (08/03/2001)

Lynda Barry
Fred Milton's Summer Dog Bingo (08/03/2001)

Letters
Readers debate "Let My Children Go!" by Miven Booth Trageser and hail the return of funk goddess Lynda Barry. (08/03/2001)

"Way to distort the truth!"
Readers blast Joe Conason on the missile defense test, and Conason fires back. (08/03/2001)

What war? By Adam Miller
The death of Vietnam's most famous protest singer -- who was abused by authorities both North and South -- inspires historical amnesia. (08/03/2001)

Chapter 16: Monday, Nov. 6 By Alfred Alcorn
In which the Subcommittee on Appropriateness hears testimony regarding an inexplicable impulse to have sex in a storage closet. (08/03/2001)

The art of lying By Martin Lewis
How a fabricated quote and a British tabloid brought the "George Harrison Is Dying" story to life. (08/03/2001)

Is Austin Powers house hunting? By Amy Reiter
Wilt the Stilt's kinky bachelorium ready for the right buyer. Plus: What's that big diamond doing on Britney's finger? (08/03/2001)

Memo to George By Bruce Kluger and David Slavin
We can't get upstaged anymore by Clinton's uptown act. Get Colin and Condi ready: It's time for Operation We Have to Get Black People to Like Us! (08/03/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
With House approval of his patients' rights compromise, the president moves back in control on the Hill. (08/03/2001)

Where is the naked ape? By David Thomson
Why was the new "Planet of the Apes" afraid of cross-species sex? (08/03/2001)

Free Dmitry! By Damien Cave and Katharine Mieszkowski
A Russian programmer charged with violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act languishes in jail. It's time to step up the pressure. (08/03/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001 (08/02/2001)

Rebel, rebel By Joyce Millman
James Dean lives again in a riveting, beautiful TNT movie and an uncanny performance from James Franco. (08/02/2001)

Human guinea pigs By Ivan Oransky
When people put their bodies on the line in medical trials, can they be sure that scientists aren't cutting corners or preoccupied with stock prices? (08/02/2001)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
What if other industries worked the way health insurance works? (08/02/2001)

Germany allows its first gay "marriages" By Daryl Lindsey
With the law just one day old, same-sex couples are flooding the wedding registry. (08/02/2001)

Smoke signal By Jared Manasek
Police in London's gritty Brixton neighborhood are losing the war on drugs, so the police chief is experimenting with not enforcing cannabis laws. (08/02/2001)

America's schools on the ropes By Arianna Huffington
Our nation's educational institutions are crumbling -- thanks to a combination of neglect and Kafkaesque bureaucracy. (08/02/2001)

Pity the fool By Robert Scheer
George Bush isn't mean, he just ain't too bright. (08/02/2001)

It's OK to get angry By T. Wright Townsend
Upright Citizens Brigade comedian Matt Besser wants your cock-ring number. (08/02/2001)

Broken wing By Amy Reiter
Aaron Sorkin tells all about the drug struggle; Lara Flynn Boyle soaks friends. Plus: Mariah's wounds called accidental, and Jolie wants a baby. (08/02/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
The Gall! (08/02/2001)

George the Good By Anthony York
Will his vague "Communities of Character" initiative pull his presidency back to the center? (08/02/2001)

Patients' rights double cross By Jake Tapper
As Bush heralds a new "deal" on patients' rights, a key Republican coauthor in the House says he was never consulted. (08/02/2001)

Survival sex By Tracy Quan
Three of my regulars from Jeannie's Dream Dates had given me their cards. I decided to call them. Last in a series. (08/02/2001)

The parasite economy By Damien Cave
There's a new software business model in town -- symbiotic plug-ins that pay for the privilege of piggybacking on the hot download of the moment. (08/02/2001)

Poison Valley
By Jim Fisher (08/02/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001 (08/01/2001)

Is Bill Maher a libertarian? By Dann Halem
His "Politically Incorrect" record shows him to be something really un-PC: A flaming liberal. (08/01/2001)

The week in dirt Read by Amy Reiter
Hey, Ponch! Erik Estrada is back. Plus: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jerri Manthey, John Cusack, Bono and more. (08/01/2001)

"The Sappho Companion" by Margaret Reynolds By Laura Miller
Genius? Pervert? Seducer and murderer? Homely bluestocking? Nymphomaniac? Every age has its own version of the woman whose 2,600-year-old verses invented the poetry of love. (08/01/2001)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Put the toilet seat down, and other rules for crashing with friends. (08/01/2001)

Let my children go! By Miven Booth Trageser
Stricter car seat laws may bring incremental safety gains, but at the cost of a family's liberty. (08/01/2001)

White boys don't play By Allen Barra
Fewer and fewer young white males are playing baseball, football and basketball. Why? You tell me. (08/01/2001)

Chapter 15: Thursday, Nov. 2 By Alfred Alcorn
In which there's a managerial inspection of the erotic Ms. Tangent, and Norman suspects he's seen Dr. Penrood's back on video. (08/01/2001)

"Star Wars" wars By Amy Reiter
Two bizarre battles orbit the Lucas empire -- one involves Hooters; Cruise will attend Kidman's premiere. Plus: Liberace's cuff links and marijuana on Broadway! (08/01/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Nominees AWOL on the truth. (08/01/2001)

Chandra's contested calls to Condit By Joshua Micah Marshall
It's the New York Post vs. Newsweek. Or could the truth lie somewhere in between? (08/01/2001)

Campaign reformer's "soft" spot By Jake Tapper
A New York congressman and avowed opponent of unregulated political cash is using plenty of it to try to preserve his House seat. (08/01/2001)

Nellies need not apply By Michael Alvear
Gay culture celebrates effeminacy as a social ideal. Why does it ridicule it as a sexual one? (08/01/2001)

R.I.P. World Birthday Web By Andrew Leonard
As the Net gets older, is it losing its soul, or just growing up? (08/01/2001)