February 2003

The Baron of Blood does Bergman By Andrew O'Hehir
David Cronenberg on Nabokov, his creepy, minimalist new "Spider" and why memory can never tell us who we really are. (02/28/2003)

"The Lawless Heart" By Stephanie Zacharek
One death disorders many lives in a charming, understated comedy-drama from the lovely English coast. (02/28/2003)

Justin cute? As if! By Amy Reiter
Christina nixes hotness of 'N Sync heartthrob; J.Lo's just a workin' gal (yawn); trapped in the jury box with Carmen Electra. Plus: Ed Burns, the Earl Anthony of our age? (02/28/2003)

The Sea and Cake: "One Bedroom" By Ewald Christians
Taking a step toward perky pop tunes, Chicago's the Sea and Cake deliver their most charmingly elegant and fully realized effort to date. (02/28/2003)

Literary daybook, Feb. 28
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/28/2003)

All conservative, all the time By David Talbot
It's time to bury the myth of the "liberal media," writes Eric Alterman in his new book. How can progressives find their voice? (02/28/2003)

Readers rally 'round Salon
A letter from the editor (02/28/2003)

Seeds of peace By Anne Lamott
At the recent antiwar rally, people acted the way they wished the government would act -- with goodness and tender respect. (02/28/2003)

Letters
Readers trounce Rick Marin, and praise Sandy M. Fernandez. (02/28/2003)

Hell no, Bibi's nephew won't go By Michelle Goldberg
Israel is throwing the book at Netanyahu's refusenik kin, as the number of young people evading military service continues to rise. (02/28/2003)

Self-absorbed and silent By King Kaufman
You'd think that a few thousand wealthy 20-somethings would have opinions on the looming war. Not in professional sports, though. (02/28/2003)

A bitter pill for Blair By Phillip Robertson
A stunning parliamentary revolt against Prime Minister Tony Blair's pro-war policies means his political fate could hang on getting U.N. approval for an Iraq invasion. (02/28/2003)

Sharon's world By Aluf Benn
Bush is on his side, a longed-for Iraq war is coming, and the Palestinians seem to be under control, but the economy is in ruins and his right-wing coalition could be shaky. For Israel's ultimate survivor, it's business as usual. (02/28/2003)

"Thrashing toward self-destruction"
In a stinging letter of resignation, senior U.S. diplomat Brady Kiesling says the Bush administration has squandered U.S. legitimacy through a "swaggering and contemptuous" approach to foreign policy. (02/28/2003)

The latest bunch of peace freaks By Mark Fiore
These dissidents wear some way-out suits! (02/28/2003)

Joe Conason's Journal
The Donahue experiment proves that MSNBC will hire almost anyone -- even white supremacist Michael Savage -- except a mainstream center-left host. (02/28/2003)

The new infidelity By Andrew Goodwin
The technologies that make affairs possible also contain the seeds of their exposure. (02/28/2003)

Ethical slut By Cary Tennis
A supposedly straight male co-worker wants to have sex with me and my boyfriend. Should we oblige him? (02/28/2003)

The case of the frozen penis By Lynn Harris
Most young feminists just talk about deconstructing the phallus. But when two undergrads saw a white willy rising above Harvard Yard, they reached for their shovels. (02/28/2003)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
Ode to the humpbacked 747 (and a shout out to the svelte Brazilian Embraer). Plus: Why do jetliner wings always have to block the view? (02/28/2003)

Letters
Hydrogen, Chapter 17: Readers respond to Katharine Mieszkowski's "Not-so-clean Cars." (02/28/2003)

Sterling silver By Heather Havrilesky
Midseason political drama "Mister Sterling" places second in Friday night ratings. Is that enough to get a good show reelected this fall? (02/27/2003)

Stop the war, but stop Band Aid 2 first By Amy Reiter
George Michael is down on his knees. Plus, Dionne Warwicke passes the doobie. (02/27/2003)

But did he do it? By Aaron Kinney
Actor Robert Blake sings songs to his 2-year-old and makes a teary appeal to Barbara Walters. The verdict: He's still totally freaky. (02/27/2003)

Would you be mine? By Charles Taylor
Mister Rogers wouldn't lie to us, but he wanted us to have a happy childhood anyway. Through it all, he talked to us like people. (02/27/2003)

Literary daybook, Feb. 27
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/27/2003)

"Drop City" by T.C. Boyle By Laura Miller
A group of stoned, free-loving hippies set up a commune in backwoods Alaska -- and discover that Nature is a lot crueler than they dreamed. (02/27/2003)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
The White House prepares for unexpected hazardous conditions -- like dissent from tax cuts! (02/27/2003)

Man behaving badly By Jake Tapper
In his new memoir, "Cad: Confessions of a Toxic Bachelor," Rick Marin gives womanizing a bad name. (02/27/2003)

I dated Rick Marin By Sandy M. Fernandez
Cad? Oh, I can think of worse names. (02/27/2003)

Letters
Readers respond to "Big Oil Fears War, Too," by Dan Baum. (02/27/2003)

Murder most foul By Mary Papenfuss
Medical researchers now believe that homicide, not medical complications, is the leading cause of pregnancy-associated death. (02/27/2003)

Hollywood's "destination actor" challenge By Tina Brown
What happened to primping, galas and fornication? Why Hollywood just doesn't know how to live large anymore. (02/27/2003)

Daredevil shareholders By Arianna Huffington
Tired of waiting for a political action hero to take up their cause, ticked-off investors have found an unlikely champion: Themselves. (02/27/2003)

Memo to Saddam By Eric Schnure and Jeff Nussbaum
Re: The debate with the Great Satan. Remember what to say if he brings up "fixed elections," and whatever you do, put on your earth tones! (02/27/2003)

Joe Conason's Journal
Why is the U.N. -- at the White House's request -- censoring 8,000 pages of Iraq's weapons declaration? (02/27/2003)

Three-year itch By Cary Tennis
I fantasize a lot about a woman at work. Should I share this with my wife? (02/27/2003)

Artificial stupidity, Part 2 By John Sundman
Can chatterbots be as dumb as a box of hammers and still pass the Turing test? Go ask ALICE, she might know. (02/27/2003)

Capt. Kirk's bulging trousers By Mark Simpson
A touring exhibition of genuine "Star Trek" gimcracks reminds us of the virile greatness of the original Shatner/Nimoy series -- and the p.c. limpness of all the spinoffs. (02/26/2003)

"I did inhale!" By Amy Reiter
Michael Douglas on why he will never be president. Plus: "Idol" judge Paula Abdul feels Simon's wrath and Kidman hits the bubbly. (02/26/2003)

Loose Fur: "Loose Fur" By Rob Young
Sonic Youth's Jim O'Rourke and Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and Glenn Kotche deliver a handful of meticulously arranged songs. (02/26/2003)

Literary daybook, Feb. 26
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/26/2003)

Bestsellers
Michael Cunningham, Virginia Woolf and more in this week's bestselling books courtesy of Powells.com. (02/26/2003)

"Naked in the Promised Land" by Lillian Faderman By Laura Miller
A lesbian scholar remembers her youth as a pinup model, stripper and wide-eyed adventurer among the denizens of the seamy Sunset Strip. (02/26/2003)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Life's little victories. (02/26/2003)

Jcofnanazareth.com
Online he dazzled me with his mastery of biblical history. But over dinner, he pressed me to sleep with him no fewer than a dozen times, once for each apostle. (02/26/2003)

Lynda Barry
White House hymnal (02/26/2003)

The wishy-washy strategy By Jake Tapper
Many leading Democrats can't seem to make up their minds on Iraq. And some insiders suggest that might be on purpose. (02/26/2003)

U.N. inspector to Saddam: Stop playing games By Ferry Biedermann
As weapons inspectors in Baghdad grow increasingly frustrated at Iraq's "piecemeal approach," even some Iraqis ask why their government doesn't simply come clean. (02/26/2003)

An imperialist whiff By Robert Scheer
By painful experience, the French have learned the smell of "liberation" gone sour. (02/26/2003)

Joe Conason's Journal
Cheney's needless insult. Plus: Readers stick up for Saddam and Kim -- and tell me to move to France. (02/26/2003)

Can you beat addictions with love? By Cary Tennis
My husband has been wrestling with drugs, alcohol, gambling and porn. We're in therapy, but can he ever be cured? (02/26/2003)

Killing with kindness By Michael Alvear
Could Southern politeness be hindering efforts to stop the spread of AIDS? (02/26/2003)

Artificial stupidity By John Sundman
The saga of Hugh Loebner and his search for an intelligent bot has almost everything: Sex, lawsuits and feuding computer scientists. There's only one thing missing: Smart machines. (02/26/2003)

This week on DVD
Tom Hanks and Paul Newman get gloomy, "Tales of the City," Barnabas Collins, "Deep Space Nine," Cary Grant rarities and the rest of the week's best new releases. (02/25/2003)

Rivals and revolutionaries By Stephanie Zacharek
"Matisse Picasso," the blockbuster show of the decade, shows us how two modern-art titans saw each other across 50 years of dazzling creative competition. (02/25/2003)

Ass-a-rific! By Amy Reiter
J.Lo's buttocks: Priceless! Meanwhile, Kylie's rear busts Justin's love meter; Sophie Dahl declares a fatwa against Salman Rushdie. Plus: Is Fred Durst that dumb? We're in agreeance! (02/25/2003)

Big fat Greek deal By Heather Havrilesky
Will a tiny little indie film survive on the small screen, armed with a big fat TV budget? Not without its teeth and claws, it won't. (02/25/2003)

Literary daybook, Feb. 25
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/25/2003)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
The seer's hard road to success. (02/25/2003)

Let my mother go By Caroline Sorgen
Courageous political reformer Ingrid Betancourt was kidnapped by Colombian guerrillas who threatened to kill her after a year. As time runs out, her 17-year-old daughter desperately tries to win her release. (02/25/2003)

Goodbye, Evan and Zora! (We mean it this time) By Sheerly Avni
An unfortunate final "Joe Millionaire" offers one last opportunity to marvel at our heroes and their remarkable lack of chemistry. (02/25/2003)

Big Oil fears war, too By Dan Baum
While "No blood for oil!" echoes in the streets, analysts say oil companies actually dread war in Iraq. (02/25/2003)

From the White House to the jailhouse Scott Rosenberg
If the government has long known that Sami Al-Arian was supporting terrorism, why did the controversial professor win an invitation from Karl Rove? (02/25/2003)

Joe Conason's Journal
Note to Saddam: Any ruler who wants to be treated politely by the United States should build nuclear weapons and fire missiles. (02/25/2003)

Insane on the Internet By Cary Tennis
I met a woman online and she is driving me crazy -- making out with me one minute and putting me off the next. (02/25/2003)

Not-so-clean cars By Katharine Mieszkowski
President Bush says hydrogen fuel-cell cars guarantee a pollution-free future. But there's a catch: Where's all the hydrogen going to come from? (02/25/2003)

Ashton Kutcher loves big flippers By Amy Reiter
And cute little shrimpies, too! J.R. Ewing mocks the fellow Texan in the White House; Kurt and Goldie, still flower children. Plus: Lyle Lovett willing to forgive, forget. (02/24/2003)

Just pretend it will all go away By Eric Boehlert
Flagging sales? War in Iraq? Dead concertgoers? "Whatever," says a flaggng music industry hiding behind Norah Jones and Eminem at the big Grammys telecast. (02/24/2003)

His Name Is Alive: "Last Night" By Ross White
Warn Defever & Lovetta Pippen's latest record fuses R&B with old funk and a touch of Jimi Hendrix. (02/24/2003)

Literary daybook, Feb. 24
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/24/2003)

A drug user's guide to not writing By Suzy Hansen
Essayist Geoff Dyer on the difference between fiction and nonfiction (none), the usefulness of marijuana, and the importance of doing nothing. (02/24/2003)

Salon recommends
A debut novel about a middle school running fanatic, and more of our favorite new books. (02/24/2003)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Call us crazy, but we've begun to suspect racism didn't disappear with Trent. (02/24/2003)

War letters By Salon readers
Salon readers -- including an impassioned vet, a woman with a husband in Kuwait, a Gen-Xer who wants better antiwar music and a student sitting alone in Brooklyn watching "Dr. Strangelove" -- tell us how the impending war is changing their lives. (02/24/2003)

Letters
The interracial marriage debate continues. Plus: Readers respond to Suzy Hansen's interview with Betsy Lerner. (02/24/2003)

Is Sandy Koufax gay? By King Kaufman
Wait, that's not the issue. Last week's media storm was all about journalistic ethics. Wasn't it? (02/24/2003)

Joe Conason's Journal
The Bush administration says top economists support the president's tax cut plan. Unfortunately, it's not true. (02/24/2003)

I'm going for it By Cary Tennis
A note to the librarian. Plus: I'm in a passionless marriage and I'm going to have an affair -- just thought I'd let you know in case you have some advice. (02/24/2003)

Hollyblog By Alisa Weinstein
Are movie bloggers part of weblogging's natural evolution, or just a sign that another cool Net thing has been co-opted? (02/24/2003)

Way beyond incorrect By Heather Havrilesky
With boldly obnoxious late-night shows from Bill Maher and English comedian Sacha Baron Cohen (aka Ali G), HBO is poised to conquer the inebriated landscape of Friday night. (02/22/2003)

Raise Limbaugh's blood pressure! Keep Salon in business
(02/22/2003)

Rupert Murdoch strikes out By Keith Olbermann
With the Sandy Koufax gay rumor, the News Corp. synergy sewer finally overflows. (02/22/2003)

"Dark Blue" By Charles Taylor
Despite the battered grandeur of Kurt Russell, this fable of rotten cops in Rodney King's L.A. is mostly macho posturing. (02/21/2003)

"All the Real Girls" By Stephanie Zacharek
Young love springs like a junkyard weed in David Gordon Green's artfully natural indie romance. (02/21/2003)

"The Life of David Gale" By Stephanie Zacharek
Does Kevin Spacey have a weird secret? Um, yeah, as always. But this death-penalty fable is so overwrought, no one will care. (02/21/2003)

"Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony" By Jeff Stark
An extraordinary new documentary traces the South African freedom struggle through its joyous, defiant music. (02/21/2003)

"Old School" By Andrew O'Hehir
Beer bongs! Gratuitous panty jokes! And more ass than a boy band gets! This frat romp might be dumb, but you'll wet your Dockers anyway. (02/21/2003)

Britney under siege By Amy Reiter
Pop princess denies snorting coke in loo. And she wasn't drunk either! Eminem madly peels dead presidents for his bro's b-day. Plus: "Joe" reject sez no Lewinsky with Evan. (02/21/2003)

Outsider music
"Songs in the Key of Z (Vol. 2)" is an ear-opening collection of eccentric and weird songs from Irwin Chusid's radio show "Incorrect Music." (02/21/2003)

Literary daybook, Feb. 21
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/21/2003)

Letters
Readers respond to an interview with writer Kate Moses about Sylvia Plath and to a review of Michael Savage's new book. (02/21/2003)

The "Bring Me Home a Black Girl" debate
Essence's Audrey Edwards and Salon's Joan Walsh square off on whether it's racism or realism when black mothers say they'd rather their sons not marry white. (02/21/2003)

"Food and Loathing" by Betsy Lerner
In this excerpt, the author binges through a lonely weekend, and contemplates suicide. (02/21/2003)

Bingeing and learning By Suzy Hansen
Author Betsy Lerner explains why 20 years of therapy wasn't enough to save her from food addiction and manic-depression. (02/21/2003)

Saddam's shields By Michelle Goldberg
Peace activists are flocking to Iraq to put their bodies in the way of American bombs, with no training for what they'll face in a war zone. Are they heroes or dupes? (02/21/2003)

Is Sami Al-Arian guilty of terrorist plots? By Eric Boehlert
Based on years of wiretaps, John Ashcroft says the embattled South Florida professor was a terror-cell mastermind. Al-Arian calls it "politics." (02/21/2003)

SUVs: Driving America to victory! Cartoon by Mark Fiore
How buying a shiny new truck can help get Saudi Ara--, er, America, back on the right track! (02/21/2003)

"A splendid little war" By Neal Gabler
Forget WWII or Vietnam. The real comparison for an invasion of Iraq is the Spanish-American War, when an aimless U.S. presidency and a lazy media looked for redemption. (02/21/2003)

Idiocy of the week By Andrew Sullivan
Vanity Fair, the magazine where murderous double agents for Stalin are transformed into "glamorous turncoats." (02/21/2003)

Joe Conason's Journal
Write to the Iraqi Mission! Saddam needs to know that he doesn't have the support of citizens around the world. (02/21/2003)

Classic couples By Karen Croft
Did Liz and Dick love each other more photogenically than Ben and J.Lo? A new book makes it seem so. (02/21/2003)

How can I get sexy? By Cary Tennis
Men always tell me they feel comfortable with me, but old-maid librarians need love too. What can I do? (02/21/2003)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
Terminal One: At JFK International Airport, in an enormous swath of asphalt, glass, and aluminum flying machines, the pilot stalks old ghosts. (02/21/2003)

Is pay-for-play finally finished? By Eric Boehlert
Congress has the music industry's modern-day payola scandal in its sights. But will that help the dying record biz save itself? (02/20/2003)

"Chicago," schmicago! By Karen Croft
The overly hyped Miramax musical isn't worth the sequins that gave their lives for it. Here are five song-and-dance films that are the real deal. (02/20/2003)

Last man standing By Heather Havrilesky
Roses are red, Charlie is blue. Trista, the majorly stacked all-American dream girl of "The Bachelorette," chooses the shy fireman-poet over the charismatic Californian. (02/20/2003)

Calexico: "Feast of Wire" By Kyle Wills
Calexico's latest album offers a pastiche of Southwestern sounds, paying tribute to musical traditions ranging from jazz to mariachi. (02/20/2003)

Literary daybook, Feb. 20
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/20/2003)

"Shroud" by John Banville By Laura Miller
A strange affair between a young Irishwoman and an arrogant literary critic unravels a web of lies and false identity going back to World War II. (02/20/2003)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Charley the Australopithecine: Your worst nightmare! (02/20/2003)

Letters
Readers defend Evan, Zora, and the American Dream. (02/20/2003)

Sweet home Alabama By Heather Chaplin
New York's Fashion Week toasts a Southern designer who turns T-shirt scraps into wearable art. (02/20/2003)

On the campaign trail with the un-Bush By Jake Tapper
Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean blasts fellow Democratic presidential candidates for trying to "me too" the "most dangerous presidency since Herbert Hoover." (02/20/2003)

Orange is the new black By Tina Brown
The fashion world tries the new post-9/11 reality on for size -- and it's a poor fit. Plus: This tough-guy White House needs more gays! (02/20/2003)

Joe Conason's Journal
How to be antiwar without encouraging Saddam? Protest Iraqi embassies. (02/20/2003)

Unfulfilled By Cary Tennis
I am a 40-year-old married man and I don't have orgasms. What's wrong with me? (02/20/2003)

Hacking democracy By Farhad Manjoo
Computerized vote-counting machines are sweeping the country. But they can be hacked -- and right now there's no way to be sure they haven't been. (02/20/2003)

Letters
Readers critique Ivan Askwith's "Gollum: Disrespected by the Oscars?" and lash back against those who dared to dislike Andrew Grant's "Chicken Show." (02/20/2003)

The best movie you haven't seen By Charles Taylor
Suffused with a sense of 9/11 loss, Spike Lee's overlooked "25th Hour" is the most emotionally wrenching film of the year. (02/19/2003)

"It's a game between the director and the spectator" By Jeff Stark
Laetitia Colombani, the 27-year-old French filmmaker behind the new erotic thriller "He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not," on madness, manipulation and movies. (02/19/2003)

Iron & Wine: "The Creek Drank the Cradle" By B.R. Bickford
Sam Beam's fragile and soothing songs combine acoustic slide guitar with textured vocal harmonies. (02/19/2003)

Literary daybook, Feb. 19
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/19/2003)

Bestsellers
This week's bestselling books courtesy of Powells.com. (02/19/2003)

Savage with the truth By Ben Fritz
Michael Savage's right-wing bestseller is an ignorant, error-filled, Coulter-like screech of hatred against left-wing "traitors" and uppity women like Sandra Day O'Connor. Here's the funny part: This guy has a Ph.D.! (02/19/2003)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Want to counteract the conservatism infesting our radio airwaves? Well, sign my ass up! (02/19/2003)

She had me from the time I typed LOL
We made a routine of waking up, making love like jungle monkeys, pausing for me to call in sick to work, and then back to the monkey sex. (02/19/2003)

The Mike Tyson carnival freak show By King Kaufman
The Tempest in Memphis is on! No, it's off! On! Off! It doesn't matter except that, regrettably, Tonya Harding's pro boxing debut could be delayed. (02/19/2003)

So long, Saddam? By Ferry Biedermann
As war looms, Iraqis have started doing the unthinkable: Criticizing Saddam Hussein. (02/19/2003)

Stop the charade By Robert Scheer
Bush's gambit is clear: Saddam is damned if he discloses weapons, and damned if he doesn't. (02/19/2003)

Joe Conason's Journal
Why Europeans who love America despise Bush. (02/19/2003)

What the Cheney White House really wants out of Iraq By Arianna Huffington
For the morally flexible oilman and his cronies, it's all about money. (02/19/2003)

Is living together a good idea? By Cary Tennis
My immigrant parents are asking, "Where's the ring?" (02/19/2003)

Gender-bending By Michael Alvear
Patrick Califia used to be a woman who liked women. Now he's a man who likes men -- with a lot to say about sexual politics. (02/19/2003)

Clear Channel's big, stinking deregulation mess By Eric Boehlert
The sorry state of the radio industry today is sabotaging FCC chairman Michael Powell's plans to let media conglomerates run wild. (02/19/2003)

All singing! All dancing! All tough and cynical! By Charles Taylor
At long last, an American movie musical gets it right. Will the "Chicago" breakthrough bring a return to the glory days, or just a new onslaught of inflated Broadway schmaltz? (02/18/2003)

This week on DVD
Italian art-house treacle, a Capra classic and the best of the week's new releases. (02/18/2003)

Cat Power: "You Are Free" By Betsy Bonner
Chan Marshall delivers her trademark dark, stripped-down ballads, but overall the new album is surprisingly upbeat. (02/18/2003)

Interview: Kate Moses
Laura Miller speaks with the author of "Wintering," a novel about Sylvia Plath. (02/18/2003)

Literary daybook, Feb. 18
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/18/2003)

A lioness in winter By Laura Miller
Novelist Kate Moses on her portrait of Sylvia Plath during the grim London winter when she changed literary history -- and then killed herself. (02/18/2003)

Salon recommends
The romance of modern life in Manhattan, and more of our favorite new books. (02/18/2003)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Coming soon from Bush Administration Productions: Lethal Buddies! (02/18/2003)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
Faces in the crowd: Hollywood protest, Feb. 15 (02/18/2003)

Lady Lazarus By Kate Moses
In this excerpt from "Wintering: A Novel of Sylvia Plath," Plath's marriage begins to unravel. (02/18/2003)

I want my two hours back By Sheerly Avni
After weeks of foreplay on "Joe Millionaire," Fox promised us a twist -- but gave us a Hollywood ending instead. (02/18/2003)

The Salon Interview: Molly Ivins By Laura McClure
The Op-Ed populist says her fellow Texan, the man from Midland, is in over his head as he rushes to war with Iraq. (02/18/2003)

Joe Conason's Journal
Is Tony Blair really interested in a "peaceful solution"? Plus: A prominent Iraqi exile angrily exposes the U.S.'s plans for a postwar Iraq. (02/18/2003)

The simple life By Cary Tennis
We have great lives in New York, but Code Orange is making us yearn for the suburban calm we left behind. (02/18/2003)

Gollum: Dissed by the Oscars? By Ivan Askwith
Andy Serkis' computer-aided performance was one of the best things about "The Two Towers." But the Academy isn't ready for digital actors. (02/18/2003)

Letters
The reviews are in: Readers either adored or despised Andrew Grant's "Chicken Show." (02/18/2003)

Oil, imperialism and "hypocrisy" By David Akerman
Among the hundreds of thousands protesting in London, most saw Bush and Blair as a bigger threat than dictator Saddam Hussein. (02/16/2003)

New York state of mind By Michelle Goldberg
Hundreds of thousands turn out for a massive antiwar protest, and it's decidedly a Big Apple crowd -- from black-masked anarchists to shrinks against war and "yuppies for peace." (02/16/2003)

Letters
Readers respond to "Pack of Four," by Susan Straight. (02/15/2003)

Orange agents By Eric Boehlert
During a week of war fever, the news media gave rein to hysteria -- and, critics say, let color-coded terror alerts serve the White House agenda. (02/15/2003)

Oscar snub fans North Korea-U.S. tension By Bruce McCall
Was the Academy blind to the cinematic splendor and dialectical imperative of "Gypsum Mine #425"? (02/15/2003)

"He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not" By Stephanie Zacharek
"Amelie" star Audrey Tautou leads a French thriller about a cute stalker. Spoiler: She's really crazy this time. (02/14/2003)

"Gerry" By Stephanie Zacharek
Gus Van Sant escapes Hollywood! Famous indie director back to making boring little movies. (02/14/2003)

"Daredevil" By Andrew O'Hehir
The maroon couch-suit is kind of cool and it's fun to watch him suck face with Jennifer Garner. But in the end, Ben Affleck can't make us forget that other red-costumed New York superhero. (02/14/2003)

BOMB Interview: Carroll Dunham
The idiosyncratic painter talks about the combination of biomorphism, cartooning and representations of the demonic in his work. (02/14/2003)

Literary daybook, Feb. 14
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/14/2003)

Every sandwich By Anne Lamott
As the world falls apart around us, the only answer is to stick close to each other. (02/14/2003)

Bittersweet chocolate By Caroline Tiger
Chances are good that child workers -- some of whom are slaves -- helped produce your valentine bonbons. The chocolate industry has promised to get kids out of the cocoa trade. But profits still come before progress. (02/14/2003)

The Salon Interview: Chris Matthews By Joan Walsh
He made his name bashing Clinton. But the "Hardball" host has broken from the cable TV pack over war with Iraq. And he has even warmed up to Clinton -- Hillary, that is. (02/14/2003)

A breakthrough basketball book By Allen Barra
John Hollinger's analysis does for hoops what Bill James did for baseball. (02/14/2003)

Alternut By Andrew Sullivan
Idiocy of the week: A lefty media critic who hates those big, cruel conservatives so much he'd like to shut them up for good. (02/14/2003)

Joe Conason's Journal
Blix reports "no evidence" of Iraqi nuke threat. But is there any stopping Bush and his war hawks now? (02/14/2003)

"A moral failure"
Containment can't work and "only regime change will make Iraq a state that does not threaten us," Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said in a speech on Thursday. (02/14/2003)

Sex ed as art film By Amy Benfer
A new series about sex -- on Showtime this weekend -- dares to make movies for teens by teens. (02/14/2003)

Love and war By Cary Tennis
We fell in love, he went into the military, now I have someone new. Should I tell him? Plus: A call for readers to share their war stories. (02/14/2003)

The tyranny of Valentine's Day By Charles Taylor
Forget compulsory, greeting-card romance. This year write your own love story. (02/14/2003)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
The tragedy that is Eero Saarinen's TWA terminal at Kennedy Airport; more Hollywood movies about airplanes. Plus: Do pilots eat the same crappy food as passengers? (02/14/2003)

Letters
Teenage vegetarian girls are bulimics! Eating meat is asking for cancer! Readers erupt in response to Katharine Mieszkowski's "Luring Preteens With Red Meat." (02/14/2003)

In search of a lost literary giant By Laura Miller
In his bittersweet documentary "Stone Reader," Mark Moskowitz tries to track down a vanished novelist -- and a fading conception of literary greatness. (02/13/2003)

Savage days, Savage nights By Kerry Lauerman
MSNBC hires "brash" and "smart" shock jock Michael Savage. Here's a sneak peek at what you're in for. (02/13/2003)

Some like it hot By Heather Havrilesky
Searching for "America's sexiest people" on ABC's new reality pageant -- and then ripping them a new one -- sounds like fun at first. Then the horror sets in. (02/13/2003)

Literary daybook, Feb. 13
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/13/2003)

"Property" by Valerie Martin By Laura Miller
The novel of the week dissects the South's heart of darkness by letting a pretty, witty and heartless female slave owner tell her story. (02/13/2003)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Lucky Ducky's Fun Page! (02/13/2003)

Pack of four By Susan Straight
My daughters and I seem impenetrable to outsiders. Maybe that's why I haven't had a date in five years. (02/13/2003)

Waiting for the bombs By Ferry Biedermann
On the streets of Baghdad, Iraqis fear that neither Osama bin Laden nor the pope will be able to help them now. (02/13/2003)

Europe's new world order By Noah Sudarsky
The streets are jammed with protesters. Governments are at risk of falling. Analysts say Europe is ready for a break from the U.S. that could reshape global relations for years to come. (02/13/2003)

A plate-glass ceiling By King Kaufman
The 49ers almost hired a black coach. But they just weren't quite "comfortable" with him. (02/13/2003)

Tips from the titans of talk By Tina Brown
As I enter the world of talk TV, I seek out the wisdom of Larry King, master of lowbrow chat, and take notes as self-assured Tim Russert wipes the floor with George "I'm no liberal" Stephanopoulos. (02/13/2003)

Joe Conason's Journal
One of the foremost experts on Islamic movements dismisses Colin Powell's allegations of connections between al-Qaida and Saddam Hussein. (02/13/2003)

A haunting silence
While the White House risks the horrors of war, the Senate is paralyzed, Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., said in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, Feb. 12. (02/13/2003)

Green alert? Cartoon by Mark Fiore
A trusty guide to understanding just what state of emergency we're in at all times. (02/13/2003)

The rising By Cary Tennis
Why am I having trouble getting it up? (02/13/2003)

Nodal point By Andrew Leonard
William Gibson talks about how his new present-day novel, "Pattern Recognition," processes the apocalyptic mind-set of a post-9/11 world. (02/13/2003)

Oscar: Raw and uncut By Damien Bona
Richard Gere gets snubbed, gay directors romp, Diane Lane wins one for the tramps, and Polanski is still at large -- but he might take home the golden nude. (02/12/2003)

"Savage Girls and Wild Boys" by Michael Newton By Laura Miller
Kids raised by wolves? It happens, says an English academic. But the mute and bizarre children in these outlandish histories don't grow up to be Tarzan. (02/12/2003)

Literary daybook, Feb. 12
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/12/2003)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
If only we had some black readers ... (02/12/2003)

No answers, only questions
A single mother struggles with guilt, sadness and conflicting priorities. Dr. Diller says set limits, show your love -- and don't worry too much. (02/12/2003)

Letters
Readers respond to "The Salon Interview: Camille Paglia" by David Talbot, and "Shock Troops for Bush" by Michelle Goldberg. (02/12/2003)

Intolerance on the left By Michelle Goldberg
Michael Lerner, liberal rabbi and harsh critic of Ariel Sharon, finds himself blacklisted by ANSWER, the group co-sponsoring Sunday's big antiwar rally in San Francisco. (02/12/2003)

John Kerry's upbeat prognosis By Jake Tapper
The Massachusetts senator and Democratic presidential candidate says he'll beat the cancer that killed his father. And he'll be campaigning again soon. (02/13/2003)

Joe Conason's Journal
What Colin Powell failed to mention about the bin Laden tape. (02/12/2003)

Gimme tax shelter By Arianna Huffington
The IRS and SEC continue to let accountants pocket a share of the taxes they save corporate clients, sanctioning a billion-dollar industry devoted to cheating the government -- legally. (02/12/2003)

Stranger in a strange land By Cary Tennis
As an East African woman in Minnesota, I'm appalled that men demand sex when we barely know each other. How can I find an American man who doesn't mind waiting? (02/12/2003)

The chicken show By Andrew Grant
The greatest dot-com loser story ever told: A refugee from the bubble seeks a job in Atlanta, and is humiliated. Repeatedly. (02/12/2003)

"Bush is the ultimate Alden Pyle" By Jean Tang
"The Quiet American" director Phillip Noyce compares George W. to the dunderhead hero of Graham Greene's Vietnam novel -- and finds scary parallels between U.S. foreign policy then and now. (02/11/2003)

Literary daybook, Feb. 11
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/11/2003)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
I want to be perfect when I grow up. (02/11/2003)

No way out By Sheerly Avni
After 10 years chronicling the lives of teenagers in the Bronx, Adrian Nicole LeBlanc talks about inner-city hopelessness and the hypocrisy of family-values conservatives who ask poor people to abandon their families. (02/11/2003)

A hoodlum's education By Adrian Nicole LeBlanc
In this excerpt from "Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx," little Cesar splits with his criminal mentor, loses his gun and catches the eye of a girl named Coco. (02/11/2003)

More secret arrests, more power to spy By Jake Tapper
Despite official denials, Attorney General John Ashcroft has grand plans for new anti-terror legislation. Critics -- on the left and the right -- are worried. (02/11/2003)

Clutching forks and knives to eat their bacon By Arianna Huffington
How corporate sociopaths loot, plunder and pillage -- and get off scot-free -- while the rest of us pay for it. (02/11/2003)

The Salon Interview: Arianna Huffington By Joan Walsh
In "Pigs at the Trough," the former Republican skewers corporate evildoers. But don't call her a Democrat. (02/11/2003)

Joe Conason's Journal
Why won't Sullivan, Bennett and Novak blast the pope for opposing the war? Plus: Frightening new estimate of the number of Iraqis who died during the Gulf War. (02/11/2003)

Can long-distance relationships work? By Cary Tennis
He turned my world upside down and then went abroad. Should I put my life on hold for two years? (02/11/2003)

Luring preteens with red meat By Katharine Mieszkowski
A Web site produced for girls by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association solves self-esteem problems with heaps of ground round. (02/11/2003)

Letters
Forget hydrogen -- just inflate your tires if you want to save the environment. Readers respond to Katharine Mieszkowski's "Hyping Hydrogen" and Patrick Di Justo's "Spaced Out." (02/11/2003)

Sleazy pieces By Amy Reiter
Hollywood's hottest parts: Salma's caboose, Nicole's gams, Jennifer's bodacious ta-tas, and Owen Wilson's big, honking you-know-what! Plus: No MoJo for Joe's Jeeves. (02/10/2003)

"Eleven Karens" by Peter Lefcourt By Stephanie Zacharek
A sweet tale of an ordinary dude's passion for women named Karen, by one of our most disreputable pop novelists. (02/10/2003)

Literary daybook, Feb. 10
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/10/2003)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
The days of outrage overload. (02/10/2003)

"No, I don't want to cuddle"
I told him I don't eat fish and I don't drink. He took me to a seafood restaurant and brought along three bottles of wine. (02/10/2003)

Mario Cuomo: Three questions on Iraq By Laura McClure
The former New York governor argues that Saddam must go -- but now is not the time for war. (02/10/2003)

The Jordan fools By King Kaufman
The NBA fawns over his faded Airness, but despite offering one glimpse of his greatness, the All-Star Game showed that it's all about today. (02/10/2003)

Saddam exile options mount By Bruce McCall
Atlantic City, Augusta National nixed, but St. Helena Island, Falklands beckon. (02/10/2003)

Joe Conason's Journal
Mayor Bloomberg and the police commissioner cite security reasons for holding up a permit for antiwar demonstrators. Plus: The New York Sun praises the two men for suppressing dissent. (02/10/2003)

I'm sort of an exhibitionist By Cary Tennis
The idea of women looking at me when I have no clothes on turns me on. I've even flashed my girlfriend's mother. Do I have a problem? (02/10/2003)

AOL's Jekyll and Hyde act By Farhad Manjoo
The world's biggest Internet provider is also the world's biggest media company. As the entertainment industry prosecutes users who share music, will AOL take a stand? (02/10/2003)

Legends of the fall By Heather Havrilesky
Wondering just how legendary you really are? Find out instantly, just like Phil Spector! (02/08/2003)

Pepsi's sticky race war By Bomani Jones
Ozzy Osbourne vs. Ludacris! Bill O'Reilly vs. Russell Simmons! Beneath the goofy grudge match over those Pepsi TV ads lies some real racial hypocrisy. (02/08/2003)

Amigos By Jake Tapper
In a documentary to appear on HBO, Oliver Stone profiles his new friend Fidel Castro -- and proceeds to whitewash the Cuban despot's brutal reign. (02/08/2003)

LeBron James, the revolutionary By Allen Barra
A big legal win by the high school hoops star could be a damaging blow to the plantation system known as amateur athletics. (02/08/2003)

Letters
Readers sound off on Beatle battles and Bollywood box office. (02/07/2003)

"How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" By Stephanie Zacharek
A mean-spirited romantic comedy turns nice -- just when it should get nasty. (02/07/2003)

"Shanghai Knights" By Charles Taylor
Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper ride the Magic Bus in this daffy, delightful voyage to swinging London, circa 1890. (02/07/2003)

Tootsie says no By Amy Reiter
Dustin Hoffman: Bush's war plan is "reprehensible" -- it's all about oil! Natasha Richardson: I'm no "Yentl"! Plus: Courtney Love, like a Virgin. (02/07/2003)

Literary daybook, Feb. 7
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/07/2003)

Letters
Readers respond to an interview about the difference between Brits and Americans and to a review of "Against the Machine." (02/07/2003)

Lynda Barry
Spin Cycle (02/07/2003)

When a man loves a daughter By Stephen J. Lyons
She lives in a teeny apartment in a scary part of town. What's a dad to do? (02/07/2003)

Saddam stands alone By Ferry Biedermann
The Arab street that once rallied for Iraq is strangely quiet, although anger and frustration sometimes boil up. (02/07/2003)

Pot jury rebellion By Tim Grieve
Marney Craig and 11 other jurors convicted a California man on federal drug charges. But Craig says the feds deceived her -- and she's furious. (02/07/2003)

The Salon Interview: Camille Paglia By David Talbot
Bad omen: Why the Columbia disaster should make Bush think twice about rushing to war with Iraq. (02/07/2003)

Joe Conason's Journal
Bush backers go to the trenches, and those who dare to criticize are labeled "Defenders of Saddam." (02/07/2003)

Idiocy of the week By Andrew Sullivan
The Bush budget: Irresponsible at best, deceptive at worst. And certainly not conservative. (02/07/2003)

Joe Conason's Journal
A British intelligence report on the "Iraq deception" -- used by Powell during his U.N. speech -- was plagiarized. (02/07/2003)

Some wars never end Cartoon by Mark Fiore
Gen. Ashcroft says: Don't forget the troops in Humboldt County, Oakland and Santa Cruz! (02/07/2003)

Three days in the Valley By Glen Helfand
Photographer Larry Sultan finds poignancy before and after the action on porn sets. (02/07/2003)

My guy is a slob By Cary Tennis
I'm a designer, but my beer-swilling, potbellied future husband doesn't seem to care about his looks. (02/07/2003)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
Giant nets to stop a brakeless Concorde? Just one of Hollywood's ham-handed attempts to fly. Plus, why icing on a plane is a slippery business. (02/07/2003)

Rock's axis of activism By Maria Armoudian
Audioslave's Tom Morello and System of a Down's Serj Tankian on Bush's war plans, the corporate media after 9/11 and how their Axis of Justice can reach America's alienated youth. (02/06/2003)

Late-night pleasure! By Amy Reiter
Jimmy Kimmel's wacky world of wanking; Madonna not knocked up after all? Plus: So who hasn't been spotted smooching Britney? (02/06/2003)

Damien Jurado: "Where Shall You Take Me?" By B.R. Bickford
With the voice of a young Springsteen, Jurado reflects the world with solemn and mature style. (02/06/2003)

Literary daybook, Feb. 6
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/06/2003)

Stalin's lies, our lies By Laura Miller
Ken Kalfus' first novel explores how untruths spread throughout the Soviet Union -- and the human heart. (02/06/2003)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Fun facts about "Lord of the Rings" -- by someone who has never seen the movies nor read the books! (02/06/2003)

Letters
Readers respond to "Eyes on the Prize" and Anne Lamott's most recent column. (02/06/2003)

Saddam's "brave Iraqis"
In a rare interview, Saddam Hussein reflects on Zionism, the peace movement and American motives for war. (02/06/2003)

Colin Powell: "Nexus of poisons and terror"
In a dramatic appeal to the United Nations Security Council, the U.S. secretary of state unveils new evidence in the case for war. (02/06/2003)

How convincing was Powell? By Michelle Goldberg, Edward W. Lempinen and Suzy Hansen
Sandra Mackey, Peter Bergen, Khidir Hamza, Todd Gitlin and other experts on Iraq, al-Qaida and weapons inspections evaluate the secretary of state's U.N. presentation. (02/06/2003)

A national state of confusion By Kane Pryor
The Bush propaganda machine has convinced Americans that Saddam and the no-longer-mentioned Osama are the same person -- and the polls prove it. (02/06/2003)

The dish on Liz Smith By Tina Brown
Why she celebrates her birthday in a room packed with friends -- and Matt Drudge probably celebrates his all alone. Plus: The Time AOL wars are over, and everybody lost. (02/06/2003)

In the bedroom By Cary Tennis
I'm scared of falling in love with someone and disappointing her by being a "two-pump chump." (02/06/2003)

Hyping hydrogen By Katharine Mieszkowski
President Bush says his proposal to fund fuel cell research will clean up our air and reduce dependence on foreign oil -- in the future. But right now, he's doing nothing. (02/06/2003)

"The Guru" By Charles Taylor
She's a porn star, he's a sex swami who wants to be John Travolta in "Grease" in this delightful screwball comedy. (02/05/2003)

"Final Destination 2" By Andrew O'Hehir
You can't outrun death, but you can still hide from this teeny-bop horror flick. (02/05/2003)

Uncle Mike's bedtime stories By Amy Reiter
Jacko: Kids love to sleep with me! Kylie: Get a shrink! Jude Law: Nicole's no home wrecker. Plus: Ethan and Uma, Jacuzzi floozies? (02/05/2003)

War games By Jane Walmsley
An excerpt from Jane Walmsley's guide "Brit-think, Ameri-think." (02/05/2003)

English for Americans By Suzy Hansen
The author of "Brit-think, Ameri-think" explains how our closest ally cherishes our good relations, even though we talk about ourselves too much. (02/05/2003)

Literary daybook, Feb. 5
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/05/2003)

Bestsellers
This week's bestselling books courtesy of Powells.com. (02/05/2003)

The K Chronicles by Keith Knight
I blame Bush! (02/05/2003)

Eyes on the prize By Joan Walsh
Will the civil rights battle finally be won in bed? (02/05/2003)

Countdown to armagettin' some By Sheerly Avni
On the next-to-last episode of "Joe Millionaire," two of the three babes put out (apparently), but one gets dumped anyway. Visigoths invade NYC -- news, pix at 11. (02/05/2003)

No business like Snow business By Arianna Huffington
New Treasury Secretary John Snow is a world-class tax dodger who ran CSX badly, and got a golden parachute to serve the Bush administration. (02/05/2003)

The case for war has not been made By Joe Conason
Colin Powell showed that Saddam Hussein is resisting disarming. But he didn't prove that he's an immediate threat. (02/05/2003)

Married but dead in the water By Cary Tennis
Our marriage never caught fire and I want love. Can we buy some land, live separate lives and raise our kid together? (02/05/2003)

My date with the Virtual Sex Machine By Mike Phillips
I inserted myself into the pink stimulation chamber and hit Play. (02/05/2003)

Spaced out By Patrick Di Justo
Critics of manned spaceflight say the Columbia disaster means we must retreat from space. But what they're abandoning is the future. (02/05/2003)

What's Spanish for "fuhgeddaboudit"? By Carina Chocano
NBC's drug-lord miniseries "Kingpin" isn't really a crude Latino rip-off of "The Sopranos," say its creators, it's ... Shakespearean! Plus: "Dragnet" -- it's about a cop. (02/04/2003)

J.Lo ain't no ho By Amy Reiter
Ben fronts for Jennifer. Plus: McConaughey pushes the naked bongo workout. (02/04/2003)

The week in dirt By Amy Reiter
When supermodels attack. Plus: Jude Law as the new Bond, Sarah Kozer's bondage flicks, dating advice from Dave Chapelle and more. (02/04/2003)

Literary daybook, Feb. 4
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/04/2003)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
Welcome to the ultimate reality show: "Do and Die" (02/04/2003)

Letters
Readers respond to David Talbot's Letter From the Editor. (02/04/2003)

Is she the one for me? By Dr. Lynn Ponton
Contrary to what many adults might think, teenagers are capable of lasting romantic relationships -- and they can get tremendous benefits from sexual experimentation. (02/04/2003)

Shock troops for Bush By Michelle Goldberg
Partisans of the extreme right gathered outside of Washington this weekend to cheer on Cheney and Coulter -- and vent their rage at the liberals who rule America. (02/04/2003)

Joe Conason's Journal
A silly Boston Globe column insinuates that John Kerry "doesn't know who he is" -- and concealed his Jewish origins. (02/04/2003)

Drunken sailor economics By Jake Tapper
Bush's bloated budget will likely put the U.S. over $1 trillion in debt. But criticize it, and the White House calls you soft on terror. (02/04/2003)

I'm in love with my ex By Cary Tennis
I divorced a jazz singer, but now I'm jealous and I want her back. (02/04/2003)

Outsourcing rejection By Ali Davis
I screened job applicants over the phone for a company I didn't work for. My favorite part: Arrogant middle managers who suddenly began to grovel when they realized I wasn't the receptionist. (02/04/2003)

Letters
The file-sharing masses rise up! Readers respond to John and Ben Snyder's "Embrace File-sharing, or Die." (02/04/2003)

Real Life Rock Top 10 By Greil Marcus
(02/03/2003)

Sarah's dirty feat By Amy Reiter
"Millionaire" gal's mom loves bondage flicks! MoJo refuses to leave us alone; Sandra says yes (or maybe) to Hugh. Plus: Is Michael stiffing Sotheby's? (02/03/2003)

Rage against the machine By Wesley Yang
Neo-Luddite author Nicols Fox's pious embrace of the simple life makes technological utopianism look good. (02/03/2003)

Salon recommends
New stories by Neil Gaiman, Jonathan Lethem and Peter Straub and more of our favorite new books. (02/03/2003)

Literary daybook, Feb. 3
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/03/2003)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Like father, like son: A cartoon sequel 12 years in the making. (02/03/2003)

"You told her the TRUTH? You idiot!"
He thought honest feedback would help him score. It didn't. (02/03/2003)

Hunter S. Thompson By John Glassie
The godfather of gonzo says 9/11 caused a "nationwide nervous breakdown" -- and let the Bush crowd loot the country and savage American democracy. (02/03/2003)

Joe Conason's Journal
Will Colin Powell make the case for war or -- as some reports allege -- will he punt? (02/03/2003)

Torn between two loves By Cary Tennis
I'm in love with a man and a theater career. Do I have to choose between them? (02/03/2003)

Pink slip nightmare By Christina Le Beau
A Kodak employee waits for the dreaded envelope: Fat means fired, thin means spared. What will it be? (02/03/2003)

Confessions of a celebrity lover By Stephanie Zacharek
They're gorgeous and they bring us endless pleasure. So why is bashing movie stars our national sport? (02/01/2003)

Letters
Readers respond to "The Great Debate," by Gary Kamiya, and "State of the Union: Frightened," by Jake Tapper. (02/02/2003)

First find out what happened -- then find out why By Andrew Leonard
Unlike politicians and the public, people working on the shuttle know it's still experimental, an expert on the Challenger disaster says. (02/01/2003)

Astronauts and pilots By Patrick Smith
The shuttle -- part spacecraft, part plane -- transformed flight forever. Even tragedy can't change that. (02/01/2003)

Gangbanging in media land By Jake Tapper
The New Republic busts a cap in the New York Times' backside for ho-ing out on Iraq. (02/01/2003)

Embrace file-sharing, or die By John Snyder and Ben Snyder
A record executive and his son make a formal case for freely downloading music. The gist: 50 million Americans can't be wrong. (02/01/2003)