June 2001

Gay "Trek" By Jonathan Kay
After three decades and four series, the Starship Enterprise has never seen a gay ensign. Will "Star Trek" ever cross the final frontier? (06/30/2001)

The quiet death of prime-time propaganda By Daniel Forbes
With no fanfare, the White House drug office pulls the plug on its controversial program to pay TV networks for putting anti-drug messages in popular shows. (06/30/2001)

The regular guy By Laura Miller
More Everyman than movie star, Jack Lemmon had a way of being just about our size. (06/30/2001)

A White House wake-up call By Jake Tapper
With Bush's poll numbers sliding, some GOP insiders fret that his low-key style is not playing with the public. (06/30/2001)

Is the White House spinning Cheney's condition? By Alicia Montgomery
Perhaps, say some cardiologists, but not as furiously as in the past. (06/30/2001)

Artificial maturity By Charles Taylor
In "A.I.," Steven Spielberg continues his quest to be a real live adult. He was far greater as a real live boy. (06/29/2001)

"Crazy/Beautiful" By Stephanie Zacharek
Even after losing its sexiest, tawdriest moments, this teen romance is still hotter, smarter and more fearless than its Hollywood contemporaries. (06/29/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Weekend, June 29-July 1, 2001 (06/29/2001)

Bill Gates' problems aren't over By Amy Standen & Andrew Leonard
Andrew Leonard explains how the media read the Microsoft verdict wrong. (06/29/2001)

We've got company By Suzy Hansen
Astronomer David Darling talks about the controversial science of astrobiology and the near-certainty that extraterrestrial life forms exist in our solar system. (06/29/2001)

On the custody circuit By Rebecca Land Soodak
My sister and I were lawless in transit, silent upon arrival. (06/29/2001)

Sexual healing By Jennifer Foote Sweeney
Surgeon General David Satcher issues a clear-eyed report on sex -- and perhaps signs his own political death warrant in the process. (06/29/2001)

Chapter 3: Monday, Oct. 2 By Alfred Alcorn
In which Worried sends a video of a well-fleshed blond and two gentlemen indulging in intimate calisthenics. (06/29/2001)

IM what IM By Nathaniel Missildine
As our sagging Internet company invented euphemisms for failure, Alice and I took refuge in instant messaging. She had a boyfriend but we couldn't stop. (06/29/2001)

Would you buy a used car from Colby? By Amy Reiter
"Survivor" runner-up wants to sell you his Pontiac; Ryan and Crowe: "Too much, too soon." Plus: Jack Nicholson takes tea with Vladimir Putin. Putin? (06/29/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Despite Bush's veto threat and the upcoming Fourth of July recess, the Senate continues to work on the patients' rights bill. (06/29/2001)

Polls be damned! By Bruce Kluger and David Slavin
The public will come around, George, but stick to the talking points: The "El Poncho Grande" shield and hospital salad bars! (06/29/2001)

Biden his time By Jake Tapper
The new Senate Foreign Relations chairman tries to return the committee to the spotlight as he weighs a White House run. (06/29/2001)

A modern erection By David Thomson
The views from Paris' phallic monument are breathtaking, but the girls in their summer dresses make them even more so. (06/29/2001)

A call to yawns By Michael Castleman
Dr. Satcher was brave to release a report that says abstinence isn't everything, but it's up to us to change the culture. (06/29/2001)

Everything you wanted to know about "Memento" By Andy Klein
A critic dissects the most complex -- and controversial -- film of the year. (06/28/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, June 28, 2001 (06/28/2001)

The week in dirt Read by Amy Reiter
George Clooney gets his gonging shoes on. Plus: St. Bob Dylan, Heather Graham, "Survivor" host Jeff Probst and Gene Simmons' cooling coffin. (06/28/2001)

Don't call me righty By Bruce Bawer
Why do leftist academics treat everyone who doesn't kowtow to their dogma as a flaming right-winger? (06/29/2001)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Opposed to the slaughter of mentally retarded animals? Try Smart Meat! (06/28/2001)

Closing in By Daniel Forbes
At the crack house where I expect to find the abused toddler, I manage to get a foot in the door, but she's nowhere to be seen. Second of two parts. (06/28/2001)

U.N. commits to AIDS reduction By Daryl Lindsey
Its far-reaching declaration could funnel billions toward reducing the spread of the disease by 25 percent. (06/28/2001)

Milosevic goes to The Hague By Laura Rozen
Yugoslavia's former dictator will face war crimes charges in an unprecedented international trial. (06/29/2001)

My evil twin By Matthew Baise
A bad seed out there shares my uncommon name. He's on the run, and his parole officers and bill collectors are calling me. (06/28/2001)

My turn As told to King Kaufman
The foot, the lies, the yellow-haired lady: Komo the Komodo tells his side of the story. (06/28/2001)

Iggy never did Ziggy! By Amy Reiter
Pop says he didn't bonk Bowie or Mick; Nancy Reagan on the Bush twins; Prince Charles puts a wet one on Camilla. Plus: Puffy says he's headed for the Oscars. (06/28/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
The Defense Department explains its relationship with Hollywood. (06/28/2001)

The incredible shrinking presidency By Arianna Huffington
Bush's ever-diminishing stature and nonexistent vision for America are cheapening the White House. (06/28/2001)

Straight outta "Star Trek" By Anthony York
Salon readers accuse David Horowitz of writing science fiction. (06/28/2001)

Robert Mapplethorpe By Glen Helfand
The artist's early self-portraits weren't just raunchy and masturbatory -- they presaged his beautiful and notorious future. (06/28/2001)

One big happy channel? By Eric Boehlert
The Telecommunications Reform Act handed over control of the radio airwaves to a chosen few. Will TV be next? (06/28/2001)

Game not over By Andrew Leonard
Microsoft broke the law, says the appellate court. But the company is still a long way from losing the biggest antitrust case in a generation. (06/28/2001)

Microsoft wins -- or does it? By Salon Technology & Business staff
Experts and observers analyze the appeals court's ruling in the antitrust case. (06/28/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, June 27, 2001 (06/27/2001)

The death of the Boogie Man By Charles Shaar Murray
An appreciation of John Lee Hooker, 1917-2001, by his biographer. (06/27/2001)

"Unholy Ghost"
Laura Miller talks to Nell Casey, the editor of a new anthology on depression, about the illness and its connection to the creative process. (06/27/2001)

Depression mania! By Maria Russo
Why has a cultural cottage industry sprung up around the most isolating of illnesses? (06/27/2001)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Sleep envy (06/27/2001)

Searching for Rochelle By Daniel Forbes
I was the caseworker assigned to hunt for a sexually abused 2-year-old in the wilds of New York. First of two parts. (06/27/2001)

Why gays shouldn't serve
By David Horowitz (06/27/2001)

Death to hagiographers! By Allen Barra
The new wave in sports biography, including the latest revisionist look at Muhammad Ali, is to trash the once-hallowed subject. (06/27/2001)

A pandemic fueled by poverty By Daryl Lindsey
A doctor says the fight to get cheap AIDS drugs to Africa is misguided: These people need water, food and basic healthcare. (06/27/2001)

On the lam, but online By Frederick Clarkson
Self-avowed antiabortion terrorist Clayton Waagner is a fugitive, but by posting a pledge to kill abortion providers, he may have given the feds just what they need to catch him. (06/27/2001)

Chapter 2: Friday, Sept. 29 By Alfred Alcorn
In which Worried is contacted and our victims are imagined as cartoonishly Larsonesque sexual monsters. (06/27/2001)

Still taking care of business By Mike Batistick
"The universe's, the galaxy's, the planet's and the world's ultimate Elvis fan" spends every minute of every day filling Graceland Too with -- with what? (06/27/2001)

It's gong to be good! By Amy Reiter
Clooney rescues meaty Chuck Barris flick; Britney's beau smooched Destiny's Child front woman; Halle Berry sets mind, body free; and Lorraine Bracco can't fasten a bra! (06/27/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Patients' patron saint, or devil? (06/27/2001)

To Bork or not to Bork By Alicia Montgomery
Democrats give notice that ideology will play a role when the Senate considers Bush's judicial nominees. (06/27/2001)

David Brock comes clean By Anthony York
The former conservative writer admits lying to smear Anita Hill. Plus: Katherine Harris returns. This time, it's personal ... (06/27/2001)

Black Democrats vs. McCain By Jake Tapper
Campaign reform prepares to heat up the House -- and Congressional Black Caucus members emerge as the bill's first major foes. (06/27/2001)

Special arrangements By Cynthia Gralla
One customer invited me to spend the night in the house he shared with his wife. Fifth in a series. (06/27/2001)

Everyone's Brent Musburger By King Kaufman
Down with the sports monopolies! In the FanCast.com future, we all get to do the play-by-play. (06/27/2001)

Assimilating the Web
By Scott Rosenberg (06/27/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, June 26, 2001 (06/26/2001)

The HBO way of death By Bill Wyman
In the new series "Six Feet Under," the grim reaper could use a little more sting. (06/26/2001)

"The Stardust Lounge"
Deborah Digges reads from her new book, a chronicle of her son's difficult adolescence and her own efforts to understand, protect and continue loving him. (06/26/2001)

"I Only Say This Because I Love You" by Deborah Tannen By Maria Russo
The author of "You Just Don't Understand" turns her eagle eye on the stinging, maddening, sneaky ways that family members communicate. (06/26/2001)

Kiss of death By Garrison Keillor
Out of nowhere, my dear friend kissed me and declared his devotion. I swear I wasn't flirting! (06/26/2001)

Bestsellers
This week's bestselling books courtesy of Powells.com (06/26/2001)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
The critic who was always right (06/26/2001)

Why you should subscribe to Salon Premium By Tom Tomorrow
Tom Tomorrow explains. (06/26/2001)

Shadowing Stephen By Deborah Digges
Under the cover of night, I follow my son through the streets, into the subway, across the viaduct, until we come to the place spray-painted with elegies for dead friends. (06/27/2001)

AIDS conclave off to rocky start By Daryl Lindsey
A gay rights groups struggle with Islamic dogma at U.N. meeting. (06/26/2001)

Caught in the act By Daryl Lindsey
Activist groups are kicked out of U.N. headquarters in a protest at the global AIDS conference. (06/26/2001)

Jennifer Jason Leigh By Stephen Lemons
One of America's best actors discusses her directorial debut, "The Anniversary Party," and the joy of working. (06/26/2001)

How to snag Brad Pitt By Amy Reiter
Aniston didn't put out for nine months, friend says; things get nastier for Sharon, Bronstein and the dragon. Plus: Sinéad's getting hitched, and "Survivor's" Kel won't stop with the beef jerky! (06/26/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
The GAO demands Cheney energy documents; Bush steps in to stop strike by flight attendants. (06/26/2001)

GOP still pissed at Jeffords By Anthony York
An image of the former Republican senator found in a GOP club urinal. Plus: Clarence Thomas is the antichrist! (06/26/2001)

See no evil, or the blind hearing the naked By Chris Colin
A blind man was caught listening to child porn. Can he be prosecuted? (06/26/2001)

Long live big government!
By Jeff Madrick (06/26/2001)

Assimilating the Web By Scott Rosenberg
Like "Star Trek's" all-powerful Borg, AOL and Microsoft are determined to crush the spirit of online independence. Is resistance futile? (06/26/2001)

The Media Borg wants you  
Introducing Salon's new series on the corporate consolidation of the information industries. (06/26/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Monday, June 25, 2001 (06/25/2001)

Real Life Rock Top 10 By Greil Marcus
Special Dead People Edition! (06/25/2001)

The Paris Review: More new writers
Part 2 of the recording sessions for the journal's latest issue features writers Matthew Vollmer, Tom Healy and Richard Matthews. (06/25/2001)

"Professor Death" By Viktor Frolke
Controversial bioethicist Peter Singer talks about the difference between humans and animals (none), the virtues of euthanasia (many) and why some babies are better off dead. (06/25/2001)

Salon recommends
A guide to the mythological roots of the Harry Potter books, an inside look at the powerful family behind the New York Times and more. (06/25/2001)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Will the evil mass murderer burn forever in a Christian hell? Stay tuned for the hard facts! (06/25/2001)

High-concept haute couture By Janelle Brown
Luxury retailers are doing their best to turn their stores into theme parks, messy apartments or the Museum of Modern Art. But will anyone buy the clothes? (06/26/2001)

Diva bites dog By Carina Chocano
Whitney Houston takes on PETA, McDonald's serves nightcaps and New York Times readers inveigh against shoeless grooms. (06/25/2001)

Why gays shouldn't serve By David Horowitz
There really is a valid military argument against military inclusion, but the forces of political correctness won't allow it to be heard. (06/25/2001)

AIDS activists change their act By Daryl Lindsey
On the eve of a United Nations conference, the once-militant ACT-UP revises its tactics and focus. (06/25/2001)

Chapter 1: Tuesday, Sept. 26 By Alfred Alcorn
In which two mysterious deaths are described in, ahem, detail and it's assumed that the victims were not engaged in premeditated sex. (06/25/2001)

Seinfeld considers crawling back By Amy Reiter
Another season isn't out of the question; Dylan's made a stone saint. Plus: Crudup and Pitt to be Coppola's Beat boys, and Danny Bonaduce wrecks his boat and hits his head! (06/25/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
A congressman co-hosts a pork fest for Florida recounters! President shores up struggling church charity plan while GOP members break faith with his agenda. Plus: Fleischer faints at speech. (06/25/2001)

A change in the political landscape By Anthony York
A movement to draft pro-choice, pro-gay rights Richard Riordan for governor gains steam. Can the outgoing L.A. mayor usher in a new era for the California GOP? (06/25/2001)

They're here, they're mad, get used to it By Kerry Lauerman
Lured by dreams of hobnobbing with their Florida recount heroes, Free Republic faithful have to make do with one another. (06/26/2001)

Introducing Jim Jeffords beer By Anthony York
Plus: Democrats didn't lose -- they almost won! Rep. Nita Lowey tries her best to spin her way out of a Democratic defeat in Virginia. (06/25/2001)

Yosemite summer By Catherine Davis
Crazy love became heartbreak when I found out that Edward was in love with another guy instead of me. (06/25/2001)

The saga of Sucks.com By Amy Standen
As the owner of Jennifer
Lopezsucks.com, Microsoft
sucks.com and about 600 similar domains, Dan Parisi is the master of all things sucky. So far the courts are respecting his empire. (06/25/2001)

Kid to Kid to Pop ... double play! By King Kaufman
What's in a name? A lot, which is why it's good news for the majors that Stubby Clapp has arrived. (06/23/2001)

Bush's lost week  
After a series of stunning political reversals, it's time for the president to sober up. (06/23/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Weekend, June 22-24, 2001 (06/23/2001)

"Dr. Dolittle 2" By Charles Taylor
Eddie Murphy goes animal crackers again -- and reminds us how truly funny he can be. (06/22/2001)

"The Fast and the Furious" By Andrew O'Hehir
Fast cars! Hot chicks! Pointless thrills! (06/22/2001)

"The Princess and the Warrior" By Stephanie Zacharek
The director and the star of "Run Lola Run" return with a quieter story about bank robberies and psychiatric nurses that still pops with energy. (06/22/2001)

I was a judge at the Sexiest Geek Alive contest
Katharine Mieszkowski describes the scene at the annual tribute to extreme nerddom -- and why Ellen Spertus won, hands down. (06/22/2001)

"Doghouse Roses" by Steve Earle By King Kaufman
An acclaimed country music songwriter makes his fiction debut in a collection of stories straight from the bar at the Tip Top Lounge. (06/22/2001)

"Bel Canto" by Ann Patchett By Laura Miller
Fifty-seven men -- and one extraordinary woman -- are held hostage by guerrillas in the latest novel by the author of "The Magician's Assistant." (06/22/2001)

"In the City of Shy Hunters" by Tom Spanbauer By Peter Kurth
The early days of the AIDS epidemic, seen through the eyes of a beautiful, enigmatic hero who's not gay, not straight, not bisexual. (06/22/2001)

"American Gods" by Neil Gaiman By Laura Miller
A hard-boiled fantasia by the author of "The Sandman" sends a cast of burned-out mythological deities on a cross-country attempt at a comeback tour. (06/22/2001)

"All the Finest Girls" by Alexandra Styron By Suzy Hansen
The daughter of two egotistical white artists faces some ugly truths when she seeks out the kin of the Caribbean housekeeper who raised her. (06/22/2001)

What to read: The best of June fiction By Salon's critics
A hard-boiled fantasia from Neil Gaiman, a smart, sexy new frolic from David Lodge, tales from country music maestro Steve Earle and more (06/22/2001)

"Thinks" by David Lodge By Maria Russo
The author of "Changing Places" offers another delightful comedy of manners about academia, adultery and human consciousness. (06/22/2001)

She killed her kids, but we must forgive her By Susan Kushner Resnick
Like Andrea Yates, I suffered from postpartum depression -- and it taught me just how flimsy this thing we call sanity is. (06/22/2001)

She killed her kids, but we must forgive her
By Susan Kushner Resnick (06/22/2001)

A deadly taboo By Alicia Montgomery
Is homophobia in the black community fanning the flames of HIV infection among African-Americans, the hardest-hit population outside sub-Saharan Africa? (06/22/2001)

We are all Joseph Ellis By Gary Kamiya
Bill Clinton, O.J. Simpson and Joe Stalin respond to the revelation that the historian lied about his past. (06/22/2001)

He just reinvented comedy, and boy are his arms tired By Chris Colin
No, but seriously, Mitch Hedberg is the funniest new comedian in the world. (06/22/2001)

Introducing the Breechclouter! By Al Astor
Innovation in the adult undergarment industry has come to a shameful standstill. We intend to change that. (06/22/2001)

What a mensch! By Amy Reiter
Britney's boy wants to spare two tasteless pranksters; Kelly Preston spills the beans about sex with Travolta! Plus: "Survivor's" Jerri strips, Heche looks for some spotlight and a celebrity quiz for Premium readers! (06/22/2001)

The congressman, the missing intern and the mother By Kerry Lauerman
As police prepare to grill Rep. Gary Condit about his relationship with Chandra Levy, are her mother's ever-changing stories simply evidence of confusion -- or a media-savvy attempt to smoke him out? (06/22/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
The Intel twins. (06/23/2001)

Peter Paul and Chelsea By Anthony York
The Stan Lee fraud case gets weirder: Litigation-happy Larry Klayman now wants to depose ... Chelsea? (06/22/2001)

Believing in fairy tales By Cynthia Gralla
I was trained in the art of poignant, unrequited desire. Fourth in a series. (06/22/2001)

Long live big government! By Jeff Madrick
Bush's tax cut, based on deceit and bad math, doesn't just screw us economically -- it exposes an administration that's both blind to our needs and less effective than ever. (06/22/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, June 21, 2001 (06/21/2001)

"Thelma and Louise" By Max Garrone
Ridley Scott is so tone-deaf that he misses what's great about his own feminist buddy flick. (06/21/2001)

We, robots! By Dan Dinello
From Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" to Steven Spielberg's "A.I.," the line between man and machine has never been clear. (06/21/2001)

The Paris Review: New Writers Issue
Salon Audio presents three new writers published in the latest issue of the review: Monica Ferrell, Nicole Krauss and Patricia Ferrell. (06/21/2001)

Technical difficulties By David Galef
What if the damsel in distress had a cellphone or Romeo had a pager? Modern gizmos make plotting a nightmare for writers. (06/21/2001)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Attention, evil politicians! (06/21/2001)

Kindly get your humble pie out of my face By Carina Chocano
In our opinion, overachievers should leave the modesty to the rest of us. (06/21/2001)

Heather Graham: Poop jokes don't stink! By Amy Reiter
Fart humor's a gas, says the sophisticated actress; Shaq gets naughty in latest rap; Jolie brings a harness home to Billy Bob. Plus: Mike Tyson punches his pet tigers in the balls! (06/21/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Poll shows slide in Bush's support as the tax cut's cost worries critics. (06/21/2001)

Gray Davis goes electric By Jake Tapper
The California governor brings his Bush-bashing act to Washington. (06/21/2001)

Short skirts and cavemen By Anthony York
A partisan fight over a sexist joke brings the South Carolina Legislature to a standstill. Plus: Liberals celebrate the news of Bush's sagging popularity while conservatives blame the media. (06/21/2001)

The check's in the mail! By Jake Tapper
Rep. Tom DeLay's arm-twisting gives President Bush a narrow victory in the House on a controversial IRS mailer. (06/21/2001)

The "look but don't touch" girls By David Bowman
Louis Meisel, the king of the pinup, celebrates the goddesses of all-American flesh. (06/21/2001)

Google à go-go By Katharine Mieszkowski
While other search engines sputter and fail, Monika Henzinger, Google's director of research, has an answer to every query. (06/21/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, June 20, 2001 (06/20/2001)

Raving lunacy By Janelle Brown
Officials are cracking down on dance clubs that provide health information about recreational drugs. They may shut down some raves, but kids will die. (06/20/2001)

The week in dirt Read by Amy Reiter
Boy George says someone should introduce Eminem to the male G spot. Plus: Paul McCartney, Britney Spears, Anthony Hopkins and more. (06/20/2001)

"The Last Days of Haute Cuisine" by Patric Kuh By Peter Kurth
A witty, gossipy history of high cuisine shows how America's best restaurants turned into boomer feeding factories. (06/20/2001)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Life's little victories (06/20/2001)

Breast-feeding in the fast lane By Lisa Moricoli Latham
All you need is wheels, a high-powered machine and a lot of moxie. Multitasking has never been so much fun! (06/20/2001)

High noon for the morning-after pill By Janelle Brown
With the medical establishment pushing to make it available over the counter, and anti-abortion groups fighting to stop it, little-known emergency contraception could be the next battle in the reproductive wars. (06/20/2001)

The crying game By Nina Siegal
Sexual rights activists are hoping that transgender beauty Amanda Milan, the victim of a shocking murder, did not die in vain. (06/20/2001)

The best season ever? By Allen Barra
Barry Bonds is on his way, if you look at the stat -- and it isn't home runs -- that measures offensive performance most accurately. (06/20/2001)

Put your head on my shoulder By Lauren Proctor
Most days that summer Julie and I spent looking for ghosts and singing Leif Garrett songs. Then Joanna came along. (06/20/2001)

The director has spoken By Amy Reiter
"Survivor's" Probst definitely made a movie, might lose his mind; Aniston's nudity can't be bought; Mandy Moore disses Britney's taste. Plus: Did Joe Namath sleep with Mrs. Brady? (06/20/2001)

Dueling horror stories By Jake Tapper
Congressional advocates of competing patients rights bills stage rival Capitol Hill press events as the health war heats up. (06/20/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Democrats threaten, Republicans delay on patients rights bill. (06/20/2001)

Republicans pick up a House seat By Anthony York
The GOP wins a hard-fought special election in Virginia, expanding its slim House majority. (06/20/2001)

Fictional devotion By Cynthia Gralla
The art of making men come back for more is a delicate one that mama-sans nurture in young hostesses. Third in a series. (06/20/2001)

End of an affair? By Damien Cave
Hackers love their TiVos, and the company is fond of its hackers. But as in any relationship, sometimes one party goes a bit too far. (06/20/2001)

Nowhere left to hide
By Katharine Mieszkowski (06/20/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, June 19, 2001 (06/19/2001)

Destiny's double dribble By Eric Boehlert
What happens when a television network tries to entertain an arena full of basketball fans with platinum pop groups? The fans bite back. (06/19/2001)

"In a Sunburned Country"
Bill Bryson goes Down Under and finds an underdiscovered country with the friendliest inhabitants and the most peculiar and lethal wildlife on the planet. (06/19/2001)

"The Collected Stories of Richard Yates" By Maria Russo
The bard of disintegrating marriages and deluded artists is enjoying a posthumous boom with a masterly story collection. (06/19/2001)

Nouveau annoying By Garrison Keillor
My longtime friend married an older wealthy man and seems to have forgotten that not everyone makes six figures. Sometimes she's so insensitive I want to strangle her! (06/19/2001)

Bestsellers
This week's bestselling books courtesy of Powells.com (06/19/2001)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
Only 45 years to live. (06/19/2001)

Trailer, sweet trailer By Kate Convissor
We are transients with no basement, no garden, no clothesline. (06/19/2001)

Take it public By Joe Conason
The failure of energy deregulation should make us reconsider blind faith in the market -- and take a second look at public power systems like the one that lights up Hollywood. (06/19/2001)

The anguish of the drug war judges By Steve France
Forced to hand down harsh sentences that defy their consciences, many federal judges are speaking out against a system that makes them do "ungodly things." (06/19/2001)

Mel Brooks By Mary Elizabeth Williams
The comedy impresario currently steamrolling Broadway owes "Blazing Saddles," fart humor and his dancing Hitler to a red rubber ball. (06/19/2001)

Life lessons from handsome rock stars! By Amy Reiter
Sting and Bon Jovi give free tips for better living; Gene Simmons sells a coffin; trouble in current Madonna marriage; and sex for Material Girl tickets! (06/19/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
The White House resists criticism of Rove's finances and a probe of Cheney's energy task force. (06/19/2001)

The sweet stench of desire By Chris Colin
Two new studies reveal what men and women look for in a mate. Hint: Men, take a bath. (06/19/2001)

Can the Net be trusted? By Damien Cave
Online philanthropy appeals are often hoaxes. But even when someone's really hurting, it pays to do your homework. (06/19/2001)

The case of the homeless dot-commer By Damien Cave
John Sacrosante says he went from six figures to a shelter. His friends say there's something fishy in San Jose. (06/19/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Monday, June 18, 2001 (06/18/2001)

The Disneyland disco By Andrew Vontz
In pursuit of the mega Mickey Mouse rave, a handful of candy ravers aim to make the Happiest Place on Earth just a little bit happier. (06/18/2001)

Rain Mirror
Michael McClure, beat poet, Obie Award-winning playwright and co-writer of the Janis Joplin hit "Mercedes Benz," reads from his book of poems. (06/18/2001)

Once upon a dimension By Gavin McNett
A sequel to the classic "Flatland" brings to life the mind-bending world of cutting-edge mathematics and alternate universes. (06/18/2001)

Salon recommends
An erotica maven's frank take on getting published, a hilarious anti-boomer diatribe and more. (06/18/2001)

Character assassination
By John W. Dean (06/18/2001)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Dick Cheney, ventriloquist, and his little pal, Georgie. (06/18/2001)

My last best hand job By David Stein
I thought I was washed up -- until Shelly called. (06/18/2001)

Sticky prospects By Carina Chocano
Suits of armor, duct-tape prom wear, latex gowns and other garments that may be difficult to get into and out of alone. (06/18/2001)

The AIDS-drug warrior By Daryl Lindsey
Activist Jamie Love says pharmaceutical companies must be forced to yield their patents to save hundreds of thousands of lives. Is he a visionary -- or a dangerous radical? (06/18/2001)

Attack of the celebrity botherers By Amy Reiter
The Kidman/Schiffer stalker says Ben Affleck's stalking him; Paltrow's stalker to remain in institution; and Tom Cruise's wannabe outer quiets down and hatches new plans! (06/18/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
The president and Putin get cozy before Bush returns home. (06/18/2001)

Doctors change their stripes By Anthony York
As the fight over patients rights heats up, a new report shows doctors giving more money to Dems. Plus: Daschle shelves Rove stock investigation, but online, the partisan war rages on. (06/18/2001)

Zaftig erotica By Dawn Dougherty
"I was a thirty-something dyke watching this sweet ass slide its way down the hall." An excerpt from a collection of short stories. (06/18/2001)

Nowhere left to hide By Katharine Mieszkowski
Whether you're in jail or at the supermarket, your image might be shown on the Net, and there's not a thing you can do about it. (06/18/2001)

Tobacklash!
By Elizabeth M. Whelan (06/18/2001)

Today in fiction
(06/17/2001)

Today in fiction
(06/16/2001)

The Python returns By Stephen Lemons
Terry Jones and John Cleese discuss the rerelease of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," ladies' underwear and that bastard Michael Palin. (06/16/2001)

The sound of one horse clopping By King Kaufman
As this interview reveals, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" would've fallen flat without its stomping, snorting supporting cast. (06/16/2001)

The European education of George W. By Steve Kettmann
They booed him, but the Europeans know they have to live with Bush. And though his speeches hint that travel might yet give him the vision thing, Russia is a different story. (06/16/2001)

"Songcatcher" By Charles Taylor
Them mountain people sure are quaint! A citified scholar condescends to rural folk in Maggie Greenwald's patronizing drama. (06/15/2001)

"Atlantis" By Stephanie Zacharek
Disney's finally made a cartoon for grown-ups. What was wrong with the old ones they made for kids? (06/15/2001)

"Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" By Charles Taylor
This clunker is so inept, it doesn't even provide an opportunity to ogle Angelina Jolie properly. (06/15/2001)

"One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich" By Stephanie Zacharek
The unapologetically experimental director Chris Marker delivers a penetrating documentary on the life of the great Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky. (06/15/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Weekend, June 15-17, 2001 (06/15/2001)

The day Feed died
Scott Rosenberg describes how Feed and Suck brought intelligence and wit to the Web and why they'll be missed. (06/15/2001)

Today in fiction
(06/15/2001)

Character assassination By John W. Dean
I've known Daniel Ellsberg for 25 years, and the new biography of the Pentagon Papers leaker is a hatchet job worthy of the White House Plumbers. (06/15/2001)

"The Nightmare of Recovery" and "The Morality Police"
Readers respond to Laura Miller's review of "Hooked" and Charles Taylor on protecting children from images of sex and violence. (06/15/2001)

The plastered paterfamilias By Paul J. Williams
My father was a drunk -- but he was a great dad anyway. If I'm in denial, I plan to stay there. (06/15/2001)

The "abortion boat" changes course By Amy Benfer
Citing legal barriers and overwhelming demand, Women on Waves decides not to perform abortions in Ireland. (06/15/2001)

The plague abettors
By David Horowitz (06/15/2001)

Mumia's all-or-nothing gamble By David Lindorff
In a stunning switch, the convicted murderer's new lawyers now passionately claim he's completely innocent and that the real culprit was a mobster hired by corrupt Philly cops to kill one of their own. If the judge doesn't buy it, their client could die. (06/15/2001)

Making television matter By Kaitlin Quistgaard
Everybody talks about interactive TV -- global TV pioneers Kim Spencer and Evelyn Messinger are doing something about it. (06/15/2001)

Eminem, this is your G spot By Amy Reiter
Boy George gets catty with Shady; Fonda blissed out after divorce; Josh Hartnett beats world over head with humbleness. Plus: When animal lovers attack "Survivors!" (06/15/2001)

The missing-intern scandal grows By Joshua Micah Marshall
Rep. Gary Condit tried his best to stay out of the story of Chandra Levy's disappearance -- but now even her mother is beginning to ask questions. (06/15/2001)

The race to face Bush By Jake Tapper
Democratic presidential wannabes waste no time using their new Senate powers to position themselves for 2004. (06/15/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Brit paper says Bush is a politician whose "mind has not been touched by Europe." (06/15/2001)

Presidential race already claiming victims By Anthony York
One would-be 2004 Bush challenger bites the dust. Plus: The GOP leadership begins its search for a replacement to Sen. Jesse Helms. (06/15/2001)

Starting at the bottom By Cynthia Gralla
My first hostessing jobs in Japan were at seedy strip joints where no self-respecting girl, much less geisha, would go. Second in a continuing series. (06/15/2001)

Tobacklash! By Elizabeth M. Whelan
One man wins $3 billion from Philip Morris and suddenly people are pro-Big Tobacco. What have they been smoking? (06/15/2001)

Backstreet Boys, we hardly knew ye By Eric Boehlert
Plagued by sagging ticket sales and a dearth of hits, the former sensations are heading rapidly to that Great Back Alley from whence no teen-pop act returns. And the sarongs aren't helping. (06/15/2001)

Censorship High
By Daniel Silverman (06/15/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, June 14, 2001 (06/14/2001)

The biggest beat of all By Andy Battaglia
A short introduction to two-step garage, followed by everything you need to know about pop music in the 21st century. (06/14/2001)

The week in dirt Read by Amy Reiter
Pigs and rice -- how "Survivor" losers milk their 15 minutes of fame. Plus: Roly-poly Leo DiCaprioly, Ben Affleck's butt double, Tonya Harding's breastcapades and more. (06/14/2001)

Today in fiction
(06/14/2001)

Dive-bombing FDR By Judith Greer
With the release of "Pearl Harbor," conspiracy theorists have resurrected the canard that Roosevelt had advance warning of the attack. (06/14/2001)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Judge Scalia's Guide to Golf (06/14/2001)

I offend, therefore I am By Amy Benfer
I went to the Angry White Male Tour, and all I got was vomit on my Team Pussy T-shirt. (06/14/2001)

The "abortion boat" steams toward Ireland By Carina Chocano
Women on Waves will provide medical abortions to women in international waters. (06/14/2001)

Philly fans to Sixers: Boo! By Allen Barra
They want to love Allen Iverson and believe that he's a reformed thug. But somehow, thugs only get to be reformed when the home team wins. (06/14/2001)

Larry Brown: Genius? By King Kaufman
Everyone agrees what a brilliant coach the 76ers' boss is. So how come he's never won the championship? (06/14/2001)

An hour with the author of "A Year in Van Nuys" By Carina Chocano
So what if Sandra Tsing Loh isn't growing her own basil in a rustic farmhouse in Provence? Success is just as sweet in a "swamp-cooled" bungalow outside L.A. (06/14/2001)

Un-hairy palms, un-lifted faces By Amy Reiter
"Survivor's" Amber dishes the dirt we never saw; Jacko's bedroom door stays open. Plus: Britney and Justin aren't dead, but Angelina Jolie says she once tried to be. (06/14/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
France and Germany blast Bush on missile defense, while Sweden prepares to fight him on global warming. (06/14/2001)

Karl Rove on the ropes By Anthony York
The online piranhas attack as allegations of ethics violations swirl around the president's top strategist. (06/14/2001)

Roaring '20s women By David Bowman
The flappers Albert Arthur Allen photographed wear bobbed hair, high heels and not much else. (06/14/2001)

Censorship High By Daniel Silverman
A 17-year-old takes a stand against a school Web-filtering system that screens out Planned Parenthood but not the Christian Coalition. (06/14/2001)

Slim Shady takes a hit from the FCC
By Eric Boehlert (06/14/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, June 13, 2001 (06/13/2001)

"Sexy Beast" By Andrew O'Hehir
An underwater dream world, cackling criminals and a smart twist on the crime-movie genre add up to one of the best British films since "Trainspotting." (06/13/2001)

Michael Feldman on Salon Premium
The public radio host and personality offers his reasons you should subscribe. (06/13/2001)

"Glue"
Irvine Welsh reads from his new book, in which an obese window cleaner enters the hotel room of an American singer celeb to eat her club sandwich. (06/13/2001)

Today in fiction
(06/13/2001)

"The Cold Six Thousand" by James Ellroy By Allen Barra
With his latest tale of epic conspiracy and evil, Ellroy takes crime fiction as far as it can go -- and maybe even farther. (06/13/2001)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
How's it hangin'? (06/13/2001)

Cruising for teen boozing By Amy Standen
Jenna's not the only one under scrutiny. One city puts cops on the party circuit to stop underage drinking. (06/13/2001)

What about retarded criminals? By Bruce Shapiro
Although Bush says they shouldn't be executed, his Texas record shows otherwise, fueling the division between America and Europe over the death penalty. (06/13/2001)

By George, he's back By Allen Barra
Steinbrenner lashes out at the Yankees, just like old times. And this time, he's actually got a point. (06/13/2001)

The powder puff girls By Steve Burgess
My $5,000 night at the most exclusive geisha house in Japan. (06/13/2001)

Clooney: I'm no "misogynistic he-man" By Amy Reiter
Sharon Stone on seeing "her knight" battle a "real dragon"; report: Affleck used a butt double. Plus: Carmen Electra -- from Rodman to the Dalai Lama. (06/13/2001)

Health showdown looms on Capitol Hill By Jake Tapper
The patients bill of rights shapes up as the first true battle between Bush and the newly aligned Congress. (06/13/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
The president faces protesters overseas, political rebellion at home. (06/13/2001)

Hello Ollie? By Anthony York
Is Oliver North headed for Congress? Plus: The vast media-Euroweenie conspiracy revealed (06/13/2001)

Sake, tea or me? By Cynthia Gralla
Inside the strange, sometimes dangerous world of a Tokyo hostess. First in a series. (06/13/2001)

Slim Shady takes a hit from the FCC By Eric Boehlert
Citing new indecency guidelines, the commission fines a radio station for playing Eminem. (06/13/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, June 12, 2001 (06/12/2001)

From A to Xena By Joyce Millman
Those about to have their series finale, we salute you. (06/12/2001)

"Ben, in the World"
Doris Lessing addresses the fate of Ben, the tragic social misfit she gave life to in her novel "The Fifth Child." (06/12/2001)

Today in fiction
(06/12/2001)

If these walls could talk By Garrison Keillor
I made a joke about my transgendered co-worker's looks, and I'm afraid she overheard me. I should probably fess up and apologize, but what if she didn't hear me? (06/12/2001)

Bestsellers
This week's bestselling books courtesy of Powells.com (06/12/2001)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
Taking the windowless bus to Unhappyland. (06/12/2001)

Sex, plugs and faux mink stoles By Carina Chocano
Will Harper's Bazaar join the march down-market? (06/12/2001)

Top 10 crimes of fashion By Janelle Brown
Fascism is on the rise, and silliness is being foisted on consumers. (06/12/2001)

Murder and intrigue in Kathmandu By Jeff Greenwald
The massacre of the royal family in Nepal threatens the stability of a nation that has struggled toward democracy for over a decade. (06/12/2001)

Julie Christie By Stephanie Zacharek
The most honest and revealing of actresses, she speaks a language of her own that we instantly understand. (06/12/2001)

Jerry's jerkiness, Axl's anger, Dylan's soul
Readers respond to articles on Jerry Lewis' pity for the disabled, Axl Rose's uneven career and the price of Dylan's soul. (06/12/2001)

Roly-Poly DiCaprioly! By Amy Reiter
Cameron Diaz says Leonardo resembles a snail; Angelina Jolie claims she's "extremely human." Plus: Courtney Love victim of $100,000 jewel heist! (06/12/2001)

President Bush's first-ever trip to Europe By Tom McNichol
We've got some important travel tips, Mr. President, so listen up: Keep plenty of Marlboros handy and don't mention the war. (06/12/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Bush enrages California, again. Plus: Does global warming really need a lot of new research? (06/12/2001)

Bushzilla goes to Europe By Anthony York
Can the president convince our increasingly dismayed allies that he isn't just an arrogant Texas oilman? (06/12/2001)

All aboard the Party Switching Express By Anthony York
Next stop: Rhode Island? The chat rooms buzz with rumors about Sen. Lincoln Chafee. (06/12/2001)

Youth magnet By Lillian Ann Slugocki
Men my age don't give me the time of day, but since I turned 40 I've been attracting hard bodies by the score. (06/12/2001)

Microsoft unbound By Andrew Leonard
No longer cowed by the feds, the colossus of Redmond returns to business as usual. (06/12/2001)

Real Life Rock Top 10 By Greil Marcus
Special Out of Town Out of Mind Summer Edition! (06/11/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Monday, June 11, 2001 (06/11/2001)

"Fearless Jones" Read by Peter Francis James
Walter Mosley's new novel finds two black men in Los Angeles in the 1950s trying to fight their way out of a bewildering vortex of betrayal and violence. (06/11/2001)

The morality police By Charles Taylor
Our hysterical attempts to shield kids from images of sex and violence are stunting young lives -- and trapping us all in a Big Lie. (06/11/2001)

Today in fiction
(06/11/2001)

Salon recommends
Nervy, sexy stories from a rediscovered Italian master, and more. (06/11/2001)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
What oil crisis? It's just our capitalist system operating at peak efficiency! (06/11/2001)

Banning censorship By Amy Benfer
First Amendment attorney and author Marjorie Heins argues that obscenity laws do children more harm than good. (06/11/2001)

The plague abettors By David Horowitz
Through 20 years of political correctness and political pressure, the gay establishment has caused AIDS to spread like wildfire. (06/11/2001)

A Vegas for veterans By Arianna Huffington
The planned World War II monument looks like a white elephant. Why not focus on rebuilding lives rather than a feel-good memorial? (06/11/2001)

David Rakoff By Brett Leveridge
The author of "Fraud" talks about being Gene Kelly, tiny, tiny writing and the boom in humorous essays. (06/11/2001)

Breastcapades! By Amy Reiter
Tonya Harding puts her breast skate forward; Nerve.com party gets sexy -- what a shocker! Plus: David Duchovny says, "My butt is so good." (06/11/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Americans still angry over Florida recount. Bush backsteps on global warming as he gets last lessons for Europe trip. (06/11/2001)

Can he do that? By Chris Colin
An increasingly controversial Texas judge orders a man not to have sex until he's married. (06/11/2001)

Today in fiction
(06/11/2001)

Today in fiction
(06/10/2001)

The mystery of John Doe No. 2 By David Neiwert
McVeigh may die, but the FBI's shoddy case means suspicions that he had at least one other accomplice will live on. (06/09/2001)

More lights go out on the Web By Scott Rosenberg
The apparent demise of pioneering sites Feed and Suck leaves the online world an emptier, duller place. (06/09/2001)

"Swordfish" By Stephanie Zacharek
A supposedly sophisticated shocker turns out like every other action thriller we've seen in the past three years -- only more annoying. (06/08/2001)

"Evolution" By Andrew O'Hehir
Hollywood cranks out an all-new monster -- a mutant amalgamation of other, better summer movies. (06/08/2001)

"The Anniversary Party" By Stephanie Zacharek
Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming write, direct and star in a riveting, caffeinating study of marriage. (06/08/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Weekend, June 8-10, 2001 (06/08/2001)

My house understands me
Patrick Deutsch's home X10 setup knows when to turn the lights on, how warm to keep the kitchen and what videos to play on the toilet TV. (06/08/2001)

Today in fiction
(06/09/2001)

Battle of the sexes By Matt Thorne
When the organizers of the women-only Orange Prize brought in a panel of male judges, it raised an age-old question: Do men and women have different taste in books? (06/08/2001)

"A Curiously Very Great Book" and "The Darker Side of Muhammad Ali"
Readers respond to Andrew O'Hehir on the greatness of "The Lord of the Rings" and Larry Platt on reconsidering Muhammad Ali. (06/08/2001)

Bigfoot ruined my sex life By Kyle Mizokami
My lifelong fling with a mythical, hairy primate has stomped on my dating prospects. (06/08/2001)

Banish the Boogeymom!
By Jennifer Foote Sweeney (06/08/2001)

Philadelphia story By Jon Entine
Long before the Sixers, the city was known for basketball -- but the players were Jews and the stereotypes were all about their "trickiness." (06/08/2001)

Tracking the Bigfoot trackers By Phil Busse
They're dedicated, they're picky and they're an endangered species. (06/08/2001)

Sexy or nasty? By Amy Reiter
Bootylicious Beyoncé draws a fine line; Salma Hayek voted sexier than J.Lo! Plus: "Kissing Rachel Ward was the same as kissing a man." (06/08/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Republicans celebrate tax cut but worry about Senate power switch. Democrats probe energy price hikes. (06/08/2001)

Your schedule, Mr. President By Bruce Kluger and David Slavin
Tuesday: ROAD TRIP!!! to Alaska -- and ix-nay on the Exxon Valdez jokes. (06/08/2001)

Down and dirty By Alicia Montgomery
The release of the Civil Rights Commission report on the Florida election turns into another partisan catfight. (06/09/2001)

Man in black By David Thomson
Sexy young Allen Iverson was the one everyone watched in Wednesday night's upset of the Lakers. (06/08/2001)

A spam cop goes AWOL By Damien Cave
The ORBS blacklist, a controversial tool for stopping unsolicited e-mail, is suddenly inaccessible. (06/08/2001)

Apple's moviemaking revolution
By Damien Cave (06/08/2001)

Sucked company By Katharine Mieszkowski
Feed and Suck are the latest casualties of the dot-com downturn, but co-editor in chief Steven Johnson vows to bring them back from the dead. (06/08/2001)

"Bread and Roses" By Andrew O'Hehir
The problem with Ken Loach's half-Spanish, half-English film isn't the lefty politics, it's that the Brit knows nothing about Los Angeles. (06/07/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, June 7, 2001 (06/07/2001)

"Yes, Columbia, there is a David Manning" By Paul Tatara
Not believe in the studio's fictional movie critic? You might as well not believe in Mel Gibson! (06/07/2001)

The week in dirt Read by Amy Reiter
Poor Ken is not 'N Sync with Barbie. Plus: The scoop on the latest Tom Cruise "don't call me gay" lawsuits, Halle Berry's boobs and J.Lo's Heimlich maneuver on Cris Judd. (06/07/2001)

Today in fiction
(06/08/2001)

The nightmare of recovery By Laura Miller
A powerful new book on the drug war's trenches argues that treatment is the answer -- but our current system dooms more addicts than it helps. (06/07/2001)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Defection gives Grub Party control of the Group-by-the-Great-Water. (06/07/2001)

The nuclear family takes a hit By Amy Benfer
Census data deals a blow to an American icon -- and the conservative groups that promote it. (06/07/2001)

Coma studies and jungle madness By Christine Kenneally
"Days of Our Lives" was paving the way for science long before real-life eggheads had figured anything out. (06/07/2001)

Axl Rose: American hellhound By Damien Cave
He was a savior, dedicated to pure, authentic anger. In the '80s he burned holes in a culturally complacent country. (06/07/2001)

Granny to Aguilera: Get dressed! By Amy Reiter
Undies-clad Christina gets dissed by her own kin! Plus: Cher gets dolled up, Meadow gets memoir-ish and Angelina gets catty. (06/07/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Conservatives gripe about tax cut, but Republicans play it cool in the Senate. (06/07/2001)

Los Angeles' dirty little election By Anthony York
Forget the overhyped black-vs.-brown story lines -- the lesson of the city's mayoral race comes down to old-time political posturing. (06/07/2001)

Betraying our children By Arianna Huffington
Rather than reform our schools, Bush's test-centric education bill will lead to game-show-style teaching and unfairly categorize kids as failures. (06/07/2001)

Aluminum sliding By Jake Tapper
Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill promised to dump his Alcoa stock in March. He still hasn't -- and might have bagged $62 million as a result. (06/07/2001)

Scientists say global warming is real By Anthony York
And in a related story, Lucianne.com posters say the Earth is flat. (06/07/2001)

So many women, so little time By Stephen Lemons
Young and old, fat and thin -- Jan Saudek's camera makes love to them all. (06/07/2001)

My own private space station By Amy Standen
Robert Bigelow has his funding priorities straight: Orbiting cruise ships and paranormal research. (06/07/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, June 6, 2001 (06/06/2001)

Frankenly speaking By Ian Rothkerch
Political comedian Al Franken on the Bush daughters, why conservative pundits are so annoying and Barbra Streisand, rain forest killer. (06/06/2001)

"A Million Bubbles"
Hear a live recording of David Sedaris reading a previously unpublished story from his new audiobook "Me Talk Pretty One Day." (06/06/2001)

Peter Coyote on Salon Premium
The acclaimed actor, writer and activist explains why you should subscribe. (06/06/2001)

The darker side of Muhammad Ali By Larry Platt
A devastating book overturns the boxer's saintly image and redeems one victim of his racial stereotyping -- Joe Frazier. (06/06/2001)

Today in fiction
(06/07/2001)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Like father, like daughter. (06/06/2001)

Winner's guilt By Michal Keeley
After 20 years, I win a sex-discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. government. But do I deserve a reward? (06/06/2001)

Hockey meltdown By Allen Barra
How many American sports fans can relate to a game that's played on ice in mid-June? (06/06/2001)

Brinkmanship of blood By Flore de Préneuf
Pushed to the edge by rage and revenge, Palestinians and Israelis stare into the abyss of war. (06/06/2001)

Shipwrecked in Manhattan By Peter Nichols
His sailboat sank in the middle of the Atlantic, but how he found his way back to sea was even more unexpected. (06/06/2001)

Jerry Lewis speaks the truth By Lorenzo W. Milam
The veteran comedian is in trouble with the militant disabled for using words like "cripple" and "pity." They're wrong; he's right. (06/06/2001)

Show him the money By Amy Reiter
A lone journalist stands up to Tom Cruise's anti-outing crusade; "Survivor's" creator admits to shameless marketing; Halle Berry says $500,000 wouldn't cover her breasts; and more! (06/06/2001)

McCain stands firm By Jake Tapper
In an exclusive interview, the Arizona maverick says he really isn't leaving the GOP to run for president. Really. (06/07/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Christopher Reeve and rights groups sue Bush, while half-human Bat Boy stalks Jenna. Plus: The president smiles through party switch as Republicans back off tough talk. (06/06/2001)

The jihad against Chuy's By Anthony York
Conservatives call for payback on Jenna Bush's alcohol bust. (06/06/2001)

At his best By Karen Croft
Esquire's guide to what a man should know about sex is fun and female-friendly, but it's also about helping guys get laid. (06/06/2001)

Survival of the losers By Amol Sarva
Even Charles Darwin couldn't have predicted who would emerge from the Web's evolutionary shakeout. (06/06/2001)

Napster's long haul By Charles C. Mann
The legally hounded music-sharing service has struck a deal with the record labels, but the "celestial jukebox" is still a long way off. (06/06/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, June 5, 2001 (06/05/2001)

The "Bootylicious" gambit By Eric Boehlert
Can a hot new single from Destiny's Child help Columbia Records crack the indie promoters' control of pop radio? (06/05/2001)

Overfed and undernourished
Health guru Gary Null says everything about the American diet is an abomination, a continuous trade of health for convenience that has to be stopped. (06/05/2001)

A curiously very great book By Andrew O'Hehir
Although its popularity is unparalleled, intellectuals still question the literary stature of "The Lord of the Rings." Now, one scholar defends it as a modern masterpiece. Second of two parts. (06/06/2001)

Today in fiction
(06/06/2001)

What's religion got to do with it? By Garrison Keillor
After having sex the other night, my girlfriend asked me if I'd like to say a prayer. What if she comes out to me as a born-again? (06/05/2001)

Bestsellers
This week's bestselling books, courtesy of Powells.com. (06/05/2001)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
How to insult the gods. (06/05/2001)

Banish the boogeymom! By Jennifer Foote Sweeney
Why, when a woman chooses both to work and to mother, does she incite the sort of rage reserved for wayward clerics and defilers of sacred things? (06/05/2001)

Bush's double standard By Joe Conason
The president demands severe punishment for drug and alcohol offenders -- unless they're members of the Bush clan. (06/05/2001)

The devil inside Jenna and George ... and Andrew
Readers respond to Salon's recent coverage of the Bush twins' alcohol bust and the controversy surrounding Andrew Sullivan's online sexual persona. (06/05/2001)

Private parts By Joan Walsh
The Andrew Sullivan and Jenna Bush stories raise one of the toughest questions in journalism: When is it acceptable to reveal the private lives of public figures? (06/05/2001)

Stevie Nicks By Joyce Millman
She's cool, she's hot and she's back. The witchy '70s glam princess, who was Lilith Fair before there was one, is in style -- again. (06/05/2001)

Losing his religion? By Jake Tapper
Negotiating a bill through Congress, Bush's faith czar expresses frustration with his own White House. (06/05/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Bush brothers trade pranks as the president's poll numbers drop. (06/05/2001)

The scandal that won't die By Kerry Lauerman
Ari Fleischer says there really is evidence of vandalism by Clinton staffers, so the GAO is investigating -- again. (06/05/2001)

My story was ethical By Michelangelo Signorile
Writer Andrew Sullivan's pronouncements on AIDS and other gay issues made his personal life fair game. (06/06/2001)

New theories on the Gore-Clinton split By Anthony York
Lucianne.com posters weigh in. Plus: What to do with that summer tax rebate? (06/05/2001)

Drive, he said By Chris Colin
A police officer's foot, and several innocent vehicles, are injured during an escape attempt by a would-be john. (06/05/2001)

Apple's moviemaking revolution By Damien Cave
Its cheap, fast Final Cut Pro software makes film editing affordable -- and threatens industry leader Avid. (06/05/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Monday, June 4, 2001 (06/04/2001)

The summer's worst films By Ian Rothkerch
A special roundup of the big flicks that never quite made it, from "Me So Horny, You So Pretty" to Jerry Bruckheimer's "Ellis Island." (06/04/2001)

"Good in Bed" Read by Paula Cole
In Jennifer Weiner's debut novel, a journalist discovers that her ex-boyfriend is writing sex columns for a women's magazine and sharing the details of their former sex life. (06/04/2001)

Today in fiction
(06/04/2001)

Salon recommends
The childhood games played by Bill Clinton, Jackie Collins, George Plimpton and others, a kitschy collection of anti-commie paraphernalia and more. (06/04/2001)

The book of the century By Andrew O'Hehir
Although its popularity is unparalleled, intellectuals dismiss "The Lord of the Rings" as boyish fantasy. Now one scholar defends J.R.R. Tolkien's "true myth" as a modern masterpiece. First of two parts. (06/04/2001)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
What's the REAL reason Jim Jeffords defected? (06/04/2001)

Keeping it real By Janelle Brown
British magazine i-D marks 20 years of pimples, dimples and fashion in the rough. (06/04/2001)

Tarnished glossy editors and a dearth of petticoats By Janelle Brown
I'll take Anna Wintour's job -- as soon as she finishes her mud-wrestling and cancan binge. (06/04/2001)

How the other 1 percent lives By Arianna Huffington
Whether you're wanting or wealthy, it's getting tougher to eke out a comfortable living these days, two new tomes reveal. (06/04/2001)

Kramer for mayor! By Gersh Kuntzman
The real-life inspiration for the "Seinfeld" character wants to fix what Giuliani broke. If only stoners could remember to vote. (06/04/2001)

My XXX dad By Amy Reiter
The son of "Hogan's Heroes" star Bob Crane sells his late dad's porn shots; Barbie loves 'N Sync; "Survivor's" Colleen gets squeamish. Plus: Prince bones up on the Scriptures. (06/04/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
The president's convoluted tax cut. Plus: White House revives vandal scandal while Bush twins hear from dad at Camp David. (06/04/2001)

More than physical By Karen Croft
The fourth season of HBO's "Sex and the City" is just as funny as the last, but now the girls are questioning who they are as much as who they are sleeping with. (06/04/2001)

On-the-go porn By Annalee Newitz
Cellphone pornography is set to be the next wave of adult techno-entertainment. Too bad its creators haven't learned from history. (06/04/2001)

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In defense of Andrew Sullivan By Cliff Rothman
Whatever discrepancies exist between his public words and his private actions, the attempt to smear him sexually is a vendetta masquerading as journalism. (06/02/2001)

Dems to White House: Apologize! By Jake Tapper
Since the vandal scandal has been debunked, Clinton staffers want their names cleared. (06/02/2001)

Three strikes and she's out? By Alicia Montgomery
Jenna Bush may be facing not only her father's wrath, but a jail sentence under a zero-tolerance law he signed. (06/02/2001)

The devil inside Jenna and George By Gary Kamiya
It's not the Bush family's party spirit I object to -- it's Dubya's compulsion to punish it in others. (06/02/2001)

The music revolution will not be digitized
By Janelle Brown (06/02/2001)

"The Animal" By Stephanie Zacharek
Not a complete dog. (06/01/2001)

"What's the Worst That Could Happen?" By Charles Taylor
I don't know when a bad movie has made me laugh as much as this heist farce did. (06/01/2001)

The sizzling sleepers of summer By the Salon A&E staff
Forget "The Mummy Returns" and "Pearl Harbor": Here are the season's most scorching movies. (06/01/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Weekend, June 1-3, 2001 (06/01/2001)

Reporting on Yang Zili
Katharine Mieszkowski describes how tech support got the activist in trouble with Chinese authorities, and why many of the story's sources went unnamed. (06/01/2001)

Today in fiction
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"Fraud" by David Rakoff By Amy Reiter
An archly funny essayist studies Tibetan Buddhism with Steven Seagal, searches for the Loch Ness monster and plays Sigmund Freud in a department store window. (06/01/2001)

The ugly truth about "Betty La Fea" By Sandra Hernandez
A telenovela heroine for our times betrays her feminist fans. (06/01/2001)

Christina Ricci By Stephen Lemons
Her latest role, in "The Man Who Cried," casts her as a Jewish refugee during World War II who has a hot thing with Johnny Depp. (06/01/2001)

The energy mess and fascist gays
By Camille Paglia (06/01/2001)

We're already laughing! By Amy Reiter
"Battlefield Earth" to be animated TV series; Kidman stalker threatens to sue star for slander. Plus: Britney and Justin walk out on $600 bar tab! (06/01/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Twin mania sweeps the media, and Jeffords gets guards after death threats. (06/01/2001)

The first family's alcohol troubles
By Joan Walsh (06/01/2001)

The unlikely populist By William Bradley
California's Gray Davis is scoring political points by bashing Bush and "greedy" Texas energy firms, but the cautious centrist probably won't become the scourge of the energy industry. (06/01/2001)

McCain flirts with Tom Daschle By Anthony York
The two senators plan a weekend powwow at McCain's Arizona ranch. (06/01/2001)

Happy birthday, Marilyn By David Thomson
The sex goddess chats about her loves, kissing Tony Curtis and her friendship with Henry Kissinger and the Kennedys. (06/01/2001)

The music revolution will not be digitized By Janelle Brown
The dust is clearing from the online entertainment wars. Who won? The record labels. Who lost? Consumers. (06/01/2001)