September 2001

Tears of a Chihuahua By Laura Miller
The single most miserable Chihuahua on the face of the planet. (09/29/2001)

No end in sight By Flore de Préneuf
On the anniversary of the new Palestinian intifada, a resolution between Palestinians and Israelis seems as far away as ever. (09/29/2001)

Democracy held hostage By David Talbot
We are fighting for freedom -- including the right to vigorously debate. But the war fever crowd wants us all to march in step. (09/29/2001)

Stay, just a little bit longer By Stephanie Zacharek
Giuliani isn't trying to hurt democracy by proposing a term extension, but to make it work better. (09/29/2001)

"Don't Say a Word" By Charles Taylor
Car bombs? People buried alive? What the hell is 20th Century Fox thinking?! (09/28/2001)

"Born Romantic" By Stephanie Zacharek
This English charmer is actually funny and romantic -- and it won't make men run out of the theater. (09/28/2001)

"Hearts in Atlantis" By Andrew O'Hehir
Pretty pictures wash an ominous Stephen King story with bland nostalgia. Anthony Hopkins stars as the creepy stranger. (09/28/2001)

"Va Savoir" By Charles Taylor
The world's least-known great filmmaker finally makes a movie everyone gets to see. Too bad it's only dazzling. (09/28/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Weekend, Sept. 28-30, 2001 (09/28/2001)

Lynda Barry
Unspeakable (09/28/2001)

What's so funny about peace, love and understanding? By Jennifer Foote Sweeney
As we struggle to define courage under the threat of terrorism, we can't dismiss the power of nonviolence. (09/28/2001)

Good neighbor policies By Bill McKibben
After Sept. 11, we are of the world, not apart from it. So maybe we'll stop saying no to vital international agreements. (09/28/2001)

Friends like these By Eric Boehlert
Why did so many of the Sept. 11 hijackers have ties to Saudi Arabia? Why can't the U.S. use Saudi bases to fight the war on terrorism? What Americans don't know about their best Muslim ally. (09/28/2001)

Introducing Salon's Central Asia correspondent  
A Muslim born in India, a woman traveling alone in Pakistan, a Westerner covering the war against the West, Asra Nomani sees the fault lines of the post-Sept. 11 world from many angles. (09/28/2001)

Return to Pakistan By Asra Q. Nomani
On Sept. 11, the region where I was born suddenly became the center of the world -- and I knew I had to go back. (09/29/2001)

Chapter 34: Thursday, Dec. 21 By Alfred Alcorn
In which an FBI agent visits Norman and tells him of Freddie Bain's very checkered past. (09/28/2001)

Formez vos bataillons! By Kristin Hohenadel
Once fond of clucking at us, France has found a new love for America. (09/28/2001)

Letters: Great American propagandist
Readers respond to Mike Thomas' profile of Paul Harvey, and to Amy Reiter's report on Joan Rivers and her Sept. 11 politics. (09/28/2001)

It's time for Rudy to go By Anthony York
New York's mayor has done a great job in a time of crisis. But extending his term is a power grab that reminds his critics of the old Giuliani. (09/28/2001)

The opposite of sex By Jonathon Keats
Andy Warhol, ultimate icon of pop, made painting an orgy and pornography an art form. But you'll never guess what he did between the sheets. (09/28/2001)

Coming soon: Son of Mr. Blue
Submit your questions now. (09/28/2001)

Where's my Islamic e-book? By Andrew Leonard
The demand for good books about terrorism or Afghanistan has never been greater, but the best are hard to find. Why can't I just click, buy and download? (09/28/2001)

Greenspan's New Deal By Damien Cave
Save the poor! No breaks for the rich! Has the Fed chairman become a tax-and-spend Democrat? (09/28/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001 (09/27/2001)

Pimp pageant By Carina Chocano
Fox unleashes "Who Wants to Be a Princess?" as "Undeclared" sprouts from the dung heap of the new season. (09/27/2001)

Creating "many, many Osamas" By Steve Kettmann
Novelist William Vollmann says if the U.S. convinces Afghans of bin Laden's guilt, they'll support the move against him. If not, only "genocide" will defeat them. (09/28/2001)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
"Terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center, killing thousands." (09/27/2001)

Toward peace By Alan Rifkin
There's prayer, and then there's the wife and money trouble and Billy Graham. (09/27/2001)

What's sports got to do with it? By Allen Barra
Nothing. So for God's sake, no "Michael Jordan boosted our morale" pieces. (09/27/2001)

America the ignorant By Laura Miller
After Sept. 11, Americans have rushed to educate themselves about Islam, the Middle East and foreign affairs. But how did we get so benighted in the first place? (09/27/2001)

White House whitewashers By Jake Tapper
Bush staffers chastise NBC for a Clinton interview, Fleischer whacks Maher and the Bush-was-in-danger story falls apart. Tension mounts between the White House and the media. (09/27/2001)

The president's secret weapon By Jim Hershberg
If he really wants to be bipartisan in the war on terror, Bush should appoint Bill Clinton as a roving ambassador. (09/27/2001)

Vigil at the Armory By Jay Dixit
As family members waited for news of survivors, they had to contend with prank phone calls, Tony Soprano jokes and the dull ache of dwindling hope. (09/27/2001)

Because he needs the money By Amy Reiter
Schwarzenegger sues slot machine company; Madonna ditched by longtime spokeswoman. Plus: Burglars swipe Britney and Justin's "personal videos," and more! (09/27/2001)

Oily insecurity By Damien Cave
After Sept. 11, conservatives call again for drilling in Alaska -- but environmentalists say the real danger is our addiction to oil. (09/27/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001 (09/26/2001)

"Liam" By Charles Taylor
The director of "High Fidelity" commands a nuanced tale of a small man consumed by fascism. It's what "Angela's Ashes" should have been. (09/26/2001)

Deciphering suicide By Jeffrey Eugenides
The hijackers lacked the heroism of martyrs. All they had was the violence (09/26/2001)

Bestsellers
This week's bestselling books courtesy of Powells.com (09/26/2001)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Stopped by cops for WBWB (waiting for a bus while black). (09/26/2001)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
No one makes soul food like Mom's. (09/26/2001)

Paranoid like me By Gary Greenberg
The country becomes afraid and my alienation begins to fade. (09/26/2001)

"Why can't I die?" By Christopher Ketcham
The surviving firemen of Engines 202 and 279 and Ladder 101, which lost more than a dozen men, sit in a garden in Red Hook around a bucket of iced beer. (09/26/2001)

The sick mind of Noam Chomsky By David Horowitz
"The most important intellectual alive" is a pathological ayatollah of anti-American hate -- and the leader of the treacherous fifth-column Left. (09/26/2001)

Falwell should have listened to the feminists By Robert Scheer
Instead of blaming them for the attacks on the U.S., right-wingers ought to thank women's groups for raising alarms about the Taliban early and often. (09/26/2001)

At long last, Peres meets with Arafat By Flore de Préneuf
The talks are more symbol than substance, but hard-liners on both sides denounce them anyway. Still, it's a small victory for U.S. diplomacy. (09/26/2001)

Islam's flawed spokesmen By Jake Tapper
Some of the groups claiming to speak for American Muslims find it impossible to speak out against terrorist groups. (09/26/2001)

Chapter 33: Monday, Dec. 18 By Alfred Alcorn
In which Korky and Norman attend a ball, but don't dance (with each other), and Mr. Dearth tears into lawyers. (09/26/2001)

"I can't believe this is America" By Rebecca Segall
At the Arab Club of a Manhattan college, accusations and racial slurs make it hard to grieve. (09/26/2001)

Reality tough on reality TV alumni By Amy Reiter
"Survivor's" Richard Hatch guilty of assault; Vegas' tiger canoodlers give a chunk of change to the relief kitty. Plus: New York, Seinfeld's on the way! (09/26/2001)

Single survivor By Jennifer Howze
In the aftermath of disaster, dating becomes an absurd folly. Who has the luxury of spending a few hours with someone you may never see again? (09/26/2001)

Peer-to-peer terrorism By James Grimmelmann
Bad news from the Napster wars: The harder you fight against decentralized networks, the more enemies you create. (09/26/2001)

"The Media's Islamic Blind Spot"
By Eric Boehlert (09/26/2001)

What's up with Generation Y? By Jim DeRogatis
Will the largest teen generation in history prove to be a mass of zombie consumers -- or an awakened giant filled with a terrible resolve? (09/25/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001 (09/25/2001)

Dark garland/Affirming flame By Lawrence Weschler
Leaves from my commonplace book, September 2001 (09/25/2001)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
Ground zero: Sept. 16 (09/25/2001)

Emotional rescue By William Harvey
A young violinist serenades battered rescuers in the concert of a lifetime. (09/25/2001)

Irony is dead! Long live irony! By David Beers
As jingoists call for a New Sincerity, we need irony -- the serious kind -- more than ever. (09/25/2001)

Bomb them with butter By Joe Conason
In addition to limited military action against bin Laden, the U.S. should blanket Afghanistan with food, clothing and medicine. (09/25/2001)

The Central Asian chess game By Steve Kettmann
If the United States goes to war in Afghanistan, it will need the cooperation of former Soviet republics. (09/25/2001)

There is no alternative to war By David Rieff
Blame-the-U.S. pacifism misses the point. Bin Laden wants to eradicate Western modernity, not liberate Palestine, and the U.S. has no choice but to fight him. (09/26/2001)

Salon's war reader Compiled by Anthony York
Don't know much about Central Asian history? Osama bin Laden? The Web provides a crash course in what's needed to understand "America's new war." (09/25/2001)

Paul Harvey By Mike Thomas
He's been a radio icon since Limbaugh and Stern were in grade school. More than that, he is the finest huckster ever to roam the airwaves. (09/25/2001)

No swimsuit? No lawsuit By Amy Reiter
Celine Dion decides suing over skinny-dipping claim is no longer important; Oasis' Noel Gallagher gets nasty. Plus: Joan Rivers won't sing -- so what's the bad news? (09/25/2001)

Our scary new best friends By Ken Silverstein
Afghanistan's Northern Alliance may be the enemy of our enemy, but it has its own grim history of violence and abuse of power. (09/25/2001)

The media's Islamic blind spot By Eric Boehlert
News reports are obsessing about how the terrorist attacks happened, but not why. (09/25/2001)

Kurt Cobain and a dream about pop By Bill Wyman
In an age of corporate consolidation, Kurt Cobain turned an industry upside down. And in an age of media prying, he died right in front of our eyes. (09/24/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Monday, Sept. 24, 2001 (09/24/2001)

Dispatches from Afghanistan By Douglas Cruickshank
Like Vietnam chronicler Michael Herr, Russian journalist Artyom Borovik captured the hallucinatory hell of war -- but these days it's Borovik's account of Afghanistan that seems the most relevant. (09/25/2001)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
No easy answers ahead. (09/24/2001)

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A note to readers (09/24/2001)

Terror's first victims By Janelle Brown
When fanatics like the Taliban seize control of Islamic countries, women are the first to suffer. (09/24/2001)

The fatwa against Bill Maher By Arianna Huffington
Politically correct TV executives and advertisers are rushing to censor the talk show host for exercising his right to free speech. (09/24/2001)

Chapter 32: Friday, Dec. 15 By Alfred Alcorn
In which a preposterous domicile is visited, and lust, exquisite food and talk of good vs. evil intermingle. (09/24/2001)

Only connect By Ann Marsh
For many ex-lovers, the tragedy on Sept. 11 kicked up more than just dust. (09/24/2001)

What he meant to say By Amy Reiter
Foot-in-mouth police snag a Backstreet Boy; scads of terror-themed entertainment pushed back; Bob Hope feeling healthier, sadder. (09/24/2001)

It isn't just "freedom" they hate By Sara Pursley
Those who rained terror upon the U.S. may have had real grievances -- and we shouldn't feel guilty about discussing them. (09/22/2001)

Blasts from the past By Ken Silverstein
The weaponry the Taliban could turn on us may be our own, the relics of a $7 billion Cold War campaign. (09/22/2001)

Solidarity forever? By Steve Kettmann
At an emergency meeting, European leaders back a "targeted" campaign against terrorism and applaud Bush's new internationalism. (09/22/2001)

How big a war? By Anthony York
Hawk Paul Wolfowitz wants the U.S. to attack Iraq. Colin Powell doesn't -- and nobody knows who has Bush's ear. (09/22/2001)

Anger in the bazaars of Peshawar By Sean Kenny
The Taliban has strong support in the tribal areas of northwest Pakistan. If there is civil war, it will start here. (09/22/2001)

God bless Big Brother By Damien Cave and Katharine Mieszkowski
Law enforcement officials are taking advantage of the war on terrorism to get everything they ever wanted. (09/22/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Weekend, Sept. 21-23, 2001 (09/21/2001)

Dark times. Dark humor By Carina Chocano
Memo to Jeff Greenfield (and Bill Maher): Irony lives. (09/21/2001)

King Kong's home away from home By Stephanie Zacharek
A moviegoer's elegy for the World Trade Center. (09/21/2001)

The greatest TV benefit show ever By Jeff Stark
Neil Young, Stevie Wonder, U2 and -- Fred Durst!? -- somberly and tastefully raise millions for the families of the victims of the Sept. 11 disaster (09/22/2001)

No more high heels By Janet Fitch
Go ahead, rip up my luggage and take down my license plate number. Life is newly serious after Sept. 11, and I want to feel it. (09/21/2001)

Can't get me By Judson Frondorf
Where you'll find me. (09/21/2001)

Lynda Barry
Emily Dickinson poem number 341 (09/21/2001)

No more street fighting man By David Moberg
In the wake of the terrorist attacks, the anti-globalization movement is trying to rein in violence -- and preparing for a hard road ahead (09/21/2001)

Why Americans can't find Islam on the map By Eric Boehlert
Few colleges offer comprehensive courses in Arabic or Middle Eastern studies, and even fewer students seem to care. (09/21/2001)

Networks of terror By John Leonard
As television hypes the coming war, the nation watches passively. Stunned by grief, we've shut ourselves up. (09/21/2001)

Bush: America "called to defend freedom" By Gary Kamiya
In the most momentous speech of his presidency, Bush calls for a long, hard war against terrorism. (09/21/2001)

The view from Beirut By Paul Wachter
An American in Lebanon warns that despite Bush's efforts, Arabs will likely view an attack on terrorism as a war on Islam. (09/21/2001)

Chapter 31: Wednesday, Dec. 13 By Alfred Alcorn
In which there's an e-mail about a powerful aphrodisiac, and the moneyman behind Corny's expedition is revealed. (09/21/2001)

They live to give By Amy Reiter
Mariah, fresh out of the hospital, joins the benefit scene; the former Cat Stevens condemns attacks; Jim Carrey, Rosie and Dr. Dre dig deep to help; James Woods delivers hot tip to FBI. (09/21/2001)

A Saddam connection? By David Neiwert
While the world focuses on Osama bin Laden, some experts argue that Iraq was a likely conspirator. (09/21/2001)

What Bush didn't say By Bruce Shapiro
He didn't compare his war strategy to its real predecessor: The War on Drugs. And he made no offers of building an international coalition. (09/21/2001)

Sex in a time of terror By Cole Kazdin
Sometimes being physically close feels like the best defense against death. (09/21/2001)

Will the war on terrorism be a recession buster? By Katharine Mieszkowski
Some economists are predicting that an upcoming flood of government spending will kick-start a flagging economy. (09/21/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001 (09/20/2001)

How to make a movie, in seven easy steps By Josh Kornbluth
Play Ping-Pong. Know your animal anatomy. And hire my brother. (09/20/2001)

"Haiku Tunnel" By Andrew O'Hehir
A low-budget office comedy crackles with self-conscious jabs at the life of a corporate drone. (09/20/2001)

"Glitter" By Stephanie Zacharek
Mariah Carey gets all dressed up and finds no place to go. (09/20/2001)

How not to understand the enemy By Eric Boehlert
A joint Discovery Channel-BBC documentary on terrorism fails to provide the insight Americans so desperately need. (09/20/2001)

A song for Africa -- and the terror victims By Jesse Kornbluth
Bono, 'N Sync, Li'l Kim and many more come together to rerecord "What's Going On." An exclusive report from the studio. (09/20/2001)

Consciousness on overload By Caroline Knapp
A memoirist seeks to untangle the mass of contradictory emotions following the tragedy that changed our lives forever. (09/20/2001)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Fun TV facts to entertain and anesthetize you! (09/20/2001)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Super-Fun-Pak Comix (09/20/2001)

A call for images By Jennifer Foote Sweeney
Send us pictures, with words, of the after life. (09/20/2001)

The shadowy world of Special Operations By David J. Morris
Any strike against bin Laden will rely heavily on the military's Special Forces, known for daring, high-risk raids that are all too often disastrous. (09/20/2001)

How the U.S. will fight By Damien Cave and Anthony York
A combination of special forces, lethal stealth, diplomacy and old-fashioned military power will be used to battle terrorists. (09/21/2001)

"The golden age of intelligence is before us" By Laura Rozen
Robert Kaplan says fighting terrorism will require new rules for spying, but he predicts that fighting an "almost comic book evil" will lead to a revival. (09/21/2001)

Infinite justice? By Scott Rosenberg
Recall the Pentagon's new code name for the war against terror -- before it's too late. (09/21/2001)

Why wasn't public safety a Washington priority? Arianna Huffington
Because there's no industry spreading cash around the capital to protect American citizens. (09/20/2001)

"Round Up the Usual Suspects"
By Damien Cave (09/20/2001)

Terrorist wannabes By Christine Kenneally
In the wake of unimaginable devastation, what motivates someone to phone in a bomb threat? (09/20/2001)

Guns in the sky By Jake Tapper
A congressman wants to arm pilots, crew and a sky marshal. Will that fly in our post-9/11 world? (09/21/2001)

"The Glass House" By Charles Taylor
A crummy screenwriter delivers another implausible thriller. (09/19/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2001 (09/19/2001)

The "enemy" we barely know By Laura Miller
A writer who has traveled extensively in Afghanistan talks about how little we understand its people, how dangerous it is to underestimate them and why they have cause to resent the U.S. (09/19/2001)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
The color of terror. (09/19/2001)

"Stand by Our Man"
By Andrew Sullivan (09/19/2001)

"Hell No, They Won't Go -- Yet"
By Janelle Brown and King Kaufman (09/19/2001)

"Good to Go"
By Russell Morse (09/19/2001)

Good to go By Russell Morse
For the first time I feel like an American, willing to fight for my country. (09/19/2001)

Hell no, they won't go -- yet By Janelle Brown and King Kaufman
Even those college students who passionately support the U.S. war on terrorism aren't sure they want to die in it. (09/19/2001)

Shields up! By Damien Cave
A missile defense system couldn't have stopped the terrorist attacks, but so what? Star Wars is suddenly more popular than ever. (09/19/2001)

Teach the Afghans the pick and roll! By Allen Barra
The corny sentiment and just plain vulgarity of Western sports would do wonders for the more stiff-necked elements of Islamic society. (09/19/2001)

A season in Hell By Christopher Ketcham
Among the rescuers at Ground Zero of the World Trade Center collapse, where worlds and lives are ground to dust. (09/19/2001)

The dig By James Croak
Searching for bodies in the rubble, a volunteer comes face to face with horror and death -- and discovers that there are still heroes in America. (09/19/2001)

Terror is here to stay By Robert Scheer
Despite the desire for quick retaliation, the U.S. will be shadowboxing with the devil for a long time. (09/19/2001)

Lessons on how to fight terror By Andrew Brown
A message from the United Kingdom: Don't torture. Don't shoot boys who throw stones. And don't imagine for a moment that there is any guarantee of success. (09/19/2001)

Welcome to the death zone By Tom Carew
The U.S. can't win a ground war in Afghanistan, says a British special forces officer who helped train the mujahedin. (09/19/2001)

Hunting Osama By Max Garrone
The author of "Black Hawk Down" and "Killing Pablo" says that American special forces have been training to go after bin Laden for years and are more than ready. (09/19/2001)

Chapter 30: Sunday, Dec. 10 By Alfred Alcorn
In which Diantha decides she wants a baby, and Elspeth becomes the life of a heavenly party. (09/19/2001)

The war economy By Katharine Mieszkowski
What will be the fiscal impact of the campaign to extirpate terrorism? (09/19/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2001 (09/18/2001)

"Hardball" By Stephanie Zacharek
It has two strikes against it -- sappy formula movie starring Keanu Reeves -- but it's not as bad as it could be. (09/18/2001)

Dan Rather's tears By Stephanie Zacharek
Journalists don't cry on camera. That was before last week. (09/18/2001)

Writing in the dark By Rick Moody
For those of us charged with making sense of life after the attack, the hard work is just beginning. (09/18/2001)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
On the subway from Brooklyn. (09/18/2001)

Journalism in a time of crisis By David Talbot
(09/18/2001)

Life will never be the same By Chris Colin
Ever since last Tuesday, that's been our mantra -- but what does it mean? (09/18/2001)

Rally round the flag By King Kaufman
I love Old Glory. I just wonder if I can take it back from the creeps who've waved it all my life. (09/18/2001)

Why can't Uncle Sam spy? By Anthony York
The problem is red tape, turf battles and no spies on the ground, say experts. (09/18/2001)

Has bin Laden made himself expendable? By Max Garrone
Now that the Taliban's main opposition leader is dead, a scholar argues, the group may be more willing to hand over Osama bin Laden. (09/18/2001)

Apocalypse now By Norah Vincent
We faced death, and saw the world through the eyes of the brainsick bag ladies we used to ignore. Will we remember their insights? (09/18/2001)

Anne Bancroft By Elizabeth Kuball
Thirty-four years after creating the indelible Mrs. Robinson, she's an actress who still shines in every role. (09/18/2001)

Is there a place for humor and gossip? By Amy Reiter
In the aftermath of last week's terror, readers express their views on the need for trivial pursuits. (09/18/2001)

No more Lone Ranger By Steve Kettmann
European leaders like the internationalist Bush who has emerged from last week's terror attacks. (09/18/2001)

Stand by our man By Andrew Sullivan
Is it too much to ask those who have long disliked Bush to take a moment and give him a chance? (09/18/2001)

D'Orazio By John Yau
The young New York photographer learned from his mentor, Lou Bernstein, how to be responsive to special moments. (09/18/2001)

Real Life Rock Top 10 By Greil Marcus
(09/17/2001)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
This tragedy has brought out the best in us, but will it also bring out the worst? (09/17/2001)

The bloody Jordan river now flows through America By Gary Kamiya
A sword will hang over the U.S. until we convince Israel to make peace with the Palestinians. (09/18/2001)

Can't we all just get along? By Suzy Hansen and Jeff Stark
As the cry for vengeance grows louder at home, American pacifists call for restraint. (09/18/2001)

Bin Laden's American blood brothers By David Horowitz
The day terror struck our country, homegrown extremists Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn waxed nostaglic about their own bombing exploits. (09/18/2001)

Israel's pivotal role By Flore de Prineuf
Palestinians celebrate World Trade Center attacks and Israel balks at truce talks. Will this threaten the U.S.'s global coalition? (09/17/2001)

Bin Laden's American blood brothers
By David Horowitz (09/17/2001)

The bloody Jordan river now flows through America
By Gary Kamiya (09/17/2001)

Chapter 29: Friday, Dec. 8 By Alfred Alcorn
In which suggestive lyrics cause a tempest, and Diantha seems attracted to the Green Sherpa's unsavory proprietor. (09/17/2001)

What now? By Amy Reiter
From Sting and Britney to the Backstreet Boys and Madonna, the entertainment business is grappling with how best to respond to last week's nightmare. (09/17/2001)

Can Bush channel Churchill? By Jake Tapper
The president admires the World War II leader, but he hasn't yet copied Churchill's candor about the hardships ahead as he prepares the nation for war. (09/18/2001)

Setback for Arab-Americans By Jake Tapper
On Sept. 11, Muslim leaders were to meet with President Bush about about the civil rights concerns of ethnic Arabs. Now they're more concerned about their physical safety. (09/17/2001)

Nostradamus called it! By Janelle Brown
Internet conspiracy theorists are having a field day after the attacks. (09/17/2001)

New York's most disliked building? By Eric Boehlert
The World Trade Center represented the essence of American financial power, but critics hated the towers and the public never embraced them. (09/17/2001)

Lynda Barry
With you (09/14/2001)

Now more than ever By Lauren Sandler
Witnessing hell has made me a born-again atheist. (09/14/2001)

Use your words By Jennifer Foote Sweeney
How do we explain the inexplicable to our children? (09/14/2001)

Too much God? By Joan Walsh
When the Rev. Jerry Falwell blamed the ACLU and other liberals for Tuesday's attack, he proved he's America's answer to the Taliban. But that doesn't mean there's no place for God in our expressions of national mourning. (09/14/2001)

Don't go overboard By Joe Conason
Improving our security shouldn't mean undermining our freedom. (09/14/2001)

How to defeat bin Laden
Readers respond to Michael Klare's suggestions about how to bring the terrorist leader to justice. (09/14/2001)

An Afghan-American speaks By Tamim Ansary
You can't bomb us back into the Stone Age. We're already there. But you can start a new world war, and that's exactly what Osama bin Laden wants. (09/14/2001)

Good news, bad news By Max Garrone
Experts say that terrorists will probably strike again, soon, but that biological and chemical attacks are still unlikely. (09/15/2001)

Round up the usual suspects By Damien Cave
How far should ethnic profiling go in the quest to nab the World Trade Center terrorists? (09/15/2001)

Running against the grain: A survivor's tale By Ann Marsh
He was 17 floors from the tower's top just minutes before the jet hit. Luck and his contrary nature got him and two friends out alive. (09/14/2001)

New York gets a dose of Clinton By Steven Manning
The former president appears in Greenwich Village and calls for solidarity. (09/14/2001)

Spying eyes and ears By Jake Tapper
Congressional leaders make the case for a new emphasis on "human intelligence." (09/14/2001)

Send in the online spooks? By Katharine Mieszkowski
In the aftermath of terrorism, civil libertarians are running for cover. But are they protesting too much? (09/15/2001)

View from the box By Bill Wyman
For a day the cable news networks converged. Then they went back to their old tricks. (09/13/2001)

"I felt the wind at my back and knew it was time to dive"
The fire safety director of World Trade Center Tower No. 2, retired firefighter Kevin Horan, was in the building when it started to collapse and barely made it out alive. (09/14/2001)

"These are big strong guys. They ain't going down easy" By Suzy Hansen and Amy Reiter
A day in the life of a decimated firehouse. (09/13/2001)

The enemy with a thousand faces By Gary Kamiya
In Osama bin Laden, the U.S. is confronting one of the most stealthy and formidable foes in its history. (09/14/2001)

Search for survivors continues By Salon staff
Bomb scare empties Congress. Cheney moved to Camp David. New York airports close as arrests reported. Bush says fighting terrorism is now his main task. Death toll could hit 5,000. (09/13/2001)

Too many volunteers, not enough survivors By Michael Scherer and Manya Brachear
New Yorkers flock to help, but find, devastatingly, that there's little to do. (09/13/2001)

Blinded by scandal By Arianna Huffington
Obsessed with sharks and Gary Condit, the media, like the White House, missed earlier warnings about possible terrorist attacks at home. (09/13/2001)

U.S. will retaliate with "sustained campaign"
(09/13/2001)

"We are all Americans" By Daryl Lindsey and Steve Kettmann
With the news that several hijackers studied in Hamburg, Germans throw their support behind Bush, and the tensions of his early months in office melt away -- for now. (09/13/2001)

Anti-Arab passions sweep the U.S. By Janelle Brown
Despite Bush's calls for tolerance, firebombings, shootings and other acts of violence strike Islamic worshippers. (09/13/2001)

Among experts, bin Laden a mystery By Joshua Micah Marshall
Is he really a criminal mastermind coordinating and controlling these atrocities, experts wonder, or simply the most prominent of a larger band of terrorists? (09/13/2001)

How to defeat bin Laden By Michael T. Klare
The U.S. should drop its war rhetoric and convince the Islamic world that he is a dangerous fugitive from justice. (09/13/2001)

Comfort in coming together By Karen Croft
Vigils, gatherings and ad hoc demonstrations offer solidarity and prayer -- from New York to Texas to San Francisco. (09/14/2001)

South Asia is like the Middle East, except everyone has nuclear weapons By Max Garrone and Anthony York
The U.S. wants Pakistan to use its influence with the Taliban to hunt Osama bin Laden and his allies, but regional geopolitics will make that tricky. (09/14/2001)

Living with terrorism By Flore de Prineuf
In Israel, a day without an attack "is a miraculous day," and a public eager for escapism turns to soap operas. (09/13/2001)

Congress balks at giving Bush a blank check By Jake Tapper
Legislators work behind closed doors to limit the president's request for unprecedented power to wage war. (09/14/2001)

The unfriendly skies By Damien Cave and Katharine Mieszkowski
Airports are reopening, but will anyone get on board after the worst air disaster ever? (09/13/2001)

The kamikaze factor By Scott Rosenberg
There was nothing high-tech about this week's suicide attacks. Their terror was psychological, not technological. (09/13/2001)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Words fail me (09/12/2001)

Flying with phantoms By Phaedra Hise
A pilot waves goodbye to the World Trade Center. (09/12/2001)

"They said people came and the city's in trouble" By Amie Barrodale
Brooklyn kids tell the story they were told. (09/12/2001)

America's crumbling sense of immunity By David Beers
There is no magic shield to protect us from the reality that global power carries global consequences. (09/12/2001)

Terrorists are made, not born By Bruce Shapiro
Indiscriminate bombing? Dirty tricks? They're part of the problem, not the solution. (09/12/2001)

FBI: We know who they were By Salon staff
Mueller says no arrests have been made; passengers tried to stop hijackers aboard the fourth plane which may have been headed for another target in the Washington area. (09/12/2001)

Diminished intelligence By Jeff Stein
Ex-spies say the CIA isn't up to the task of out-smarting Osama bin Laden -- despite billions of new spending in the wake of his embassy bombings. (09/12/2001)

Giuliani's moment By Joan Walsh
One leader has risen to the awful occasion -- and, so far, it hasn't been President Bush. (09/12/2001)

Letters on the New York attack
Readers share thoughts about the World Trade Center disaster and David Horowitz and Bruce Shapiro's takes on it. (09/12/2001)

Manhattan in wartime By Eric Boehlert
A city that never sleeps takes a fitful nap after its nightmare. (09/12/2001)

A venture capitalist for terrorists By Max Garrone
Stephen Cohen explains how Osama bin Laden's organization functions and what the U.S. has to look forward to if it really wants to fight terrorism. (09/13/2001)

"Everything went black" By Roman Milisic
People who were inside and outside the World Trade Center at the time of the terrorist attack describe what they experienced. (09/12/2001)

"We predicted it" By Jake Tapper
A bipartisan commission warned the White House and Congress that a bloody attack on U.S. soil could be imminent. Why didn't anyone listen? (09/13/2001)

Is shopping the new patriotism? By Damien Cave, Andrew Leonard and Katharine Mieszkowski
Shaken consumer confidence could sink the global economy -- but not if we all spend enough at the mall. (09/12/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001 (09/11/2001)

Movies the way God meant them to be seen By Roger Ebert
What do Fred Astaire's feet, Kirk Douglas' dimple and Willie Wonka's hat have in common? Boneheaded studios and incompetent projectionists are cropping them out of the picture. (09/11/2001)

"Every Dog Has His Day"  
Readers say goodbye to Mr. Blue. (09/11/2001)

Bestsellers
This week's bestselling books courtesy of Powells.com (09/11/2001)

"Rebel Heart" by Bebe Buell By Stephanie Zacharek
The beauty who bedded Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page, Elvis Costello and other rock stars insists that she's no groupie. (09/11/2001)

A new breed of terrorism By Laura Miller
A security expert says it's time for the U.S. to declare war on those who are waging war on America. (09/12/2001)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
"Girl in a Box" (09/11/2001)

Dear Mom and Dad: Thanks for nothing! By Kevin Trotter
The sandman delivers letters from hell. (09/11/2001)

U.S. attacked By Salon staff
World Trade Center towers destroyed by crashing planes. Pentagon also hit. Thousands feared dead. U.S. says those responsible may have ties to bin Laden, but denies involvement in explosions in Afghanistan. (09/11/2001)

Chaos erupts By Salon staff
Correspondents in New York and Washington report from the streets. (09/11/2001)

What does it all mean? By Salon staff
Horowitz: "America is soft." Vincent: "Proud to be a New Yorker." Military expert: Signs point to "the Afghan group." And more reactions. (09/11/2001)

Rejoicing in the streets of Jenin By Flore de Préneuf
While many Palestinians celebrate the attack on the U.S., Yasser Arafat denounces it as "unacceptable" and Israelis mourn. (09/11/2001)

Why the towers collapsed By Bill Wyman
The jetliners hit the World Trade Center buildings at a vulnerable point. (09/11/2001)

"Our fight is for Jerusalem, not New York" By Eric Boehlert, Suzy Hansen and Jeff Stark
Arab-Americans worry about their loved ones in New York and fear retribution. (09/11/2001)

"This is going to be a long war" By Lee Michael Katz
Former national security advisor Anthony Lake says the U.S. is spending too much on missile defense and too little on intelligence and fighting terrorism. (09/12/2001)

Salon's bin Laden reader By Salon staff
Recent stories shed some light on the shadowy Saudi exile who's emerged as the top suspect in Tuesday's carnage. (09/12/2001)

David Mamet By Paul A. Toth
He mows down b.s. with his satire, yet still sells popcorn. (09/11/2001)

McConaughey does it with his lips! By Amy Reiter
Actor gives mouth-to-mouth, revives fan; Jacko remains upright; Steve Martin on Heche: a "dim, dim memory." (09/11/2001)

Dubya gets that old sinking feeling By Joan Walsh
The current Bush presidency seems even less equipped than the last one to grapple with an economic bust. (09/11/2001)

Bombs away By Anthony York
The White House is saying its $300 billion missile defense plan could boost the staggering economy. In fact, it might make things worse. (09/11/2001)

Bush, challenged By Jake Tapper
Bush's reaction is literally up in the air, as the world tunes in for an official -- and unofficial -- response from the government. (09/12/2001)

Something up his sleeve By Chris Colin
A teenager fries his penis and gets a new one -- on his arm. (09/11/2001)

Sex with storm troopers By Annalee Newitz
A journey to the heart of science fiction fandom reveals that selling out is a geek survival trait. (09/11/2001)

"Purge our society," online bigots shout By Janelle Brown
Post-disaster threats and expressions of racism bubble up on the Web. (09/11/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Monday, Sept. 10, 2001 (09/10/2001)

The week in dirt Read by Amy Reiter
Mark Wahlberg goes soft rock, opts for a nipple double. Plus: Anne Heche and Ellen DeGeneres, Billy Idol, Kate Winslet, the clones of Brad Pitt and more. (09/10/2001)

The horror, the horror By Judith Greer
Civilian massacres like My Lai and No Gun Ri are inevitable in the exceptionally ruthless Western way of war. So why can't we just face up to it? (09/10/2001)

Salon recommends
(09/10/2001)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
George W. Bush: The president who's rendered satire obsolete (09/10/2001)

What Salon did last summer
(09/10/2001)

Trash mags with training wheels By Janelle Brown
Teen glossies walk a fine line between beauty myth and teen reality -- and they stumble often. (09/10/2001)

Chapter 28: Tuesday, Dec. 5 By Alfred Alcorn
In which Bobette Spronger admits to using soy sauce and we encounter Homo academicus. (09/10/2001)

"The Helldivers' Rodeo" By Humberto Fontova
Low on air, hooked to a writhing 300-pound fish and bouncing around 200 feet underwater, even the best spear fishers don't always make it. (09/10/2001)

Pot calls kettle precocious By Amy Reiter
Ringwald on Haley Joel: He's creepy! Andie MacDowell insists she's not Chaplin's daughter. Plus: Oops! Britney forgot to tell Mom about mansion! (09/10/2001)

Sex, lies and congressmen By Alicia Montgomery
A professional Washington escort says Gary Condit might have had a better summer if he had emulated his colleagues who pay women for their ... company. (09/10/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Tax-cut fever. (09/10/2001)

GOP polls sound alarm By Jake Tapper
The message? Bush is on the "wrong track," and Republicans shouldn't touch Social Security. (09/11/2001)

An STD test you may need By David Tuller
Few people know about anal Pap smears, but what you don't know can cause cancer. (09/10/2001)

Death of a dwarf By Patrizia DiLucchio
On the Internet nobody knows you're a dog, but everyone knows if you're a drunken, enraged midget. (09/10/2001)

The art of war By Gary Kamiya
HBO's massive and bloody miniseries, "Band of Brothers," attempts the impossible and nearly succeeds. (09/08/2001)

The crusade against pork By Jake Tapper
John McCain's moves to cut legislators' pet projects out of the federal budget aren't likely to gain many supporters, despite looming deficits. (09/08/2001)

"The Musketeer" By Charles Taylor
The latest cinematic stab at a swashbuckling epic is a useful primer of filmic derring-don'ts. (09/07/2001)

"Rock Star" By Stephanie Zacharek
Mark Wahlberg stars in a heavy-metal "42nd Street" -- a rags to riches to flannel story. (09/07/2001)

"Two Can Play That Game" By Stephanie Zacharek
Vivica A. Fox stars in a romantic comedy that almost manages to make sense of the convoluted games men and women play with one another. (09/07/2001)

"L.I.E." By Charles Taylor
It stands for Long Island Expressway, and it's a penetrating look at a 14-year-old boy's relationship with a pederast. (09/07/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Weekend, Sept. 7-9, 2001 (09/07/2001)

Rock stars for sale! By Eric Boehlert
At the MTV Video Music Awards, it was all about the product. And Jamie Foxx wasn't funny. Calling Andy Dick! (09/07/2001)

An interview with Jonathan Franzen
Listen to Laura Miller's conversation with the author of "The Corrections," recorded at Salon's studios in New York. (09/07/2001)

"The Corrections" by Jonathan Franzen By Andrew O'Hehir
Amid the media fizz, the novel of the year is a brilliant but strangely old-fashioned story of an intensely real family facing the perils of life in America. (09/07/2001)

Only correct By Laura Miller
Jonathan Franzen talks about the medicalization of love and loss, the charms of Narnia and living in an America where no one grows up. (09/07/2001)

And furthermore ...
Readers respond to "The Failure of Zero Tolerance," "The Paddle's Infinite Sting" and "What Are We Fighting For?" (09/07/2001)

Lynda Barry
Generosity (09/07/2001)

Inside the Durban debacle By Michael J. Jordan
By focusing the world on Israeli "apartheid" at the U.N. racism conference, well-organized Arab activists are trying to turn Israel into the South Africa of the 21st century. (09/07/2001)

Chapter 27: Friday, Dec. 1 By Alfred Alcorn
In which Korky Kummerbund reappears and remembers the clack of paws on a concrete floor. (09/07/2001)

Backyard boxing is back By King Kaufman
When the Intl. Brotherhood of Sweet Scientists gathers, there's beer, barbecue and two amateur pugilists beating the bejesus out of each other. (09/07/2001)

DeGeneres: "I don't need to be distracted" By Amy Reiter
Ellen reveals what the most important thing in life is. Plus: Britney backs out of duet with Jacko! (09/07/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Top Republican splits with Bush on the "lockbox." (09/07/2001)

The ever-changing stories of Billy Martin By Eric Boehlert
He's done a great job keeping Chandra Levy -- and Gary Condit -- in the headlines. But why are reporters ignoring the way the Levy attorney constantly twists the truth? (09/07/2001)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, Sept. 6, 2001 (09/06/2001)

Courtney Love's big Sacramento adventure By Anthony York
The singer and actress takes her campaign against the record industry to the California Legislature. (09/06/2001)

Death of a pop princess in the making By Janelle Brown
The fate of Aaliyah was a made-for-TV movie tragedy spun out before our very eyes. (09/06/2001)

Roaming the asphalt prairie Ranted by Cary Tennis
On the freeway we travel like a pack of animals, alert, touchy, hierarchical, shifting in an instant from revery to battle. (09/06/2001)

The poet's voice
Listen to rare recordings of Edna St. Vincent Millay reading her poems. (09/06/2001)

The siren By Laura Miller
She bedded countless men (and women) and became the most celebrated woman of her day. She wasn't a rock star -- she was poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. (09/06/2001)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
The education of Louis: Rebellion 101 (09/06/2001)

If a child is a killer, are the parents to blame? By Damien Cave
Psychologist and author James Garbarino says the responsibility for teen violence must be shared. (09/06/2001)

Swimming with sharks By Norah Vincent
"Compassionate conservatism" means creating a social contract where people take responsibility for swimming with sharks -- or sleeping with them. (09/06/2001)

Old enough to know better By Allen Barra
Looking for someone to blame in the Danny Almonte Little League scandal? How about Danny? (09/06/2001)

The backward Bushies By Arianna Huffington
The White House has started a new arms race using old, Cold War logic. (09/06/2001)

It's a shame about Ray
Readers respond to recent articles on Ray Bradbury, the British monarchy, Jonathan Richman and a funny little newspaper column. (09/06/2001)

Fisticuffs in Divaland? By Amy Reiter
Macy wants to punch Mariah; Mariah gets snippy about J.Lo; Winslet's in-laws pile on. Plus: Lucas says no more "Star Wars" after 2005! (09/06/2001)

What vanishing surplus? By Jake Tapper
The Republicans try to ignore budget woes, while the Democrats plot to pin the tail on the elephant. (09/06/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
The two amigos tackle immigration. (09/06/2001)

Chronicle of a marriage By Barry Sallinen
I lusted after another woman, and told my wife about it. (09/06/2001)

"Copywrong" and "Earthlink, do you read me?"
Readers respond to Katharine Mieszkowski's and Damien Cave's coverage of the DMCA, and Peter Sussman's tale of ISP tech support woe. (09/06/2001)

Slap on the wrist? By Andrew Leonard and the Salon Technology staff
Is the Justice Department's decision not to pursue a breakup of Microsoft a big wet kiss from Bush, or just smart strategy? The experts weigh in. (09/06/2001)

Turn on the news! By Carina Chocano
The new CNN Headline News -- Zingier! Nervous-making! Plus: "The Daily Show's" Mo Rocca goes back to school. (09/05/2001)

Your ad here By M.J. Rose
Dismayed authors respond to the news that a fancy jeweler paid a noted novelist to put its products front and center in her new book. (09/05/2001)

Bestsellers
This week's bestselling books courtesy of Powells.com (09/05/2001)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Comics imitate life. (09/05/2001)

What are we fighting for? By Lisa Moricoli Latham
I might have thought that losing my pregnancy would turn me against stem cell research. But it had the opposite effect. (09/05/2001)

What George doesn't know By Robert Scheer
The president fails to realize that the only way out of this economic slowdown is government spending. (09/05/2001)

"And another thing ..." By King Kaufman
In St. Louis, the "Town Talk" column's coverage of issues like improper grocery bagging and televised ice skating helps put the "free" in freedom of the press. (09/05/2001)

Gossip's intrepid balloonists By Roman Milisic
Hint magazine's dish artists are loudmouths on tap with bitchy wits, but who's listening? (09/05/2001)

Chapter 26: Tuesday, Nov. 28 By Alfred Alcorn
In which it's revealed that Miss Tangent's mother has Jesus for breakfast, and Big Moe and the Crazy Russian enter the picture. (09/05/2001)

All better now! By Amy Reiter
Heche: Sane now, crazy before; Prince Charles cheers for scantily clad dancers; Lee Majors on the dangers of bionic manhood. (09/05/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
EPA nominee gets bad marks from -- the EPA. Plus: Bush hits new low in poll. (09/05/2001)

Budget battle looms By Jake Tapper
Bush continues to stand behind some loopy surplus figures. But can the Democrats mount an effective counterattack? (09/05/2001)

Dumb and dumber By Earl Ofari Hutchinson
The Israel bashers who hijacked the U.N. racism conference managed to make Bush look smart for limiting U.S. involvement. (09/05/2001)

Cohabitation blues By Barry Sallinen
We moved in together and her libido nearly vanished. What happened? (09/05/2001)

She lost it at the movies By David Thomson
As it happens, I did sit next to Pauline once in that dark. (09/05/2001)

CNN: Veering right and aiming low By Eric Boehlert
Digging through Gary Condit's tabloid trash and courting Rush Limbaugh, is the venerable all-news network playing catch-up to the Fox News Channel? (09/05/2001)

Real Life Rock Top 10 By Greil Marcus
(09/04/2001)

The week in dirt Read by Amy Reiter
Mark Hamill strikes back ... at Ewan McGregor. Plus: Ben Affleck and Courtney Love, Tom Cruise vs. Chad Slater and more. (09/04/2001)

Every dog has his day By Garrison Keillor
Mr. Blue takes his own advice and bids adieu. (09/04/2001)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Great moments in politics: Gary Condit meets with his advisors before the big interview. (09/04/2001)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
Used good. (09/04/2001)

The paddle's infinite sting By Ted Gup
Corporal punishment at school leaves temporary welts and permanent shame. (09/04/2001)

Pardoned, but unforgiving By David Horowitz
After being pardoned by Bill Clinton, former Weatherman member Linda Evans is still an enemy of American democracy. (09/04/2001)

Jonathan Richman By Chris Colin
The rough and charming godfather of punk sings quietly now and makes us nostalgic for a time that never existed. (09/04/2001)

Wahlberg used nipple stand-in! By Amy Reiter
"He lent us his nipple hole"; Twiggy on her boobs. Plus: Crowe to gal fans -- "Get the !@*&% out of here"! (09/04/2001)

Bring on the budget deficit By Anthony York
Robert Reich denounces Democrats' debt-reduction fetish, and compares Al Gore to Calvin Coolidge. (09/04/2001)

Bushed! By Salon staff
Back to business. (09/04/2001)

Long-term sex By Barry Sallinen
In my 34-year odyssey with the same woman we've moved from naive fooling around to drugs, rock 'n' roll, porn -- and marriage. (09/04/2001)

Earthlink, do you read me? By Peter Y. Sussman
Welcome to the 10th circle of hell: ISP tech support. (09/04/2001)

The critic: Pauline Kael, R.I.P. By Stephanie Zacharek
She was hard as nails. She was funny as hell. And she taught me everything I know about beauty. (09/03/2001)

Remembering Pauline Kael
Greil Marcus, Roger Ebert, Allen Barra, Michael Sragow and Charles Taylor remember the influential critic's caustic wit, sharp opinions and boundless enthusiasm for film and writing. (09/04/2001)

Circumvention overkill
Damien Cave on the barrage of problems with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. (09/01/2001)

Breaking into the lockbox By Anthony York
Thanks to his massive tax cut, President Bush is under pressure to raid the Social Security surplus to fund his budget -- and some liberal Democrats agree. (09/01/2001)

Judging Terry By Jake Tapper
Ex-GOP attack dog David Brock charges that Bush judicial nominee Terry Wooten gave him FBI files to discredit a key witness in the Clarence Thomas hearings. Will the Senate investigate? (09/01/2001)