October 2000

"The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg" By King Kaufman
The great ballplayer was one of the "chosen people" -- in more ways than one -- but hero worship can have its drawbacks. (10/31/2000)

"Surf Nazis Must Die" By David Lazarus
A woman in black lingerie and a guy in a Tarzan outfit offer a probing examination of the Nazi mentality: This is what director's cuts were made for. (10/31/2000)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000 (10/31/2000)

"The Raven" Read by Basil Rathbone
Edgar Allan Poe's haunting classic poem is read by Hollywood legend Basil Rathbone. (10/31/2000)

Voters put their decision on layaway Read by Alicia Montgomery
Bush is picking out his inauguration suit as liberals decide between Nader and Gore. (10/31/2000)

"Our Man in Washington" by Roy Hoopes By John W. Dean
H.L. Mencken and James M. Cain play detective in an uproarious mystery set in a scandal-plagued capital. (10/31/2000)

He's gotta have it By Garrison Keillor
My father's addicted to Internet porn and the whole family's upset about it. What should we do? (10/31/2000)

Rational irrationality By Elizabeth Arens
Don't blame crazy investors for the stock market's wild ups and downs; they're just being sensible. (10/31/2000)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
Noden the cat makes it home (10/31/2000)

There's more at stake than Roe vs. Wade By Carole Joffe
From clinic access to anti-abortion terrorism, the next president -- whoever he is -- will have a profound effect on a woman's right to choose. (10/31/2000)

Tobacco company announces cutbacks  :
(10/31/2000)

Gore's too-willing executioners  
By Eric Boehlert (10/31/2000)

One good reason to vote for Bush  
By Cathy Young (10/31/2000)

Gore: Bush deserves an F, not an A  
By Jake Tapper (10/31/2000)

Is anthrax's cure worse than the disease?  
By Arthur Allen (10/31/2000)

Slinging curry By Debra Ginsberg
Waitressing nirvana went to hell in a sari. (10/31/2000)

Indian chai By Debra Ginsberg
Enlightenment at home with cardamom pods. (10/31/2000)

Serbia's culture shock By Laura Rozen
With the media liberated from Milosevic's control, the nation begins to face its demons -- but propagandists and journalists are in a tug of war. (10/31/2000)

The "transition" game By Allen Barra
The NBA is suffering, not because it misses Michael Jordan, but because there are too many teenage millionaires who can't shoot. (10/31/2000)

Dolly Parton By Stephanie Zacharek
The artist with one of the greatest country voices of all time says that throughout her life she's been driven by three passions: God, music and sex. (10/31/2000)

Kissing up without the kiss By Amy Reiter
Gore spares Oprah the smooch, then wants her thumbs up; no barf on Jonathan Lipnicki, nor poop on Madonna's sometime beau. Plus: Charlie's Angels admit to false cheese cutting. (10/31/2000)

Texas justice By Alan Berlow
What made timid honors student Christopher Ochoa confess to a rape and murder that he almost certainly did not commit? (10/31/2000)

California dreaming By Jake Tapper
Buoyant in statewide polls, Bush takes his campaign to a state few thought he had any chance of winning. Until now. (10/31/2000)

Bush battles for California By Alicia Montgomery
The candidates duel in Leno-land as the Golden State slips back into play. Pollsters get their signals scrambled, and Nader gets a big shove. (10/31/2000)

Bush tours with the "Major-league A's" By Jake Tapper
Members of the press corps surprise him for Halloween, then wonder why they're not headed to Florida. (10/31/2000)

Kennebunkport vs. Hyannis Port By Jonathan V. Last
When it comes to political dynasties, the Bushes are more praiseworthy than the Kennedys. (10/31/2000)

"The Virgin Spring" By Lorelei Shannon
A woman pierced by the holy rapture of God makes love one time and changes the world around her. (10/31/2000)

Strip club marketing By Jack Boulware
A police raid ends in embarrassment after the cops discover that the establishment advertises in a police publication. (10/31/2000)

Triumph of the free-software will By Andrew Leonard
The passion of open-source hackers may make their success inevitable. Impugn it at your peril. (10/31/2000)

Smells like crushed teen spirit By the Salon Technology Staff
The 10 scariest things that could happen to the digital world. (10/31/2000)

Napster finally cuts a deal By Damien Cave and Janelle Brown
It's either a sellout or a savvy survival move: The beleaguered music trading service is getting into bed with Bertelsmann. (10/31/2000)

Real Life Rock Top 10 By Greil Marcus
Forward into the past: Special election edition! (10/30/2000)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Monday, Oct. 30, 2000 (10/30/2000)

Arts Watch
October 21-28 (10/30/2000)

"Hooking Up" Read by Tom Wolfe
Tom Wolfe's new book of essays explores what people will remember about the turn of the second millennium. (10/30/2000)

Don't forget the actors Read by Michael Sragow
Michael Sragow reminds us that directors aren't the only ones to praise when a movie is good. (10/30/2000)

The ambivalent cyberpunk By Gavin McNett
In his epic new novel, Bruce Sterling leaves technophilia behind and sides with humanity. (10/30/2000)

Salon recommends
What we're reading, what we're liking. (10/30/2000)

How much is a Calista Flockhart impression worth? By Katie Watson
"Saturday Night Live" comedian Rachel Dratch explains the economics of being funny. (10/30/2000)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
How can a dolt like Bush possibly be neck and neck with Gore? Well, there's Gore's record ... (10/30/2000)

Draculas of everyday life By Christine Schoefer
Energy vampires suck you dry and leave you depleted -- and not just on Halloween (10/30/2000)

Post-traumatic slavery syndrome  
By Erin Aubry-Kaplan (10/30/2000)

The drug war: Terminating motherhood  
By Nell Bernstein (10/30/2000)

Mac OS X: As Windows as you wanna be  
By Janelle Brown (10/30/2000)

Radiohead's "Kid A"  
By Andy Battaglia, Michelle Goldberg, Andrew Goodwin and Joe Heim (10/30/2000)

Is nothing sacred? By Amy Halloran
It turns out that reading aloud to your child is a violent act. (10/30/2000)

The politics of hate By David Horowitz
If we must talk about hate crimes, then we should also include the hate speech liberals regularly employ against Republicans and conservatives. (10/30/2000)

Dr. Acula, I presume? By Hugo Perez
His house is a museum/where people come to see him/he really is a scree-um/he's Forrest Ackerman! (10/30/2000)

Worried about Whitney By Amy Reiter
Natalie Cole pipes up: Houston will pull through; writer of the new "Survivor" tell-all gets cagey about conspiracy. Plus: Posh Spice wears her own underwear and judge rejects Anna Nicole Smith's dumbbell excuse. (10/30/2000)

Impeachment: The rematch By Anthony York
As former House manager James Rogan battles for his political life against Democrat Adam Schiff, it's hard not to see them as proxies for Henry Hyde vs. President Clinton. (10/30/2000)

Bush is bashed as a lightweight By Alicia Montgomery
The Texas governor cools his heels in Austin as Gore runs a Michigan marathon. Clinton pounds the pulpit while Nader Democrats suggest a vote swap. (10/30/2000)

Talking about sex with married women By David Bowman
Linda Waite and Maggie Gallagher, authors of "The Case for Marriage," talk about why they think wedlock makes it better. (10/30/2000)

Unpleasant sex By Jack Boulware
A Scandinavian study shows that most single people have had negative sexual encounters. (10/30/2000)

Do-it-yourself broadband stereo By Bill Rosenblatt
My music system includes the future of Internet audio -- a home-brewed component that lets me listen to any Net-connected radio station, anywhere. (10/30/2000)

Instruments of death By Terry Allen
Eight Louisiana surgery patients are exposed to a mysterious fatal illness despite sterilized equipment. (10/29/2000)

Coal miners' doubters By Jake Tapper
Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-to-1 in West Virginia, but they still have doubts about Gore. (10/29/2000)

Unsafe in any state By Todd Gitlin
Ralph Nader's campaign is reckless, its justifications specious and its consequences possibly irreparable. But it does allow fundamentalist leftists to keep living in their dream world. (10/28/2000)

Inside Nader's stock portfolio By Jake Tapper
A recent financial statement shows the Green Party candidate invests in companies he rails against -- including Dick Cheney's former employers. (10/28/2000)

"Venus Beauty Institute" By Charles Taylor
In this quintessential chick flick from France, women suffer for love, wisecrack, soldier on -- and deliver the melodramatic goods. (10/27/2000)

Boo! By Andy Dehnart
MTV's newest reality show, "Fear," terrifies with the most frightening thing on earth -- nothing at all. (10/27/2000)

"Lucky Numbers" By Stephanie Zacharek
Nora Ephron's devious little lottery comedy wades in its own amorality -- and that's a good thing. (10/27/2000)

"The Cider House Rules" By Charles Taylor
In adapting his novel for the screen, John Irving wanted the story to be trimmer than in his book -- as long as he was the one wielding the knife. (10/27/2000)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Weekend, Oct. 27-29, 2000 (10/27/2000)

"Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2" By Andrew O'Hehir
There's nothing scarier than a group of hormone-crazed 20-somethings, but this sequel isn't much more than a footnote of a footnote. (10/27/2000)

eBook and school voucher wars By Damien Cave & Katharine Mieszkowski
Salon Tech columnists discuss why some publishers are upset with eBook Award winners and which Silicon Valley VCs are backing school vouchers. (10/27/2000)

"Joe College" Read by Tom Perrotta
In Tom Perrotta's novel, a Yale freshman and son of a New Jersey lunch-truck driver tells of a run-in with Mark "Psycho Midget" Barnhouse. (10/27/2000)

First citizen Read by Howard Rheingold
In "The Virtual Community," online pioneer Howard Rheingold examines his home community, The Well, and makes his way through MUDs and beyond. (10/27/2000)

Pop before rock By Robert Christgau
The rock critic and author of "Christgau's Consumer Guides" picks six great books about the history of popular music. (10/27/2000)

Online airfare: A biased best buy? By Don George
Do Web sites that sell plane tickets favor some airlines over others? Should we even care? (10/27/2000)

A cure worse than the disease? By Arthur Allen
Fearing sickness and debilitation, startling numbers of American troops are refusing to take mandatory anthrax vaccinations. (10/27/2000)

Why you should root for the Mets
By John Giuffo (10/27/2000)

Scab power  
By Allen St. John (10/27/2000)

Roger Clemens: What a wuss!
By King Kaufman (10/27/2000)

Get unreal By Damien Cave
Who wants a teacher's pet action figure in white underpants who can't even fly? (10/27/2000)

En garde, Princess! By M.G. Lord
For the first time ever, Barbie may have a challenger who can kick her anorexic butt. At least that's what her unauthorized biographer thinks. (10/27/2000)

Champions again, thank you very much By Allen St. John
Hype about a blood feud aside, the Mets prove to be delightful hosts as the Yankees storm to another title. (10/27/2000)

Secret grief By Terry Greene Sterling
Deborah Laake went from arrogance to talk shows to misery after publishing her indictment of Mormon practices, "Secret Ceremonies." And then she killed herself. (10/27/2000)

New "Grease" getting greasy By Amy Reiter
Movie name oozes out of 'N Sync's grasp; Britney: One more time on the "virginity issue"; Paula Jones threatens to go into comedy, art. Plus: Bizkit's Durst says Christina did not go south! (10/27/2000)

One good reason to vote for Bush By Cathy Young
Social Security is on its last legs, and the limited privatization backed by the GOP candidate can save it. But Al Gore won't even admit there's a problem. (10/27/2000)

Preschool with a purpose By James Traub
Head Start, a product of the "community control" mania of the '60s, never produced lasting educational gains for kids, and it needs a new focus on learning. (10/27/2000)

Gore goes Green By Jake Tapper
Worried about a Nader surge that threatens his presidential bid, the vice president stumps on the environment. (10/27/2000)

Gore's too-willing executioners By Eric Boehlert
The political press has been armed with plenty of attitude in taking on the vice president -- but not a lot of facts. (10/27/2000)

Gore is bombed by shadow ad By Alicia Montgomery
Nader steps into the Middle East mess, and more states join the list of swingers. (10/27/2000)

Fighting Al Gore wows Wisconsin By Jake Tapper
In a speech to 30,000, he returns to his populist persona and even dares to mention his new nemesis, Ralph Nader. (10/27/2000)

exorbis exorbis
exorbis (10/27/2000)

Just one touch By David Thomson
If Al would put his hand on Bill, the whole country might be turned on. (10/27/2000)

Just don't sing By Jack Boulware
A nude Romanian woman is sentenced to community service for bothering her neighbors. (10/27/2000)

Don't buy that PlayStation By Jim Lynch
It's overpriced and has no online access, and hardly any good games are available to play on it. (10/27/2000)

Doomed by eBay By Claudia O'Keefe
I quit my job to become an online auctioneer, but the success of millions turned out to be a disaster. (10/27/2000)

Who cracked Microsoft? By Andrew Leonard
Many free-software hackers make no attempt to hide their hatred of Bill Gates -- could they be the culprits? (10/27/2000)

Black like Spike By Michael Sragow
In a wide-ranging interview, our most audacious filmmaker blasts gangsta rap, hails the Original Kings of Comedy and talks about his scorching blackface farce, "Bamboozled." (10/26/2000)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, Oct. 26, 2000 (10/26/2000)

"Woodstock" By Bill Wyman
More Hendrix, some Joplin, but would it have killed anyone to add a few extras to one of the greatest rock-doc and propaganda movies ever? (10/26/2000)

What the hell's going on in the music biz? By Eric Boehlert
Kids say: Limp Bizkit rock! Wallflowers suck! And why is Best Buy selling CDs $2 below cost? (10/26/2000)

Glove story Read by Steve Martin
Steve Martin's first novella, "Shopgirl," revolves around a lonely wallflower glove-counter attendant. (10/26/2000)

Electoral courage Interview by Laura Miller
William Ian Miller, author of "The Mystery of Courage," talks about why John McCain's bravery ruined his presidential bid. (10/26/2000)

God, I hate baseball! Ranted by Cary Tennis
Cary Tennis remembers the baseball games of his Florida youth, those long summer days stuck in the outfield, trembling with fear. (10/26/2000)

"The Blood Runs Like a River Through My Dreams" by Nasdijj By Maria Russo
A not-quite-Native American's hard, strange life makes for a fiercely original memoir about the compulsion to write. (10/26/2000)

Baffled By Michelle Goldberg
He's savaged the '60s counterculture, "hip" capitalism and cyberlibertarianism, so what does Tom Frank believe in? (10/26/2000)

Corporate bonding unto death By Katharine Mieszkowski
In the Presidio Challenge race, competitors fracture their shoulders to uphold the honor of the new economy. (10/26/2000)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Super-Fun-Pak Comix featuring Johnny and His Comically Large Sandwich (10/26/2000)

The vagina dialogues By Barbara Raab
Hundreds of doctors gather in Boston for their annual gabfest about women's sexual dysfunction -- but some of their colleagues say they're misguided. (10/26/2000)

It's the stupidity, stupid  
By Todd Gitlin (10/26/2000)

Nader's hollow promise  
By Joe Conason (10/26/2000)

While you are gone By Stephen J. Lyons
I drink lots of coffee, keep my clothes on, talk to ghosts. (10/26/2000)

Everything you know about the new economy is wrong By David Moberg
In California, birthplace of the high-tech boom, the wage gap is growing, setting yet another national trend. (10/26/2000)

Put the bat down, Fox By King Kaufman
If only the network bringing us the World Series could get over Roger Clemens' meltdown, maybe it could focus on the basics: Sound and pictures. (10/26/2000)

Where have you gone, Darryl Strawberry? By Allen St. John
As his old team takes a 3-1 Series lead over his other old team, a former hero takes another classic fall. (10/26/2000)

Why you should root for the Mets By John Giuffo
It's John Franco, Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon vs. Roger Clemens, Rudy Giuliani and Puffy Combs. Any questions? (10/26/2000)

Suck it up, Mets fans!  
Your team's $98 million payroll undercuts your working-class pretensions. Besides, you're gonna lose. (10/26/2000)

"Requiem for a Dream" author Hubert Selby Jr. By Stephen Lemons
A modern-day Dante discusses drugs, the American nightmare and literature's last exit. (10/26/2000)

Second sniffer By Amy Reiter
John Cusack is named as the mystery armpit smeller, exonerating George Clooney by a nose; James Brolin reveals his wounded-bird strategy for loving Babs. Plus: Dick Van Dyke steps down and Pee-wee returns. (10/26/2000)

Gun group shoots at Gore By Alicia Montgomery
Houston smog cloud shadows Bush as he and McCain blaze through the Sunshine State. Candidates' Social Security plans are a cut below. (10/26/2000)

Gore: Bush deserves an F, not an A By Jake Tapper
The "Texas miracle" is under the spotlight as the GOP candidate defends his education record. (10/26/2000)

May day! By Deb Schwartz
George W. Bush would like to discharge openly gay soldiers from the Army. So why is Lt. Steve May, the openly gay Arizona legislator, endorsing him? (10/26/2000)

Brookstone.com
Corporate Gift Center (10/26/2000)

Carnal goo By Hank Hyena
New products now being tested promise to alleviate female sexual dysfunction. (10/26/2000)

Python vs. hookers By Jack Boulware
A South African man successfully uses a pet snake to clean up his neighborhood. (10/26/2000)

Nude amateur hour By John Geirland
At Voyeurweb, ordinary citizens exchange naked pictures of each other and foretell the future of the Web. (10/26/2000)

The few, the proud, the PlayStation fans By Katharine Mieszkowski
They also serve those who stand and wait for the latest game box. (10/26/2000)

Radiohead's "Kid A" By Andy Battaglia, Michelle Goldberg, Andrew Goodwin and Joe Heim
Is this really an "important" record? Four critics duke it out. (10/25/2000)

"Wag the Dog" By Michael Sragow
How a real-life documentary helped inspire a whip-smart political satire about a made-up war. (10/25/2000)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000 (10/25/2000)

The good coward Interview by Laura Miller
William Ian Miller, author of "The Mystery of Courage," talks about our cultural philosophies of courage and cowardice. (10/25/2000)

The week in dirt By Amy Reiter
Cameron Diaz wags her tail, Liz Hurley has a butt-squeezing beau, and Stephen King and John Mellencamp make sweet music. (10/25/2000)

"Disobedience" by Jane Hamilton By Jennifer Howard
A teenage boy snoops in his mom's adulterous e-mail in the latest novel from the author of "A Map of the World." (10/25/2000)

The mystery of courage By Laura Miller
A scholar of bravery talks about the virtue that's hard to find and impossible to define and why it kept John McCain from being elected. (10/25/2000)

What would Jesus do -- about copyright? By Damien Cave
Never mind music or software piracy, even the realm of Christian merchandise is fraught with intellectual property violations. (10/25/2000)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
No longer living la vida broka (10/25/2000)

Cured but worried By Cynthia Kuhn and Wilkie Wilson
I've been taking medication for my attention-deficit disorder. The drug really helps, but I'm afraid of its long-term effects. (10/25/2000)

Gore or Bush? Who cares? Not environmentalists  
By Arthur Allen (10/25/2000)

Nader's groovy night out  
By Carina Chocano (10/25/2000)

Why the Internet sucks  
By Don George (10/25/2000)

Diamonds: Not forever  
A response from De Beers (10/25/2000)

Rock on By Deborah Antoine
Weird, perhaps, but men find this photo fetching. (10/25/2000)

Motherless children By Nell Bernstein
The drug war has stamped an entire class of parents as permanently unfit. (10/25/2000)

Living under siege By Flore de Prineuf
Meet the residents of two Middle East cities -- one Palestinian, the other Israeli. Both share the same concerns about violence and security -- from opposite sides of the conflict. (10/25/2000)

Scab power By Allen St. John
A pair of former "replacement" players, Rick Reed and Benny Agbayani, lead the Mets to victory in Game 3. (10/25/2000)

Your horoscope for the week By Rob Brezsny
On Halloween, be a pregnant artist, a mole, a loved one who has died, Sigmund Freud, a shrieking paranoid or an Avon lady in the Amazon. (10/25/2000)

Rage in the Middle East By Camille Paglia
The crisis in Israel, its impact on the American presidential race and how (and why) Gore lost the final debate. (10/25/2000)

Heart of Stone, nerves of glass By Amy Reiter
Sharon Stone loses it at Glamour's Women of the Year awards. Plus: "Survivor" faces a cosmic wrinkle and Mr. Spock's ears go, logically, to the highest bidder. (10/25/2000)

The Mouth That Roared  
Is rap star Eminem a hatemonger or a creative genius? (10/25/2000)

Columbus and the march for Italian pride By Camille Paglia
Published in the Times of London Oct. 13, 2000 (10/25/2000)

Lieberman blasts cultural "pollution" By Alicia Montgomery
Gore and Bush take a whack at voters' funny bones, the Democrats try to dent the solid South and Nader strikes -- and retreats -- in California. (10/25/2000)

Texas video massacre By Alicia Montgomery
The Democratic National Committee shoots -- and scores -- in an attack on Bush's record. Too little, too late? (10/25/2000)

Could Gore lose California? By Anthony York
Republicans say yes, most Dems say no. But Clinton's planning a visit to rally the base, just in case. (10/25/2000)

Slammed by pro-Gore spam By Kerry Lauerman
A California Democratic Party staffer instigates an e-mail campaign against Nader, and the Green Party cries foul. (10/25/2000)

Gore: I'm no "big gummint liberal" By Jake Tapper
Trying to counter Bush's attacks, the vice president falls back on the old standby: a preposterous promise. (10/25/2000)

Presidential Youth Debate By Anthony Tedesco
(10/25/2000)

Hoedown before the showdown By Jake Tapper
Billy Ray Cyrus and Tony Bennett come out to help Al Gore carry his home state. (10/25/2000)

Scrambled porn By Jon Bowen
Why should I pay for the channel when the teaser is free and I enjoy it more? (10/25/2000)

The dangers of cycling By Jack Boulware
A study in Austria shows that strenuous biking is hard on the scrotum. (10/25/2000)

Mac OS X: As Windows as you wanna be By Janelle Brown
Apple's new operating system has learned a few tricks from Microsoft -- and added some neat features of its own. (10/25/2000)

Don't let McCain censor the Net By Christopher Hunter
New legislation that would require the use of filtering software by public libraries is unnecessary and unconstitutional. (10/25/2000)

"Ratcatcher" By Charles Taylor
Lynne Ramsay's impressive, frustrating debut feature knocked out the U.K., but her scabby view of poverty betrays more technique than feeling. (10/24/2000)

Joan of Arc goes Manic Panic By Carlene Bauer
Director Lynne Ramsay talks about child actors, chugging Jack Daniel's on Latvian TV and her celebrated coming-of-age movie, "Ratcatcher." (10/24/2000)

"U-571" By David Lazarus
Jonathan Mostow succeeds in his goal of making an old-fashioned World War II submarine movie. Too bad the entire story is bogus. (10/24/2000)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000 (10/24/2000)

Pitching a big tent By Jaime Weinman
Can "Blair Witch 2" overcome suspicious fans and everyone who hated the first one? (10/24/2000)

Arts Watch  
October 16-20 (10/24/2000)

Gloria Steinem takes on G.W. Bush Interviewed by Janelle Brown
In an interview with Salon, the feminist icon explains why this election is so critical for pro-choice voters. (10/24/2000)

Guts and Gore By Alicia Montgomery
Does Al Gore have what it takes to get ahead in the polls? (10/24/2000)

"Your Name Here" by John Ashbery By Melanie Rehak
A great American poet delivers one of his most emotional, honest and generous collections. (10/24/2000)

Oh, grow up By Garrison Keillor
My girlfriend speaks in baby talk, sometimes for days at a time. Help! It's driving me nuts. (10/24/2000)

Rename the eggplant, please By Kenneth H. Cleaver
"Purple power bombs" would be much more market friendly: More excerpts from the corporate correspondence files of Kenneth H. Cleaver. (10/24/2000)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
Reflected glory (10/24/2000)

Fighting for treatment By J.B. Orenstein
These days, having cancer isn't enough to get you into the hospital -- you have to really be sick. (10/24/2000)

Let the big dog out  
By Joan Walsh (10/24/2000)

Where conspiracies never die  
By Anthony York (10/24/2000)

Meet the press, with David Letterman  
By Jake Tapper (10/24/2000)

Post-traumatic slavery syndrome By Erin Aubry-Kaplan
African-Americans are killing themselves at an unprecedented rate. In "Lay My Burden Down" Alvin Poussaint and Amy Alexander try to explain why. (10/24/2000)

News flash: Mets run out batted ball! By Allen Barra
And have a bat thrown at them for their trouble. The Yankees are making the plays, and that's why they're dominating the Series. (10/24/2000)

Nader's hollow promise By Joe Conason
The Green Party may be a few million dollars richer after Election Day, but what cold comfort that will be if Bush is our next president. (10/24/2000)

Ted Williams By Mark Miller
Almost 60 years ago, the greatest hitter who ever lived hit over .400 and no one has done it since. (10/24/2000)

"Charlie's Angels" and their backsides By Amy Reiter
Diaz, Barrymore and Liu talk about "ass shots" and using it while you've got it; paper says Liz Hurley's new guy got between her and her jeans. Plus: Madonna's career tips for Britney. (10/24/2000)

Goofus and Gallant By Jake Tapper
Chapter 3: Vice President Gallant likes numbers. Lots and lots of numbers. (10/24/2000)

Gore shoots blanks on guns By Jake Tapper
In trying not to alienate swing voters, the vice president is missing a chance to show us what he really thinks -- and what Bush has really done -- about gun control. (10/24/2000)

It's the stupidity, stupid By Todd Gitlin
George W. Bush's constant gaffes and mental lapses reflect the luxurious laziness of a scion who's never had to work hard at anything. And the media elite has graciously awarded him a Gentleman's C. (10/24/2000)

School's out for Bush "miracle" By Alicia Montgomery
The Texas governor gets cocky on the road. Gore goes after Greens in the Northwest while Nader gets a little help from his friends. (10/24/2000)

What a vote for Nader means By Alicia Montgomery
To cynics, it's a vote for Bush. But you won't hear Bush or Gore rip the auto industry on its Motor City turf the way Nader does in this speech. (10/25/2000)

Heartbreak Hotel By Jake Tapper
Al Gore checks into the Excelsior, where you can check out anytime you like, but your reputation may never leave. (10/24/2000)

Roll out the barrel By Kim Morgan
Where are the gorgeous, leading-man lugs with beefy chests who were the epitome of unforced cool? (10/24/2000)

Dangerous romance By Jack Boulware
A Czech couple making love in a field is run over by a tractor. (10/24/2000)

How stupid can an e-mail program be? By Peter Y. Sussman
Eudora's MoodWatch feature presumes to judge the offensiveness of my language. (10/24/2000)

Free porn! By Katharine Mieszkowski
Is this what dot-com hype has come to -- mass rallies on the street for adult entertainment? (10/24/2000)

"Snow Day" By Stephanie Zacharek
A pleasant enough little comedy that earns a 6 on the snow-o-meter, partially redeemed by Iggy Pop's reverie on snow in Manhattan. (10/23/2000)

The big turnoff By Joyce Millman
All the fall TV season can offer is Andre Braugher's self-parody, a heartwarming lawyer in a bowling alley and Oliver Platt's "Murder, He Typed." (10/23/2000)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Monday, Oct. 23, 2000 (10/23/2000)

"Off Camera" By Ted Koppel
"Nightline" anchor Ted Koppel reads from his recent book and talks about his life as a newsman. (10/23/2000)

You laughin' at me? By Michael Sragow
Critics are surprised at Robert De Niro's comedic skills in "Meet the Parents," but the actor has more than a few laughs under his belt. (10/23/2000)

What to read in October By Salon's critics
Hunting a Tasmanian tiger, denouncing the '60s generation, loving Graham Greene and unveiling family secrets in the best fall fiction. (10/23/2000)

New in paperback  
Jonathan Lethem's "Motherless Brooklyn," John Updike's essays and Edmund Morris' controversial biography of Ronald Reagan. (10/23/2000)

Salon recommends
What we're reading, what we're liking. (10/23/2000)

Theater for the absurdly rich By Heidi Kriz
David Kersnar's morality plays are aimed at a wealthy -- and dysfunctional -- audience. (10/23/2000)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Disturbing but true facts about Parallel Earth (10/23/2000)

Gore or Bush? Who cares? Not environmentalists By Arthur Allen
After eight dispiriting years of Clinton-Gore, frustrated green groups are targeting corporations instead. (10/23/2000)

The scourge of Silicon Valley  
By Ed Frauenheim (10/23/2000)

A man's right to choose  
By Cathy Young (10/23/2000)

Ignore the undecided  
By Margie Burns (10/23/2000)

My contribution to granny lit By Martin F. Downs
What big brown cigarettes you have! (10/23/2000)

Propping up the walls By Richard Blow
As international support for Kosovar independence wanes, hatred still seethes between Albanians and Serbs. And the U.N. oversees their division. (10/23/2000)

Strung out on pinstripes By Eric Bogosian
Two days into New York's baseball orgy, the city is cranked up and wild-eyed, but the gunslingers of the Yankees and Mets have only just begun to stare each other down. (10/23/2000)

Peace? Please hold By Flore de Prineuf
As the bloodbath rages in the Middle East, Ehud Barak calls for a "timeout" in the peace process. (10/23/2000)

What a wuss! By King Kaufman
After his bat-tossing incident in Game 2, Roger Clemens offers lame excuses and weak denials. We should expect more from our World Series heroes. (10/23/2000)

Homecoming By T. Wright Townsend
James Gray, director of "The Yards," returns to Queens for some poking around, an ice cream shutout and a moment of "pretentious prick" anxiety. (10/23/2000)

The Paula Jones all-nude college fund By Amy Reiter
Clinton's nemesis strips for higher education; Stephen King: I see dead people -- singing; 'N Sync murder plot revealed. Plus: Al Gore -- stiff where it counts! (10/23/2000)

Bush wars: The movie By Alicia Montgomery
Democrats slam Bush in a new video, while Gore raids Dallas to boost his base. Papers make their picks, voters doubt theirs and Nader rises from the left. (10/23/2000)

Nader's groovy night out By Carina Chocano
At his rally in Oakland, the audience is 99 percent white and mostly shod in Birkenstocks. Talk about an image problem. (10/23/2000)

Back on the green By Jack Boulware
A German golfer, kicked out of his club for appearing in a porn film, is reinstated by a judge's ruling. (10/23/2000)

Baseball is the sexiest sport By Harriet Archer
Manhood is not about muscles, penis size or aggression, but about those softer things: Silence, anticipation, humility and loyalty. (10/23/2000)

Who ya gonna call? Patent busters! By Damien Cave
BountyQuest CEO Charles Cella explains why his Web site is offering cash to patent destroyers. (10/23/2000)

Get Nader out of my in box! By Janelle Brown
Is a vote for Ralph a vote for Bush? All I know is I'm going to go nuts if I see one more e-mail debating the question. (10/23/2000)

Another crack in the SDMI wall By Janelle Brown
A team of researchers claims to have successfully hacked a digital music watermarking system. (10/22/2000)

The traffic jam Series By Allen Barra
Thanks to a bloated playoff format and declining TV viewership, this year's World Series doesn't have quite the resonance of those from the "Golden Age." (10/21/2000)

McCain's awkward embrace of Bush By Jake Tapper
Preparing to stump for the Texas governor, he becomes sick to his stomach -- as do some of his supporters. (10/21/2000)

"Animal Factory" By Stephanie Zacharek
Tough and grim, sure, but Steve Buscemi's prison drama can't break out of the clichés of the genre. (10/20/2000)

"Bedazzled" By Stephanie Zacharek
It might not measure up to the 1967 original, but now Satan's got sooty pussycat eyes and a kitten-cruel smile. (10/20/2000)

"Requiem for a Dream" By Andrew O'Hehir
Darren Aronofsky doesn't make movies about drugs. They are drugs. (10/20/2000)

"Pay It Forward" By Andrew O'Hehir
Haley Joel Osment's mom keeps a bottle of vodka in the chandelier. You would too with a demonic, passive-aggressive, New Age munchkin trying to run your life. (10/20/2000)

"The Wild Bunch" By Michael Sragow
A terrific Oscar-nominated documentary explains what Sam Peckinpah knew in his heart: It's not just blowing up a bridge, but the way you blow up a bridge, that counts. (10/20/2000)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Weekend, Oct. 20-22, 2000 (10/20/2000)

Soft money makers By Damien Cave and Katharine Mieszkowski
Damien Cave talks about the claim that Al Gore "invented the Internet" -- and Katharine Mieszkowski explains why Microsoft shareholders are concerned about "soft money" contributions to political candidates. (10/20/2000)

The e-book wars By Kera Bolonik
Does a glittering $100,000 prize signal the coming of age of digital books, or a takeover bid by Microsoft and New York publishers? (10/20/2000)

When passengers rage By Elliott Neal Hester
She hated my guts and ached to put me in a headlock, but I swear I never meant to send her to Barbados. (10/20/2000)

Why the Internet sucks By Don George
The Web was going to replace travel agencies and empower consumers. At least, that was the theory. (10/20/2000)

The buzz about blow jobs By David Tuller
A study now underway hopes to isolate risk factors of transmitting HIV through oral sex. (10/20/2000)

"The West Wing's" POTUS with the mostest  
By Joyce Millman (10/20/2000)

Feminist marriage: If Gloria can do it ...  
By Nancy Kruse (10/20/2000)

The children's war in the Middle East  
By Flore de Prineuf (10/20/2000)

One Hundred Demons By Lynda Barry
The monsters in my family were passed down from mother to daughter (10/20/2000)

The exonerated By Amy Goldwasser
Wrongly convicted, they sat on death row for years. Extraordinary legal measures saved their lives. A new play confronts us with their nightmares. (10/20/2000)

Inside the Texas death machine By Suzy Hansen
Last meals and last words are just part of the daily routine for death-row employees featured in an NPR documentary. (10/20/2000)

Bye-bye, Barry McCaffrey By Arianna Huffington
Another drug czar leaves a failed tenure in office, declaring victory with a mess of skewed statistics. (10/20/2000)

Ka-ching! The World Monopoly Championship By Mark Miller
This weekend, pumped-up players from across the globe engage in a battle royal to win a not-so-fabulous fortune in the mother of all board games. (10/20/2000)

A Bush family dinner, 1963 By Carina Chocano
Long ago, Poppy and Bar's boys were mere lads, sitting around the table learning the art of conversation. (10/20/2000)

We believe you, George! By Amy Reiter
Clooney says he did not burrow into a woman's armpit "like a pig digging for truffles" nor make a remark about her caboose; Charlie Sheen: No fee love, only free love. Plus: Joaquin Phoenix -- call me Kitten, meow! (10/20/2000)

Deadly lies By Bruce Shapiro
George W. Bush and Al Gore both believe capital punishment deters violent crime. They're wrong. (10/20/2000)

Bush to youth: I'm cooler By Jake Tapper
Saying Gore has an "eight-track ideology in an MP3 world," the GOP candidate spins a strong message on Social Security. (10/20/2000)

Are Bush appointees racist? By Jake Tapper
Democrats spotlight a pair of Texas officials who have been dinged for bigoted remarks. (10/20/2000)

Where conspiracies never die By Anthony York
Did George W. Bush serve his time in the National Guard or didn't he? There may never be a firm answer, but the question lives on and on. (10/20/2000)

Meet the press, with David Letterman By Jake Tapper
The talk-show host proves to be twice as tough on George W. Bush as many reporters on the campaign trail. (10/21/2000)

Let the big dog out By Joan Walsh
Al Gore's cowardly refusal to run on President Clinton's legacy -- and let the most masterful politician of his generation campaign for him -- may cost him the election. (10/20/2000)

Body language By David Thomson
Whether talking in bed or in a debate, the sentenceless speaker might be the turn-on. (10/20/2000)

Keep the customer dissatisfied By Scott Rosenberg
What does the failure of e-commerce experiments tell us about the potential for making money on the Net? (10/20/2000)

21st Challenge No. 37 results By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau
New devices to measure bombast, pet stress, beauty and other imponderables. (10/20/2000)

I want my disposable Vaio By Andrew Leonard
Last year's laptop model is simply unacceptable in an era in which computers have become indispensable fashion accessories. (10/20/2000)

Gotta dance! Gotta dance! Gotta dance! By Michael Sragow
Movies are a dream world for stage wizard Stephen Daldry. And for actor Jamie Bell, "Billy Elliot" is a dream movie. (10/19/2000)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, Oct. 19, 2000 (10/19/2000)

Self-portrait Laura Miller with Will Self
Salon's book editor speaks with Will Self about his new novel, life, death and how he would like to "pass on." (10/19/2000)

"The Beast God Forgot to Invent" by Jim Harrison By Jonathan Miles
Imbued with all the gravelly melancholy of a Tom Waits ballad, the new book by the author of "Legends of the Fall" presents a cast of prickly, coarse and utterly lovable antiheroes. (10/19/2000)

Joe Cruel By Allen Barra
A massive new biograpy dishes heaps of DiMaggio dirt -- and comes across pretty grubby itself. (10/19/2000)

Libertarian financial advice By Charles Pappas
Presidential candidate Harry Browne has a consistent platform: Social Security -- gone; income taxes -- gone; minimum wage -- gone. (10/19/2000)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
In America, it's a sham! And other fun facts about democracy (10/20/2000)

Honey in the vagina By Maria de los Reyes Castillo Bueno
An elderly Cuban woman reveals her herbal techniques for restoring virginity, inducing pregnancy and curing pimples and diarrhea. (10/19/2000)

Who won the final presidential debate?  
"Gored" by Jake Tapper; "A comeback for Gore?" compiled by Salon Staff (10/19/2000)

"You Rice-A-Roni-sucking dot-com bobo rube"  
Readers respond to New Yorker's letter (10/19/2000)

Who killed Biggie Smalls?  
By Jan Golab (10/19/2000)

A man's right to choose By Cathy Young
Is it fair that women have reproductive rights while men have reproductive responsibilities? (10/19/2000)

Fatal mistake By Ashley Fantz
In a outrageous example of police incompetence, cops burst into the wrong home during a drug raid and kill an elderly African-American man. (10/19/2000)

In the year of the (fake) snake By Adrienne Crew
If 2000 is any indicator, 21st century style is going to be all about showing skin -- and it doesn't even have to be your own. (10/19/2000)

Steal this millennium! By R.U. Sirius
Yippie Stew Albert sits down with R.U. Sirius to plan the revolution and remember Abbie Hoffman. (10/19/2000)

Fame, gossip and milking it By Amy Reiter
Making the best of being "a jerk from 'Survivor'"; Uma Thurman on love and flushing; Yo, Britney, where's the money? Plus: The Anna Nicole Smith workout -- ouch! (10/19/2000)

Gore's battle of the bulge By Alicia Montgomery
Rolling Stone touches up his cover boy photo. Bush offers a lesson in character but needs one in grammar. Both candidates hog talk show time. (10/19/2000)

Ignore the undecided By Margie Burns
Why do the networks subject us to these dithering fools? (10/19/2000)

The Vietnam syndrome By Jake Tapper
Al Gore mentioned his service in the war four times during Tuesday night's debate. Coincidence? (10/19/2000)

holiday holiday
holiday (10/20/2000)

What we do in private By Michael Alvear
"Peek," a collection of erotic photos from the Kinsey collection, is a strangely clinical yet revealing look at American sexuality. (10/19/2000)

The scourge of Silicon Valley By Ed Frauenheim
Anti-immigration crusader Norman Matloff says he's fighting for the rights of tech workers everywhere. (10/19/2000)

Cracked or not? The SDMI saga continues. By Janelle Brown
Did hackers successfully break watermarks designed to protect digital music? (10/19/2000)

The POTUS with the mostest By Joyce Millman
What does "The West Wing" President Josiah Bartlet have that Al Gore and George W. Bush don't? (10/18/2000)

"Saving Private Ryan" By Andrew O'Hehir
Old home movies show the genesis of Steven Spielberg's sincere but deeply conventional wartime drama. (10/18/2000)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2000 (10/18/2000)

The week in dirt Read by Amy Reiter
Boy George is all over Eminem, Marilyn Manson hates bad f***ing grammarians, Shirley Jones may have some big cups to fill and Russell Crowe bares all. (10/18/2000)

Ghostwriter Read by David Mitchell
Nine stories and lives from across the globe intertwine in David Mitchell's debut novel, "Ghostwritten." (10/18/2000)

"Postville" by Stephen G. Bloom By Andrew O'Hehir
After a Hasidic Jewish community moves to Iowa farm country, the startling complications leave even this Jewish journalist scrounging for answers. (10/18/2000)

More dark materials By Polly Shulman
With "The Amber Spyglass," Philip Pullman concludes the epic, heretical fantasy that began with "The Golden Compass." (10/18/2000)

Art for Armani's sake By Albert Lee
New York's institutions of high culture are unashamedly selling out to high fashion. (10/18/2000)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Gore and Bush: Added together, they equal Clinton (10/18/2000)

Hooked on painkillers By Cynthia Kuhn and Wilkie Wilson
My doctor prescribed narcotics after my accident and now I can't get off them. What should I do? (10/18/2000)

Lesbian fingers  
By Laurie Essig (10/18/2000)

Bush angers slain man's family  
By Jake Tapper (10/18/2000)

Art for politics' sake  
By Ray Sawhill (10/18/2000)

Nader packs 'em in at the Garden  
By Suzy Hansen (10/18/2000)

Myself as fictional character By Barbara Guenevere Tanner
My childhood diaries were written by a girl I do not recognize. (10/18/2000)

"You Rice-A-Roni-sucking dot-com bobo rube"  
A New Yorker replies to King Kaufman's thoughts on a Subway Series. (10/18/2000)

"It's just something on paper" By Flore de Préneuf
Palestinians and Israelis alike question the outcome of Clinton's Middle East peace summit. (10/18/2000)

Your horoscope for the week By Rob Brezsny
Amazing acts of abracadabra, a drunken saint, sexy opportunities, meteors, floods, geysers, volcanoes and major mojo. (10/18/2000)

We need another hero By Sridhar Pappu
Fourteen years after brilliantly deconstructing comic books half to death, "Watchmen" creator Alan Moore wants to rebuild. (10/18/2000)

Liz Hurley talks sex -- again and again and ... By Amy Reiter
Hugh Grant's ex discusses sucking, blowing and terrible noises; former "Family Ties" star joining "The Sopranos" mob. Plus: Yanni on love, conception and childbirth. (10/18/2000)

Gored By Jake Tapper
The two candidates share a podium -- but the vice president knocks Bush off center stage. (10/18/2000)

A comeback for Gore? Compiled by Salon Staff
Roger Ebert, Joe Eszterhas, Andrew Sullivan and others dissect the final debate of the campaign. (10/18/2000)

Foiled again By Kerry Lauerman
Ralph Nader is turned away from yet another presidential debate, but he's hoping for a post-debate bounce nonetheless. (10/18/2000)

A little good news for Gore By Alicia Montgomery
The debate kinda, sorta goes his way, but he still doesn't play well with others. Polls call the contest a draw, and both candidates get called on their errors. (10/18/2000)

"Upbeat" Bush readies for Letterman By Jake Tapper
His staff, meanwhile, comes up with the Top Ten reasons to avoid talking about the debate. (10/18/2000)

If Gloria can do it ... By Nancy Kruse
Can I feel complete in a relationship with a man and still be a feminist? (10/18/2000)

Vote-buying, Silicon Valley style By Katharine Mieszkowski
Tech industry heavyweights learn that throwing millions into a campaign can't substitute for building a grass-roots coalition. (10/18/2000)

All aboard the rear car! By Katharine Mieszkowski
A gay men's "cruising" Web site issues a call to arms to get guys to the back of the bus. (10/18/2000)

The Hard Rap Cafe By Alex Pappademas
The Brooklyn Museum's "Hip-Hop Nation" show surveys rap's journey from Bronx block parties to cold-lampin' in the Hamptons. (10/17/2000)

"The Iron Giant" By Stephanie Zacharek
Even against the warmer, rounder tones of traditional animation, Brad Bird's computer-
generated metal man practically breathes. (10/17/2000)

Real Life Rock Top 10 By Greil Marcus
(10/17/2000)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2000 (10/17/2000)

Miss America or Miss Disney? By Andy Dehnart
On this year's Miss America contest, ABC's corporate synergy turned the beauty pageant into a small world after all. (10/17/2000)

Toughen up! By Jake Tapper
Jake Tapper analyzes Gore's personality disorder and explains which Al needs to show up for the third debate. (10/17/2000)

The making of the "Reader's Guide" On Salon Audio
Laura Miller, Jonathan Lethem, Sarah Vowell and David Gates discuss their contributions to Salon's literary guidebook. (10/17/2000)

"Did Adam and Eve Have Navels?" by Martin Gardner By Tom DiEgidio
A witty, world-class debunker cuts through centuries of pseudoscience crap, from earthbound asteroids to balancing eggs. (10/17/2000)

My wife is turning into her mother! By Garrison Keillor
And I'm afraid of turning to whiskey like her long-suffering father. Does that justify my affair with an old high school flame? (10/17/2000)

Dear Apple: Where's my iHat? By Kenneth Cleaver
From the corporate correspondence files of Mr. Kenneth H. Cleaver. Also: Grizzly bear job prospects and rap lyric campaign contributions for Al Gore. (10/17/2000)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
He was terrified of staying put for more than a minute (10/17/2000)

Save your life: Sing in drag By Ben Schatz
How a high-powered Harvard-trained lawyer found health and happiness by donning fabulous dresses. (10/17/2000)

Gov. Bush's office ignored murder confession
By Alan Berlow (10/17/2000)

The children's war By Flore de Prineuf
Palestinian mothers talk about the pride and anguish they feel as their sons fight and die. (10/17/2000)

"The Bulldozer" By Flore de Prineuf
How Ariel Sharon plowed his way back onto the bloody stage of Mideast politics. (10/17/2000)

Save me, Alex Rodriguez By King Kaufman
We non-New Yorkers implore the baseball gods: Please don't make us suffer a Subway Series. (10/17/2000)

One nation under Farrakhan By Alicia Montgomery
At the Million Family March in Washington, the black nationalist leader changes his tune to join the multicultural chorus. (10/17/2000)

Tommy Lasorda By Mark Miller
After 50 years of baseball, the legendary manager swears he bleeds Dodger blue. (10/17/2000)

When music hurts By Amy Reiter
Don Henley sued for maraca attack; David Hasselhoff gets bitchy. Plus: Anne Heche eating for two? (10/17/2000)

Gore's last stand By Alicia Montgomery
Will he come out swinging or play nice in Tuesday night's town hall battle? Experts' advice to the vice president: Be yourself, whoever that is. (10/17/2000)

Your questions for Bush and Gore Compiled by Salon News Staff
Salon readers chime in with what they'd ask the two major presidential candidates. (10/17/2000)

How "The West Wing" gets the vote out By Lawrence Weschler
Convergence of the week: Jim Lehrer, Archer Daniels Midland, Bush and Gore try to center-tain you. (10/17/2000)

Reform school By Virginia Vitzthum
A program for first-time johns lets offenders off the hook in exchange for their attendance at a daylong session taught by ex-hookers. (10/17/2000)

Stripping for drinks By Jack Boulware
A Scottish nightclub owner is fined for offering free beverages to flashers. (10/17/2000)

I miss crack babies By Jade Hays
Complaining about how San Francisco is going to hell in a handbasket just ain't as easy as it used to be. (10/17/2000)

The game of art By Howard Wen
In the exhibit "Screenshots," tragedy is rendered in a playful resolution. (10/17/2000)

"Magnolia" By Stephanie Zacharek
We have a snake to thank for Paul Thomas Anderson's ambitious but intimate epic. (10/16/2000)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Monday, Oct. 16, 2000 (10/16/2000)

Big radio bites back! By Eric Boehlert
Major broadcasting companies and NPR are ganging up on low-power FM radio. Can John McCain save the day? (10/16/2000)

Arts Watch
October 9 - 13 (10/16/2000)

She's got mail Read by Robert Sean Leonard
In Jane Hamilton's new novel, "Disobedience," a teenager reads his mother's e-mail and discovers she's having an affair. (10/16/2000)

No puppy-dog tails Read by Karl Soehnlein
Karl Soehnlein's first novel, "The World of Normal Boys," calls into question traditional ideas of boyhood. (10/16/2000)

The Lean years Read by Michael Sragow
Michael Sragow revisits the late director David Lean's classic films, including "Oliver Twist" and "Brief Encounter." (10/16/2000)

New in paperback
A historical and scientific look at suicide, a Kama Sutra tale set on campus and Walter Mosley's "Walkin' the Dog." (10/16/2000)

The book of Jane By David Bowman
Jane Hamilton, author of "The Book of Ruth," talks about her new novel, Civil War reenactors and how e-mail has facilitated Midwestern adultery. (10/16/2000)

Salon recommends
What we're reading, what we're liking. (10/16/2000)

Qwest slams Peter Pan By Deborah Scoblionkov
A case of mistaken identity exposes how a long-distance telephone company is targeting Asian immigrants. (10/16/2000)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Small weekly cartoon propels Bush to White House (10/16/2000)

America's sick healthcare system By Beatrice Motamedi
A compelling PBS documentary explores the mess that Al Gore and George W. Bush refuse to confront. (10/16/2000)

Reefer madness
By Gary Kamiya (10/16/2000)

What's up with Madonna?
By Strawberry Saroyan and Michelle Goldberg (10/16/2000)

Designer babies?
By Leah Kohlenberg (10/16/2000)

Sexy cover girl: The new me
By Elizabeth Grant (10/16/2000)

Lesbian fingers By Laurie Essig
Discrimination against us is underlined in the indelible ink of science. (10/16/2000)

Who killed Biggie Smalls? By Jan Golab
A former LAPD detective charges that the top brass derailed his investigation of the rap star's murder when it pointed to a cop. (10/16/2000)

B.I.G. trouble at the Los Angeles Times By Jan Golab
Two Times reporters covering the LAPD scandal named a suspect in the murder of rap star Biggie Smalls. Then a colleague's story said they were wrong. Could both stories be right? (10/16/2000)

It's the character, stupid By David Horowitz
Voters don't trust Al Gore, especially when it comes to national security. And they're right. (10/16/2000)

"I guess it's every man for himself" By Aaron Tapper
A Jewish American student recounts being stuck in the West Bank just as the bombing began. (10/16/2000)

A conversation with Rickie Lee Jones By Mark Miller
With a new album out and a new tour coming, the cool chanteuse discusses Britney, Christina, Jack Nicholson and sex, hope, baseball, Madonna and good cooking. (10/16/2000)

Charlize asks nicely: "Can I touch?" By Amy Reiter
Theron puts her hands on pumped-up Will Smith; a new home for Marilyn Monroe's falsies? Plus: Irish musician gets nose out of joint, calls Aguilera "a snot." (10/16/2000)

Goofus and Gallant By Jake Tapper
Chapter Two: Gov. Goofus seems to like killing people (10/16/2000)

Goofus and Gallant By Jake Tapper
The Special Presidential Edition (10/16/2000)

Can you trust polls? By Anthony York
The erratic numbers this election season have many -- including pollsters -- wondering whether there's some "fuzzy math" going on. (10/16/2000)

Is Bush bad for the poor? By Alicia Montgomery
The Texas record gets another once-over while Bush butters up supporters on the right and a Republican dream team tours for women's votes. (10/16/2000)

Bush angers slain man's family By Jake Tapper
The Byrds harbor deep resentments over the Texas governor's treatment of their family and failure to support a hate crimes bill. (10/16/2000)

What would you ask Bush and Gore? By Salon News Staff
Tuesday night is the final presidential debate. What would you like to ask the two major party candidates for president? (10/16/2000)

Coming clean By Jack Boulware
A governor in Turkey says he'll remove the beards and mustaches of any men caught with prostitutes. (10/16/2000)

Trafficking in human flesh By Stephen Lemons
A landmark act passed by the Senate last week would increase protection for slaves forced into prostitution. (10/16/2000)

ICANN-oclast By Damien Cave
Get ready for a shake-up: Radical Karl Auerbach just got elected to the Internet's top governing body. (10/16/2000)

Bagels, no lox By Annalee Newitz
A new Web site, HalfJew.com, plans to use the Internet to create a community for the partially Judaic. (10/16/2000)

One cowardly attack By Daryl Lindsey
A Mideast military expert discusses the bombing of the USS Cole and the terrorist threat in Yemen. (10/14/2000)

Gore: Ready to rumble? By Jake Tapper
In an exclusive interview with Salon, the vice president promises a "very hot and heavy" final campaign stretch. (10/14/2000)

Nader packs 'em in at the Garden By Suzy Hansen
Fifteen thousand pay $20 apiece to hear Ralph -- along with Eddie Vedder, Susan Sarandon and Bill Murray -- tell why a Green vote is not a wasted vote. (10/14/2000)

"Dr. T & the Women" By Stephanie Zacharek
Robert Altman's newest film is a madcap sprawl about the women who love the men who love them. (10/13/2000)

"It's a punk movie" By Jeff Stark
Director Darren Aronofsky talks about why his junkie movie, "Requiem for a Dream," really isn't a junkie movie and about writing the script for the next "Batman." (10/13/2000)

"The Contender" By Charles Taylor
It looks lurid and profane, but this gutless thriller accepts the prevailing wisdom that a politician's "character" matters. (10/13/2000)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Weekend, Oct. 13-15, 2000 (10/13/2000)

"Lost Souls" By Andrew O'Hehir
The Antichrist wears Dolce & Gabbana and the clock reads 6:66. Oooh! Scary! (10/13/2000)

"American Graffiti" By Michael Sragow
From the days before George Lucas second-guessed himself, a treasure of ingenious '70s filmmaking that uses rock 'n' roll like a Greek chorus with a beat. (10/13/2000)

Hot bods & hot bots By Damien Cave & Katharine Mieszkowski
M4M4SEX is revolutionizing sex on the Internet and Jaron Lanier is making predictions about the future of biotechnology. (10/13/2000)

Muscle By Frederick Busch
The author of "The Night Inspector" and "Don't Tell Anyone" picks five story collections with ideal physiques. (10/13/2000)

Tips for savvy Web travel By Don George
A new book by a top travel journalist details the pitfalls and potentials of online travel planning. (10/13/2000)

Going all the way By Barbara Raab
Ever wonder why skinny folks die faster in freezing water? Why divers get the bends but sperm whales don't? An Oxford professor explains life at the extremes. (10/13/2000)

The second presidential debate: Paging Mr. Gore
By Jake Tapper (10/13/2000)

Good politics, bad journalism
By Eric Boehlert (10/13/2000)

Everything but the truth
By Joe Conason (10/13/2000)

When they were bad
By Carolyn Magner (10/13/2000)

How racquetball saved my marriage By Laurie Wagner
Sometimes you need to play rough with your husband. (10/13/2000)

The evil NCAA By Allen Barra
Why is every decent American not railing against this exploitative, vindictive institution that has had such a disastrous effect on higher education? (10/13/2000)

War in the Middle East By Flore de Preneuf
The Israeli army responds after two soldiers are lynched in the Palestinian city of Ramallah. (10/13/2000)

The damage at home By Daryl Lindsey
Middle East policy experts assess the lasting impact of the Ramallah and Gaza Strip skirmishes on the peace process and U.S. foreign relations. (10/13/2000)

Missed New York By Julie Pham
At a state beauty pageant, one contestant sabotages her chances by telling the sordid truth. (10/13/2000)

Splitsville for Jennifer and Puffy? By Amy Reiter
Paper says Daddy talked dirty while Lopez was in the shower; Marilyn Manson now lecturing on proper usage of the F-word. Plus: Inside Russell Crowe -- yuck! (10/13/2000)

Gore camp accuses Bush of "exaggeration" By Jake Tapper
Trying to turn the tables on the GOP candidate, Gore's campaign chief seizes upon a Bush debate misstatement. (10/13/2000)

"Dear Governor Bush Sir: I did this awfull crime" :
This is the letter Achim Josef Marino sent the Texas governor more than two years ago. (10/13/2000)

Gov. Bush's office ignored murder confession By Alan Berlow
Two and a half years later, the two men convicted of the crime still sit in prison. (10/13/2000)

Say what? By Salon Staff
Five Bush debate statements bear closer inspection. (10/13/2000)

Hate crimes backlash hits Bush By Alicia Montgomery
Gore and his team start the spin cycle as the Electoral College vote tilts their way. Buchanan blasts gay marriage in Vermont. (10/13/2000)

More Gore scandals! By Jake Tapper
A campaign where the falsehoods are flying fast and furiously. (10/13/2000)

Germans and their "Handys" By Jack Boulware
A recent poll taken by a German magazine shows more people turn off cellphones in theaters than during sex. (10/13/2000)

Written on the body By David Thomson
"Pay It Forward" is emotionally manipulative, but the stars save the film with the acting -- especially in their love scene. (10/13/2000)

Computer toy joy By Janelle Brown
Robot buddies will lead our children into a bright future, says Mark Pesce in his new book, "The Playful World." (10/13/2000)

The sad and hilarious tale of Dr. T and Big D By Michael Sragow
Robert Altman and screenwriter Anne Rapp talk about Dallas, sex, chivalry and their new movie, "Dr. T & the Women." (10/12/2000)

"Final Destination" By David Lazarus
Audiences wanted to see more death: How a horror flick was turned from a potential failure into "the perfect souffli." (10/12/2000)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000 (10/12/2000)

Burn, Momma, burn By Ken Foster
Ken Foster reads his story "Keep It From the Flame," about a mother falling apart in front of her kids. (10/12/2000)

Pembleton's a doctor! By Cary Tennis
In this new Salon Audio column, "Homicide" meets "Deadline"! Andre Braugher beats up Oliver Platt on the floor of Salon's San Francisco newsroom. (10/12/2000)

Art for politics' sake By Ray Sawhill
A critic of the NEA and Harvard talks about the narrow-minded, shock-obsessed contemporary art scene. (10/12/2000)

"Upside Down" by Eduardo Galeano By Greg Villepique
The author of "Memory of Fire" delivers a scathing, mischievous indictment of North America's hypocrisy and consumer culture. (10/12/2000)

The recklessness of the nerds By Alan Deutschman
A new book, "When Genius Failed," reveals how arrogant math geeks at Long-Term Capital gambled away billions and caused panic on the Street. (10/12/2000)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Young Al Gore, Boy Adventurer (10/12/2000)

Drug war politics By Arthur Allen
The presidential candidates have not widely touted their plans to deal with drug abuse. Is it because of their own suspect histories? (10/12/2000)

My birthday as B movie By Helayne Lightstone
All I got were cards from men who didn't want me anymore, and a kiss-off from a cowboy who left me to go do the lambada with the Latina. (10/13/2000)

Milosevic fights back By Laura Rozen
The resurgence of loyalists to the deposed Yugoslav president brings Belgrade back to the brink of danger. (10/12/2000)

Reefer madness By Gary Kamiya
America's surreal hypocrisy about recreational drugs has reached the full-blown Dali stage. (10/12/2000)

A conversation with Witold Rybczynski By Loren Fox
The author of "A Clearing in the Distance" talks about Central Park, mechanical genius and the beauty of the screw. (10/12/2000)

Eat Crowe, Meg Ryan tells press By Amy Reiter
Dennis Quaid's ex insists nobody came between them, despite rumors; Boy George explains Eminem's sexual karma. U.K. prudes to Cameron Diaz: Keep your hands where we can see them! (10/12/2000)

Paging Mr. Gore By Jake Tapper
George W. Bush smirks and fibs his way to what looks like a victory over an opponent so shackled it looks like he's second-guessing his every move. (10/12/2000)

Big night for Bush Compiled by Salon Staff
Christopher Buckley, Norman Lear, Al Franken, Joe Eszterhas and other critics review Debate 2. (10/12/2000)

"W" is for winner By Alicia Montgomery
Bush cleans the floor with Gore, according to polls. While the governor now knows foreign policy, he can't explain the messes in Texas. (10/12/2000)

Sexual moderates By Emily Jenkins
The American media makes us think we are strange if we aren't thinking about sex all the time. (10/12/2000)

Another French paradox By Jack Boulware
Could the high rates of sex and water consumption in France be connected? (10/12/2000)

Keep Napster fun -- shut it down! By Meta Wagner
Illicit pleasures are the best kind. If the court approves MP3 trading, what kind of rebel will I be? (10/12/2000)

Your computer can fight AIDS By Katharine Mieszkowski
A PC can do more in its spare time than look for aliens. It can also save lives. (10/12/2000)

SDMI cracked! By Janelle Brown
Hackers break the recording industry's vaunted music protection system. (10/12/2000)

"Terminator 2: Judgment Day" By Bill Wyman
A slate of exhausting extras takes us back to the time James Cameron was an action director extraordinaire -- and not the irritating owner of a best picture Oscar. (10/11/2000)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2000 (10/11/2000)

Dead man singing By Paul Festa
"Dead Man Walking," the opera version, opens in San Francisco. Is it a misguided abuse of the genre -- or a radical reworking of operatic stagecraft? (10/11/2000)

"Get Carter" By Charles Taylor
Stallone returns in a gangster remake that wears itself (and the audience) out trying to be cutting-edge stylish. (10/11/2000)

The week in dirt By Amy Reiter
Find out why Jennifer Love Hewitt is the devil, Elizabeth Hurley's libido is blazing and O.J.'s ex is "easy prey." (10/11/2000)

Blindsided By Margaret Atwood
Margaret Dionne reads from Margaret Atwood's new book, "The Blind Assassin." (10/11/2000)

Evil on trial By Jesse Berrett
Can war crimes tribunals and truth commissions really curb man's inhumanity to man? (10/11/2000)

"The Bridegroom" by Ha Jin By Michael Scott Moore
The National Book Award-winning author of "Waiting" is in fine form with new tales of ordinary Chinese angling for love, sex and Party favors. (10/11/2000)

"Scared Straight" for the business set By Eric Lassiter
MBA students take a mandatory trip to prison for a lesson on ethics from corporate criminals. (10/11/2000)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
More of life's little -- yes! -- victories (10/11/2000)

Smashed and stoned By Cynthia Kuhn and Wilkie Wilson
When I was drunk I smoked some pot, and then sounds echoed and my vision blurred. Is this a normal reaction to mixing the two? (10/11/2000)

How deep is your love? By Seema Kalia
The INS wants proof of my romantic attachment. (10/11/2000)

Pigment farmer By Brian Fey
Days of wine and fashion mistakes. (10/11/2000)

Tulia's witch trials By Arianna Huffington
A drug sting case in a small Texas town shows how drug war paranoia can feed the fires of injustice. (10/11/2000)

Your horoscope for the week By Rob Brezsny
Robust Nietzschean joy, sledgehammers and Krazy Glue and vying to be the most modern dinosaur on your block. (10/11/2000)

Kissing the ring By Rachel Louise Snyder
From his strangely tasteful Beverly Hills mansion, Kiss frontman Paul Stanley reflects on fear, fatness and fame. (10/11/2000)

The naked truth By Amy Reiter
Paula Jones to give Penthouse readers the presidential treatment; Mel C. gives her fellow Spice Girl a good licking on British TV; Elizabeth Hurley's still talking about her Hugh-free bed. (10/11/2000)

Good politics, bad journalism By Eric Boehlert
Reporters seized on stories about Al Gore the liar without checking their facts. Now the Bush campaign is cashing in. (10/11/2000)

Throwing curveballs at the swing states By Alicia Montgomery
On the eve of debate No. 2, Bush offers "Big Relief" while Gore peddles tax credits. (10/11/2000)

Porn prank bites Buchanan By Alicia Montgomery
Gore and Bush cram for the debate, with a new attitude and new makeup for the Democrat and new facts for the Republican. Polls call the race dead even. (10/11/2000)

Lies our candidates told us By Jake Tapper
The press will give Gore the serious fact-checker treatment during the debate. But here are three fibs Bush got away with the last time. (10/11/2000)

The new me By Elizabeth Grant
My life as a sexy cover girl in California makes me realize that I belong in a Texas suburb. (10/11/2000)

Sex operators By Jack Boulware
A small island in the South Pacific decides to stop leasing its area code to porn phone lines. (10/11/2000)

The new, improved Steve Jobs By Janelle Brown
Even if he did try to stop publication of a biography about him, there's a lot to admire about the Apple CEO, says author Alan Deutschman. (10/11/2000)

The once and future Steve Jobs By Alan Deutschman
How the comeback kid remade Apple -- from the "Think Different" campaign to a "loose lips sink ships" reign of terror. (10/11/2000)

Am I hot or not? By Janelle Brown
Appalling, horrible and addictive -- a new Web site lets the world rate your attractiveness. (10/11/2000)

What's up with Madonna? By Strawberry Saroyan and Michelle Goldberg
Two critics cross swords: Can you separate the chameleonic star's image from her art? And why doesn't she have a cool boyfriend? (10/10/2000)

"Pee-wee's Big Adventure" By Stephanie Zacharek
Director Tim Burton and star Paul Reubens wanted to take every prop home. Who wouldn't want a rocket ship in the living room? (10/10/2000)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2000 (10/10/2000)

Getting paid for being a bitch By Shawna Kenney
A teenage dominatrix talks about putting herself through college by spanking lawyers, lobbyists and politicians. (10/10/2000)

Sex and this boy flying By Chris Colin
We don't get sex right. It drugs you and rewrites things. It's time for us to be honest and say, "Oh." (10/10/2000)

The gloves are off By Kerry Lauerman
Hear Kerry Lauerman give his recap of the campaign mudslinging. (10/10/2000)

"Ghostwritten" by David Mitchell By Laura Miller
The latest, much-hyped attempt at a wild, supercharged fictional ride proves that minimalism may finally be dead, but true eccentric geniuses are few and far between. (10/10/2000)

Almost perfect By Garrison Keillor
It turns out our race and age differences are nothing compared to this hurdle we must get over: He's jealous. (10/10/2000)

Kryptonite investor By Larry Getlen
Chris Henderson's band, 3 Doors Down, has a No. 1 single -- and a 401K plan. (10/10/2000)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
Her dirty dishes started talking to her (10/10/2000)

The drug war's Tweedledee By Arthur Allen
Does National Institute on Drug Abuse chief Alan Leshner push propaganda over science in his close coordination with drug czar Barry McCaffrey? (10/10/2000)

Asel is gone
By Flore de Preneuf (10/10/2000)

Living among the headlines
By Helen Schary Motro (10/10/2000)

Serbia is liberated, Milosevic disappears
By Laura Rozen (10/10/2000)

"He's finished"
By Alex Todorovic (10/10/2000)

Bamboozled
By Andrew O'Hehir (10/10/2000)

Revenge of the chocolate zucchini bread By Paulina Borsook
To get back at my ex-husband, I had to use the dessert he loved most. (10/10/2000)

The Famous Chocolate Zucchini Bread By Paulina Borsook
It's guaranteed to please -- when it's fresh, that is. (10/10/2000)

Appetite for destruction By Flore de Preneuf
Ehud Barak's ultimatum passes and violence continues to mount between Israelis and Palestinians. (10/10/2000)

Everything but the truth By Joe Conason
Dick Cheney says he didn't depend on government help during the big oil days that made him a $39 million man. The record of his Halliburton dealings tells a different story. (10/10/2000)

Beautiful people like me By Chris Colin
Media parties are shallow? Then how do you explain all the deep sex and danger? (10/10/2000)

Christopher Walken By Stephen Lemons
No one plays the kook, the psycho, the fallen angel, the bloodthirsty ghoul better than the actor who claims he's just a regular Joe. (10/10/2000)

Cheney, gay rights crusader? By Alicia Montgomery
Conservative groups beat up GOP veep nominee, Lazio blasts Clinton campaign for following his wife and Sharpton hits Lazio for following Giuliani's example. (10/10/2000)

Pro-life groups' blind ambition By Alicia Montgomery
Bush may ignore them while he campaigns, but anti-abortion activists are convinced he'll come around once he's in office. They're just sure of it. (10/10/2000)

Nasty boys By Anthony York
Highlights of a presidential campaign getting really ugly, really fast. (10/10/2000)

Reading on the train By Mark Roberts
I use my book choices to attract women. Ciline got me a girl with pink hair. (10/10/2000)

Purloined porn By Katharine Mieszkowski
Writers of erotica love giving away their steamy stories online, but watch in horror as their work is then stolen by rogue Web sites and fans. (10/10/2000)

Microsoft's funny money By Janelle Brown
A spunky shareholder resolution demands that the company account for its political campaign contributions. (10/10/2000)

By George By Joyce Millman
In HBO's comedy series "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David -- the model for George Costanza -- boldly remakes a classic in his own image. (10/09/2000)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Monday, Oct. 9, 2000 (10/09/2000)

"On the Road" By Jack Kerouac
Matt Dillon stars in the new audio release of Jack Kerouac's infamous tale of social disillusionment, drugs, alcohol and mysticism. (10/09/2000)

Pretty women By Michael Sragow
Michael Sragow weighs in on some of the lesser-known features of Julia Roberts and Anjelica Huston. (10/09/2000)

Gross-out girls By Suzy Hansen
Young female novelists now take us, literally, into the bowels of their heroines, but does all this bodily frankness carve out a bold new honesty or dredge up the same old insecurities? (10/09/2000)

The Net's red-hot upstart By Albert Lee
With irreverent, in-your-face shows like "Mr. Wong," webcaster Icebox.com already has Hollywood's attention. (10/09/2000)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
The Gorebot vs. the smirking simpleton (10/09/2000)

Covering up the breast By Denise Dowling
The National Cancer Institute decides not to publicize the results of a publicly funded implant study. What's the deal? (10/09/2000)

Brain researchers share Nobel Prize in medicine By Kim Gamel
(10/09/2000)

Why not Ralph?
By Kerry Lauerman (10/09/2000)

Did Gore invent the Internet?
By Scott Rosenberg (10/09/2000)

Gay parents: Nobody does it better
By Hank Pellissier (10/09/2000)

When they were bad By Carolyn Magner
My daughter is exiled and we suffer a season in hell. (10/09/2000)

Million Moon March By Frederick Clarkson
Rev. Sun Myung Moon is the surprise backer of Louis Farrakhan's big event in Washington next week -- and it may be his biggest remarriage shindig ever. (10/09/2000)

The long road back for Yugoslavia By Laura Rozen
With the revolutionary fervor subsiding, new President Vojislav Kostunica must now figure out how to govern a country where Slobodan Milosevic is still a political force. (10/09/2000)

U.S. to Arafat: Stop the cycle of violence By William C. Mann
(10/09/2000)

The end of the affair By Jeffrey Tayler
Russia's support for the ouster of Slobodan Milosevic reflects a desire to cut its losses, not a pro-Western change of heart. (10/09/2000)

We will, we will save you! By Carina Chocano
Matchmakers hook up Hollywood luminaries with the cause of their choice -- saving the world one star at a time. (10/09/2000)

Star dreams By Steve Burgess
While we're awake, the famous are everywhere. Naturally, they reappear during our nightly regurgitation of mental effluvia. (10/09/2000)

The celebrity dreams essay contest
Have you dreamed of Madonna or Brad Pitt, Michael Jordan or Martha Stewart or any other famous person? If so, you could become something of a star yourself. (10/09/2000)

Uh oh -- O.J.'s angry! By Amy Reiter
The juice's ex-girlfriend says she heard him confess, and now he's furious; Gwyneth and Ben seen modeling a more ... friendly relationship for exes; and Jerry Springer disses Jerry Springer. (10/09/2000)

"Big time" Dick goes small time By Jake Tapper
Bush's homespun No. 2 gets ugly at remote stops along the campaign trail -- while never breaking out of grandpa mode. (10/09/2000)

Bush's big surge By Alicia Montgomery
Gore sinks fast in weekend polls as the campaigns start a major mud fight. Clinton and Lazio play nice in New York. (10/09/2000)

The lone hunter By Ann Pearlman
In a passage from her book "Infidelity," the author remembers watching her father work his magic. (10/09/2000)

Don't fence me in By Jack Boulware
A man in Zambia whose wife locked him in their bedroom to curb his adultery is granted a divorce. (10/09/2000)

The Mojo solution By Damien Cave
Forget Napster and Gnutella. Jim McCoy's Mojo Nation is the coolest file-trading service on the Net. (10/09/2000)

Catch the Dot-Com Survivor virus By Damien Cave
Is an addictive new trivia game spreading via e-mail innocent fun or state-of-the-art marketing spam? (10/09/2000)

Why baseball beats football By King Kaufman
The ump blew the call! My team got robbed! Thank goodness there's no instant replay. Plus: The Yankees aren't the '64 Phillies. Get over it. (10/08/2000)

Asel is gone By Flore de Preneuf
After a popular, peace-loving Israeli Arab teen is shot dead by police, his family and friends -- both Jewish and Arab -- wrestle with what his loss means for Israel. (10/07/2000)

Living among the headlines By Helen Schary Motro
I cringed at the photo of the anonymous Palestinian father trying to protect his son from Israeli bullets. Then I realized he used to work for me. (10/07/2000)

Playing the "dum-dum" card By Jake Tapper
Tired of having their man labeled a liar, the Gore campaign asks why Bush can't "string together a coherent sentence." (10/07/2000)

"Bamboozled" By Andrew O'Hehir
Spike Lee's explosive, near-masterpiece media satire balances between brilliance and incoherence. (10/06/2000)

"Meet the Parents" By Stephanie Zacharek
Robert De Niro works a menacingly cheerful voodoo in a rambling little comedy from the director of the "Austin Powers" movies. (10/06/2000)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Weekend, Oct. 6-8, 2000 (10/06/2000)

"High Fidelity" By Andrew O'Hehir
Deleted scenes reveal the shocking fact that "Let's Get It On" didn't make the Top Five All-Time Great Songs. (10/06/2000)

"The Old Darned Man" By Stanley Kunitz
Nonagenarian Poet Laureate Stanley Kunitz reads poems that span his 70-year writing career. (10/06/2000)

Double trouble By Janelle Brown and Damien Cave
Salon's tech writers discuss the latest developments in the Napster and Microsoft court cases. (10/06/2000)

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Why women love horses, why DJs are lords of the dance and more. (10/06/2000)

Living color By Stanley Crouch
The critic and author of "Don't the Moon Look Lonesome" picks eight great books that get race right. (10/06/2000)

British Airways stretches out By Don George
Sleeper seats in business class -- bed and breakfast, the expensive way. (10/06/2000)

Look out below! By Elliott Neal Hester
Luckless birds, wayward engine pieces and frozen aircraft stowaways are plummeting from the sky. (10/06/2000)

"An American Health Dilemma" By Annie Murphy Paul
Long before the horror of the Tuskegee experiments, blacks were suspicious of the white medical establishment -- with good reason. (10/06/2000)

Bush's big lie about Texas executions
By Alan Berlow (10/06/2000)

Violence in the Holy Land
"Violence erupts in the Holy Land" by Flore de Preneuf; "The sound of silence" by Samuel G. Freedman (10/06/2000)

Gaydar love
By John Dexter (10/06/2000)

One Hundred Demons BY Lynda Barry
My #$@*&! first job as a slave to cheap hippies (10/06/2000)

Where was George? By Allen Barra
The Yankees ended the season with a swan dive for the ages, and all their once-cantankerous owner could muster was a shrug. (10/06/2000)

In Belgrade, now what? By Anthony York
The world gets to know Yugoslav President-elect Vojislav Kostunica, and ponders Milosevic's fate. (10/06/2000)

Christopher Guest: The jazz of jocularity By Jessica Hundley
The director-star of "Best in Show" says comedy's like music -- you have to know the key and you have to find players with good chops. (10/06/2000)

Sally Field on f***ability By Amy Reiter
Prince Charles on bum rap in Britain; Spice Girl Mel C. on the joys of tailwind; Jennifer's dress and Puffy's suit. Plus: Dr. Laura -- going down in Canada. (10/06/2000)

Acting their age By Jake Tapper
At the vice presidential debate, the two candidates show their younger bosses how to keep it clean. (10/06/2000)

Protesters raid Gore office By Alicia Montgomery
Veep hopefuls stay sweet; Cheney wins. Polls give Gore the lead while some critics call him a liar. Hillary Clinton rethinks her embrace of Palestinians. (10/06/2000)

Cheney dumps the nice act By Jake Tapper
He launches a sustained attack on Al Gore's "uncontrollable desire" to fib. (10/06/2000)

Trapped in a rut By Jack Boulware
A Canadian farmer dies after wandering into a deer compound during mating season. (10/06/2000)

They might be giants By David Thomson
Have you ever looked, I mean really looked, at Bobby Estalella? (10/06/2000)

21st Challenge No. 37 By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau
Measure for measure: Gizmos to gauge things hitherto unquantified. (10/06/2000)

Mano a mano with John McCain By Simson Garfinkel
At a committee hearing on online privacy, the senator asks me some tough questions and doesn't like what he hears. (10/06/2000)

Candidate for the (Net) people By Damien Cave
Barbara Simons wants to make ICANN, the Internet's ultimate domain-name authority, less of a corporate lap dog. (10/06/2000)

A touch of Springfield By Burt Wolf
Abraham Lincoln's hometown is a great place for a family vacation. (10/05/2000)

Subverting the genre By Michael Sragow
"Girlfight" director Karyn Kusama pulls no punches when it comes to cinema. (10/05/2000)

"Plan 9 From Outer Space" By David Lazarus
Those near and dear to infamous schlock director Ed Wood reveal his greatest legacies -- including how not to wield a camera. (10/05/2000)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, Oct. 5, 2000 (10/05/2000)

Maya Angelou Biography | Random House Audio
The Heart of a Woman (10/05/2000)

"Hell's Angel" Interview by Nick Bryant
Biker legend Sonny Barger recounts the formation of the Oakland Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club and the four wild decades that followed. (10/05/2000)

Susie Bright Susie Bright
Full Exposure (10/05/2000)

Deepak Chopra Deepak Chopra
Everyday Immortality (10/05/2000)

Deepak Chopra Deepak Chopra
How to Know God (10/05/2000)

Kate Fillion & Ellen Ladowsky Kate Fillion & Ellen Ladowsky
How To Dump A Guy (10/05/2000)

Janeane Garofalo & Ben Stiller Janeane Garofalo & Ben Stiller
Feel This Audiobook (10/05/2000)

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Elizabeth Hilts Elizabeth Hilts
The Inner Bitch Guide to Men, Relationships, Dating, Etc. (10/05/2000)

Barry Yourgrau
Haunted Traveller; An Imaginary Memoir (10/05/2000)

Barry Yourgrau
The Sadness of Sex (10/05/2000)

Toni Morrison By Toni Morrison
"Paradise" (10/05/2000)

Vladimir Nabokov By Vladimir Nabokov
"Lolita" read by award-winning actor Jeremy Irons (10/05/2000)

Tom Wolfe Tom Wolfe
A Man in Full (10/05/2000)

Tom Wolfe Tom Wolfe
Ambush At Fort Bragg (10/05/2000)

Ben Neihart By Ben Neihart
"Burning Girl" (10/05/2000)

Edmund White By Edmund White
"The Married Man" (10/05/2000)

Blake Nelson By Blake Nelson
"User" (10/05/2000)

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
"Breakfast of Champions" (10/05/2000)

Arthur Nersesian By Arthur Nersesian
"The Fuck-Up" (10/05/2000)

Michael Ondaatje By Michael Ondaatje
"Anil's Ghost" (10/05/2000)

Dorothy Parker By Dorothy Parker
"Arrangement In Black And White" (10/05/2000)

John Updike By John Updike
"Bech at Bay and Before" (10/05/2000)

James Patterson By James Patterson
"Pop Goes the Weasel" (10/05/2000)

Dale Peck By Dale Peck
"Now It's Time to Say Goodbye" (10/05/2000)

Peter Plate By Peter Plate
"Snitch Factory" (10/05/2000)

Sylvia Plath By Sylvia Plath
"The Bell Jar" (10/05/2000)

J. R. R. Tolkien By J. R. R. Tolkien
Poem in Elvish (10/05/2000)

Edgar Allan Poe By Edgar Allan Poe
"The Pit and the Pendulum" (10/05/2000)

Robert B. Parker By Robert B. Parker
"Hugger Mugger" read by actor Joe Mantegna. (10/05/2000)

Vicki Hendricks By Vicki Hendricks
"Rebecca" (10/05/2000)

Rachel Resnick By Rachel Resnick
"Go West Young F*cked-Up Chick" (10/06/2000)

Anne Rice By Anne Rice
"Vittorio, the Vampire" (10/06/2000)

Tom Robbins By Tom Robbins
"Fierce Invalids" (10/06/2000)

Israel Rosenfield By Israel Rosenfield
"Freud's Megalomania" (10/06/2000)

Philip Roth By Philip Roth
"Portnoy's Complaint" (10/06/2000)

Rachel Mattson By Rachel Mattson
"Drive" (10/06/2000)

Thaddeus Rutkowski By Thaddeus Rutkowski
"Roughhouse" (10/06/2000)

Barbara Keesling Barbara Keesling
Getting Close (10/05/2000)

Bill Bradley Bill Bradley
Time Present, Time Past (10/05/2000)

Barbara Keesling Barbara Keesling
Super Sexual Orgasm (10/05/2000)

Noah Lukeman Noah Lukemans
The First Five Pages (10/05/2000)

Suze Orman Suze Orman
Suze Orman -- The Courage to Be Rich (10/05/2000)

Jack Brehm Biography | Random House Audio
Jack Brehm: That Others May Live (10/05/2000)

Rick Pitino Rick Pitino
Success is a Choice (10/05/2000)

Dan Kindlon & Michael Thompson Dan Kindlon & Michael Thompson
Raising Cain (10/05/2000)

Walter Cronkite Biography | Random House Audio
A Reporter's Life (10/05/2000)

Dan Anderson & Maggie Berman Dan Anderson & Maggie Berman
Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man (10/05/2000)

Edmund Morris Biography | Random House Audio
Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan (10/05/2000)

Keith Fleming Keith Fleming
The Boy with the Thorn in his Side (10/05/2000)

Stephanie Winston Stephanie Winston
Getting Out from Under (10/05/2000)

John Glenn Biography | BDD Audio
A Memoir (10/05/2000)

Jane Goodall Biography | TimeWarner Audio
Reason for Hope (10/05/2000)

Kenn Harper Kenn Harper
Give Me My Father's Body (10/05/2000)

Elizabeth Kim Biography | BDD Audio
Ten Thousand Sorrows (10/05/2000)

Jackie Lyden Jackie Lyden
Daughter of the Queen of Sheba (10/05/2000)

Nelson Mandela Biography | TimeWarner Audio
Long Walk to Freedom (10/05/2000)

John McCain Biography | Random House Audio
Faith of my Fathers (10/05/2000)

Thomas Harris By Thomas Harris
"Hannibal" (10/05/2000)

Ernest Hemingway By Ernest Hemingway
"The Fifth Column" (10/05/2000)

Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Autobiography of MLK (10/05/2000)

Malachy McCourt Malachy McCourt
A Monk Swimming (10/05/2000)

Jonathan Ames Jonathan Ames
What's Not to Love? (10/05/2000)

Carl Hiaasen By Carl Hiaasen
"Sick Puppy" (10/05/2000)

Ian Angell Ian Angell
The New Barbarian Manifesto (10/05/2000)

Dave Barry Dave Barry
Dave Barry Turns 50 (10/05/2000)

Anaos Nin Anaos Nin
Anaos Nin Reads (10/05/2000)

Jello Biafra Non-Fiction | Alternative Tentacles
Battle in Seattle (10/05/2000)

Sander Hicks By Sander Hicks
"The Breaking Manager" (10/05/2000)

Deborah Weisgall Deborah Weisgall
A Joyful Noise (10/05/2000)

Jerry Stahl Jerry Stahl
"Perv - A Love Story" (10/05/2000)

Jane Smiley Jane Smiley
"Horse Heaven" (10/05/2000)

Matthew Sharpe Matthew Sharpe
"Nothing Is Terrible" (10/05/2000)

William Shakespeare By William Shakespeare
"The Sonnets" (10/06/2000)

William Shakespeare By William Shakespeare
"A Midsummer's Night Dream" (10/06/2000)

Vikram Seth By Vikram Seth
"An Equal Music" (10/06/2000)

Michele Serros By Michele Serros
"Shower Power Hippie Man" (10/06/2000)

A. M. Homes By A. M. Homes
"Music for Torching" (10/05/2000)

Kathy Acker
"President Bush" (10/05/2000)

Hubert Selby Jr. By Hubert Selby Jr.
"The Pool Room" (10/05/2000)

Ben Schrank By Ben Schrank
"Miracle Man" (10/05/2000)

Elissa Schappell By Elissa Schappell
"Use Me" (10/05/2000)

Sherman Alexie By Sherman Alexie
"Dear John Wayne" (10/05/2000)

Jonathan Hull By Jonathan Hull
"Losing Julia" (10/05/2000)

Zora Neale Hurston By Zora Neale Hurston
"Mules and Men" (10/05/2000)

Tom Brokaw Non-Fiction | Random House, Inc
The Greatest Generation (10/05/2000)

Thomas Beller By Thomas Beller
"Falling Water" (10/05/2000)

Jimmy Jazz By Jimmy Jazz
"Rube Goldberg Suicide Machine" (10/05/2000)

A Walk in the Woods Read by Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson -- A Walk in the Woods (10/05/2000)

Aimee Bender By Aimee Bender
"The Girl in the Flammable Skirt" (10/05/2000)

James Joyce by James Joyce
"Finnegans Wake" (10/05/2000)

Jonathan Kellerman By Jonathan Kellerman
"Monster" (10/05/2000)

Marina Budhos By Marina Budhos
"The Professor of Light" (10/05/2000)

James Kelman By James Kelman
"Seven Stories" (10/05/2000)

Pagan Kennedy By Pagan Kennedy
"The Bald Spot" (10/05/2000)

Ken Kesey By Ken Kesey
"Last Go Round" (10/05/2000)

Anthony Burgess By Anthony Burgess
"A Clockwork Orange" (10/05/2000)

Kate Christensen By Kate Christensen
"In The Drink" (10/05/2000)

Matthew Klam
"Issues I Dealt With in Therapy" (10/05/2000)

Sandra Cisneros By Sandra Cisneros
"The House on Mango Street" (10/05/2000)

David Knowles By David Knowles
"The Third Eye" (10/05/2000)

Breena Clarke By Breena Clarke
"River, Cross My Heart" (10/05/2000)

Thomas Cahill Thomas Cahill
How the Irish Saved Civilization (10/05/2000)

Nick Cave
Introduction to Mark (10/05/2000)

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Propaganda and Control of the Public Mind By Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky -- Propaganda and Control of the Public Mind (10/05/2000)

Class War: The Attack on Working People By Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky -- Class War: The Attack on Working People (10/05/2000)

Esther Dyson Non-Fiction | Random House Audio
Release 2.0 (10/05/2000)

Clint Willis, Editor Non-Fiction | Listen & Live Audio
Epic: Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks (10/05/2000)

Dean Koontz By Dean Koontz
"False Memory" (10/05/2000)

Christian Langworthy By Christian Langworthy
"War Child" (10/05/2000)

Joe Connelly By Joe Connelly
"Bringing Out The Dead" (10/05/2000)

Michael Crichton By Michael Crichton
"Timeline" (10/05/2000)

Michael Crichton By Michael Crichton
"Airframe" (10/05/2000)

Mark Z. Danielewski By Mark Z. Danielewski
"House of Leaves" (10/05/2000)

Scott Lasser By Scott Lasser
"Battle Creek" (10/05/2000)

Josi Latour By Josi Latour
"Outcast" (10/05/2000)

"Faster" By James Gleick
James Gleick -- Faster (10/05/2000)

Mikki Halpin Mikki Halpin
The Geek Handbook (10/05/2000)

Molly Ivins & Lou Dubose Molly Ivins & Lou Dubose
Shrub (10/05/2000)

Elmore Leonard By Elmore Leonard
"Cuba Libre" (10/05/2000)

Amanda Davis By Amanda Davis
"Faith, or Tips for the Successful Young Lady" (10/05/2000)

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Jonathan Lethem By Jonathan Lethem
"Motherless Brooklyn" (10/05/2000)

E.L. Doctorow By E.L. Doctorow
"City of God" (10/05/2000)

Sam Lipsyte By Sam Lipsyte
"Venus Drive" (10/05/2000)

James Joyce By James Joyce
"Sisters" (10/05/2000)

Ralph Ellison Ralph Ellison
Invisible Man (10/05/2000)

Nathan Englander Nathan Englander
For the Relief of Unbearable Urges (10/05/2000)

Maggie Estep Maggie Estep
Soft Maniacs (10/05/2000)

Henry Flesh Henry Flesh
Massage (10/05/2000)

David Liss By David Liss
"A Conspiracy of Paper" (10/05/2000)

Lydia Lunch By Lydia Lunch
"Unearthly Delights" (10/05/2000)

James Flint James Flint
Habitus (10/05/2000)

Richard Ford Richard Ford
Women with Men (10/05/2000)

Douglas A. Martin By Douglas A. Martin
"Outline of My Lover" (10/05/2000)

Armistead Maupin By Armistead Maupin
"Tales of the City" (10/05/2000)

Martha McPhee By Martha McPhee
"Bright Angel Time" (10/05/2000)

Sesshu Foster Sesshu Foster
City Terrace Field Manual (10/05/2000)

Mike Daily By Mike Daily
"Valley" (10/05/2000)

"Death of a Salesman" By Arthur Miller
An excerpt of Arthur Miller's masterpiece, produced by Miller himself in 1965, and starring Lee J. Cobb, Mildred Dunnock and Dustin Hoffman. (10/05/2000)

Jon Krakauer Jon Krakauer
"Into Thin Air" (10/05/2000)

The Kunhardts The Kunhardts
The American President (10/05/2000)

Mike Loew Mike Loew
Tough Call (10/05/2000)

Ryan McGinness Ryan McGinness
flatnessisgod (10/05/2000)

Dennis Miller By Dennis Miller
"Ranting Again" (10/05/2000)

Al Franken Al Franken
Why Not Me? (10/05/2000)

Rick Moody By Rick Moody
"The Ring of Brightest Angels Around Heaven" (10/05/2000)

Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath
"November Graveyard" and "Black Rook in Rainy Weather" (10/05/2000)

Regie Cabico By Regie Cabico
"Three Poems" (10/05/2000)

Exene Cervenka By Exene Cervenka
"Surface to Air Serpents" (10/05/2000)

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Dennis Miller Dennis Miller
I Rant Therefore I Am (10/05/2000)

Joseph Gallivan By Joseph Gallivan
"England All Over" (10/05/2000)

Myla Goldberg By Myla Goldberg
"Bee Season" (10/05/2000)

Marilyn Chin By Marilyn Chin
"The Barbarians Are Coming" (10/05/2000)

Michelle T. Clinton By Michelle T. Clinton
"Blood As A Bright Color" (10/05/2000)

Sue Grafton By Sue Grafton
"'O' is for Outlaw" (10/05/2000)

Ezra Pound By Ezra Pound
"The Cantos" (10/05/2000)

Dennis Miller Non-Fiction | BDD Audio
Ranting Again (10/05/2000)

Todd Colby By Todd Colby
"Candy" (10/05/2000)

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The Onion The Onion
Finest News Reporting (10/05/2000)

Todd Colby By Todd Colby
"Stiff Prick" (10/05/2000)

The Onion Non-Fiction | Harper Audio
Our Dumb Century (10/05/2000)

P.J. O'Rourke P.J. O'Rourke
Eat the Rich (10/05/2000)

Michael Paterniti Michael Paterniti
Driving Mr. Albert (10/05/2000)

Barry Graham By Barry Graham
"How Do You Like Your Blue-Eyed Boy?" (10/05/2000)

Louise Rafkin Non-Fiction | Listen & Live Audio
Other People's Dirt (10/05/2000)

John Grisham By John Grisham
"The Brethren" (10/05/2000)

Henry Rollins Henry Rollins
Eric the Pilot (10/05/2000)

John Grisham By John Grisham
"The Street Lawyer" (10/05/2000)

David Guterson By David Guterson
"Snow Falling on Cedars" (10/05/2000)

Scheck, Neufeld, Dwyer Scheck, Neufeld, Dwyer
Actual Innocence (10/05/2000)

John Seabrook John Seabrook
Nobrow (10/05/2000)

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Me Talk Pretty One Day David Sedaris
Stories by David Sedaris (10/05/2000)

David Sedaris David Sedaris
Barrel Fever (10/05/2000)

Will Self Will Self
Revelation (10/05/2000)

Gail Sheehy Gail Sheehy
Hillary's Choice (10/05/2000)

William Upski Wimsatt William Upski Wimsatt
No More Prisons (10/05/2000)

"A People's History of the United States"
Historian Howard Zinn's analysis of grass roots political movements sheds light on the flip side of American capitalism's success story. (10/05/2000)

R. Cole Heinowitz By R. Cole Heinowitz
"Foreword" (10/05/2000)

Cathy Park Hong By Cathy Park Hong
"Zoo" (10/05/2000)

Langston Hughes By Langston Hughes
"Langston Hughes Reads" (10/05/2000)

Justin Chin By Justin Chin
"Bite Hard" (10/05/2000)

Miranda July By Miranda July
"I Can-Japan" (10/05/2000)

Beth Lisick By Beth Lisick
"Monkey Girl" (10/05/2000)

Lynne Procope
"Elemental Woman" (10/05/2000)

Henry Rollins By Henry Rollins
"Everything" (10/05/2000)

Timothy Liu By Timothy Liu
"Survivors" (10/05/2000)

Jerome Rothenberg By Jerome Rothenberg
"Prologomena to a Poetics" (10/05/2000)

Robert Lowell By Robert Lowell
"The Voice Of The Poet" (10/05/2000)

Muriel Rukeyser
"Despisals" (10/05/2000)

Anne Sexton
"The Complete Poems" (10/05/2000)

Todd Colby By Todd Colby
"Void Where Prohibited" (10/05/2000)

Wanda Coleman By Wanda Coleman
"They Will Starve You" (10/05/2000)

Beau Sia By Beau Sia
"8-year-old Reject" and "What I Did Last Summer" (10/05/2000)

Steve Dalachinsky By Steve Dalachinsky
"Incomplete Directions" (10/05/2000)

"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" By T.S. Eliot
"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" (10/05/2000)

Emily XYZ By Emily XYZ
"Sinatra Walks Out" (10/05/2000)

Craig Foltz By Craig Foltz
"Interiors/Exteriors" (10/05/2000)

Robert Frost By Robert Frost
From "Robert Frost Reads", Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening and After Apple-Picking (10/05/2000)

Pleasant Gehman By Pleasant Gehman
"The Wild West Club" (10/05/2000)

Guy LeCharles Gonzalez By Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
"Fulano" (10/05/2000)

Charles Simic By Charles Simic
"We were so poor..." (10/05/2000)

Miguel-Angel Soria By Miguel-Angel Soria
"Geographia con Mingus" (10/05/2000)

Gertrude Stein
"If I Told Him" (10/05/2000)

Sekou Sundiata Sekou Sundiata
"the sound of the memory" (10/05/2000)

Todd Swift
"Flight Delayed" (10/05/2000)

Dylan Thomas Dylan Thomas
"Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" and an excerpt from "A Child's Christmas in Wales" (10/05/2000)

Ellyn Maybe By Ellyn Maybe
"Yom Kippur Blues" (10/05/2000)

Edwin Torres
"Exotic People" and "All Colors Not White" (10/05/2000)

Jeffrey McDaniel By Jeffrey McDaniel
"My Tongue Is A Red Carpet" (10/05/2000)

J. Tarin Towers J. Tarin Towers
"Collecting Box Tops" (10/05/2000)

Quincy Troupe By Quincy Troupe
"Skulls Along the River" (10/05/2000)

Eileen Myles By Eileen Myles
"Sleepless" (10/05/2000)

Marisela Norte By Marisela Norte
"Peeping Tom Tom Girl" (10/05/2000)

Marianne Nowottny By Marianne Nowottny
"I Am a Good Mother" (10/05/2000)

Alix Olson By Alix Olson
"America is on Sale" (10/05/2000)

Jose Padua By Jose Padua
"New York" (10/05/2000)

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Elisabeth A. Belile By Elisabeth A. Belile
"Other Women" (10/05/2000)

David Berman By David Berman
"Actual Air" (10/05/2000)

Iris Berry By Iris Berry
"56 Reasons to Go Downtown" (10/05/2000)

Nicole Blackman By Nicole Blackman
"Blood Sugar" (10/05/2000)

Elizabeth Barett Browning By Elizabeth Barett Browning
"Aurora Leigh" (10/05/2000)

Charles Bukowski By Charles Bukowski
"Run With the Hunted" (10/05/2000)

Steve Abbott By Steve Abbott
"The Movable Feast" and "Elegy" (10/05/2000)

Steve Abee By Steve Abee
"Die for Love" (10/05/2000)

Sandra Alcosser By Sandra Alcosser
"Entomologists' Landscape" (10/05/2000)

Luis Alfaro By Luis Alfaro
"Down Town" (10/05/2000)

Penny Arcade By Penny Arcade
"The Government Doesn't Want People To F*ck" (10/05/2000)

Rae Armantrout By Rae Armantrout
"Crossing" (10/05/2000)

W. H. Auden By W.H. Auden
Random House Audio's "Voice of the Poet" series (10/05/2000)

Amiri Baraka By Amiri Baraka
"In Walked Bud" (10/05/2000)

Zora Neale Hurston By Zora Neale Hurston
"Their Eyes Were Watching God" (10/05/2000)

Gore Vidal Gore Vidal
The Golden Age (10/05/2000)

Good/Grief By Josh Koppel
The creator of Citizen Poke reads from his novel and talks about books for a media-saturated generation (10/06/2000)

Elmore Leonard's "Pagan Babies" [read by Steve Buscemi]
A fast-paced crime novel about a supposed priest who flees war-torn Rwanda to find himself pursued by a cigarette smuggler. (10/06/2000)

James Joyce By James Joyce
"Sisters" (10/05/2000)

Elmore Leonard By Elmore Leonard
"Rum Punch" (10/05/2000)

The Voice of the Poet: Sylvia Plath
Plath reads her poems "Sow" and "On the Difficulty of Conjuring Up a Dryad" (10/05/2000)

Dennis Miller By Dennis Miller
"I Rant Therefore I Am" (10/05/2000)

Robert Frost by Robert Frost
Acquainted With The Night and West-Running Brook from "Robert Frost Reads" (10/06/2000)

Thaddeus Rutkowski By Thaddeus Rutkowski
"Roughhouse" (10/05/2000)

Must reads for fall By Laura Miller
Laura Miller's autumn picks include Patricia Henley, Mark Salzman, Tom Perrotta and more. (10/05/2000)

"Rockstar" By Kathleen Hanna
Listen to a 1991 recording from the Kill Rock Stars "Wordcore Volume 1" 7-inch that featured spoken word by Slim Moon and Hanna. (10/05/2000)

In defense of college athletics By Larry S. Platt
What's wrong with a little drunken hedonism, when sports also helps break down barriers of race and class? (10/05/2000)

"On Writing" by Stephen King By Gary Krist
Thankfully, if inexplicably, his how-to guide contains the harrowing true story of his nearly fatal car accident. But did we really need the best horror writer alive to explain his position on adverbs? (10/05/2000)

In praise of a weak euro By Steve Kettmann
Why the nonstop decline in the value of its currency doesn't spell doom for the European Community. (10/05/2000)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Chicago! Did you know it's windy there? (10/05/2000)

Designer babies? By Leah Kohlenberg
Pediatrician and ethicist Joel Frader says that just because a family has had a child to provide a bone-marrow transplant for an ailing daughter, it doesn't mean custom-ordered kids are right around the corner. (10/05/2000)

The first presidential debate: Who won?
"And the winner is ..." by Jake Tapper; "Who won the debate?" compiled by Salon News Staff (10/05/2000)

Dr. Bad News
By Cathy Young (10/05/2000)

All of us: Why the Olympics matter
By Gary Kamiya (10/05/2000)

Nobody does it better By Hank Pellissier
I learn from research, and time spent with Momazons, that gays make the best parents. (10/05/2000)

The ABCs of Balkan nationalism By Lawrence Weschler
Do the recent elections in Yugoslavia and Croatia mark a shift away from the psychology that led the region into conflict? (10/05/2000)

"He's finished" By Alex Todorovic
Milosevic goes into hiding after hundreds of thousands of outraged Serbs seize Parliament and the state-run media. A report from the Battle for Belgrade. (10/05/2000)

Mets robbed by wrong coast team! By Brian Sulkis
ESPN brings you the latest baseball scandal. But at least they're finally talking about the Giants. (10/05/2000)

Serbia is liberated, Milosevic disappears By Laura Rozen
A long-suffering people celebrates the apparent end of the regime. But where has their dictator gone? (10/06/2000)

Svetlana Khorkina: The movie By Cintra Wilson
She is brazen and wild, an untamed, sensual creature perfect for TV. (10/05/2000)

Lust, skin and lusty skin By Amy Reiter
Liz Hurley says meet me at the intersection of libido and epidermis; Rosie O'Donnell leaving TV for the adoption biz? Plus: Johnnie Cochran to Ms. Houston: Sorry Whit, we're not a fit. (10/05/2000)

"Do svidanya, baby!" By Carina Chocano
Capitalist pigs are lost in space. (10/05/2000)

Why not Ralph? By Kerry Lauerman
The political climate seems perfect for a Nader candidacy, but the nation's scold hasn't been able to give voters a compelling reason to say yes. (10/05/2000)

Man threatens to shoot Bush By Alicia Montgomery
McCain fires on a gun law loophole, undecided voters say the debate was off target and the veep nominees prepare for battle. (10/05/2000)

Memo to Joe and Dick By Heather Havrilesky
Learn from those who've gone before you: Smile, show grace under pressure and grease up those biceps! (10/05/2000)

They're both liars! By Jake Tapper
Bush and Gore have each been known to stretch the truth. Bush just does it better. (10/05/2000)

Gaydar love By John Dexter
I'm straight and a father but I can't help luxuriating in the lustful looks I get from gay men. (10/05/2000)

Just say don't By Jack Boulware
Cambodian officials try to stifle the local sex trade by posting signs in public places. (10/05/2000)

Ethical music piracy By Janelle Brown
Feeling guilty when you listen to that MP3? A new plug-in from the folks at Fairtunes might ease your conscience. (10/05/2000)

Did Gore invent the Internet? By Scott Rosenberg
Actually, the vice president never claimed to have done so -- but he did help the Net along. Some people would rather forget that. (10/05/2000)

"Local Hero" By Charles Taylor
Al Gore's favorite film, a sweet and off-kilter Scottish comedy, is no "Boys Town" -- and that's a good thing. (10/04/2000)

The greatest movie Stanley Kubrick never made By Darryl Mason
For 30 years before his death, the idiosyncratic director dreamed of making a sex-drenched epic of war and peace. (10/04/2000)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2000 (10/04/2000)

Alan Jackson gives Nashville the finger By Eric Boehlert
On the eve of country music's biggest night, the superstar bites the hand that feeds him -- again. (10/04/2000)

Denis Johnson's "Hippies" By Denis Johnson
George Plimpton reads at a Paris Review release party. (10/04/2000)

The week in dirt by Amy Reiter
Amy Reiter dishes the dirt on Siniad O'Connor, Billy Bob Thornton, Adam Sandler and Barbra Streisand (10/04/2000)

The prosecution won't rest By John W. Dean
The chief counsel in the Clinton impeachment compares the current president to Nixon. Let me count the ways he's wrong. (10/04/2000)

"The Boxer's Heart" by Kate Sekules By Susan Shapiro
Bloodied, bruised and elated, one woman offers an elegant account of her love affair with boxing. (10/04/2000)

The decade's first must-read biz book By Ilan Greenberg
Surprise! The most riveting tale of recent years centers on corn feed and price fixing in Decatur, Ill. (10/04/2000)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Betty, Veronica and me. Oh, yeah (10/04/2000)

The zitty face of depression By Cynthia Kuhn and Wilkie Wilson
Drugs for depression and drugs for acne don't always mix well. (10/04/2000)

Last thoughts on Salon's "Big Brother" marathon
By Carina Chocano, Jeff Stark and Bill Wyman (10/04/2000)

Chain saws, drugs and lesbians
By Ruth Shalit (10/04/2000)

The Gnutella paradox
By Janelle Brown (10/04/2000)

Pluck and circumstance By Jennifer Foote Sweeney
Judith Wallerstein makes a case for marriage, and on rare occasions, a healthy divorce. (10/04/2000)

Milosevic lashes out as his power disintegrates By Laura Rozen
In a scene reminiscent of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's demise, thousands of ordinary Serbs overpower police to support striking coal miners. (10/04/2000)

Your horoscope for this week By Rob Brezsny
Boat-rocking watchdogs, rabble-rousing gadflies, wild know-nothings and a veiled woman windsurfing under a sparkling sky. (10/04/2000)

Of dubious debates, kisses and divas By Camille Paglia
Must we choose between a pretentious jackass and a man who lacks the basic skills? And what's with Madonna's rhinestone cowgirl persona? (10/04/2000)

Ground control to major boob By Amy Reiter
King James Cameron prepares to luxuriate in Russia's Mir space station next summer; Bob Barker swoops in for a Big Brother chicken rescue. Plus: Mariah Carey puts a price on those curves. (10/04/2000)

A victory for Gore? By Alicia Montgomery
Instant polls say yes. The presidential candidates' running mates cheer the squabble from a distance while the cops keep Nader out. (10/04/2000)

And the winner is ... By Jake Tapper
Gore: still unlikable. Bush: still dumb. Feels like a tie. (10/04/2000)

Who won the debate? Compiled by Salon News Staff
Camille Paglia, Arianna Huffington, Roger Ebert, Ben Stein and others weigh in on the partisan fisticuffs in Boston. (10/04/2000)

Young, gifted and right By Alicia Montgomery
The debate provides an excuse for young GOP women -- and a few men -- to get together for some good old conservative consciousness raising. (10/04/2000)

False start By Bruce Shapiro
The creator of Head Start is baffled by Bush's debate pledge that he would effectively abolish the country's most successful vehicle for early childhood education. (10/04/2000)

Goofus and Gallant By Jake Tapper
Chapter One: Vice President Gallant lies (10/04/2000)

Blame the hookers By Jack Boulware
A film crew in Panama is too tired to work after sampling local specialties. (10/04/2000)

Imagining an orgasm By Annalee Newitz
For mind-control erotica fans, reading about hypnotic states is the biggest turn-on. (10/04/2000)

Artificial stupidity By Damien Cave
Virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier says computers are too dumb to take over the world. (10/04/2000)

So long, Santa
Buy.com lays off Father Christmas in its latest round of belt-tightening. (10/04/2000)

"Girl, Interrupted" By Jeff Stark
If you think you see leaves tied to the trees in James Mangold's psychiatric-hospital drama, you're not going nuts. (10/03/2000)

Be afraid, be very afraid ... By Joyce Millman
James Cameron's "Dark Angel," full of jailbait fetishism, is genetically engineered T&A. Plus -- "freakylinks": The Blair Witch Reject! (10/03/2000)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2000 (10/03/2000)

Anne Rice By Anne Rice
Merrick (Vampire Chronicles) (10/03/2000)

Debate tips Kerry Lauerman
Mr. Gore, don't be a nerd; Mr. Bush, don't smirk. (10/03/2000)

"An American Story" by Debra Dickerson By Maggie Jones
The passionate, category-defying journalist levels her tough gaze on her own journey from the ghetto to Harvard Law School and beyond. (10/03/2000)

Ten years after By Garrison Keillor
My wife has never forgiven me for not being there the night she had her miscarriage. (10/03/2000)

Is the party ending? By Paul Brandus
Despite upbeat economic readings, it may be a less cheery Christmas than most think. (10/03/2000)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
Useful things ... falling out of the sky (10/03/2000)

Magnetic headbangers By Andreas Killen
It sounds like science fiction, but the stimulation of an electrified paddle may be enough to end your blues. (10/03/2000)

What's wrong with foreign adoption?
By Barb Reinhold (10/03/2000)

Dating the birth mother
By Caroline Leavitt (10/03/2000)

L.A. confidential
By Jan Golab (10/03/2000)

Dr. Bad News By Cathy Young
After conducting a massive 25-year study, Judith Wallerstein concludes that children of divorce are hit hardest after they grow up. (10/03/2000)

Bringing down the Butcher of Belgrade By Laura Rozen
Serbian cops are standing back while strikers shut down Yugoslavia, but will Milosevic accept a bloodless defeat? (10/03/2000)

The sound of silence By Samuel G. Freedman
Heartsick over the bloodshed in Israel, liberal American Jews are so far paralyzed by a conflict in which Palestinians are aggressors as well as victims. (10/03/2000)

Wen Ho Lee's reckless defenders By David Horowitz
The outrage at the government's prosecution of a major security breach highlights liberals' contempt for U.S. interests. (10/03/2000)

Violence erupts in the Holy Land By Flore de Preneuf
Desperation fuels an ominous round of fighting in the Holy Land. Has the Mideast peace process finally blown apart? (10/03/2000)

Michael Caine By Charles Taylor
Over four decades -- from "Alfie" to "The Cider House Rules" -- he has played warm, cold and everything in between, and never feared losing the audience's sympathy. (10/03/2000)

St. Siniad's pot for children By Amy Reiter
Get that degree first, says O'Connor, then light up; Pamela Anderson: The joy of upholstery. Plus: James Woods' mom says, "He can make women do anything"! (10/03/2000)

Ten questions for Gore and Bush By Salon News Staff
We'd like to see these issues discussed at Tuesday night's debates, but we don't think we will. (10/03/2000)

Bush caught in concealed-guns crossfire By Alicia Montgomery
Candidates draw debate battle lines, Nader plans a sneak attack, polls keep Bush and Gore on the defensive and the WWF enlists young voters. (10/03/2000)

Bush's big lie By Alan Berlow
His "not me" excuse for the 145 executions in Texas on his watch relies on the kind of legal hairsplitting that would make the president proud. (10/03/2000)

More questions for Gore and Bush Compiled by Salon News Staff
Salon readers pose 10 brain teasers for the presidential candidates. (10/03/2000)

Compartmentalized kissing By Virginia Vitzthum
Does it work to have different people for different things, or do we all want a spouse? (10/03/2000)

Whose is bigger? By Jack Boulware
A Romanian man has a wheel bearing removed from his penis. (10/03/2000)

Is the SDMI boycott backfiring? By Janelle Brown
Programmers don't want to help the recording industry test its new security "solution." But the technology insiders behind the system say hackers could kill it once and for all by participating. (10/03/2000)

Judges grill Napster, RIAA By Janelle Brown
There's no decision yet, but the appeals court's questions suggest it may give the software company the benefit of the doubt. (10/03/2000)

"Rollerball" By David Lazarus
Director Norman Jewison says he feared that he'd actually kill someone while making his searing statement about violence. (10/02/2000)

Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Monday, Oct. 2, 2000 (10/02/2000)

Real Life Rock Top 10 By Greil Marcus
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Jay Abraham's "Getting Everything You Can Out of What You've Got" Jay Abraham
How-to maximize your effectiveness (10/03/2000)

"4 Blondes" By Candace Bushnell
Candace Bushnell, author of "Sex in the City," reads from her first novel, "4 Blondes." (10/02/2000)

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Salon Audio Columns (10/02/2000)

Nurse Betty By Michael Sragow
Michael Sragow explains why Nurse Betty is the most overrated new film (10/02/2000)

Charles Bukowski By Charles Bukowski
Listen to uncensored material from the "Run With the Hunted" sessions. (10/02/2000)

MP3 & Real Audio How-To Salon Audio
What you need, how it all works (10/03/2000)

The truth about J.D. Salinger By Geraldine McGowan
We don't need exposis -- as Mary McCarthy showed long ago, the sickness is in his writing. (10/02/2000)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
New York Times apology: Wen Ho Lee not so inscrutable after all (10/02/2000)

Pain in the brain By Lynn O'Dell
The good news? The hurt is all in your mind. The bad news? The hurt is all in your mind. (10/02/2000)

Wonderful Wellbutrin?
By Michael Castleman (10/02/2000)

Olympic colors
Ishmael Reed responds to Jon Entine's article on blacks, genes and sports (10/02/2000)

License to be good
By Andrew Leonard (10/02/2000)

Introducing Salon Audio
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Battling for the heart and soul of home-schoolers By Helen Cordes
Conservative fundamentalists have set the agenda for kids taught at home -- now they're aiming to influence public education. (10/02/2000)

Disenfranchised By Arianna Huffington
Young black men get singled out among drug offenders for the harshest punishment, then they lose their right to vote. With laws like this, who needs Jim Crow? (10/02/2000)

How to build your own conspiracy theory By Anthony York
With a little paranoia and a vivid imagination, the Web can help you make the most unreasonable connections seem downright logical. (10/02/2000)

Auto exotica or idiotica? By Chris Colin
California's Art Car Fest reminds us to ask questions, race trains, glue things to our vehicles and beware when a 30-foot shark changes lanes on the freeway. (10/02/2000)

The prodigal son By Amy Reiter
Redeemed by years of quality TV, once-disgraced Jerry Springer threatens a return to politics; Jamie Lee Curtis gets diarrhea of the mouth; and Richard Gere gets lost in Liv Tyler's anatomy. (10/02/2000)

From senators to soufflis By Kevin Carey
The New York Times' R.W. Apple is more than just a political correspondent. (10/02/2000)

Conservatives in denial By Alicia Montgomery
At a Christian Coalition gala, Prince Charming, staying put in Texas, sends his regards by videotape. Still, the group stands by its man. (10/02/2000)

Satan lovers for Bush! By Alicia Montgomery
Goth rocker Marilyn Manson sings the GOP's praises, while Bush and Gore prep for the debates. Nader draws a crowd and a new candidate draws poll support. (10/02/2000)

In the line of duty? By Jack Boulware
A policeman is accused of surfing the Web for porn while on the job. (10/02/2000)

World wide webcam By Damien Cave
In Garland Simon's future, everyone and everything will be on camera, all the time. (10/02/2000)

Singing the Napster blues By Damien Cave
Legal experts handicap the file-trading service's courtroom chances. Their verdict? Thumbs down. (10/02/2000)

Greil Marcus on tour
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All of us By Gary Kamiya
Why the Olympics matter. (10/02/2000)

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