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Salon Issue 19
June 10-14, 1996
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Thursday June 13, 1996: War of the sexes: The vicious gender gap between teenage boys and girls. Quote of the Day: Musical memories. Wednesday June 12, 1996: Score one for Internet speech. Self-reliance: How cities' huddled masses can feed themselves. Quotes of the Day: Pool parties and sewer sniffers. Tuesday June 11, 1996: Retirement bound: Bob Dole's last ride. Quote of the Day: Mr. Kaczynski's royalties. Monday June 10, 1996: White guerillas: Behind the black church torchings. Thursday June 13,1996: The He who haunts the pages of women's mags. Wednesday June 12,1996: Who is Dennis Rodman? The man who wrote the book talks. Tuesday June 11,1996: Reagan did steal the White House, says dogged muckraker. Monday June 10,1996: Eno, Spike and Laurie Anderson: Multimedia misfire. Push by Sapphire (Fiction) A straight-talking first novel about Precious Jones, a 16-year-old girl from Harlem who triumphs over enough strife to fill six books. Thursday June 13, 1996: Dumbing Down: Essays on the Strip-Mining of American Culture by Katharine Washburn and John Thornton, editors (Nonfiction) A collection condemning the decline of American culture, from Madonna to cookbooks to the pronunciation of the word "mother." Wednesday June 12, 1996: Worst Fears by Fay Weldon (Fiction) The British author's 21st novel concerns a well-known actress who discovers the far-flung promiscuity of her late husband. Tuesday June 11, 1996: What Women Want by Patricia Ireland (Nonfiction) Part memoir and part political argument, this new book from the president of the National Organization of Women argues that we haven't attained as much gender equality as we might think. Monday June 10, 1996: Accordion Crimes by E. Annie Proulx (Fiction) To follow-up her acclaimed "The Shipping News," Proulx has written a series of stories about hard-luck immigrants and their deep love of accordion music. TABLE TALK: Posts of the week. MODERN LIFE: Jordan and Rodman: Brothers from another planet COLUMNS: Key sartorial advice: White is the new black. Keep it to yourself. Word by Word. By Anne Lamott Unzipped. By Courtney Weaver BOOKS: The current obsession with family psychodrama has created a generation of American novelists who won't leave the house.
Taxi Wisdom. By Gary Kamiya ISSUES AND POLITICS: The Pulitzer winning playwright sounds off on Clinton, Hollywood and America's biggest taboo. MUSIC: Linda Ronstadt joins a generation of rockers with a brand new reason to sing "Baby I Love You."
Eclectic Light Orchestra. By David Fenton Salon REGULARS: George Orwell on political poppycock and a pseudonym quiz. The winner receives a $25 gift certificate from Borders Books & Music. COMICS: Tom Tomorrow: This Modern World. |