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Salon Issue 28
August 19-23, 1996
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Thursday August 22, 1996: Arab intellectuals on anti-U.S. autopilot. Wednesday August 21, 1996: Tipper Gore: no more Ozzy-bashing. Daily Quote: Whitewater's cold sentence. Tuesday August 20, 1996: Kemp's clout: GOP goes after the black vote. Daily Quote: Royals go private. Monday August 19, 1996: GOP mastermind Ed Rollins predicts a dirty campaign and a Clinton victory. Thursday August 22,1996: Bus stop Zen: teaser ads or message from God? Wednesday August 21,1996: The $40 million relaunch of Condé Nast's House and Garden celebrates the joy of living vicariously Tuesday August 20,1996: Bill's B-Day: SF's orgy fo self-love Monday August 19,1996: The People's Republic of Conventionland by Christopher Hitchens Basic Books, reviewed by Katherine Whittamore A revealing novel about therapy and its discontents, from the psychoanalyst author of "Love's Executioner." Thursday August 22, 1996: Not Much Fun: The Lost Poems of Dorothy Parker (Fiction) Scribner, reviewed by Susan Shapiro A collection of 122 "lost" poems, containing some of Parker's best verse on life, love and self-pity. Wednesday August 21, 1996: Cracks in the Iron Closet By David Tuller (Nonfiction) Faber & Faber, reviewed by Scott Baldinger The lives of gay and lesbian Russians, both before and after the fall of communism, told as part travelogue and part historical inquiry. Tuesday August 20, 1996: My Summer with George By Marilyn French (Fiction) Knopf, reviewed by Sally Eckhoff From the feminist author of "The Women's Room," a book about a romance writer and her disastrous relationships. Monday August 19, 1996: The Inner Elvis By Peter Whitmer (Nonfiction) Hyperion, reviewed by Sara Kelly Pop psychology on a grand scale, this overview of Elvis's life pays special attention to his emotional (and sexual) quirks. TABLE TALK: Posts of the week. SALON REGULARS: Swamp fever By James Carville Servant of the Bones road diary By Anne Rice Ill Humor By Ian Shoales Unzipped By Courtney Weaver The Listress By Amy Wallace Five-Minute Mystery By Dick Lochte MODERN LIFE: The strange world of Iowa's small town festivals. DIGITAL CULTURE: Katie Hafner's "Where Wizards Stay Up Late" recalls the days when everybody wanted to name their computer Frodo. BOOKS: New York's literati are turning to cheap thrills. MUSIC: With "I Lived to Tell It All," country legend George Jones recalls his journey across "a sea of whiskey and a mountain of cocaine." Pop art By Mark Athitakis MOVIES: In Ed Burns' new movie "She's the One," two Irish-American brothers wrangle with sex, love, marriage, family and the Mother Church. Plus: An interview with director Ed Burns And: A review of Tom Petty's original soundtrack for "She's the One." From gutter to gallery By Glen Helfand COMICS:
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