Currently in Salon

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  The best books of the decade
  A tribute to the fact and fiction we wouldn't stop talking about in the 2000s
  By Laura Miller
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  A tale of two rape stories
  A college kid and an advice columnist draw fire for appalling pieces on assault. Only one of them learns from it
  Kate Harding
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  Mortal Combat: Tuvalu versus China
  Low-lying island nations demand dramatic action on climate change. The big boys shrug
  Andrew Leonard
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  Obama accepts Nobel, defends war
  "The belief that peace is desirable is rarely enough to achieve it," the president says in accepting his award
  Alex Koppelman
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  "Top Chef" finale serves up humble pie
  Lovable Kevin and the Voltaggio brothers compete for TV's big culinary prize. Spoiler alert: It'll end in tears!
  By Heather Havrilesky
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  Obama gets real in Afghanistan
  For all the ambiguity of his new policy, he is admitting that U.S. power has limits and priorities
  By Gene Lyons
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  Deal or no deal?
  Senate Democrats seem to agree on how to move forward with healthcare reform. But the devil is in the details
  By Mike Madden
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  "A Single Man": Tom Ford's shallow but compelling debut
  In the fashion designer's cinematic entree, Colin Firth is a triumph of substance over style
  By Stephanie Zacharek
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  Price check: Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label
  Are you being overcharged for a bottle of wine? We called restaurants across the country to find out
  By Thomas Rogers
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  Why don't the powerful get grilled like this?
  Rachel Maddow destroys anti-gay "researcher" Richard Cohen, but he was an easy target
  Glenn Greenwald