Neal Pollack's Salon stories

Wednesday, Jun 18, 2008 04:00 PDT

Confessions of a salvia eater

This hallucinogenic herb offers an experience as intense as LSD, but the trip only lasts five minutes. Is it any wonder states are banning it?
Tuesday, Jan 9, 2007 05:00 PST

The unkindest cut

When our son was born, my wife decided circumcision was barbaric, but my parents insisted it was an essential Jewish tradition. Behold the sad tale of how one foreskin tore a family apart.
Saturday, May 28, 2005 08:55 PDT

When toddlers get fired

My 2-year-old son was booted out of his preschool for biting -- and now my wife and I are facing a summer of hell.
Friday, May 13, 2005 12:14 PDT

Comedy smackdown

Is drug humor like Dave Chappelle's a cry for help?
Monday, Feb 14, 2005 11:02 PST

Grammy whammy!

Yes, we had to endure J.Lo and Tim McGraw. But the Grammys offered one of the most entertaining musical events in TV history.
Wednesday, Jul 28, 2004 14:14 PDT

Blog, blog, blog

I've got my laptop and I'm staying just over the state line, close enough to smell the democratic process! I saw Janeane Garofalo today and she's shorter than me! OK, time for bed!
Sunday, Feb 8, 2004 22:54 PST

Hey yah! Anybody out there?

A guest culture blogger tackles the Grammys, and all the night's big questions: Who likes that Justin Timberfake? Where's Jan Jax? And how can he land a full-time gig?
Tuesday, Nov 18, 2003 16:21 PST

Rush returns

The right-wing king is back, and his targets -- liberals, black quarterbacks, liberals, soup kitchens, liberals -- suggest he may be rehabbed, but he hasn't changed.
Friday, Aug 29, 2003 06:35 PDT

MTV's spontaneous night of crazy fun

Two hours into the Video Music Awards -- watching Madonna tongue-kiss Britney, Christina ape Cher, Eminem beat up a puppet -- I entertain a dark thought: Could this all just be an excuse for entertainers to shill their products?
Wednesday, Jan 19, 2000 09:00 PST

Lounge Axed

Good rock clubs die every month, but Chicago's finest was better than any of them.
Monday, Jun 14, 1999 09:00 PDT

Chicago hope

In the wake of two recent police shootings, rhetoric about police reform in the Windy City remains nothing more than hot air.
Tuesday, Feb 23, 1999 12:00 PST

Rush to defeat

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is a shoo-in thanks to a weak campaign by a congressman who should have been a contender.
Friday, Feb 12, 1999 12:00 PST

The trouble with Rudy

Reaction to the killing of an African street vendor by police shows the growing protest power of the city's immigrant communities.

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