Currently in Salon

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  John Bowe's "Us": How Americans talk about love
  The author of a new collection of oral histories talks about why the oldest topic of all still has surprises
  By Sarah Hepola
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  Surprise guest at White House briefing: Obama
  In a surprise press appearance, the president pushes back against GOP demands for "bipartisanship"
  Mike Madden
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  Americans talk about love: How we chose an open marriage
  "Early in our relationship, Cate said, 'If you ever see anybody else, I'll kill you.'" An oral history of polyamory
  By John Bowe
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  Behind Liz Cheney's group, a weird legacy of torture
  Financing Cheney's pro-torture front is Melvin Sembler, who once enabled "enhanced interrogation" of American teens
  By Joe Conason
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  Slide show: Sports Illustrated models baffled by swimwear
  Brooklyn Decker is the latest in a series of "oopsie!" cover girls who just can't master their itty-bitty bikinis
  By Mary Elizabeth Williams
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  Oscar duel: Is Quentin Tarantino a great director?
  Great American auteur or hack recycler? Bloggers debate the "Inglourious Basterds" creator's legacy
  By Anne Thompson
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  The GOP's bad old ideas
  Bomb Iran and privatize Social Security. Really? That's all you've got?
  By Michael Lind
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  Salinger: "Recluse" with an ugly history of women
  How we've all found a convenient way of avoiding the truth about his troubled past
  By Mikki Halpin
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  Biodynamic wines have the flavor of devotion
  Whether you believe in spiritual agriculture or think it's just hoodoo, it's the winemaker's passion that matters
  By Steven Kolpan
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  Get busy, Democrats
  This country loves its hustlers and slick operators, but it's hard work that gets you through the rough patches
  By Garrison Keillor