Currently in Salon

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  I live in a van down by Duke University
  How do I afford grad school without going into debt? A '94 Econoline, bulk food and creative civil disobedience
  By Ken Ilgunas
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  Introducing: What to Read
  We pick the best book of the week, every week
  By Laura Miller
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  I won't call you back if you don't leave a message
  My sisters hang up and expect me to call back. Why don't they follow the rule?
  By Cary Tennis
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  Sympathy for the devil worshipers
  Inside Norway's infamous black-metal scene: Misunderstood Robin Hoods or Satanic church-burning maniacs?
  Andrew O'Hehir
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  Where the bitter turns sweet: The story of Vietnamese coffee
  Colonialism had its discontents, but this is worth keeping around
  By Francis Lam
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  "Anarchy," "Glee": As subtle as pulling a knife on a baby
  Kidnapped infants! Van Halen remixes! "Sons of Anarchy" and "Glee" could use a little self-restraint
  By Heather Havrilesky
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  Tomato and ginger make a happy mistake
  How to screw up a sauce ... and end up making it better
  By Francis Lam
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  Coburn, Vitter plan to ridicule public option backfires
  When GOP senators wrote an amendment designed to embarrass Democrats, they got a little surprise
  Emily Holleman
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  I survived Glenn Beck's Christmas spectacular
  The preposterous showman brings his holiday book, and waterworks, to the stage and screen. Lights! Camera! Jesus!
  By Mike Madden
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  The best-case Afghanistan scenario
  Obama's plan may try to force rapid reconciliation among the country's warring factions
  By Joe Conason