Wall Street shudders again
What bailout? The Dow drops 740 as a financial panic sweeps the world
Sarah Palin accent analysis; Jenny McCarthy's anti-vaccine errors; the weekly "Mad Men" roundup, and much more.
Monday, Oct. 06, 2008
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CNN's iReport perpetrates false Steve Jobs rumor
Thanks, citizen journalism!
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Virginia is for Obama lovers
Two new polls show Barack Obama leading John McCain by double digits in the state, which could seal the deal for Obama
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R.I. teens learn about dating violence
A new law requires Rhode Island schools to include information about dating violence in the curriculum
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Palin' around
Can you talk like a VP candidate? Members of Salon's Table Talk community take a crack, and do a heckuva job
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Doc Hudson vs. Che Guevara
Paul Newman's crusty, kid-friendly, oddly classic final role (as a car). Plus: Film-world eggheads battle over Soderbergh's unconventional "Che"
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Salon Radio: Jane Hamsher & Markos Moulitsas
A new campaign to recruit and support primary challengers to Congressional incumbents, supported by a vast coalition, is unveiled today
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Wall Street shudders, again
What bailout? The Dow drops 740 as a financial panic sweeps the world.
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The real reason the Cubs lost: Scouting
Either that or it's because the Dodgers played better for three games
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Springsteen: "I want my country back"
Supporting Obama, the rock legend takes a swing-state tour, once again
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Obama's grass-roots battalion vs. McCain's ragtag platoon
In Wisconsin's blue-collar Paper Valley, the Democrats are banking on an outpouring of volunteers while the Republicans are left with fear itself
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Since you asked ...
I fell for a younger guy and now my head is spinning
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Ask Pablo
How can I help save the bees?
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There's gold in them melting glaciers
Is it wrong to make a buck on the end of the world?
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The joystick of sex
From the prostitutes of "Grand Theft Auto" to cutting-edge teledildonics, sex has fueled the gaming industry, as the author of "Porn & Pong" explains
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"I find her offensive"
John McCain was making a bid for South Florida's Jewish voters, a crucial demographic in a purple state. But then he chose Sarah Palin as a running mate
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How McCain could tilt the Supreme Court
If elected, McCain might well push the court far to the right -- with dramatic consequences for abortion rights, sexual privacy, diversity in schools and more
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Big Think: Lisa Randall on how some things will be known
The theoretical physicist discusses her work on understanding extra dimensions of space and string theory
Sunday, Oct. 05, 2008
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Porn producer invokes the Bush/Yoo defense -- unsuccessfully
Citizens who produce fictitious films depicting "humiliation" and "degradation" will be sent to prison. Government officials who do that in reality will be immunized
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I Like to Watch
Ex-wives on the verge of a nervous breakdown, from USA's "The Starter Wife" to Bravo's "Real Housewives of Atlanta" to NBC's "Kath & Kim"
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Opus
Dreaming of three decades of adventures with women and love
Saturday, Oct. 04, 2008
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The dumbing down of the GOP
Why aren't more conservatives disgusted that their party nominated a person devoid of qualifications for the vice presidency (again)?
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Critics' Picks
What you need to see, read, do this week: Your favorite writers on their favorite states, audaciously hopeful music and a deliciously decadent box set
Friday, Oct. 03, 2008
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Don't call it a bailout
The House learns its lesson, and with an eye toward Nov. 4, passes the Wall Street bailout -- er, rescue plan
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Since you asked ...
I'm a singer -- but I drift from waitress job to waitress job
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Salon Radio: L.A. Times' Tim Rutten on Ahmadinejad
Is the U.S. failing to take the "Iranian threat" seriously enough, or is that threat being exaggerated and distorted?
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The Word from Wasilla
Sarah Palin's Pentecostal supporters in Alaska hail her debate performance and her rise to the national stage as the work of God
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How Palin played in Green Bay
Republican debate watchers praised a "tough" and "witty" performance from the Alaskan governor, but on the whole were surprisingly subdued
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Sarah Palin exceeds expectations -- and still loses
Debating Joe Biden, Palin avoids another train wreck, delivering Republican talking points with robotic determination. But she also fails to convince undecided voters to stop their movement toward Obama
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"Rachel Getting Married"
Jonathan Demme recaptures the ease and warmth of his early movies with this affecting take of a family wedding
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What's missing from this election? Molly Ivins
The late buckaroo populist and freedom fighter would have had a ball with the insanity of this current news cycle
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"How to Lose Friends and Alienate People"
Simon Pegg is utterly charming as a troublemaking British journalist in this celeb-media sendup
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Cats behaving badly
"Achewood," Chris Onstad's hilarious online comic strip, translates perfectly into a book about male friendship and testosterone overload.
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"Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist"
Two bridge-and-tunnel kids knock about nocturnal New York in this leisurely, low-key movie
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The fear and loathing of Wall Street
Once again, Wall Street is the place Americans love to hate
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"Blindness"
Julianne Moore shines, others stumble through this extended metaphor on the condition of humanity
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Ask the pilot
The plane is about to land, when all of a sudden the engines roar and it's climbing again. What's going on?
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WayLay
Jill finally finds Steve's spirit
Thursday, Oct. 02, 2008
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The big veep showdown
She was outmatched by Katie Couric, but how will Sarah Palin fare against Joe Biden? The debate comes at a crucial time for the struggling McCain campaign
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The truth about that "liberal" against gay marriage
Posing as a "liberal Democrat" in the L.A. Times, David Blankenhorn endorsed a California initiative to ban gay marriage. His right-wing funders must be pleased
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Desperation becomes her
"The Ex List" is like "Sex and the City" without the trustworthy friends, the cool clothes and the laughs. Is this a dramedy, or a cautionary tale?
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How do you solve a problem like Sarah Palin?
The Alaska governor has become a drag on her ticket; strategists who've worked with vice presidents and hopefuls on both sides offer advice on how to relaunch the Palin brand
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A nation of conspiracy theorists can't be wrong
From miracle diets to creationism to rumors about the origins of 9/11, a new book traces our irrational love of misinformation
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A can't-lose debate strategy for Joe Biden
The Democratic V.P. candidate can put away Sarah Palin simply by prompting her to talk about energy and global warming
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Tom the Dancing Bug
Maverick McCain vs. the collapsing economy
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Since you asked ...
My father was murdered by my former next-door neighbor -- and I'm supposed to just get over it?
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