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The men behind the curtain The men behind the curtain
Three actors from "Oz" talk about surviving the slammer, prison politics and the brutish force of the most overlooked show on television.
By Ian Rothkerch Jan 15, 2002
The art of war The art of war
HBO's massive and bloody miniseries, "Band of Brothers," attempts the impossible and nearly succeeds.
By Gary Kamiya Sep 8, 2001
The HBO way of death The HBO way of death
In the new series "Six Feet Under," the grim reaper could use a little more sting.
By Bill Wyman Jun 26, 2001
More than physical More than physical
The fourth season of HBO's "Sex and the City" is just as funny as the last, but now the girls are questioning who they are as much as who they are sleeping with.
By Karen Croft Jun 4, 2001
The dying game The dying game
A bloody "Sopranos" season ends with an emotionally bruising finale.
By Joyce Millman May 21, 2001
Made women Made women
"The Sopranos" deals with female emotional and sexual desire better than any other show on TV.
By Karen Croft Apr 9, 2001
Sympathy for the (Jersey) devil Sympathy for the (Jersey) devil
James Gandolfini, David Chase and the "Sopranos" crew return for a bold and brilliant third season opener.
By Joyce Millman Feb 27, 2001
The battle behind Ali-Frazier I The battle behind Ali-Frazier I
HBO's new documentary does justice to "the greatest sporting event of the 20th century," and reveals a side of Muhammad Ali we haven't seen before.
By Allen Barra Aug 11, 2000
The fight to free the West Memphis 3 The fight to free the West Memphis 3
Six years after the conviction of three young men in the "Paradise Lost" triple homicide, a burgeoning movement insists they're innocent.
By Stephen Lemons Aug 10, 2000
Girls in heat Girls in heat
The third season of HBO's "Sex and the City" is going for the groin as well as the brain.
By Anna Holmes Jun 24, 2000
"Down the vagina trail"
"The Vagina Monologues" writer Eve Ensler on laughter, desire and reentering her own nether regions.
By Pamela Grossman Apr 19, 2000
If these walls could address large crowds
Sharon Stone's just like a lesbian, except not a lesbian; Camryn Manheim's not one either. And Harrison Ford, while not a lesbian, is terrified of public speaking. Go figure. Plus! Renie Zellweger as Bridget Jones? V.v. annoying!
By Amy Reiter Mar 6, 2000
Will success spoil Janeane Garofalo?
After a decade of playing second fiddle, Little Miss Sidekick finally gets lucky. Will we still respect her in the morning?
By Andy Dehnart Jan 26, 2000
In all the hoo-ha about Elian we have forgotten the Smalls!
Who could forget those darling fugitives from Canadian cultural protectionism?
By Dorothy Nixon Jan 14, 2000
We are family
You don't have to be Italian for "The Sopranos" to hit home.
By Joyce Millman Jan 14, 2000
Twenty ways the '90s changed television
From "Twin Peaks" to "The X-Files" to "The Simpsons" (O.J. included), TV broke ground and rules in the last decade of the century.
By Joyce Millman Dec 22, 1999
The color of money
Of course there are blacks on TV. You just have to pay to see them.
By Joyce Millman Aug 23, 1999
Standup for your blights
George Carlin talks about Littleton jokes, white-yuppie cocksuckers and why he still loves his BMW.
By Geoff Edgers Jun 23, 1999
Ask a stupid question ...
Comedian Chris Rock gets tortured by a roomful of entertainment reporters.
By Cynthia Joyce Jun 18, 1999
Caviar culture
How long will the masses be able to afford mass media?
By James Poniewozik Jun 14, 1999
How Sarah got her groove back
In HBO's voyeuristic treat "Sex and the City," Sarah Jessica Parker finally gets a role fit for a comedy goddess.
By Joyce Millman Jun 14, 1999
Happy Mother's Day, and screw you
Raise a glass to Livia Soprano, the meanest mother on TV.
By Joyce Millman May 3, 1999
At home in a crowd
Sarah Vowell's 'American Squirm' column appears every other Wednesday in Salon
By Sarah Vowell Mar 10, 1999
Dr. Block's little house of sexual horrors
A grotesque L.A. event proves that when it comes to being unsexy, it's really hard to beat sex.
By Carol Lloyd Feb 18, 1999
Newsreal: Bigger than the pope
A British investigative reporter who has written about the International Olympic Committee shows how the head of the IOC tries to prove, as he once said, that the IOC is more powerful than the Catholic Church.
By Andrew Jennings Feb 19, 1998
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