Amy Reiter - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/amy_reiter/?source=rss&aim=amy_reiter en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT How I learned to haggle By Amy Reiter Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/27/pinched_reiter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/27/pinched_reiter/index.html?source=rss To reduce my household budget, I had to stare down my fears and ask the 99-cent store guy for a discount. Get rich slow! By Amy Reiter Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/12/03/401k/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/12/03/401k/index.html?source=rss Everything you ever wanted to know about your 401K -- but didn't know how to ask. Luxury gifts for kids By Katharine Mieszkowski, Amy Reiter Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/gift_guide/2008/2008/12/02/kids_luxury/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/gift_guide/2008/2008/12/02/kids_luxury/index.html?source=rss Learning to ride a bike sure has come a long way from ye olde training wheels. Ding-dong, "the bitch" is dead? By Amy Reiter Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/10/20/mister_blackwell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/10/20/mister_blackwell/index.html?source=rss Evaluating the legacy of Mr. Blackwell, dead at 86, whose annual worst-dressed list inspired laughter -- and cruelty. TV rehab By Salon staff Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/09/03/fix_these_shows/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/09/03/fix_these_shows/index.html?source=rss There are shows we love even when they don't love themselves. For them, Salon staffers stage an intervention. Midrange gifts for kids By Katharine Mieszkowski, Amy Reiter Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/gift_guide/2008/2008/12/02/kids_mid/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/gift_guide/2008/2008/12/02/kids_mid/index.html?source=rss Something for the budding rock star and the pint-size design aficionado. Bargain gifts for kids By Katharine Mieszkowski, Amy Reiter Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/gift_guide/2008/2008/12/02/kids_bargain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/gift_guide/2008/2008/12/02/kids_bargain/index.html?source=rss Simple pleasures that are inexpensive but endlessly entertaining. Who will save public schools? By Amy Reiter Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/19/sandra_tsing_loh/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/19/sandra_tsing_loh/index.html?source=rss You! says Sandra Tsing Loh, whose hilarious "Mother on Fire" is a rallying cry for urban parents who can't afford a fancy private institution. Summer reads By Salon staff Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2008/06/09/summer_reads3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2008/06/09/summer_reads3/index.html?source=rss True confessions: From a trek through the American West to a life filled with music, these memoirs will whisk you away. Che anything By Amy Reiter Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/05/05/chevolution/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/05/05/chevolution/index.html?source=rss The filmmakers behind "Chevolution" explain how Che Guevara's face ended up on all those T-shirts, posters, beer bottles and bikini bottoms. Sex, '70s style By Amy Reiter Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/03/11/love_american_style/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/03/11/love_american_style/index.html?source=rss Swingers, short skirts, blowup dolls and big hearts: "Love American Style" taught a generation of kids about sex. So how does it look now that we're all grown up? "Project Runway": The rundown By Salon staff Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/03/06/project_runway_wrap/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/03/06/project_runway_wrap/index.html?source=rss Did Rami, Christian or Jillian carry the day? Join Salon staff as we discuss the "Project Runway" season finale. Are our husbands really so helpless? By Amy Reiter Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/19/xxfactor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/19/xxfactor/index.html?source=rss Slate's women-only blog, the XX Factor, premieres and raises interesting issues about how we talk about men. Taking it off for peace By Amy Reiter Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/05/03/slim_peace/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/05/03/slim_peace/index.html?source=rss A new documentary asks whether uniting Israeli and Palestinian women around weight loss is the way to lasting peace in the Middle East. The Fix By Amy Reiter Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2006/12/01/fri/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2006/12/01/fri/index.html?source=rss Lohan undone by BlackBerry, laughed at by Ferrell and Gore? "Apocalypto" a disgusting "torture-fest"? Plus: Richards' religious confusion. Dethroned By Amy Reiter Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/08/22/larry_king/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/08/22/larry_king/index.html?source=rss Larry King's Lite-Brite needs to be turned off for good. Lou Reed takes his best shots By Amy Reiter Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/01/19/lou_reed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/01/19/lou_reed/index.html?source=rss The rock legend discusses his digital photography and Warhol before suddenly asking, "If the sun was an oboe, what would you do?" "Envy" by Kathryn Harrison By Amy Reiter Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/08/24/harrison/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/08/24/harrison/index.html?source=rss From the author of "The Kiss," a gripping, unsettling story about a middle-aged psychoanalyst's emotional and sexual adventures. The Fix Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2005/07/22/fri/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2005/07/22/fri/index.html?source=rss Courtney Love insists hospital rush had nothing to do with drugs. Eminem not retiring. Law gets new nanny. The Fix Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2005/07/21/thurs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2005/07/21/thurs/index.html?source=rss Jude Law's ex-wife "feels for" his wronged fiancee. Brad Pitt's pockmarks unmasked. Plus: Pamela and Tommy, not marrying again. The Fix Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2005/07/20/wed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2005/07/20/wed/index.html?source=rss Nanny said no to Jude's three-way fantasy. Farrell wins XXX-tape restraining order. Plus: P. Diddy to change name. The Fix Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2005/07/19/tues/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2005/07/19/tues/index.html?source=rss Farrell lashes out at ex-lover over XXX tape; Jude Law's wronged fiancee removes ring, cries. Plus: John McCain on D.C. "boobs." The Fix Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2005/07/15/fri/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2005/07/15/fri/index.html?source=rss Cameron Diaz swears her "boobs looked good" in topless pics. Colin Farrell's amateur sex tape. Plus: Tiger's mom's near miss. The Fix Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2005/07/14/thurs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2005/07/14/thurs/index.html?source=rss Brad's illness way worse than the flu. Cameron's topless pic trial kicks off. Britney's old neighbor Tom Arnold tells all. The Fix Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2005/07/13/wed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2005/07/13/wed/index.html?source=rss Tom Cruise dissed by Paris? Harry Potter dissed by pope? Mariah unwillingly disrobed?