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The 10 best movies of 2008 The 10 best movies of 2008

"Happy-Go-Lucky" and the ignored romantic comedy "Ghost Town" were among those that reminded us why films are still worth looking at.
By Stephanie Zacharek Dec 24, 2008

  • Movies that mattered

    Stephanie Zacharek looks back at the 10 pictures that most delighted, surprised and devastated her in 2007.
    December 25, 2007

  • Editor's picks 2006: Books

    A look at one woman's journey into the man's world, a conversation with Karen Armstrong, great couch potatoes of history and more.
    December 28, 2006

  • The year in music

    Britney grows up, the Strokes get the girls, Bob Dylan pencils a moustache and everyone is mad at the goddamn record industry! Why hype finally failed in 2001.
    By Joey Sweeney December 26, 2001

  • Freedom from choice

    From short stories to sports and science writing, "Best of" anthologies prove that readers like their books preselected.
    By JoAnn Gutin December 6, 2000

  • Editors' pick

    Spears and "Survivor," Eminem and "Big Brother": Our pick of Salon's best Arts & Entertainment stories for the year.
    December 22, 2000

  • Editors' pick

    From John Lennon to Japanese cultists to dental-floss revolutionaries: Our pick of the best Salon People stories of the year.
    December 22, 2000

  • Editors' pick

    Chauvinist mothers, deranged marriages, lesbian sperm donors and more: Our pick of the best Mothers Who Think stories of 2000.
    December 22, 2000

  • Editors' pick

    White House drug money! Gay officers! Elián's family secrets! Our pick of the best Salon News stories of the year.
    December 22, 2000

  • Editors' pick

    Bush-whacked, Al Gore-leone and Florida's ballot "cleansing": Our pick of the best Salon Politics stories of the year.
    December 22, 2000

  • Editors' pick

    From John McCain's America to John Norman's Gor: Our pick of the best Salon Books stories of the year.
    December 22, 2000

  • Editors' pick

    Lascivious eats, political penises and "31 Ejaculations": Our pick of the best Salon Sex stories of the year.
    December 22, 2000

  • Editors' pick

    Courtney Love's math, Napster clones, do-it-yourself giant brains and more: Our pick of the best Salon Technology & Business stories of the year.
    December 22, 2000

  • "There must be a separate God for movies"

    The best films of the '90s illuminated the world -- and cinema itself.
    By Charles Taylor January 4, 2000

  • Best of Salon 1999: People's Choice

    Part five: JFK Jr., "Blair Witch," Columbine High, "Phantom Menace," EgyptAir, Jennifer Lopez's behind and a Turkish accordion player -- the year's most popular Salon pages.
    By Salon Staff December 31, 1999

  • Best of Salon 1999 -- Editor's Pick

    Part five: Columbine myths, Linux and Macs, David Lynch, Kris Kristofferson, Elmore Leonard and how the Net wrecked San Francisco
    By Salon Staff December 31, 1999

  • Best of Salon 1999: People's Choice

    Part four: Camille on JFK Jr., Steve Jobs, cable modems vs. DSL, "Blair Witch" actors and books and Dr. Laura nudes -- your clicks made these articles hits.
    By Salon Staff December 30, 1999

  • Best of Salon 1999 -- Editor's pick

    Part four: Woodstock riots, Times Square porn shops, Half Dome frights, sex talk online and off and Brazilian bikini wax!
    By Salon Staff December 30, 1999

  • Best of Salon 1999: People's Choice

    Part three: Linux vs. Windows NT, "Blair Witch," Camille on the Oscars, "Eyes Wide Shut" and "Star Wars" vs. "Star Trek" -- your clicks made these articles hits.
    December 29, 1999

  • Best of Salon 1999: People's Choice

    Part two: Strap-on epiphany, "Sleepy Hollow," how the Net wrecked San Francisco, "I want to play Anakin!" and a passel of Paglia.
    December 28, 1999

  • Best of Salon 1999 -- Editor's Pick

    Part three: From chick flicks to lesbian books, Henry Louis Gates to Chris Rock to JFK Jr., we covered it all.
    By Salon Staff December 28, 1999

  • Best of Salon 1999 -- Editor's Pick

    Part two: Was Lincoln gay? Is John McCain tough? "The Sopranos," Alanis, lip-balm mania and more!
    December 28, 1999

  • Best of Salon 1999: People's Choice

    Part one: Smelly Macs, Linux revolutionaries, spankers, Web-cam operators and George W. Bush -- your clicks made these articles hits.
    By Salon Staff December 27, 1999

  • Best of Salon 1999 -- Editor's Pick

    Part one: Gay animals, Steve Jobs, Kosovo dispatches, sex police, flight attendant hell and more!
    December 27, 1999

  • Salon keeps the holiday lights on!

    We're not going anywhere for the millennium.
    December 27, 1999
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