Everyone loves a bargain, but a new book illuminates the dangers of cheap stuff
By Stephanie Zacharek Jul 12, 2009
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Much of what we're taught has been twisted to suit someone's needs
By Laura Miller
July 9, 2009
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It may drive ecologists crazy to talk about a balance in nature. But it's more necessary than ever
By Jonathon Keats
July 7, 2009
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The author of "Between XX and XY" on people born neither male nor female -- and why everyone's a little bit of both
By Thomas Rogers
July 7, 2009
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As old media struggles for relevance, the once-maligned blogosphere proves it's as transformative as the telephone
By Scott Rosenberg
July 6, 2009
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A controversial new history of Communism suggests that most everything we think we know about it is wrong
By Andrew O'Hehir
July 3, 2009
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"God Says No" author James Hannaham talks about religious repression, life in the closet -- and sex in the bathroom
By Sarah Hepola
July 1, 2009
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Alyssa Katz, author of "Our Lot," discusses the good intentions and mass delusion that led to the real estate boom
By Mark Schone
June 30, 2009
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Alice Hoffman continues the literary tradition of lashing out at critics, Twitter style. Who's sorry now?
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
June 30, 2009
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Ever fantasize about trading your day job for the countryside? Brad Kessler on how he got away -- and made cheese
By Paul Tullis
June 29, 2009
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Passion has died, argues author Cristina Nehring, taking domestic bliss with it. But is romance really in crisis?
By Amanda Fortini
June 24, 2009
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The spirit of the Vampire Slayer lives on in the kickass young heroines of urban fantasy fiction
By Laura Miller
June 23, 2009
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The "Hills" star puts reality TV behind her -- with a novel about a reality star who just wants to be a normal girl
By Thomas Rogers
June 19, 2009
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Author Kate Christensen talks about acting on desire, clueless shrinks and illicit romps in Mexico
By Amy Benfer
June 18, 2009
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We do it for the buzz. Like drug addicts. How do we stop the constant craving?
By Katharine Mieszkowski
June 18, 2009
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What is the deal with Western men's erotic obsession with the East?
By Laura Miller
June 16, 2009
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A Christian group hopes to set fire to library copies of Francesca Lia Block's novel about a gay boy coming of age.
By Laura Miller
June 16, 2009
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The author of "Eat, Pray, Love" on charting our own mythologies and being a woman in the current era.
June 15, 2009
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Alain de Botton's riveting book examines jobs from painting to rocket science and wonders what it all adds up to.
By Heather Havrilesky
June 11, 2009
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The man who created flash mobs explains why crazes like Susan Boyle ruin our ability to focus on the big picture.
By Vincent Rossmeier
June 10, 2009
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Recommended memoirs for your beach book list, from an Italian idyll to a childhood spent trying to be black.
By Salon staff
June 9, 2009
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The author of "Just Like Family" talks about what it's really like to be paid to love someone else's child
By Lynn Harris
June 8, 2009
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Neil Gaiman, Jonathan Lethem and others suggest classics, thrillers and big fat books to take to the beach.
June 5, 2009
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Need a thriller? This bestselling author recommends one of his favorites.
June 5, 2009
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Aleksandar Hemon's fictional alter ego drinks and writes his way through exile in these superb coming-of-age tales.
By Allen Barra
June 4, 2009
IKEA is as bad as Wal-Mart
History is bunk after all
Life is out of whack
We're all intersex
How blogs changed everything
The un-American way of life
Gay men go to hell
Who's to blame for the housing crash?
Hey, authors, don't tweet in anger!
Living the dream, with goats
Why your marriage sucks
A guide to vampire fiction with real bite
The unbearable lightness of Lauren Conrad
Sex and the (fortysomething) single girl
Why we can't eat just one
White male seeking sexy Asian women
A teen book burns at the stake
Big Think: Elizabeth Gilbert on creativity 
Why are you working so hard?
How to go viral
Summer reading: True confessions
The secret lives of nannies
Authors recommend great summer reading
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