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Nearing the 15th anniversary of the president's sobriety, a fellow ex-drinker tells what he sees when he looks at George W. Bush.
By Cary Tennis
July 26, 2001
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What if our president gave a recovery speech on his 15th anniversary of quitting drinking? On the other hand, maybe not such a good idea.
July 26, 2001
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Strivers, ass kissers, carpetbaggers, Pilgrims, Sherman's March and my mom.
By Cary Tennis
April 24, 2001
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In the wake of California's utility bankruptcy and skyrocketing energy costs, Salon's Cary Tennis asks: "Isn't there some grim but droll satisfaction in seeing our grid of power sputter like a drunken uncle and keel over on the floor?"
By Cary Tennis
April 13, 2001
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Of course we kept the lights on! That misguided monolith gave us no incentive not to.
By Cary Tennis
April 7, 2001
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In a stunning development, a new Florida recount reveals an unexpected result.
By Cary Tennis
April 4, 2001
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Sometimes the best place to read "Finnegans Wake" aloud is in a disgusting San Francisco nightclub flanked by a wall of TVs.
By Cary Tennis
March 16, 2001
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The conservative columnist defends his views in the former Mecca of free speech. No chairs are thrown, but a mike mysteriously goes dead.
By Cary Tennis
March 16, 2001
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Fed up with cellphone users on public transit, a lone stranger fights back.
Rant by Cary Tennis
February 26, 2001
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By Cary Tennis
January 11, 2001
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We've all been working too hard -- and for what?
By Cary Tennis
January 10, 2001
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One man enumerates why he believes, and why he doesn't.
By Cary Tennis
November 20, 2000
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Everything, says an experienced poll worker.
By Cary Tennis
November 11, 2000
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A rant by Cary Tennis, real-life elections inspector.
By Cary Tennis
November 10, 2000
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Trouble deciding which candidate is for you? Cary Tennis makes some suggestions in this election rant.
Rant by Cary Tennis
November 7, 2000
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Cary Tennis remembers the baseball games of his Florida youth, those long summer days stuck in the outfield, trembling with fear.
Ranted by Cary Tennis
October 26, 2000
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In this new Salon Audio column, "Homicide" meets "Deadline"! Andre Braugher beats up Oliver Platt on the floor of Salon's San Francisco newsroom.
By Cary Tennis
October 12, 2000
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I, too, love a district where anything goes, but William Vollmann's novel of San Francisco's Tenderloin goes too far.
By Cary Tennis
August 28, 2000
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Independence Day is a national holiday, but personal associations -- from heroism to heroin -- are what give it meaning.
By Cary Tennis
June 30, 2000
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They've been narrating my sexual fantasies and calling me names since I was 9, and that's ... OK.
By Cary Tennis
March 18, 2000
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He put New Journalism on the map with writing that shook as fiercely as it shimmered.
By Cary Tennis
February 1, 2000