Or maybe Matt Weiner knows that life in America really is that strange and brutal
By Heather Havrilesky Sep 28, 2009
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How I learned that I was powerless over micro-blogging and my life had become unmanageable
By Laurel Snyder
August 15, 2009
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The photo-realist painter discusses whether a bad economy breeds creativity, and ways that President Obama should help the arts.
February 16, 2009
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PUMAs on the prowl; an apology to boomers; the books that made Obama, Obama; hooray for casual sex -- and more of our favorite stories of the year.
By Salon Staff
December 31, 2008
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Hungarian art films, indie-rock wall decals and (of course) "The Godfather."
By Andrew O'Hehir, Joy Press
December 1, 2008
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Because it's boring to just buy "Kung Fu Panda" or "Incredible Hulk."
By Andrew O'Hehir, Joy Press
December 1, 2008
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Why are Americans so batty for bacon? It's delicious, it's decadent -- and it's also a fashion statement.
By Sarah Hepola
July 7, 2008
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Study reveals that women prefer pinkish hues.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
August 20, 2007
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A new book argues that the baby boomers were a "greater generation" than the one that beat the Depression and Hitler. But what did we really do?
By Gary Kamiya
February 3, 2006
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Iraqi culture was reborn when Saddam fell, only to die again. A report from Baghdad's fear-haunted literary cafes.
By Phillip Robertson
August 26, 2005
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Disney's ever-expanding copyright powers are threatening to squash everyone's cultural creativity. As two new books compellingly argue, the time is ripe for more anarchy, and fewer lawyers.
By Farhad Manjoo
April 8, 2004
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Barbecuing needs feminism like grilled fish needs a bicycle.
By Chris Colin
June 17, 2002
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Miltos Manetas, who sent 23 invisible U-Haul trucks to the Whitney Biennial, explains the "art" movement that's out to change the way we perceive technology, intellectual property and moving vans.
By John Glassie
March 21, 2002
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Belly dancing is deemed pornographic by Egyptians, but more foreign women are taking up the art.
By Susan Hack
July 19, 2000
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It whirls you around, turns you upside down and stands everything you took for granted on its head.
By Pico Iyer
March 18, 2000
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The sacred text of the kitchen has a powerful and lasting resonance.
By Lloyd Fonvielle
March 7, 2000
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Savoring rvsti, fondue and the legacy of William Tell.
By Burt Wolf
January 20, 2000
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Nothing is simple in Tibet.
By Hank Hyena
August 7, 1999
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Is culture endangered in the digital age? By Chris Bray Ironies abound at a Los Angeles conference pondering the future of museums and libraries
By Chris Bray
October 29, 1998
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For centuries they have been the stomach and soul of the city, but today the cafes of Paris are enjoying a renaissance. Wanderlust's man in Paris, David Downie, reports on the new scene in the City of Caffeine.
By David Downie
September 21, 1998
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An American expatriate weathers the slings and arrows of learning another language.
By Rolf Potts
June 22, 1998
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Hospitality and hostility become blurred for a traveler stranded among Bedouins at the desolate tip of the Sinai.
By Andrew Bill
June 19, 1998
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What's good for Michael Jordan is good for America
By Jonathan Broder
December 18, 1997
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Earnestly clutching his list of Improving Books,
the hapless middlebrow can't get no respect. But even culture on the
installment plan is better than no culture at all.
By David Futrelle
March 11, 1997
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Paige Williams reviews Peter Applebome's book "Dixie Rising: How the South Is Shaping American Values, Politics and Culture".
By Paige Williams
November 11, 1996
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The mouse who would be king
New from Weber ... Girls!
The man from Neen
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