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Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/09/28/mad_men/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/09/28/mad_men/index.html?source=rss Or maybe Matt Weiner knows that life in America really is that strange and brutal By Laurel Snyder Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/15/twitter_addiction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/15/twitter_addiction/index.html?source=rss How I learned that I was powerless over micro-blogging and my life had become unmanageable Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/02/16/bt_close/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/02/16/bt_close/index.html?source=rss The photo-realist painter discusses whether a bad economy breeds creativity, and ways that President Obama should help the arts. By Salon Staff Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/12/31/best_of_salon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/12/31/best_of_salon/index.html?source=rss 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 Andrew O'Hehir, Joy Press Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/gift_guide/2008/2008/12/01/culture_mid/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/gift_guide/2008/2008/12/01/culture_mid/index.html?source=rss Hungarian art films, indie-rock wall decals and (of course) "The Godfather." By Andrew O'Hehir, Joy Press Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/gift_guide/2008/2008/12/01/culture_bargain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/gift_guide/2008/2008/12/01/culture_bargain/index.html?source=rss Because it's boring to just buy "Kung Fu Panda" or "Incredible Hulk." By Sarah Hepola Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/07/bacon_mania/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/07/bacon_mania/index.html?source=rss Why are Americans so batty for bacon? It's delicious, it's decadent -- and it's also a fashion statement. By Tracy Clark-Flory Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/20/pink_vs_blue/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/20/pink_vs_blue/index.html?source=rss Study reveals that women prefer pinkish hues. By Gary Kamiya Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/02/03/steinhorn/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/02/03/steinhorn/index.html?source=rss 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 Phillip Robertson Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/26/culture/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/26/culture/index.html?source=rss Iraqi culture was reborn when Saddam fell, only to die again. A report from Baghdad's fear-haunted literary cafes. By Farhad Manjoo Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/04/08/copyright_culture/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/04/08/copyright_culture/index.html?source=rss 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 Chris Colin Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/style/2002/06/17/weber_girls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/style/2002/06/17/weber_girls/index.html?source=rss Barbecuing needs feminism like grilled fish needs a bicycle. By John Glassie Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/conv/2002/03/21/manetas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/conv/2002/03/21/manetas/index.html?source=rss 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 Susan Hack Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/07/19/bellydance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/07/19/bellydance/index.html?source=rss Belly dancing is deemed pornographic by Egyptians, but more foreign women are taking up the art. By Pico Iyer Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/2000/03/18/why/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/2000/03/18/why/index.html?source=rss It whirls you around, turns you upside down and stands everything you took for granted on its head. By Lloyd Fonvielle Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/sust/2000/03/07/joy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/sust/2000/03/07/joy/index.html?source=rss The sacred text of the kitchen has a powerful and lasting resonance. By Burt Wolf Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/food/col/wolf/2000/01/20/bern/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/food/col/wolf/2000/01/20/bern/index.html?source=rss Savoring rvsti, fondue and the legacy of William Tell. By Hank Hyena Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/08/07/tibet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/08/07/tibet/index.html?source=rss Nothing is simple in Tibet. By Chris Bray Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/10/29/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/10/29/feature/index.html?source=rss 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 David Downie Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/09/21/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/09/21/feature/index.html?source=rss 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 Rolf Potts Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/06/22/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/06/22/feature/index.html?source=rss An American expatriate weathers the slings and arrows of learning another language. By Andrew Bill Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/06/19/pass/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/06/19/pass/index.html?source=rss Hospitality and hostility become blurred for a traveler stranded among Bedouins at the desolate tip of the Sinai. By Jonathan Broder Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/12/18/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/12/18/news/index.html?source=rss What's good for Michael Jordan is good for America By David Futrelle Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1997/03/11/middlebrow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1997/03/11/middlebrow/index.html?source=rss 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 Paige Williams Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/1996/11/11/sneakpeeks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/1996/11/11/sneakpeeks/index.html?source=rss Paige Williams reviews Peter Applebome's book "Dixie Rising: How the South Is Shaping American Values, Politics and Culture".