David Rakoff - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/david_rakoff/?source=rss&aim=david_rakoff en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT Why "Brüno" is bad for the gays By David Rakoff Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/07/09/bruno_rakoff/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/07/09/bruno_rakoff/index.html?source=rss Sacha Baron Cohen's character could have been a bold stab at homophobia. Instead it's a mincing minstrel show Whatsizface By David Rakoff Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2005/11/29/rakoff/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2005/11/29/rakoff/index.html?source=rss Two Beverly Hills plastic surgeons showed me the promise of a perfect face. So why am I keeping this shabby old one? David Rakoff By Brett Leveridge Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/conv/2001/06/11/rakoff/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/conv/2001/06/11/rakoff/index.html?source=rss The author of "Fraud" talks about being Gene Kelly, tiny, tiny writing and the boom in humorous essays. "Fraud" by David Rakoff By Amy Reiter Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2001/06/01/rakoff/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2001/06/01/rakoff/index.html?source=rss An archly funny essayist studies Tibetan Buddhism with Steven Seagal, searches for the Loch Ness monster and plays Sigmund Freud in a department store window. Blue Glow By Joyce Millman Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2001/07/24/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2001/07/24/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, July 24, 2001 Letters to the editor Letters to the editor Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/01/05/mumia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/01/05/mumia/index.html?source=rss I knew Mumia when he was Wesley Cook. Plus: The L.A. Times' "blow job"; don't ask, don't tell about Stuart Little. The love that dare not squeak its name By David Rakoff Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/12/21/stuart/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/12/21/stuart/index.html?source=rss Even as a child I suspected I had something special in common with Stuart Little. Glorious Gwyneth By David Rakoff Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/1999/04/01/featurea/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/1999/04/01/featurea/index.html?source=rss She's the backlash queen at the moment, but she should be judged on her talent -- and that's formidable. Chekhov, Marx and synergy By David Rakoff Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/feature/1998/07/27/27media/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/feature/1998/07/27/27media/index.html?source=rss Here's some literature even Tina Brown could love. Media Circus: What's Up, Dike? By David Rakoff Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/08/12/media/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/08/12/media/index.html?source=rss Why should John Updike be the only writer who gets to begin Amazon.com's collaborative story? The Wizards of Id By David Rakoff Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/1997/06/13/ratpack970613/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/1997/06/13/ratpack970613/index.html?source=rss The Kiss Up By David Rakoff Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1997/03/17/kiss/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1997/03/17/kiss/index.html?source=rss A writer and his agent discuss literary strategy.