http://dir.salon.com/topics/essays/?source=rss&aim=essays en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT By Louis Bayard Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/06/23/gore_vidal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/06/23/gore_vidal/index.html?source=rss "The Selected Essays of Gore Vidal" reminds us that this combative political provocateur is also one of our finest literary critics. By Darrell Etherington Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/web_life/2009/01/29/conferencing_and_market_research_services_get_second_life/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/web_life/2009/01/29/conferencing_and_market_research_services_get_second_life/index.html?source=rss By David Rakoff Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 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? By Charles Taylor Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2004/12/09/hornby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2004/12/09/hornby/index.html?source=rss From the author of "High Fidelity," a delightful celebration of the joys of reading that reminds us why most literary criticism is so bad. By Laura Miller Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/07/15/peck_wood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/07/15/peck_wood/index.html?source=rss Two critics, one revered and the other almost universally reviled, protest that the literary world has been taken over by big, bad, "ambitious" novels. By Darrell Etherington Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/web_life/2009/01/20/make_yourself_a_resource_adding_value_to_your_blog/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/web_life/2009/01/20/make_yourself_a_resource_adding_value_to_your_blog/index.html?source=rss By Darrell Etherington Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/web_life/2009/01/15/indirect_marketing_how_well_does_it_work/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/web_life/2009/01/15/indirect_marketing_how_well_does_it_work/index.html?source=rss By Darrell Etherington Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/web_life/2009/01/05/praise_based_economy_how_much_are_you_a_part_of_it/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/web_life/2009/01/05/praise_based_economy_how_much_are_you_a_part_of_it/index.html?source=rss By Astra Taylor Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/07/06/butler/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/07/06/butler/index.html?source=rss Gender-theory superstar Judith Butler takes on 9/11 and its aftermath in a new book -- written in clear English! But the task of postmodern theory, she argues, is more crucial now than ever. By Tom Bissell Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/08/28/bissell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/08/28/bissell/index.html?source=rss I'm a young, cultured New Yorker who reads Gaddis and Ishiguro. But I can't stand indie rock, I love speed metal and slasher movies, and I refuse to be ashamed anymore! By Suzy Hansen Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2003/02/24/dyer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2003/02/24/dyer/index.html?source=rss Essayist Geoff Dyer on the difference between fiction and nonfiction (none), the usefulness of marijuana, and the importance of doing nothing. By Aran Kadar Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/02/26/essays/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/02/26/essays/index.html?source=rss "My Dead Relative," "My After-School Special," "Boo-Hoo" and other essays that might get you a job after medical school. By Bill Vaughn Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/01/09/ryan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/01/09/ryan/index.html?source=rss I keep a lineup card of my favorite actresses, and though I love Meg Ryan, her feet might be a deal breaker. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/special/2001/10/15/reckonings/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/special/2001/10/15/reckonings/index.html?source=rss Essays in the aftermath of Sept.11, 2001: Deep doubts, sharp turns in opinion, incredible longing for change. By JoAnn Gutin Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2000/12/06/bestof/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2000/12/06/bestof/index.html?source=rss From short stories to sports and science writing, "Best of" anthologies prove that readers like their books preselected. By Jennifer Foote Sweeney Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/11/20/thanks_intro/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/11/20/thanks_intro/index.html?source=rss By Nancy Kruse Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/10/18/barbie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/10/18/barbie/index.html?source=rss Can I feel complete in a relationship with a man and still be a feminist? By Cathy Jones Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/09/25/beauty_truth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/09/25/beauty_truth/index.html?source=rss The boy and I made each other blush, but I couldn't express my illicit feelings to him. By Erik Tarloff Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/08/18/tarloff_candidates/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/08/18/tarloff_candidates/index.html?source=rss The shameful exposure of Bill Clinton's penis means the next president will not be allowed one. By Chris Colin Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/08/03/boy_flying/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/08/03/boy_flying/index.html?source=rss They don't get sex right. Can we please get sex right please? By Tracy Quan Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/07/24/tracy_essay/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/07/24/tracy_essay/index.html?source=rss The scourge of AIDS has made many people think more than ever before about protecting themselves. By Franz Jxrgen Neumann Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/06/14/big_sur/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/06/14/big_sur/index.html?source=rss It's disconcerting to hear someone make that much noise during sex. By Ray Sawhill Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/2000/05/10/eroticismii/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/2000/05/10/eroticismii/index.html?source=rss New media has hurt sex on film, but there are ways to watch movies in an erotic frame of mind. Second of two parts. By Ray Sawhill Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/2000/05/09/eroticism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/2000/05/09/eroticism/index.html?source=rss Films used to erotically seduce us; now they tend to sedate instead. First of two parts. By Dylan Edwards Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/2000/05/02/cunnilingus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/2000/05/02/cunnilingus/index.html?source=rss If only women would trust men's genuine desire to give oral sex, instead of presuming it's all about intercourse.