http://dir.salon.com/topics/interviews/?source=rss&aim=interviews en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST By Jessica Roy Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/11/06/jonathan_safran_foer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/11/06/jonathan_safran_foer/index.html?source=rss The polarizing author and vegetarian discusses his new book, "Eating Animals," and the hefty cost of cheap food By Glenn Greenwald Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/radio/2009/11/10/nadler/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/radio/2009/11/10/nadler/index.html?source=rss The key House Subcommittee Chair calls state secrets privilege "the greatest threat to liberty in this country." By Kerry Lauerman Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/10/23/lethem/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/10/23/lethem/index.html?source=rss The writer talks about his new novel's ambivalent take on New York, and how cultural obsession can lead to madness By Thomas Rogers Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/10/16/richard_dawkins/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/10/16/richard_dawkins/index.html?source=rss The scientist talks about his guide to evolution, his own fame and why it's pointless to argue with creationists By Thomas Rogers Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/10/15/edmund_white_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/10/15/edmund_white_interview/index.html?source=rss The gay literary lion talks about his juicy memoir, same-sex marriage -- and his beef with Gore Vidal By Glenn Greenwald Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/radio/2009/10/11/weiler/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/radio/2009/10/11/weiler/index.html?source=rss What role does the authoritarian mindset play in shaping America's political character? By Glenn Greenwald Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/radio/2009/10/01/German/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/radio/2009/10/01/German/index.html?source=rss Is there any chance Congress will fix the abuses they enabled with past legislation? By Glenn Greenwald Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/radio/2009/09/23/grayson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/radio/2009/09/23/grayson/index.html?source=rss Congress just unintentionally enacted a bill de-funding America's 10 largest defense contractors. By Vincent Rossmeier Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/09/19/better_pencil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/09/19/better_pencil/index.html?source=rss No! The author of "A Better Pencil" explains why such hysterical hand-wringing is as old as communication itself By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/09/18/malkovich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/09/18/malkovich/index.html?source=rss The screen icon on playing Coetzee's doomed hero, rewriting other people's scripts and making terrible movies By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/09/11/no_impact/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/09/11/no_impact/index.html?source=rss "No Impact" couple Colin Beavan and Michelle Conlin on the new movie capturing their year without A/C, TV or T.P. By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/09/10/crude/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/09/10/crude/index.html?source=rss Documentarian Joe Berlinger on the amazing Amazon pollution case in "Crude" -- and its link to the West Memphis 3 By Joe Coscarelli Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/09/03/stephen_elliott/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/09/03/stephen_elliott/index.html?source=rss Author Stephen Elliott talks about the grisly trial, and the prescription dependency, he could not shake By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/08/27/cutler/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/08/27/cutler/index.html?source=rss Director R.J. Cutler on Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington and the backstage fashion dramas of "The September Issue" Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/08/26/lucinda_rosenfeld/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/08/26/lucinda_rosenfeld/index.html?source=rss Lucinda Rosenfeld talks about the dark side of female friendships and plants a stiletto in sisterhood clichés By Kerry Lauerman Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/08/21/bruni/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/08/21/bruni/index.html?source=rss Former New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni on his torturous lifelong relationship with food By Vincent Rossmeier Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/08/19/mike_dash_mafia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/08/19/mike_dash_mafia/index.html?source=rss Before there was Al Capone, there was Giuseppe Morelli. Author Mike Dash talks about his legacy -- and his violence By Jacqueline Linge Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2009/08/14/barbara_kopple/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2009/08/14/barbara_kopple/index.html?source=rss A new VH1 documentary by Barbara Kopple suggests that the festival's legacy carries on and on By Heather Havrilesky Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2009/08/13/vincent_kartheiser/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2009/08/13/vincent_kartheiser/index.html?source=rss Vincent Kartheiser explains why he loves playing Pete, Don Draper's bitter foil on "Mad Men" By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/08/12/blomkamp/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/08/12/blomkamp/index.html?source=rss Peter Jackson protégé Neill Blomkamp talks about "District 9," the sci-fi breakthrough of the summer By Kerry Lauerman Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/08/07/meryl_streep_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/08/07/meryl_streep_interview/index.html?source=rss The film legend talks about channeling Julia Child, anti-Hillary sentiment -- and the problem with male bloggers By Judy Berman Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/08/05/hannah_friedman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/08/05/hannah_friedman/index.html?source=rss The author of young-adult memoir "Everything Sucks" talks about drugs, anorexia and why "Gossip Girl" gets it wrong By Rebecca Traister Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/08/05/nora_ephron/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/08/05/nora_ephron/index.html?source=rss The director of "Julie & Julia" opens up about her great passion, on-screen and off: Food By Glenn Greenwald Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/radio/2009/08/04/hafetz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/radio/2009/08/04/hafetz/index.html?source=rss Why has a young Afghan boy - no older than 15 when detained - been kept in Guantanamo for the last seven years? By Frieda Klotz Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/07/30/new_york_writers_salon_goes_online/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/07/30/new_york_writers_salon_goes_online/index.html?source=rss The founder of a literary networking site for women talks about Facebook feminism and the peril of pink covers