http://dir.salon.com/topics/irony/?source=rss&aim=irony en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT By Sarah Hepola Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:07:00 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 Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/03/22/btm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/03/22/btm/index.html?source=rss It's springtime and a bumper crop of indie films -- about air-guitar gods, faux celebs, lusty Frenchwomen -- is bustin' out all over! By Michael Scherer Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/05/01/colbert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/05/01/colbert/index.html?source=rss Stephen Colbert's brilliant performance unplugged the Bush myth machine -- and left the clueless D.C. press corps gaping. By David Bowman Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2003/03/04/purdy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2003/03/04/purdy/index.html?source=rss Anti-irony crusader Jedediah Purdy, back from the Middle East, talks about terrorism, violence, the Calvinist heritage of Las Vegas and his new book about America's role in the world. By David Beers Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/09/25/irony_lives/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/09/25/irony_lives/index.html?source=rss As jingoists call for a New Sincerity, we need irony -- the serious kind -- more than ever. By J.A. Getzlaff Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/05/08/judas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/05/08/judas/index.html?source=rss Italian man dies onstage during an Easter reenactment. By Christopher Kelly Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2000/01/18/holy_smoke/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2000/01/18/holy_smoke/index.html?source=rss Are new movies like "Holy Smoke" and "American Beauty" reinventing screen comedy? By Caleb Crain Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/1999/09/07/purdy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/1999/09/07/purdy/index.html?source=rss A fresh-faced 24-year-old with a prescription for a better America is way, way out of his depth. By David Wallis Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/1998/06/05/05int/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/1998/06/05/05int/index.html?source=rss The "Fear and Loathing" director stomps on Hollywood and American literalism. By Natasha Stovall Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/1997/07/15/sharps970714/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/1997/07/15/sharps970714/index.html?source=rss