http://dir.salon.com/topics/janelle_brown/?source=rss&aim=janelle_brown en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT By Rebecca Traister Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/05/28/janelle_brown/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/05/28/janelle_brown/index.html?source=rss With its teen sex, meth habits and quarter-life crises, Janelle Brown's addictive Silicon Valley novel shows that in every boom, there's a bust. By Janelle Brown Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/06/01/mexico_drugs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/06/01/mexico_drugs/index.html?source=rss Thousands of Americans buy cheap prescription drugs in Mexico. Some end up in squalid south-of-the-border prisons. By Janelle Brown Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/04/16/rave/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/04/16/rave/index.html?source=rss The latest incarnation of the RAVE Act punishes drug users and bystanders alike -- and tramples civil liberties. By Janelle Brown Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/01/15/shields/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/01/15/shields/index.html?source=rss Activists are flocking to the West Bank to serve as human shields, protecting Palestinians and protesting the Israeli occupation. Are they part of the solution -- or part of the problem? By Janelle Brown Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/style/2003/01/14/juicy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/style/2003/01/14/juicy/index.html?source=rss The Juicy Couture tracksuit is the height of haute in L.A., a uniform for starlet and wealthy wannabe alike. By Janelle Brown Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/11/05/gangtapes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/11/05/gangtapes/index.html?source=rss Makers of an ill-fated indie film about L.A. gangbangers claim that a fear of unruly black audiences has prompted theater owners to shun their work. By Janelle Brown Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/10/02/karyn/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/10/02/karyn/index.html?source=rss Cyber-begging fuels the new philanthropy, in which brand, beauty and instant karma matter most in raising funds. By Janelle Brown Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/09/30/palmo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/09/30/palmo/index.html?source=rss For 12 years, Buddhist nun Tenzin Palmo meditated alone in a tiny cave in Tibet. Now she wants to elevate the status of other Buddhist women, believed to be reincarnated as females as punishment for past mistakes. By Janelle Brown Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/08/21/public_shame/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/08/21/public_shame/index.html?source=rss Some birth mothers in Florida must publish their sexual histories in local newspapers if they wish to place their child for private adoption. By Janelle Brown Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/08/12/heritage_camp/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/08/12/heritage_camp/index.html?source=rss Are camps for foreign adoptees just a place for their parents to exorcise white guilt, or do they help the kids develop pride, cope with prejudice and get in touch with their roots? By Janelle Brown Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/08/09/vin_hot/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/08/09/vin_hot/index.html?source=rss I know lusting after this big ugly hunk of a man is ridiculous -- but it's not just physical. Really. By Janelle Brown Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/07/18/reno_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/07/18/reno_interview/index.html?source=rss The Latino lesbian comedian detonates a series of explosive observations about patriotism, the Bush administration and John Walker Lindh. By Janelle Brown Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/07/12/parents_rule/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/07/12/parents_rule/index.html?source=rss Angry that little Johnny flunked, increasing numbers of parents are suing teachers. By Janelle Brown Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/06/28/boyd_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/06/28/boyd_interview/index.html?source=rss ACLU lawyer Graham Boyd discusses the impact of Thursday's Supreme Court decision to allow drug testing of students who participate in extracurricular school activities. By Janelle Brown Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/06/20/lizzy_borden/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/06/20/lizzy_borden/index.html?source=rss Lizzy Borden, whose ultraviolent films feature women being beaten, raped and doused in vomit, insists that she is a gender pioneer whose repellent movies are morality tales. By Janelle Brown Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/style/2002/05/28/booty_call/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/style/2002/05/28/booty_call/index.html?source=rss Butt cleavage is not just for the plumber anymore. By Janelle Brown Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/05/20/aid_denial/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/05/20/aid_denial/index.html?source=rss A federal law passed in a burst of drug war fervor denies financial aid to the country's neediest students. By Janelle Brown Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/05/17/napster_wake/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/05/17/napster_wake/index.html?source=rss The company that launched a thousand rips may be dead, but the movement it launched continues to thrive -- and to make a mockery of the music industry's pathetic online offerings. By Janelle Brown Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/05/13/graduation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/05/13/graduation/index.html?source=rss New restrictions on high school graduation go further to infantilize teenagers in the hope of making them perfect adults. By Janelle Brown Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/2002/05/08/probst/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/2002/05/08/probst/index.html?source=rss The weather-beaten host of "Survivor" talks about his debut indie film, "Finder's Fee," and why no one takes him seriously. Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/letters/2002/04/26/baby_panic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/letters/2002/04/26/baby_panic/index.html?source=rss Readers respond to recent articles on Sylvia Ann Hewlett and mandatory drug testing in public schools. By Janelle Brown Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/04/22/drug_testing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/04/22/drug_testing/index.html?source=rss If the Supreme Court rules in favor of drug testing in public schools, will students come clean? Kids at schools in Indiana, where drug tests rule, say no way. By Janelle Brown Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/04/10/eviction_risk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/04/10/eviction_risk/index.html?source=rss Elderly residents of public housing must police their children and grandchildren or lose their apartments. But the Supreme Court ruling apparently doesn't apply to the Bush family. By Janelle Brown Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/04/02/sf_palestinians/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/04/02/sf_palestinians/index.html?source=rss Palestinian corner stores are like mini-embassies in many cities, dispensing goodwill along with groceries. But in the wake of Sharon's assault, expatriates are mainly peddling fury. By Janelle Brown Wed, 28 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/style/2002/04/01/prom_dresses/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/style/2002/04/01/prom_dresses/index.html?source=rss Hundreds of dresses with rich pasts flow into a project to get formal clothes to prom-bound teens.