Kerry Lauerman

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  • "Novelistic" TV

    Bestselling author George Pelecanos explains to Salon what lured him to the mysterious world of "The Wire," and what makes the show different from the formulaic -- and sometimes racist -- offerings on network TV.
    By Kerry Lauerman July 12, 2003

  • Should celebrity activists shut up for now?

    Janeane Garofalo and Bill Maher have both opposed the war with Iraq. But now that the fighting has started, they offer contrasting prescriptions for protest.
    By Kerry Lauerman March 21, 2003

  • A less than Savage debut

    Shock jock Michael Savage's MSNBC debut was the freak show we were promised, with one big surprise: It's incredibly boring.
    By Kerry Lauerman March 10, 2003

  • Savage days, Savage nights

    MSNBC hires "brash" and "smart" shock jock Michael Savage. Here's a sneak peek at what you're in for.
    By Kerry Lauerman February 13, 2003

  • Sarandon on Iraq

    Did the latest ad from the peace movement succeed? Watch the ad and read what our experts say.
    By Kerry Lauerman January 30, 2003

  • Al, we hardly knew ye

    On "Saturday Night Live," Gore finally seems human. Sunday on "60 Minutes" he proves it, and pulls out of the 2004 race.
    By Kerry Lauerman December 16, 2002

  • A taste of the whip for Saddam

    U.N. weapons inspector Jack McGeorge's leadership role in the Washington S/M scene isn't a liability, says a friend -- it'll help him distinguish between fantasy and reality.
    By Kerry Lauerman December 3, 2002

  • "Joined at the Heart" by Al and Tipper Gore

    Heartwarming tales of unconventional families from Mr. and Mrs. Gore? Sounds like the snooze of the year -- but against all odds their new book is endearing and even inspiring.
    By Kerry Lauerman November 27, 2002

  • The real White House vandal scandal

    A GAO report on vandalism during Clinton's exit shows that Bush administration pettiness cost the nation more than its predecessor's pranks.
    By Kerry Lauerman June 13, 2002

  • The apostate

    Former conservative attack dog David Brock tells all about his old right-wing cronies -- but whoever gets smeared, the results are still slimy.
    By Kerry Lauerman March 8, 2002

  • Make Olympic skating judges accountable

    Awarding the Canadians the gold was a half-measure, but as long as figure skating is controlled by a bitchy sewing circle it won't be a real sport.
    By Kerry Lauerman February 16, 2002

  • Letters

    Readers respond to Barbara Olson's hatchet job on the Clintons, a book on synesthesia and an interview with Janet Malcolm.
    By   November 30, 2001

  • The misanthrope speaks

    Neil LaBute, our leading spokesperson for the beast within, talks about art, letter bombs and critics in the wake of Sept. 11.
    By Kerry Lauerman November 26, 2001

  • The unsavory victim

    Barbara Olson's bestselling hatchet job on Bill and Hillary Clinton is a shameful coda to a life that ended in bravery.
    By Kerry Lauerman November 19, 2001

  • A woman scorned

    Anne Marie Smith, the other other woman in Gary Condit's life, is fighting back after Condit done her wrong.
    By Kerry Lauerman August 29, 2001

  • They're here, they're mad, get used to it

    Lured by dreams of hobnobbing with their Florida recount heroes, Free Republic faithful have to make do with one another.
    By Kerry Lauerman June 25, 2001

  • The congressman, the missing intern and the mother

    As police prepare to grill Rep. Gary Condit about his relationship with Chandra Levy, are her mother's ever-changing stories simply evidence of confusion -- or a media-savvy attempt to smoke him out?
    By Kerry Lauerman June 22, 2001

  • The scandal that won't die

    Ari Fleischer says there really is evidence of vandalism by Clinton staffers, so the GAO is investigating -- again.
    By Kerry Lauerman June 5, 2001

  • The White House vandal scandal that wasn't

    How the incoming Bush team nudge-nudged a credulous press corps into swallowing a trashy Clinton story.
    By Kerry Lauerman and Alicia Montgomery May 23, 2001

  • "Endangered Species" by Louis Bayard

    A gay government worker hit with the urge to reproduce braves personal ads, surrogate moms and a showdown with the male biological imperative.
    By Kerry Lauerman May 21, 2001

  • Smearing David Brock

    Ted Olson's defenders say the former right-wing journalist had nothing to do with the Arkansas Project. But the project's own records prove they're wrong.
    By Daryl Lindsey and Kerry Lauerman May 17, 2001

  • Olson battle blows up

    Solicitor general nomination has party leaders at each other's throats.
    By Alicia Montgomery and Kerry Lauerman May 16, 2001

  • One last conspiracy

    The FBI's bizarre foul-up on the McVeigh case gives leaders of the dying militia movement a reason to revisit their glory days.
    By Kerry Lauerman May 12, 2001

  • Killing as "closure"

    John Ashcroft says the closed-circuit TV broadcast of Timothy McVeigh's execution will help victims heal. But will what they see look too brutal -- or not brutal enough?
    By Kerry Lauerman April 14, 2001

  • Joltless Joe

    The new collection of Joe Kennedy's letters, edited by his granddaughter, shows the Kennedy mythmaking machine in full spin.
    By Kerry Lauerman February 15, 2001
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