http://dir.salon.com/topics/kerry_lauerman/?source=rss&aim=kerry_lauerman en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT By Kerry Lauerman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/03/18/profit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/03/18/profit/index.html?source=rss The precursor to Tony Soprano and Dexter was a corporate shark with serious daddy issues -- and a yen for cardboard boxes. By Kerry Lauerman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/10/19/project_runway/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/10/19/project_runway/index.html?source=rss "Project Runway" manufactures some hand-sewn drama -- and shows a hint of slip -- as it crowns its next big winner. By Kerry Lauerman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/08/26/buffy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/08/26/buffy/index.html?source=rss Our third annual award to the most underappreciated show in all of TV land. By Kerry Lauerman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/05/19/will_grace/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/05/19/will_grace/index.html?source=rss After eight years, it was a drawn-out farewell. But the couple we'll really miss are Jack and Karen. By Kerry Lauerman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/09/16/george_clooney/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/09/16/george_clooney/index.html?source=rss Hollywood's favorite leading man talks to Salon about the corruption of Joe McCarthy, the courage of Edward R. Murrow, and the idiocy of Ann Coulter and his nemesis Bill O'Reilly. Compiled by Kerry Lauerman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/09/07/reporter_gone_wild/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/09/07/reporter_gone_wild/index.html?source=rss TV anchors grapple with their sources, the spin wars, and each other. A highlight reel. By Kerry Lauerman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2005/05/23/anatomy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2005/05/23/anatomy/index.html?source=rss In its first half-season -- and surprise finale -- "Grey's Anatomy" shows "ER" how to maintain a healthy medical drama. By Kerry Lauerman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2005/04/07/paglia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2005/04/07/paglia/index.html?source=rss Camille Paglia slams bloggers and trendy academics for degrading language -- and calls for a passionate revival of the great artistic tradition of the West. By Kerry Lauerman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/03/18/trading_spouses/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/03/18/trading_spouses/index.html?source=rss Bring us your wealthy, your lesbian, your tattooed masses! You'll go on TV, win a lot of money, and lose only a small sliver of your soul. By Kerry Lauerman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/02/20/cannavale/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/02/20/cannavale/index.html?source=rss Maybe you don't know his name, but you know Bobby Cannavale's face. And get ready to see a whole lot more of it. By Kerry Lauerman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2004/10/30/paglia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2004/10/30/paglia/index.html?source=rss Paglia says "this entire administration needs to be replaced" -- but finds time to unload on Edwards, O'Reilly and Franken, and many others. By Kerry Lauerman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2004/09/28/wolcott/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2004/09/28/wolcott/index.html?source=rss Vanity Fair critic and new blogger James Wolcott sinks his fangs into the plush hindquarters of Fox, CNN and the media elite. By Kerry Lauerman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2004/09/17/the_buffy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2004/09/17/the_buffy/index.html?source=rss Salon's first annual award honors the season's most unjustly ignored TV show. By Laura Miller and Kerry Lauerman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2003/12/20/gift/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2003/12/20/gift/index.html?source=rss With the aid of our last-minute holiday gift book guide, fill your loved ones' stockings with Gary Larson, exotic scents, mosque architecture, the moons of Jupiter and the jolliest Santa of them all -- North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il! By Kerry Lauerman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/10/29/paglia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/10/29/paglia/index.html?source=rss Paglia returns to cast a withering eye on Clark ("what a phony!"), Kerry ("the hair!"), Madonna ("a monster"), bloggers -- and the "delusional narcissists" in the White House who led an out-of-his-depth president into a disastrous war. By Kerry Lauerman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/10/28/glass/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/10/28/glass/index.html?source=rss With a movie about his stunning journalistic misdeeds coming out, Stephen Glass talks about writing, forgiveness, why he's not a sociopath and having to look away from scenes in "Shattered Glass." By Kerry Lauerman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2003/09/13/carlson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2003/09/13/carlson/index.html?source=rss Tucker Carlson on why he doesn't like Karen Hughes, what makes Bill O'Reilly "dangerous" and the reasons he prefers CNN to Fox. By Kerry Lauerman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/07/12/pelecanos/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/07/12/pelecanos/index.html?source=rss 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 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/03/21/protest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/03/21/protest/index.html?source=rss 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 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/03/10/savage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/03/10/savage/index.html?source=rss 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 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/02/13/savage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/02/13/savage/index.html?source=rss MSNBC hires "brash" and "smart" shock jock Michael Savage. Here's a sneak peek at what you're in for. By Kerry Lauerman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/01/30/sarandon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/01/30/sarandon/index.html?source=rss Did the latest ad from the peace movement succeed? Watch the ad and read what our experts say. By Kerry Lauerman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/12/16/gore/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/12/16/gore/index.html?source=rss 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 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/12/03/un_sm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/12/03/un_sm/index.html?source=rss 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 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2002/11/27/gores/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2002/11/27/gores/index.html?source=rss 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.