http://dir.salon.com/topics/kurt_vonnegut/?source=rss&aim=kurt_vonnegut en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT By Steve Almond Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/07/vonnegut/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/07/vonnegut/index.html?source=rss Kurt Vonnegut's new posthumous collection reveals the seeds of a modern masterpiece. By Cary Tennis Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/04/19/heroic_life/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/04/19/heroic_life/index.html?source=rss What can I do to realize my fantasies? Do I have any free will at all? By Patrick Smith Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/04/13/askthepilot228/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/04/13/askthepilot228/index.html?source=rss From giant pillows and computer-crushing seats to sudoku mania and quartz porcupines: Musings on the state of air travel. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/04/12/vonnegut/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/04/12/vonnegut/index.html?source=rss A five-minute audio clip of Kurt Vonnegut reading from his masterpiece. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/12/vonnegut/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/12/vonnegut/index.html?source=rss Why should the pawns be the first to die, Vonnegut asked the 12-year-old. Let's see the knights and bishops take some heat! By Christopher Kemp Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/12/12/vonnegut/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/12/12/vonnegut/index.html?source=rss At 79, the author of "Slaughterhouse Five" reflects on Sept. 11, death, heaven and the meaning of life. Read by Kurt Vonnegut Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/fiction/2001/02/20/vonnegut/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/fiction/2001/02/20/vonnegut/index.html?source=rss Billy Pilgrim meets the inhabitants of a flying saucer in Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s "Slaughterhouse Five." By Tracy Johnson Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/03/09/robbins/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/03/09/robbins/index.html?source=rss As new waves of 20-year-olds wash up on his shores, the favorite novelist of the attitudinal post-adolescent set keeps writing with a pen dipped in acid. By Alissa Lara Quart Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/10/08/breakfastofchamps/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/10/08/breakfastofchamps/index.html?source=rss The film "Breakfast of Champions" misses the point: What "Bokononists" love is Father Kurt's smart anti-intellectualism. By Frank Houston Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/1999/10/08/vonnegut_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/1999/10/08/vonnegut_interview/index.html?source=rss The author of "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Breakfast of Champions" talks about Capote and Kerouac, Hillary and Rudy, television and, of course, the end of the world. Letters to the editor Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/05/04/paglia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/05/04/paglia/index.html?source=rss Paglia fuels debate on schools; should we blame guns -- or government? By Frank Houston Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/bc/1999/04/27/vonnegut/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/bc/1999/04/27/vonnegut/index.html?source=rss In Kurt Vonnegut's world, free will is an open question, life is poignant and pointless and kindness is appreciated above all else. By Dan Stern Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/02/03/guest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/02/03/guest/index.html?source=rss A young writer attempts to turn his literary hero into a neighborhood pal. By John Leonard Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/05/30/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/05/30/news/index.html?source=rss John Leonard on the life and legacy of Robert F. Kennedy, as depicted in 'The Last Patrician' by Michael Knox Beran, 'Mutual Contempt' by Jeff Shesol, 'Make Gentle the Life of this World: The Vision of Bobby Kennedy' by Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, and 'Robert F. Kennedy: A Memoir' a television special by Jack Newfield, to be aired on the Discovery Channel By Dwight Garner Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1997/12/24/yearin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1997/12/24/yearin/index.html?source=rss Dwight Garner reviews the events in book publishing in 1997