The tennis star's legal woes remind us that even gay icons have some growing up to do about same-sex marriage
By Louis Bayard Jun 29, 2009
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Bill Gates and the Beatles owe their genius to nurture not nature, argues the acclaimed "Tipping Point" author. It's a nice theory.
By Louis Bayard
November 17, 2008
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De Palma's '80s cult classic is trash, many scoff. But the lowdown, seedy movie with Al Pacino as a Cuban thug influenced pop culture from gangsta rap to "Miami Vice."
By Louis Bayard
November 13, 2008
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What does it look like to have an African-American in the White House? Pop culture has offered versions awful and great, from Sammy Davis Jr. to Chris Rock.
By Louis Bayard
November 3, 2008
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Margaret Atwood talks about the perils of debt -- and imagines a utopian future without greed.
By Louis Bayard
October 28, 2008
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Imagine a land where presidents don't sprinkle holy water on wars, citizens have good healthcare and governments care about the environment.
By Louis Bayard
October 22, 2008
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Bootlegging brothers, get-rich-quick schemes and a sensational murder trial make "The Wettest County in the World" a riveting read.
By Louis Bayard
October 8, 2008
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From miracle diets to creationism to rumors about the origins of 9/11, a new book traces our irrational love of misinformation.
By Louis Bayard
October 2, 2008
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In his affecting new book, Roth's young hero abandons his Jewish upbringing for life in small town Ohio.
By Louis Bayard
September 16, 2008
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Peter Trachtenberg took a tour around the world in his quest to understand why some people are crushed by suffering and others are transformed by it.
By Louis Bayard
September 5, 2008
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There are shows we love even when they don't love themselves. For them, Salon staffers stage an intervention.
By Salon staff
September 3, 2008
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Can great art spring from a lie? Two new books about forgers raise provocative questions about the links between authenticity and genius.
By Louis Bayard
August 14, 2008
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As a kid, "The Wild Wild West" taught me about sexiness and desire -- and how two men could live together and love each other.
By Louis Bayard
August 12, 2008
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In further chronicles of Bush government deceit, author Ron Suskind drops a bombshell: The White House ordered the CIA to fake a letter linking Saddam Hussein to al-Qaida.
By Louis Bayard
August 6, 2008
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The Czech writer has become the prophet of our absurd era, but a new book intends to strip the author of his saintly reputation.
By Louis Bayard
August 1, 2008
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No expense has been spared in this lavish, streamlined adaptation, but is there such a thing as too much good taste?
By Louis Bayard
July 25, 2008
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The fiercely talented critic takes us on an illuminating tour of fiction -- but there's a hole in his plot.
By Louis Bayard
July 22, 2008
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In "The Dark Side," Jane Mayer chronicles the terrible, destructive decisions the Bush administration made in the name of fighting terrorism.
By Louis Bayard
July 15, 2008
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The religious right is celebrating sex to stroke its conservative message. Liberals better rise to a secular defense soon.
By Louis Bayard
July 8, 2008
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"The Selected Essays of Gore Vidal" reminds us that this combative political provocateur is also one of our finest literary critics.
By Louis Bayard
June 23, 2008
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For years America has desperately tried to outlaw sodomy and other sex acts like fellatio and cunnilingus. What are we so scared of?
By Louis Bayard
June 12, 2008
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True confessions: From a trek through the American West to a life filled with music, these memoirs will whisk you away.
By Salon staff
June 9, 2008
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Sure, ignorance is rampant among the American electorate, as Rick Shenkman argues. But without The People, there would be no Democracy as we know it.
By Louis Bayard
June 5, 2008
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Chick chat: From a black-humored romantic romp to the tale of a single woman flirting her way around the world, these novels make perfect beach companions.
By Salon staff
June 2, 2008
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Of course the White House couldn't see the revealing "What Happened" coming. It was McClellan's job as press secretary to conceal himself.
By Louis Bayard
May 30, 2008
Crying foul on Martina Navratilova
Malcolm Gladwell's secrets of success
Why "Scarface" is f-ing great
Black presidents we have known
Payback's a bitch
If McCain wins, should we all move to Scandinavia?
"The Wettest County in the World"
A nation of conspiracy theorists can't be wrong 
Philip Roth's Jewish question
So much misery, so little time 
TV rehab
A fraud's life
The 1960s' gayest show
Forging the missing case for war
How Kafka-esque is Kafka?
"Brideshead Revisited"
How to read the James Wood way
Answering terror with terror
Jesus loves you -- and your orgasm
Gore Vidal's inconvenient truths
Kiss my ass
Summer reads
Are you too dumb to vote?
Summer reads
Scott McClellan comes clean
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