http://dir.salon.com/topics/pop_culture/?source=rss&aim=pop_culture en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST By Mary Elizabeth Williams Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/04/jessica_simpson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/04/jessica_simpson/index.html?source=rss What kind of breaking news is this? "Story highlights" include the singer's cup size By Mary Elizabeth Williams Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/03/schoolhouse_rock_vote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/03/schoolhouse_rock_vote/index.html?source=rss Schoolhouse rock the vote today -- because we can By Mary Elizabeth Williams Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/30/gosselin_girlfriend/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/30/gosselin_girlfriend/index.html?source=rss Hailey Glassman has a few choice words for her "Jekyll and Hyde" boyfriend By Mary Elizabeth Williams Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/29/subtle_sexuality/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/29/subtle_sexuality/index.html?source=rss "Male Prima Donna" is the greatest pop song ever to come out of a fictional Scranton office By Kate Harding Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/26/sexy_dancing_contracts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/26/sexy_dancing_contracts/index.html?source=rss Is a formal agreement not to freak or grind a reasonable response to kids' sexy moves? By Kate Harding Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/24/law_and_order_tiller/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/24/law_and_order_tiller/index.html?source=rss The latest "ripped from the headlines" episode smears the memory of slain late-term abortion provider Dr. Tiller By Mary Elizabeth Williams Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/23/celebrity_dads/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/23/celebrity_dads/index.html?source=rss A banner week for mortifying paternal behavior By Kate Harding Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/23/french_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/23/french_women/index.html?source=rss Oh, chouette, yet another book that essentializes Frenchwomen to tear down American ones By Judy Berman Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/22/black_barbie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/22/black_barbie/index.html?source=rss A new set of dolls is reigniting old debates about hair, body image and young African-American girls By Lynn Harris Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/21/secret_conservative_side/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/21/secret_conservative_side/index.html?source=rss A hilarious Brooklyn trio sing about a friend going from vegan feminist lesbian to tulle and "The Electric Slide" By Judy Berman Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/14/polanski_trillin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/14/polanski_trillin/index.html?source=rss Calvin Trillin's satirical poem is the best response yet to Roman Polanski's Hollywood apologists By Judy Berman Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/13/michelle_doll/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/13/michelle_doll/index.html?source=rss Will the first lady's own action figure bug her as much as Sasha's and Malia's did? By Mary Elizabeth Williams Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/13/sexy_dogs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/13/sexy_dogs/index.html?source=rss What'll it be for your pup this year: French maid or hot schoolgirl? By Mary Elizabeth Williams Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/09/marge_simpson_playboy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/09/marge_simpson_playboy/index.html?source=rss She's been a cop, an entrepreneur and a bodybuilder. Now, Marge Simpson's a bunny By Kate Harding Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/09/lauren_photoshop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/09/lauren_photoshop/index.html?source=rss The designer admits the egregious digital slimming of a model was the company's fault -- just a bit too late By Lynn Harris Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/07/blob_mance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/07/blob_mance/index.html?source=rss A German designer envisions a lonely man-on-blob future By Judy Berman Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/06/polanski_boycott/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/06/polanski_boycott/index.html?source=rss One group strikes back at the filmmaker's Hollywood defenders By Kate Harding Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/02/polanski_round_up/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/02/polanski_round_up/index.html?source=rss Some of the most compelling writing about one of the week's most polarizing stories By Kate Harding Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/02/polanski_kampmeier/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/02/polanski_kampmeier/index.html?source=rss Why was there more outrage in some circles over a fictional child rape than a real one? By Lynn Harris Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/09/30/nellie_mckay/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/09/30/nellie_mckay/index.html?source=rss So how come we love Nellie McKay? By Mary Elizabeth Williams Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/29/nicole_richie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/29/nicole_richie/index.html?source=rss Two weeks after giving birth, the planet celebrates the star's "killer" body By Judy Berman Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/28/christian_modeling/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/28/christian_modeling/index.html?source=rss Should beauty of the "inner soul and spirit" have a place on the runway? By Kate Harding Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/28/polanski_arrest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/28/polanski_arrest/index.html?source=rss Finally arrested 32 years after he fled sentencing for unlawful sex with a minor, the director is ... a big hero? By Judy Berman Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/21/models/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/21/models/index.html?source=rss A designer's staff abandons him over the decision to include plus-size models in a fashion show By Kate Harding Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/18/tucker_max_cta_ads/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/18/tucker_max_cta_ads/index.html?source=rss Chicago won't stand for bus ads offering "funny" tips to would-be sexual predators