http://dir.salon.com/topics/summer/?source=rss&aim=summer en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/07/10/beth_cooper/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/07/10/beth_cooper/index.html?source=rss This summer teen romance hopes to sidestep cliche with doses of sweetness, intelligence -- and Hayden Panettiere Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2009/06/05/books_neilgaiman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2009/06/05/books_neilgaiman/index.html?source=rss The science fiction writer suggests an author who never disappoints. By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/04/03/adventureland/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/04/03/adventureland/index.html?source=rss The director of "Superbad" grows up with an engaging movie about young love, crappy amusement parks and the listless days of summer. By Sarah Hepola Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2008/08/23/summer_drinks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2008/08/23/summer_drinks/index.html?source=rss Top mixologists update the classic summer concoction for a sophisticated craft cocktail age. By Edward McClelland Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/21/air_conditioning/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/21/air_conditioning/index.html?source=rss I blame A/C for the decline of the labor movement and for decimating the Midwest's population. Mostly, I blame it for the election of George W. Bush. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2009/06/05/books_lethem/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2009/06/05/books_lethem/index.html?source=rss The author of "Motherless Brooklyn" and "The Fortress of Solitude" recommends a classic to take to the beach. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2009/06/05/books_barrypearson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2009/06/05/books_barrypearson/index.html?source=rss The children's book authors recommend their favorite summer reading. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2009/06/05/books_breathed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2009/06/05/books_breathed/index.html?source=rss The "Bloom County" creator on why you should keep reading history. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2009/06/05/books_gabaldon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2009/06/05/books_gabaldon/index.html?source=rss The author of the bestselling "Outlander" series on her favorite crime fiction. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2009/06/05/books_dunant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2009/06/05/books_dunant/index.html?source=rss The international bestselling author suggests three new books she can't wait to get her hands on. By Rachel Shukert Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/21/summertime_blues/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/21/summertime_blues/index.html?source=rss Sweaty thighs sticking to plastic chairs? Miserable barbecues and forced merriment? Thanks, but I'll pass. By Garrison Keillor Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/07/16/summer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/07/16/summer/index.html?source=rss In the sweetness of July, nothing seems to matter -- not high gas prices, the dumb New Yorker cover, nor the Fannie and Freddie bailout. By Garrison Keillor Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/07/02/little_league/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/07/02/little_league/index.html?source=rss For 10-year-olds everywhere -- Little Leaguers or not -- I hope we get a better president than the incompetent we've wasted eight years of our national life on. By Garrison Keillor Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/06/04/summer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/06/04/summer/index.html?source=rss Watching my kid in the water, I have to ask myself, what do I love as much? By Sarah Karnasiewicz Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2007/08/17/cocktail_results/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2007/08/17/cocktail_results/index.html?source=rss You wrote, we drank! Meet the winners of our first summer cocktail contest! By Sarah Karnasiewicz Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2007/08/08/cocktail_contest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2007/08/08/cocktail_contest/index.html?source=rss Labor Day is still weeks away and our summer cocktail repertoire is getting tired. Only you can help! Send us your favorite summer drink recipes -- and we'll pick a winner. By Sarah Karnasiewicz Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2007/07/10/elizabeth_david/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2007/07/10/elizabeth_david/index.html?source=rss Elizabeth David's classic "Summer Cooking" is as fresh and enchanting today as it was 50 years ago, when seasonal food was still a subversive idea. By Oliver Broudy Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/07/07/heat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/07/07/heat/index.html?source=rss I could buy an air conditioner -- but what would summer be without the romance of a shockingly cold beer, sweaty sheets and rustling leaves? By Oliver Broudy Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/08/15/speedo_freak/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/08/15/speedo_freak/index.html?source=rss Since I was a kid I've shunned men's bikini briefs. But now I'm one of the guys with a shiny marble bag -- strutting poolside, liberated. By Garrison Keillor Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/07/12/keillor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/07/12/keillor/index.html?source=rss This summer, savor the small pleasures: Grilled salmon, blowing cigar smoke at strangers and starting bar fights. By Garrison Keillor Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/06/21/keillor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/06/21/keillor/index.html?source=rss Decrying harpy pundits and lying lawmakers is tiring work. If the president can improve his approval ratings by taking a break, maybe I can too. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tt/post/2004/06/04/post/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tt/post/2004/06/04/post/index.html?source=rss What Table Talkers are saying this week about summer memories, veterans and vasectomies. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/comics/2002/07/19/lynda48/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/comics/2002/07/19/lynda48/index.html?source=rss July! By Charles Taylor Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/turn_on/2002/06/28/cooking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/turn_on/2002/06/28/cooking/index.html?source=rss Summer cooking should be as sensual and free-spirited as a Lawrence novel or a song by Brian Wilson. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/comics/2002/06/19/lynda47/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/comics/2002/06/19/lynda47/index.html?source=rss Bug-out with Marlys!