Susan McCarthy

Tigers don't belong in zoos Tigers don't belong in zoos

But where can the big cats go? The deadly mauling in San Francisco underscores the paradox of zoos today.
By Susan McCarthy Jan 5, 2008

  • When animals go to school

    Maybe we can save endangered species, but can we teach animals to be wild? Salon contributor Susan McCarthy talks about her new book, "Becoming a Tiger" -- and debunks the 100th monkey theory along the way.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski August 31, 2004

  • Move over, Dr. Phil!

    Dr. Tatiana mostly offers advice on banana slug penis problems and sponge louse jealousy, but we can all gain from her sexual wisdom.
    By Susan McCarthy January 27, 2003

  • Classroom karaoke

    If California schools keep the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance, there will be kids like I was, who will remain silent, move their lips and hope that patriotic peers don't catch them.
    By Susan McCarthy September 6, 2002

  • Sometimes a snake orgy is just a snake orgy

    A new book examines what we can and can't learn about sex from watching bonobos, birds and earwigs.
    By Susan McCarthy July 22, 2002

  • Don't call me a sexpert

    Cynthia Heimel made her name by giving girls hilarious tips about blow jobs. Now she says she can't escape her own rep.
    By Susan McCarthy May 8, 2002

  • How to say you're sorry: A refresher course

    These days, apologies are everywhere in the national and international news. Yet few nations or individuals know how to make one.
    By Susan McCarthy August 23, 2001

  • New team names spell victory!

    Today the sports moniker game's not about identification, it's about intimidation. Just ask the Raging Drag Queens, the Syphilitic White Missionaries or the Declining Test Scores.
    By Susan McCarthy April 4, 2001

  • Reefer monkey madness

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  • Reefer monkey madness

    Researchers persuade simians to get themselves stoned -- and say it helps prove that dope is addictive.
    By Susan McCarthy November 29, 2000

  • Grease rustlers

    Black-market bandits have their eyes on that vat of used frying oil in the alley behind your local greasy spoon.
    By Susan McCarthy November 6, 2000

  • In sickness and in hell

    Before you marry, find out if the two of you are compatible when you are ill. It could save you years of anguish.
    By Susan McCarthy July 25, 2000

  • Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

    Her books on dogs have made her a bestselling author, but her fascinating life as a writer began over 40 years ago in the Kalahari Desert.
    By Susan McCarthy June 27, 2000

  • Letters to the editor

    Is Arianna Huffington naive about poverty? Plus: Don't arrest Whitney Houston, legalize marijuana! Esperanto is not a "fake" language.
    May 5, 2000

  • Letters to the editor

    The Napster wars continue Plus: Can vegetarians and meat eaters get along? Do you really want to live forever?
    April 3, 2000

  • A sense of Well being

    A most influential online community celebrates its 15th anniversary.
    By Jon Carroll, Farai Chideya, Mary Mackey, Susan McCarthy, Steve Silberman and Mary Elizabeth Williams March 31, 2000

  • On immortality

    You might want to live forever, but should Hitler?
    By Susan McCarthy March 30, 2000

  • Letters to the editor

    Are black leaders hypocritical in their response to hate crime? Plus: Limbaugh's rush to judgment on McCain; do teachers necessitate tutors?
    Letters to the editor March 8, 2000

  • Letters to the editor

    Why the French can have their cake and eat it too; Plus: Napster is good for consumers but bad for recording artists.
    Letters to the editor February 8, 2000

  • "Rattling the Cage"

    In his new book, animal rights law professor Steven Wise argues that chimps are persons too.
    By Susan McCarthy February 4, 2000

  • Letters to the editor

    I knew Mumia when he was Wesley Cook. Plus: The L.A. Times' "blow job"; don't ask, don't tell about Stuart Little.
    Letters to the editor January 5, 2000

  • Gary Larson

    He created a world entirely populated by the lumpy, the big-nosed, the bespectacled, the bug-eyed and the foofy-haired. Welcome to "The Far Side."
    By Susan McCarthy December 21, 1999

  • Jane Goodall: The hopeful messenger

    Like Hawking, Goodall has been elevated to the status of sage, but does knowledge of the wild beast really imply knowledge of the human heart and soul?
    By Susan McCarthy October 27, 1999

  • Letters to the Editor

    Taking sides on Waco; Salon is as consumerist as the New York Times; how can I see the "Yellow Submarine"?
    Letters to the Editor September 16, 1999

  • Letters to the Editor

    Don't insult MY intelligence with chick flicks; readers quibble with male nipples story.
    Letters to the Editor June 15, 1999
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