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Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag's final wish: She wanted hope, a reason to believe she would survive cancer. In a candid interview, her son, David Rieff, discusses his mother's battle to live and his struggle to hide the truth.; By Steve Paulson Feb 13, 2008
Blood-and-guts politics: Old-guard feminists caterwaul for Hillary, while the "weird old coot" rattles right-wing radio. Plus: Balancing the climate debate, real "Teeth," and Suzanne Pleshette, RIP.; By Camille Paglia Feb 13, 2008
Annie Leibovitz's reckless candor: The renowned photographer's snapshots of her partner Susan Sontag and of her family, exhibited for the first time, are shocking in their intimacy -- but they should have stayed inside that shoe box.; By Sarah Karnasiewicz Nov 18, 2006
My dinner with Sontag: I crossed chopsticks with America's most ferocious intellectual -- and the sushi turned to ashes in my mouth.; By Val Wang Jan 4, 2005
Fire and ice: Susan Sontag wrote out of glorious, coldblooded anger. It's painful that today, when clarifying rage is about all we have left, her powerful voice is silent.; By Craig Seligman Jan 4, 2005
The gay attacks on Pauline Kael: How did America's leading film critic, who was fearlessly opposed to cant and dogma of all stripes, come to be seen as a homophobe?; Jun 25, 2004
The "traitor" fires back: Denounced as a fifth columnist by the right, Susan Sontag blasts America's cowlike media and scaremongering leaders -- and says she fears that another terror attack could turn the U.S. into a police state.; By David Talbot Oct 16, 2001
The sphinx: Susan Sontag's beauty and brains made her America's most famous intellectual, but her true self is a mystery.; By Vivian Gornick Aug 10, 2000
FilmAid: When some Hollywood producers tried to bring the cinema -- and a few celebrities -- to an Albanian refugee camp, they found their audience, though appreciative, had more pressing dramas to deal with.; By Peter Landesman Jul 8, 1999
My syndrome, myself: A recent crop of memoirs chronicles our obsession with illness, from Tourette's syndrome to anorexia to obsessive-compulsive disorder.; By Laura Miller Jun 24, 1998

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