Taboo

  • My husband kisses his mom on the lips

    Most displays of affection weird me out, but this is beyond the pale
    By Cary Tennis July 29, 2009

  • We were friends before he knew I was a blonde

    He's got a thing for brunettes only -- but we blossomed via e-mail, and now we're stuck with me!
    By Cary Tennis April 17, 2009

  • Is the "Israel lobby" distorting America's Mideast policies?

    Two leading academics have tried to break the taboo against criticizing Israel's powerful U.S. lobby. It's a worthy aim, but their clumsy argument may backfire.
    By Michelle Goldberg April 18, 2006

  • Breaking the silence

    The overwrought response to John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt's brave paper only confirms its thesis.
    By Juan Cole April 18, 2006

  • Sex educator says most people masturbate

    It can cut down on the number of sex partners and danger of disease.
    By Jack Boulware May 9, 2000

  • Make talk, not love

    David Allyn talks about his history of the sexual revolution, in which he says talking about sex is sexier than sex.
    By David Bowman April 22, 2000

  • Letters to the editor

    Black athletes may dominate track and field -- but whites dominate bowling! Plus: Aqua will let "Macidiots" finally get with the program; at least Bill Bradley's heart is in the right place.
    Letters to the editor February 1, 2000

  • The black edge

    Are athletes of African descent genetically superior?
    By Gary Kamiya January 28, 2000

  • Video loopy

    For a shy gal with secret fantasies, that strange little room in the video store can open some doors.
    By Gabrielle Walter January 22, 2000

  • The SALON Interview: Tony Kushner

    America's real taboo is talking about a different society, says the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
    By Christopher Hawthorne June 10, 1996
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