http://dir.salon.com/topics/the_beach/?source=rss&aim=the_beach en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/11/12/slumdog/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/11/12/slumdog/index.html?source=rss Danny Boyle talks about shooting his Dickensian quiz-show saga "Slumdog Millionaire" on the streets of Mumbai (a podcast and interview). By Scott Lamb Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2004/07/07/coma/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2004/07/07/coma/index.html?source=rss A man wakes after a brutal subway assault to a world that isn't quite right, in this brief but unputdownable summer read from the author of "The Beach." By Morris Dye Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/2000/04/26/thailand/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/2000/04/26/thailand/index.html?source=rss In the unimpressive wake of "The Beach," a local director releases quite a different take on life in Thailand. By Amy Reiter Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/03/10/npfri/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/03/10/npfri/index.html?source=rss Lucianne Goldberg's is monumental; Judge Jerry's is bigger than Judge Judy's; Rick Rockwell's is black-and-blue; but Muhammad Ali's is definitely the greatest of all time. By Amy Reiter Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/03/07/nptues/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/03/07/nptues/index.html?source=rss Thais still burning mad over DiCaprio's movie; Robert Downey Jr. has prison revelation: It's not a nice place! Bijou Phillips to Howard Stern: All rumors are true! Katie Couric's inside edition. Plus: Porn star Lolo "58F" Ferrari is called home. Letters to the editor Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/02/15/berry/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/02/15/berry/index.html?source=rss A good nanny is hard to find -- so is a good employer. Plus: Lonely Planet writer defends guidebooks from author of "The Beach"; should celebrities' writings remain private? By Sue Wheat Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/2000/02/11/garland/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/2000/02/11/garland/index.html?source=rss An interview with Alex Garland, bestselling and occasionally controversial author of "The Beach." By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/02/11/beach/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/02/11/beach/index.html?source=rss No phone, no lights, no motorcar -- not a single luxury! Leonardo DiCaprio and the "Trainspotting" creators can't rescue Alex Garland's trouble-in-paradise bestseller from trite moralizing. By Amy Reiter Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/01/27/np0125/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/01/27/np0125/index.html?source=rss A slap in the face and a sock in the pants: Tom Cruise gets his Calvins in a wad over "Magnolia" fluffed-or-stuffed controversy. Plus: Papa Leo? Virginie Ledoyen denies paternity rumors in the cutest French accent. By Jonathan Miles Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/12/02/goodman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/12/02/goodman/index.html?source=rss Hemingway-tough or Fitzgerald-sensitive? Today's novelists scramble for a masculinity that doesn't seem fake. By Rolf Potts Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/diary/pott/1999/10/12/potts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/diary/pott/1999/10/12/potts/index.html?source=rss As he leaves Southeast Asia, our Vagabonding correspondent reflects on the evolution of the middle-class travel revolution. By Rolf Potts Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/02/10/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/02/10/feature/index.html?source=rss A backpacker's quest to storm Leonardo DiCaprio's movie set ends in an epiphany that won't play in Peoria. By Rolf Potts Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/01/30/feature2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/01/30/feature2/index.html?source=rss When he tries to infiltrate a movie set on a heavily guarded Thai island, Rolf Potts embarks on a rollicking post-modern travel adventure, somewhat starring Leonardo DiCaprio. By Alex Garland Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1997/02/11/alexexcerpt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1997/02/11/alexexcerpt/index.html?source=rss "Bitch" is an excerpt from Alex Garland's novel "The Beach". By Dwight Garner Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/1997/02/11/alex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/1997/02/11/alex/index.html?source=rss 26-year-old Alex Garland, author of the harrowing novel "The Beach," talks about the quest for mystery in a world that's too well known.