http://dir.salon.com/topics/this_american_life/?source=rss&aim=this_american_life en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/05/04/this_american_life/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/05/04/this_american_life/index.html?source=rss The mundane gives way to flights of fancy as Showtime's "This American Life" returns for a second illuminating season. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/03/22/american_life/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/03/22/american_life/index.html?source=rss A television version of Ira Glass' beloved radio program "This American Life" could have been deadly. But the new Showtime series is as lively and vibrant as the original. By Brett Leveridge Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/conv/2001/06/11/rakoff/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/conv/2001/06/11/rakoff/index.html?source=rss The author of "Fraud" talks about being Gene Kelly, tiny, tiny writing and the boom in humorous essays. By David Sedaris Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/2000/10/05/sedaris_barrel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/2000/10/05/sedaris_barrel/index.html?source=rss Barrel Fever By Rex Doane Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/05/05/sedaris/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/05/05/sedaris/index.html?source=rss The star of "Strangers With Candy" likes "small woodland creatures" and wants to play Angie Dickinson as "Police Woman." By Susan Emerling Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2000/03/07/joe_frank/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2000/03/07/joe_frank/index.html?source=rss Joe Frank conjures up the nightmares that "This American Life" and "A Prairie Home Companion" have when they go home at night. By Sarah Vowell Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/vowe/1999/12/01/collings/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/vowe/1999/12/01/collings/index.html?source=rss "It Hurts" author Matthew Collings on the uselessness of secular critics, Warhol's sincere cynicism and how one avoids annoying art-speak. By Sarah Vowell Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/vowe/1999/11/17/moviesrock/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/vowe/1999/11/17/moviesrock/index.html?source=rss Why have there been more good movies in the past eight weeks than in the past eight years? By Sarah Vowell Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/vowe/1999/11/03/nytv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/vowe/1999/11/03/nytv/index.html?source=rss Now that both Felicity and Jennifer Love Hewitt live here, the streets of New York are no longer safe for Scorsese fans. By Sarah Vowell Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/vowe/1999/10/20/ikea/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/vowe/1999/10/20/ikea/index.html?source=rss Is interior home design responsible for the downfall of American masculinity? By Heather Chaplin Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/1999/10/12/isay/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/1999/10/12/isay/index.html?source=rss An interview with "Sound Portraits'" mike-shy producer, David Isay. By Sarah Vowell Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/vowe/1999/10/06/onesong/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/vowe/1999/10/06/onesong/index.html?source=rss Listening to good music is like watching a quiz show without cue cards -- the fun is in knowing that you might not ever figure it out. By Sarah Vowell Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/vowe/1999/09/22/subscriber/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/vowe/1999/09/22/subscriber/index.html?source=rss Announcing ... the Your Town Here Arts & Lectures fall season, featuring Anglo-Saxon-American jazz puppet theater! By Sarah Vowell Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/vowe/1999/09/08/sidekicks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/vowe/1999/09/08/sidekicks/index.html?source=rss Conan O'Brien sidekick Andy Richter was the biggest star on "Late Night." So what took him so long to leave? By Rachel Louise Snyder Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/lunch/1999/07/16/glass/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/lunch/1999/07/16/glass/index.html?source=rss "This American Life" has become a public radio sensation. And that's amazing because the host is basically just protein. By James Poniewozik Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/col/poni/1998/12/15/poni/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/col/poni/1998/12/15/poni/index.html?source=rss Brill's Content -- deep, serious and above the fray -- is a big snooze. By Julia Barton Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/07/23/media/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/07/23/media/index.html?source=rss Quirky, intelligent and unpredictable, "This American Life" is the best thing on the air waves