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Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/10/16/richard_dawkins/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/10/16/richard_dawkins/index.html?source=rss The scientist talks about his guide to evolution, his own fame and why it's pointless to argue with creationists By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/10/15/edmund_white_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/10/15/edmund_white_interview/index.html?source=rss The gay literary lion talks about his juicy memoir, same-sex marriage -- and his beef with Gore Vidal By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/12/equality_march/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/12/equality_march/index.html?source=rss On the ground at the National Equality March By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/18/rogers_fag_hag/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/18/rogers_fag_hag/index.html?source=rss Are the ties that bind gay men to straight women beginning to fray? By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/08/11/nycprep_parody/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/08/11/nycprep_parody/index.html?source=rss How cartoonish are Bravo's reality TV shows? A series of animated parodies lets us laugh with (and at) them By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/10/caster_semenya/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/10/caster_semenya/index.html?source=rss But rumored test results reveal the controversial runner is intersex -- a shocker, likely even to her By Sarah Hepola and Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/07/09/penis_listicle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/07/09/penis_listicle/index.html?source=rss Ewan McGregor! Jason Segel! Vincent Gallo! The men who dared to put the penis in pop culture By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/07/07/xx_xy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/07/07/xx_xy/index.html?source=rss The author of "Between XX and XY" on people born neither male nor female -- and why everyone's a little bit of both By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/19/lauren_conrad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/19/lauren_conrad/index.html?source=rss The "Hills" star puts reality TV behind her -- with a novel about a reality star who just wants to be a normal girl By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/06/11/chastity_bono/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/06/11/chastity_bono/index.html?source=rss The daughter of Sonny and Cher will be the most high-profile transgender transition yet. By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/05/19/gossip_girl_finale/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/05/19/gossip_girl_finale/index.html?source=rss After two seasons of elite sex and scheming, the classmates finally graduated. Is there life after high school? By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/04/21/caprica/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/04/21/caprica/index.html?source=rss "Battlestar Galactica" spinoff "Caprica" has family drama, holographs and a man named Adama. But is there enough action in this pilot to satisfy the show's fans? By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/03/23/pregnant_man/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/03/23/pregnant_man/index.html?source=rss A 25-year-old Spanish male is set to give birth to twins in September. Watch out, Thomas Beatie! By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/02/13/confessions_shopaholic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/02/13/confessions_shopaholic/index.html?source=rss This garish and glossy romantic comedy is as empty as the brands it ogles. By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/01/31/drag/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/01/31/drag/index.html?source=rss The campy spectacle has lost favor with a generation of young gay men. Can RuPaul's new reality show bring it back? By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/01/16/bsg_explainer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/01/16/bsg_explainer/index.html?source=rss A complete (updated!) primer on the smartest sci-fi TV show ... maybe ever. By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/01/08/real_world/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/01/08/real_world/index.html?source=rss MTV's reality dinosaur (finally!) gets a trans cast member. How painful is this going to be? By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/11/17/catherine_hardwicke/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/11/17/catherine_hardwicke/index.html?source=rss Catherine Hardwicke discusses her eagerly awaited movie "Twilight" and why "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" doesn't matter. By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/09/04/foreign_tv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/09/04/foreign_tv/index.html?source=rss Shows based on international hits are flooding the fall lineup. Has the U.S. TV industry run out of fresh ideas? By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/int/2008/09/04/shore/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/int/2008/09/04/shore/index.html?source=rss Hollywood composer Howard Shore talks about turning a cult horror film into a highbrow opera -- a Salon podcast. By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2008/08/29/meester/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2008/08/29/meester/index.html?source=rss "Gossip Girl's" Leighton Meester on raging tabloid rumors, faux toplessness and her character's undeniable sex appeal. By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/08/08/olympic_opener/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/08/08/olympic_opener/index.html?source=rss Some love the games for the competition. I love them for the Opening Ceremonies kitsch. Bring on the belting divas, plush bears and dancing cows! By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/07/29/shameless/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/07/29/shameless/index.html?source=rss The deliciously naughty "Shameless" -- starring a young James McAvoy -- is one of the best comedies ever made about urban poverty. By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/03/pregnant_man/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/03/pregnant_man/index.html?source=rss Thomas Beatie brought us a media circus and late-night punch lines. But there's something missing, say some transgender advocates -- more respect. By Thomas Rogers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/07/01/newsroom/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/07/01/newsroom/index.html?source=rss "The Newsroom" does for the talking heads what "The Office" does for cubicle dwellers -- and may be the funniest TV show ever made about the news business.