http://dir.salon.com/topics/year_in_2006/?source=rss&aim=year_in_2006 en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:01:00 PST By King Kaufman Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/feature/2007/01/01/year_in_sports/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/feature/2007/01/01/year_in_sports/index.html?source=rss As Americans focused more than ever before on international contests, the biggest story was Italy winning soccer. But there were other unexpected champions too. By Rebecca Traister Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/12/31/2006_sex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/12/31/2006_sex/index.html?source=rss Disgraced ministers, D-list divorces, Screech's sex tape and celebrity crotch shots all helped make 2006 a year of libidinal surprises. By Thomas Bartlett Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2006/12/30/downloads_2006/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2006/12/30/downloads_2006/index.html?source=rss The 20 tracks -- all exclusive to Salon -- that make up the best of this year's free downloads. By Andrew Marcus Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/12/30/yearender_folk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/12/30/yearender_folk/index.html?source=rss The spirit of folk was everywhere this year, with a slew of tribute albums to various new hybrid forms -- from freak-folk to folk-punk and beyond. By Scott Lamb Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/12/29/gossip_2006/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/12/29/gossip_2006/index.html?source=rss A statistical slice-and-dice of the celeb stories that had us talking: The marriages, divorces, babies, drug arrests and bathroom brawls -- from Britney to Mel and beyond. Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/29/best_of_06/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/29/best_of_06/index.html?source=rss Our pundits and analysts on the Danish cartoons, maddening airport security, Howard Dean's 50-state strategy, the GOP's outrageous rap sheet and more. By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2006/12/28/best_indies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2006/12/28/best_indies/index.html?source=rss Al Gore and "Little Miss Sunshine" shone brightest at the box office. But which indie films did we warm to the most? Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2006/12/28/best_of/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2006/12/28/best_of/index.html?source=rss A look at one woman's journey into the man's world, a conversation with Karen Armstrong, great couch potatoes of history and more. By Stephanie Zacharek Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2006/12/27/best_movies_sz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2006/12/27/best_movies_sz/index.html?source=rss Salon's critic picks the movies that mattered, from the extraordinary OutKast musical "Idlewild" to the imaginative Bond adventure "Casino Royale." Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/12/27/best_of_ae/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/12/27/best_of_ae/index.html?source=rss Our winner of the liberal-guilt-inducing Oscar, we give Dane Cook the superfinger, "Borat," Paris and Perez Hilton, and more. By Walter Shapiro Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/26/year_in_politics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/26/year_in_politics/index.html?source=rss The Bush presidency plunged into a death spiral as the reality of Iraq spurred Americans to hand over Capitol Hill to the Democrats. Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/12/26/best_of_06/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/12/26/best_of_06/index.html?source=rss Our groundbreaking reports on buried evidence from Abu Ghraib, Bush judges who broke the law, NSA spying online, George Allen's dark past and more. Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/12/25/best_2006/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/12/25/best_2006/index.html?source=rss Anthony Bourdain in Beirut, anti-birth-control activists, the insecurities of post-baby sex and much more. By Tracy Clark-Flory Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/12/22/roundup_2006/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/12/22/roundup_2006/index.html?source=rss Veil vitriol, lactivism, the Duke case and more!