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Diary of a porn store clerk

From the gay dads to the men dressed like "Cruising" extras, our clientele taught me a whole new perspective on sex

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What really cleaned up New York

The city's extraordinary, continuing decrease in crime had little to do with Giuliani. An expert explains why

A still from a Bank of America marketing campaign. Occupy Wall Street

Bank of America's billion-dollar spin

In misleading TV ads, the bank casts itself as a champion of the working class and small business. Reality check!

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The celebrity-divorce vultures

The Demi-Ashton split inspires experts looking to cash in on a high-profile divorce and the anxiety it provokes

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The face of police cruelty

UC Davis cops casually pepper-spray non-violent protesters, but watch how the students win

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Righties demand media repeat "Occupy shooter" lie

How a disturbed would-be presidential assassin became another bizarre conservative meme

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Sunday, Nov 20, 2011 12:00 AM UTC2011-11-20T00:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Made in USA teargas cannister

Egypt uses U.S. teargas on pro-democracy crowds

600 injured as military clashes with demonstrators demanding return to civilian rule

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Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 6:00 PM UTC2011-11-19T18:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
DontShoot_AF

Inside the “Boston Miracle”

The man behind Operation Ceasefire chronicles his decades-long project to reduce inner-city crime

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Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 5:00 PM UTC2011-11-19T17:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Washing machine

Tiny instruments of American invention

Nineteenth-century patent models on display at the Smithsonian recall an age of inventive fervor

Topics: 2Comments

Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 3:00 PM UTC2011-11-19T15:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
bluefin

Why are we still eating bluefin tuna?

This beautiful fish is in serious trouble. Fishermen, diners and chefs need to band together in order to save it

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Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 2:00 PM UTC2011-11-19T14:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
A homeless man sets up a tent at Occupy Seattle on Oct. 5, 2011

The homeless: Pawns in the war on OWS?

A death at Occupy NOLA leaves protesters questioning the motives behind the city's closure of a nearby tent city

Topics:, , , 12Comments

Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 2:00 PM UTC2011-11-19T14:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Patchett

Ann Patchett: Bookstores matter, so I’ll pay to open one

The novelist tells Salon her big investment in a new independent bookstore is already worth it -- no matter what

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Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 1:00 PM UTC2011-11-19T13:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Cuba's President Raul Castro

Cuba’s private property revolution

Raul Castro legalizes the buying and selling of private property. What does it mean for the island's future?

Topics: 7Comments

Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 11:24 AM UTC2011-11-19T11:24:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T

Here’s what attempted co-option of OWS looks like

SEIU - fresh off its Obama endorsement - decrees "Occupy Congress" to condemn the GOP and venerate Democrats

497Comments

Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 3:28 AM UTC2011-11-19T03:28:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Newt Gingrich

What does Newt think? Who’s paying?

Gingrich collected millions from big business to influence politics – but don’t call it lobbying!

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Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 12:30 AM UTC2011-11-19T00:30:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
woody story

Woody Allen’s greatest films

Slide show: In a career with more stages than Coachella, these 10 movies are the director's finest

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Friday, Nov 18, 2011 10:49 PM UTC2011-11-18T22:49:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Screen shot 2011-11-18 at 5.47.17 PM

Austerity will sink the economy

Budget cuts aren't the answer. Here are the four principles that should be guiding the supercommittee

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Friday, Nov 18, 2011 10:26 PM UTC2011-11-18T22:26:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Kaya Henderson, chancellor of the Washington, D.C., schools

Reform beyond Michelle Rhee

After her controversial predecessor, Kaya Henderson settles down D.C.'s troubled school system. Can she save it?

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Friday, Nov 18, 2011 9:22 PM UTC2011-11-18T21:22:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
OWS

The bizarre history of the OWS counter-protesters

A Fox contributor and failed talk radio host with a penchant for publicity-seeking takes to the streets against OWS

Topics: 34Comments

Friday, Nov 18, 2011 8:50 PM UTC2011-11-18T20:50:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Sarah Palin

Palin embraces OWS?

The former Alaska governor becomes the latest Republican to adopt the rhetoric of the movement

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Friday, Nov 18, 2011 8:23 PM UTC2011-11-18T20:23:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Rep. Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan’s curious balanced budget vote

The GOP's supposed deficit-fighting conscience helps kill a balanced budget amendment

Topics: 13Comments

Friday, Nov 18, 2011 8:00 PM UTC2011-11-18T20:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Pizza

The congressional war on childhood nutrition

House Republicans keep pushing pizza and fries even in the midst of an obesity crisis

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Friday, Nov 18, 2011 7:00 PM UTC2011-11-18T19:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Don Peters

Why my coach got away with sexual abuse

A champion gymnast -- the first to blow the whistle on a national coach -- on why parents and athletes stay silent

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Friday, Nov 18, 2011 5:36 PM UTC2011-11-18T17:36:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Newt Gingrich

Newt’s stunning New Hampshire rise (maybe)

He's suddenly breathing down Mitt Romney's back in the Granite State, at least in one poll

Topics: 10Comments

Friday, Nov 18, 2011 5:30 PM UTC2011-11-18T17:30:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
The Munsters

Stop the remakes!

NBC's new "Munsters" reboot spells the end of civilization -- or at least the death of all original ideas

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Friday, Nov 18, 2011 5:01 PM UTC2011-11-18T17:01:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Friday, Nov 18, 2011 4:43 PM UTC2011-11-18T16:43:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
classroom

Don’t believe the education “reformers”

Public schools are better than we think and efforts to quantify teacher performance are typically destructive

Topics: 94Comments

Friday, Nov 18, 2011 4:00 PM UTC2011-11-18T16:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
ows

What the 99 percent can give American soldiers

I'm proud to put my life on the line to defend your freedoms. Please don't take them for granted

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Friday, Nov 18, 2011 4:00 PM UTC2011-11-18T16:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Occupy Oakland protesters stand outside of a Wells Fargo bank in Oakland

The new age of consumer activism

Our understandable rage at corporations is behind customer-driven like Bank Transfer Day

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Friday, Nov 18, 2011 3:57 PM UTC2011-11-18T15:57:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Paul Krugman, David Brooks and Thomas Friedman

Paul Krugman and the art of calling out a colleague

The New York Times columnist demolishes familiar arguments made by unnamed hacks

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Friday, Nov 18, 2011 3:30 PM UTC2011-11-18T15:30:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
torsos

Gay vs. straight: What’s a sexy man?

The man and woman behind Salon's annual countdown debate true meaning of attractiveness

Topics: 33Comments

Friday, Nov 18, 2011 2:52 PM UTC2011-11-18T14:52:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Michael Steele and Moammar Gadhafi

Scandal-prone GOPer resurfaces in Gadhafi scheme

Operative who once worked for Michael Steele's troubled RNC reportedly tried to get a gig with the Libyan dictator

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Friday, Nov 18, 2011 2:00 PM UTC2011-11-18T14:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
A bishop grasps his pectoral cross during the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore

Will Obama cave to Catholic bishops on birth control coverage?

A powerful Catholic lobby group thinks it has the president's ear on contraception coverage. Are they right?

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Friday, Nov 18, 2011 1:54 PM UTC2011-11-18T13:54:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Francisco “Pancho” Ramos Stierle

Pancho’s Message to the 100%

After protesters rally to his defense, ICE releases undocumented Oakland occupier who was arrested while meditating

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Friday, Nov 18, 2011 1:38 PM UTC2011-11-18T13:38:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Colbert veterans

Military veterans: The real 1 percent?

Stephen Colbert digs into Congress after it suggests vets should bear the brunt of spending cuts

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Friday, Nov 18, 2011 1:23 PM UTC2011-11-18T13:23:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Occupy Wall Street

The Fox/NYT nexus on OWS

The NYT's media critic bashes Fox for a serious reporting error also found -- but now quietly deleted -- in the NYT

300Comments

Friday, Nov 18, 2011 1:17 PM UTC2011-11-18T13:17:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
bewsh43

The favor George W. Bush did for Democrats

The supercommittee may be collapsing, and it's because Democrats are using a weapon the last president gave them

Topics: 29Comments

Friday, Nov 18, 2011 1:00 PM UTC2011-11-18T13:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Sen. Patrick Leahy and Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi

Crackdown in Cairo, excuses in Washington

As Egyptians return to Tahrir Square, the Obama administration sides with the military

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Friday, Nov 18, 2011 12:45 PM UTC2011-11-18T12:45:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
A photo of the author with her family and an Occupy Los Angeles protester

I brought my kids to Occupy L.A.

My children saw us struggle financially. I wanted them to know we're not alone -- and we can do something about it

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Friday, Nov 18, 2011 1:00 AM UTC2011-11-18T01:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Cary Tennis

I chase unavailable men

I know what I'm doing but can't seem to stop

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Friday, Nov 18, 2011 1:00 AM UTC2011-11-18T01:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Pick of the week

Pick of the week: Ellen Barkin’s ferocious comeback

Pick of the week: The '80s star dominates a sensational cast in Sam Levinson's ruthless comedy "Another Happy Day"

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Friday, Nov 18, 2011 1:00 AM UTC2011-11-18T01:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Am I normal?

A feminist’s secret sexist fantasy

A reader publicly rails against inequality but privately indulges in "the most demeaning" porn imaginable -- why?

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Friday, Nov 18, 2011 1:00 AM UTC2011-11-18T01:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Justo Botánica on East 104th and Lexington, New York

What I learned from a witch doctor

I thought I was drawn in by the dazzling product packaging, but I found I was looking for something more

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Friday, Nov 18, 2011 1:00 AM UTC2011-11-18T01:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
BNreview_10.05_AF

A journalist’s take on his absentee dad

Newsweek's first black editor explores his relationship with his father in a new memoir

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Thursday, Nov 17, 2011 10:15 PM UTC2011-11-17T22:15:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
A demonstrator browses books at the library of the Occupy Wall Street protesters' camp at Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan in New York October 3, 2011.

How I helped rescue the OWS library

A writer supported Occupy Wall Street from afar -- until the police came for the books

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Thursday, Nov 17, 2011 10:02 PM UTC2011-11-17T22:02:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Retired police captain Ray Lewis

Retired officer: Cops work for the 1 percent

Former Philadelphia police officer Ray Lewis has some harsh words for law enforcement at OWS

Topics: 18Comments

Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 2:00 PM UTC2011-11-19T14:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
A homeless man sets up a tent at Occupy Seattle on Oct. 5, 2011

The homeless: Pawns in the war on OWS?

A death at Occupy NOLA leaves protesters questioning the motives behind the city's closure of a nearby tent city

Topics:, , , 12Comments

Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 1:00 PM UTC2011-11-19T13:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Cuba's President Raul Castro

Cuba’s private property revolution

Raul Castro legalizes the buying and selling of private property. What does it mean for the island's future?

Topics: 7Comments

Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 11:24 AM UTC2011-11-19T11:24:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T

Here’s what attempted co-option of OWS looks like

SEIU - fresh off its Obama endorsement - decrees "Occupy Congress" to condemn the GOP and venerate Democrats

497Comments

Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 3:28 AM UTC2011-11-19T03:28:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Newt Gingrich

What does Newt think? Who’s paying?

Gingrich collected millions from big business to influence politics – but don’t call it lobbying!

Topics:, 26Comments

Friday, Nov 18, 2011 10:49 PM UTC2011-11-18T22:49:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Screen shot 2011-11-18 at 5.47.17 PM

Austerity will sink the economy

Budget cuts aren't the answer. Here are the four principles that should be guiding the supercommittee

Topics:, , 27Comments

Sunday, Nov 20, 2011 12:00 AM UTC2011-11-20T00:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Made in USA teargas cannister

Egypt uses U.S. teargas on pro-democracy crowds

600 injured as military clashes with demonstrators demanding return to civilian rule

Topics:, , 7Comments

Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 3:00 PM UTC2011-11-19T15:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
bluefin

Why are we still eating bluefin tuna?

This beautiful fish is in serious trouble. Fishermen, diners and chefs need to band together in order to save it

Topics:, , 19Comments

Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 2:00 PM UTC2011-11-19T14:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
A homeless man sets up a tent at Occupy Seattle on Oct. 5, 2011

The homeless: Pawns in the war on OWS?

A death at Occupy NOLA leaves protesters questioning the motives behind the city's closure of a nearby tent city

Topics:, , , 12Comments

Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 1:00 PM UTC2011-11-19T13:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Cuba's President Raul Castro

Cuba’s private property revolution

Raul Castro legalizes the buying and selling of private property. What does it mean for the island's future?

Topics: 7Comments

Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 3:28 AM UTC2011-11-19T03:28:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Newt Gingrich

What does Newt think? Who’s paying?

Gingrich collected millions from big business to influence politics – but don’t call it lobbying!

Topics:, 26Comments

Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 6:00 PM UTC2011-11-19T18:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
DontShoot_AF

Inside the “Boston Miracle”

The man behind Operation Ceasefire chronicles his decades-long project to reduce inner-city crime

Topics:, , 1Comment

Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 5:00 PM UTC2011-11-19T17:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Washing machine

Tiny instruments of American invention

Nineteenth-century patent models on display at the Smithsonian recall an age of inventive fervor

Topics: 2Comments

Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 2:00 PM UTC2011-11-19T14:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Patchett

Ann Patchett: Bookstores matter, so I’ll pay to open one

The novelist tells Salon her big investment in a new independent bookstore is already worth it -- no matter what

Topics:, 5Comments

Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 12:30 AM UTC2011-11-19T00:30:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
woody story

Woody Allen’s greatest films

Slide show: In a career with more stages than Coachella, these 10 movies are the director's finest

Topics:, 104Comments

Friday, Nov 18, 2011 5:30 PM UTC2011-11-18T17:30:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
The Munsters

Stop the remakes!

NBC's new "Munsters" reboot spells the end of civilization -- or at least the death of all original ideas

Topics:, , , 58Comments

Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 3:00 PM UTC2011-11-19T15:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
bluefin

Why are we still eating bluefin tuna?

This beautiful fish is in serious trouble. Fishermen, diners and chefs need to band together in order to save it

Topics:, , 19Comments

Friday, Nov 18, 2011 8:00 PM UTC2011-11-18T20:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Pizza

The congressional war on childhood nutrition

House Republicans keep pushing pizza and fries even in the midst of an obesity crisis

Topics:, , , 36Comments

Friday, Nov 18, 2011 7:00 PM UTC2011-11-18T19:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Don Peters

Why my coach got away with sexual abuse

A champion gymnast -- the first to blow the whistle on a national coach -- on why parents and athletes stay silent

Topics:, 100Comments

Friday, Nov 18, 2011 4:43 PM UTC2011-11-18T16:43:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
classroom

Don’t believe the education “reformers”

Public schools are better than we think and efforts to quantify teacher performance are typically destructive

Topics: 94Comments

Friday, Nov 18, 2011 2:00 PM UTC2011-11-18T14:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
A bishop grasps his pectoral cross during the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore

Will Obama cave to Catholic bishops on birth control coverage?

A powerful Catholic lobby group thinks it has the president's ear on contraception coverage. Are they right?

Topics:, , , 19Comments

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