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Walking on air

Andrew O'Hehir — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:17:00 PDT

Twin towers wire-walker Philippe Petit and "Man on Wire" director James Marsh talk about taking risks and making magic in troubled times.

Critics' Picks

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PDT

What you need to see, read, do this week: A "Mad Men" bad boy, a vampire movie with bite, a succulent summer pop song.

Everybody out for a long one!

King Kaufman — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PDT

A California high school coach has created an offense that's a sensation before its second year in action. Everyone's eligible.

Debut of Salon Radio with Glenn Greenwald: An interview with Dan Ellsberg

Glenn Greenwald — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:15:00 PDT

We speak with the hero of the Pentagon Papers case about that controversy and what lessons can be drawn for our current political climate.

Black and white in color

Andrew O'Hehir — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:06:00 PDT

An arch, acute and haunting documentary about the segregated Mardi Gras traditions of Mobile, Ala., "The Order of Myths" might be the nonfiction film of the year.

McCain's embarrassing assertions on the Iraq surge

Joe Conason — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:35:00 PDT

Even military leaders involved in last year's troop escalation agree that the prospect of U.S. withdrawal is the main reason violence has ebbed.

"Brideshead Revisited"

Louis Bayard — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PDT

No expense has been spared in this lavish, streamlined adaptation, but is there such a thing as too much good taste?

"The X-Files: I Want to Believe"

Stephanie Zacharek — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:00:00 PDT

This suspenseful, intimate movie reminds us why we've always believed in Mulder and Scully.

Hang up and drive

Katharine Mieszkowski — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:50:00 PDT

Think driving while talking on the cellphone is safe as long as you use a headset, as new laws require? Stop yammering and read this article.

Four clueless actors, a dream and a paper bag

Andrew O'Hehir — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:44:00 PDT

Filmmakers Jay and Mark Duplass and their cast talk about "Baghead," their delightful and totally unclassifiable indie-satire-horror breakout.

Erica Kane is my guru

Ann Bauer — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:27:00 PDT

I'm an English professor who adores great literature, but when I really need guidance, I turn to "All My Children."

Vive la Obama différence!

Beth Arnold — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:20:00 PDT

Why the French love Barack Obama -- even if he'd rather not be seen with them in public.

WNBA brawl: Bad, but good?

King Kaufman — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PDT

Tsk tsk and all that, but at least people are talking about the league.

"Step Brothers"

Stephanie Zacharek — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:44:00 PDT

What's so funny about Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly whacking each other in the head? Everything.

We need another hero

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:32:00 PDT

DC? Marvel? Somewhere in between? Members of Salon's community Table Talk reveal their comic obsessions.

Ask the pilot: Seat ploppers, tray slammers, lousy airport terminal design and other pet peeves. Plus: Will U.S. airlines hit Cuban tarmac thanks to Obama?

Patrick Smith — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:30:00 PDT

Air travel pet peeve No. 2,652: Passengers who, after returning from the lavatory, plop violently into their seats with no regard for the cup of coffee or soft drink balanced precariously on your tray.

Air travel pet peeve No. 2,653: If it's not the seat ploppers, it's the tray slammers. I'll never forget nor forgive the sullen teenage girl sitting directly behind me one evening en route from Paris to Delhi, whose method of retracting her table was to slam it as violently as possible into my seat back, when all it needed was a gentle push. SLAM SLAM SLAM, over and over again for eight hours.

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15 years ago I said something offensive and now I want to apologize

Cary Tennis — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:42:00 PDT

Something slipped out of my mouth in junior high and it has bothered me all this time. Is it too late?

WayLay

Carol Lay — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:08:00 PDT

Seeking emotional support after Steve's coma, Jill returns to her psychiatric adversary.

Not just a box score

King Kaufman — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PDT

Dirk Hayhurst, Padres farmhand and aspiring writer, talks about pitching -- and being a human being -- in the minor leagues.

Scully have I loved

Rebecca Traister — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:10:00 PDT

Fox Mulder was brilliant and sexy in "The X-Files" -- but it's Dana Scully who has my heart.

Stark, raving mad

Heather Havrilesky — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PDT

In its second season, the smooth-talking cads and resilient ladies of "Mad Men" are emboldened and chastened by the tumultuous '60s.

When a bad seed grows up

Andrew O'Hehir — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PDT

Both a compelling British social drama and a haunting meditation on guilt and forgiveness, John Crowley's "Boy A" is a potent summer surprise.

The Obama show lands in Israel

Aluf Benn — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:55:00 PDT

He got a rock-star reception here, but an intriguing question lingers: Which U.S. presidential candidate is better for this country?

The history boy

Laura Miller — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:43:00 PDT

The 9-year-old narrator of the heartbreaking "When We Were Romans" flees family chaos through literature.

I'm an absent-minded engineer; my mind wanders and so does my wallet

Cary Tennis — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:00:00 PDT

I fear I lack common sense in life, and this affects my performance.

Tom the Dancing Bug

Ruben Bolling — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:20:00 PDT

The free market works! People are driving less!

N.Y. Post burns down Yanks' security theater

King Kaufman — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:10:00 PDT

It takes one day for the paper to embarrass the team into lifting its absurd sunblock ban.

Exposing Bush's historic abuse of power

Tim Shorrock — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:00:00 PDT

Salon has uncovered new evidence of post-9/11 spying on Americans. Obtained documents point to a potential investigation of the White House that could rival Watergate.

McCain: Enough about you, let's talk about me

Mike Madden — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:19:00 PDT

John McCain tries to pull the media spotlight away from Barack Obama, who he thinks doesn't deserve it.

Obama is saying the wrong things about Afghanistan

Juan Cole — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:15:00 PDT

He hit the right notes during his swing through Iraq, but his plans for that other war could mean trouble.