A line from "Go" by The Apples in Stereo that's been stuck in my head: "She don't like the way you look, so she treats you like a crook." I'm imagining Nixon in there somewhere. …

Mel Gibson uses his clout for something I find interesting: "Gibson is the director of The Passion, which stars The Thin Red Line's Jim Caviezel as Christ and Monica Bellucci as Mary Magdalene. It features …

I'm embarrassed to say that I've never worn my orangeish brown interview suit; it was too formal for the two jobs I've had since I've bought it. But should I have bought it at all? …

Many people gave their fathers Salon Premium gift subscriptions for Father's Day, and many of those fathers accidentally sent their thank-you notes back to Salon instead of to their children. It's quite heartwarming getting to …

Shazia Mirza makes me wish I was Muslim so I could be cutting-edge. She has had several death threats. Recently, on tour in Odense, Denmark, Mirza was told that fundamentalists had let it be known …

For as long as I've cared that I was female, the sound of an acoustic guitar has enchanted me. I don't remember really tripping out to the sound of Mr. Motenko accompanying himself on "Good …

Leonard gets right to my heart by dissecting the upcoming Transformers movie with reference to John Rawls, X-Men, motivation, and picoleers. It's hilarious and you should read it.

Upon finding that I'm high on the list in Google searches for "cam green samurai ranger ninja storm" and the like, I checked out my competitors. All of his ratings are at least 9 out …

You can still read book excerpts, online, at BookBrowse, from Louise Erdrich to Joseph Ellis.

I happened across a Sammy Sosa corked-bat roundup and pondered aloud, "Why don't we just let everyone use corked bats?" Then I wondered whether that's the J. Bradford DeLong solution. Answer from Leonard: No. The …