1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 2<?xml-stylesheet href="http://feeds.salon.com/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl" type="text/xsl" media="screen"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://feeds.salon.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"> 3 <channel> 4 5 6 <title>Salon</title> 7 <link>http://www.salon.com/?source=rss&aim=/</link> 8 <description>Original, independent news coverage and investigative reporting, and insightful commentary on politics and culture -- every day from Salon.</description> 9 <language>en-us</language> 10 <copyright>Copyright 2008 Salon.com.</copyright> 11 <image> 12 <title>Salon</title> 13 <url>http://images.salon.com/src/rdf_salonlogo.gif</url> 14 <link>http://www.salon.com/?source=rss&aim=/</link> 15 </image><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:30:00 PDT</pubDate> 16 <atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" href="http://salon.com/rss/salon.rss" type="application/rss+xml" /><item> 17 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/blog_logos/kaufman.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="160"> 18 <media:description type="plain">Bush to Olympians: Win (nicely)</media:description> 19 </media:content> 20 <title>Bush to Olympians: Win (nicely)</title> 21 <dc:creator>King Kaufman</dc:creator> 22 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:30:00 PDT</pubDate> 23 <link>http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/22/olympics/index.html?source=rss&aim=/sports/daily/feature</link> 24 <guid>http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/22/olympics/index.html</guid> 25 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/22/olympics/view/?source=rss&aim=/sports/daily/feature</comments><description>The president talks about cherished American values -- curiously, without mentioning advertising or kicking butt. 26<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=3EBHzw"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=3EBHzw" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/342421041" height="1" width="1"/></description> 27 </item> 28 <item> 29 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/22/senate_roundtable/mc.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="160"> 30 <media:description type="plain">A big November ahead for Senate Democrats</media:description> 31 </media:content> 32 <title>A big November ahead for Senate Democrats</title> 33 <dc:creator>Thomas F. Schaller</dc:creator> 34 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:52:00 PDT</pubDate> 35 <link>http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/22/senate_roundtable/index.html?source=rss&aim=/news/feature</link> 36 <guid>http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/22/senate_roundtable/index.html</guid> 37 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/22/senate_roundtable/view/?source=rss&aim=/news/feature</comments><description>Three experts tell Salon that the party may expand its Senate majority by half a dozen seats, but they also think at least one Democratic incumbent is vulnerable. 38<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=jQnYg8"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=jQnYg8" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/342063675" height="1" width="1"/></description> 39 </item> 40 <item> 41 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/books/review/2008/07/22/james_wood/story.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="300"> 42 <media:description type="plain">How to read the James Wood way</media:description> 43 </media:content> 44 <title>How to read the James Wood way</title> 45 <dc:creator>Louis Bayard</dc:creator> 46 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:40:00 PDT</pubDate> 47 <link>http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/07/22/james_wood/index.html?source=rss&aim=/books/review</link> 48 <guid>http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/07/22/james_wood/index.html</guid> 49 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/books/review/2008/07/22/james_wood/view/?source=rss&aim=/books/review</comments><description>The fiercely talented critic takes us on an illuminating tour of fiction -- but there's a hole in his plot. 50<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=c0bh9q"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=c0bh9q" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/342063678" height="1" width="1"/></description> 51 </item> 52 <item> 53 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/07/22/macgyver/story.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="300"> 54 <media:description type="plain">The thinking man's action hero</media:description> 55 </media:content> 56 <title>The thinking man's action hero</title> 57 <dc:creator>Farhad Manjoo</dc:creator> 58 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:40:00 PDT</pubDate> 59 <link>http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/07/22/macgyver/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/tv/review</link> 60 <guid>http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/07/22/macgyver/index.html</guid> 61 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/07/22/macgyver/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/tv/review</comments><description>Using paper clips, chewing gum, chocolate and down-home ingenuity, MacGyver always saved the day. Let's bring him back -- and give him a girl! 62<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=rucVEw"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=rucVEw" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/342063676" height="1" width="1"/></description> 63 </item> 64 <item> 65 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/07/22/rome/story.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="300"> 66 <media:description type="plain">Roman holiday</media:description> 67 </media:content> 68 <title>Roman holiday</title> 69 <dc:creator>Gary Kamiya</dc:creator> 70 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:35:00 PDT</pubDate> 71 <link>http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/07/22/rome/index.html?source=rss&aim=/opinion/kamiya</link> 72 <guid>http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/07/22/rome/index.html</guid> 73 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/07/22/rome/view/?source=rss&aim=/opinion/kamiya</comments><description>The Eternal City is too vast and ancient to grasp, and the harder you try, the more it slips away. So you have to dream your way into it. 74<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=ua5H3x"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=ua5H3x" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/342063679" height="1" width="1"/></description> 75 </item> 76 <item> 77 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/22/interrupted/mc.gif" type="image/gif" medium="image" width="160"> 78 <media:description type="plain">Since you asked ...</media:description> 79 </media:content> 80 <title>I was masturbating in my office to kinky Internet porn when another mom walked in</title> 81 <dc:creator>Cary Tennis</dc:creator> 82 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:10:00 PDT</pubDate> 83 <link>http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/22/interrupted/index.html?source=rss&aim=/mwt/col/tenn</link> 84 <guid>http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/22/interrupted/index.html</guid> 85 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/22/interrupted/view/?source=rss&aim=/mwt/col/tenn</comments><description>I live in a small, conservative town. I'm petrified about what she may have seen! 86<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=n17kc2"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=n17kc2" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/342063680" height="1" width="1"/></description> 87 </item> 88 <item> 89 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/comics/tomo/2008/07/22/tomo/mc.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="160"> 90 <media:description type="plain">This Modern World</media:description> 91 </media:content> 92 <title>This Modern World</title> 93 <dc:creator>Tom Tomorrow</dc:creator> 94 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:49:00 PDT</pubDate> 95 <link>http://www.salon.com/comics/tomo/2008/07/22/tomo/index.html?source=rss&aim=/comics/tomo</link> 96 <guid>http://www.salon.com/comics/tomo/2008/07/22/tomo/index.html</guid> 97 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/comics/tomo/2008/07/22/tomo/view/?source=rss&aim=/comics/tomo</comments><description>McCain mania explained. 98<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=71LMNb"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=71LMNb" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/342063681" height="1" width="1"/></description> 99 </item> 100 <item> 101 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/blog_logos/kaufman.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="160"> 102 <media:description type="plain">Janet Jackson's boob freed</media:description> 103 </media:content> 104 <title>Janet Jackson's boob freed</title> 105 <dc:creator>King Kaufman</dc:creator> 106 <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:45:00 PDT</pubDate> 107 <link>http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/21/jackson/index.html?source=rss&aim=/sports/daily/feature</link> 108 <guid>http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/21/jackson/index.html</guid> 109 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/21/jackson/view/?source=rss&aim=/sports/daily/feature</comments><description>A federal appeals court throws out CBS's $550,000 fine for the Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction." 110<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=h0skPd"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=h0skPd" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/341742849" height="1" width="1"/></description> 111 </item> 112 <item> 113 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="160"> 114 <media:description type="plain">Iraqi prime minister: Obama has "right time frame" for withdrawal</media:description> 115 </media:content> 116 <title>Iraqi prime minister: Obama has "right time frame" for withdrawal</title> 117 <dc:creator>Mathias Muller von Blumencron and Bernard Zand </dc:creator> 118 <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:58:00 PDT</pubDate> 119 <link>http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/21/al_maliki/index.html?source=rss&aim=/news/feature</link> 120 <guid>http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/21/al_maliki/index.html</guid> 121 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/21/al_maliki/view/?source=rss&aim=/news/feature</comments><description>Read the interview with Der Spiegel in which Nouri al-Maliki backs Barack Obama's timetable for leaving Iraq. 122<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=A41T5V"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=A41T5V" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/341564487" height="1" width="1"/></description> 123 </item> 124 <item> 125 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/blog_logos/kaufman.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="160"> 126 <media:description type="plain">The Unwritten Rule War rages on</media:description> 127 </media:content> 128 <title>The Unwritten Rule War rages on</title> 129 <dc:creator>King Kaufman</dc:creator> 130 <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PDT</pubDate> 131 <link>http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/21/bunt/index.html?source=rss&aim=/sports/daily/feature</link> 132 <guid>http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/21/bunt/index.html</guid> 133 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/21/bunt/view/?source=rss&aim=/sports/daily/feature</comments><description>If the Blue Jays threw at the Rays for bunting with a five-run lead in the sixth, things are getting worse. 134<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=fjcKHk"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=fjcKHk" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/341344920" height="1" width="1"/></description> 135 </item> 136 <item> 137 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/books/atoms_eden/2008/07/21/james_carse/story.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="300"> 138 <media:description type="plain">Religion is poetry</media:description> 139 </media:content> 140 <title>Religion is poetry</title> 141 <dc:creator>Steve Paulson</dc:creator> 142 <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:21:00 PDT</pubDate> 143 <link>http://www.salon.com/books/atoms_eden/2008/07/21/james_carse/index.html?source=rss&aim=/books/atoms_eden</link> 144 <guid>http://www.salon.com/books/atoms_eden/2008/07/21/james_carse/index.html</guid> 145 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/books/atoms_eden/2008/07/21/james_carse/view/?source=rss&aim=/books/atoms_eden</comments><description>The beauties of religion need to be saved from both the true believers and the trendy atheists, argues compelling religious scholar James Carse. 146<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=s5diq7"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=s5diq7" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/341080388" height="1" width="1"/></description> 147 </item> 148 <item> 149 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/21/house_roundtable/story.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="300"> 150 <media:description type="plain">How big will Democratic gains be this fall?</media:description> 151 </media:content> 152 <title>How big will Democratic gains be this fall?</title> 153 <dc:creator>Thomas F. Schaller</dc:creator> 154 <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:20:00 PDT</pubDate> 155 <link>http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/21/house_roundtable/index.html?source=rss&aim=/news/feature</link> 156 <guid>http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/21/house_roundtable/index.html</guid> 157 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/21/house_roundtable/view/?source=rss&aim=/news/feature</comments><description>A panel of experts projects the number of seats Democrats will add in the House in November -- and which Democrats are most likely to lose their jobs. 158<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=9pvkBc"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=9pvkBc" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/341080389" height="1" width="1"/></description> 159 </item> 160 <item> 161 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/books/int/2008/07/21/jokes/story.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="300"> 162 <media:description type="plain">The good humor man</media:description> 163 </media:content> 164 <title>The good humor man</title> 165 <dc:creator>James Hannaham</dc:creator> 166 <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:42:00 PDT</pubDate> 167 <link>http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/07/21/jokes/index.html?source=rss&aim=/books/int</link> 168 <guid>http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/07/21/jokes/index.html</guid> 169 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/books/int/2008/07/21/jokes/view/?source=rss&aim=/books/int</comments><description>Who invented jokes, and why do we laugh at them? Jim Holt discusses the history of funny. 170<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=eRqZtD"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=eRqZtD" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/341080390" height="1" width="1"/></description> 171 </item> 172 <item> 173 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/21/summertime_blues/story.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="300"> 174 <media:description type="plain">Why I hate summer</media:description> 175 </media:content> 176 <title>Why I hate summer</title> 177 <dc:creator>Rachel Shukert</dc:creator> 178 <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:41:00 PDT</pubDate> 179 <link>http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/21/summertime_blues/index.html?source=rss&aim=/mwt/feature</link> 180 <guid>http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/21/summertime_blues/index.html</guid> 181 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/21/summertime_blues/view/?source=rss&aim=/mwt/feature</comments><description>Sweaty thighs sticking to plastic chairs? Miserable barbecues and forced merriment? Thanks, but I'll pass. 182<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=xxBoei"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=xxBoei" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/341080391" height="1" width="1"/></description> 183 </item> 184 <item> 185 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/21/procrastination/mc.gif" type="image/gif" medium="image" width="160"> 186 <media:description type="plain">Since you asked ...</media:description> 187 </media:content> 188 <title>I bailed on taking the bar exam at the last minute -- twice</title> 189 <dc:creator>Cary Tennis</dc:creator> 190 <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:33:00 PDT</pubDate> 191 <link>http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/21/procrastination/index.html?source=rss&aim=/mwt/col/tenn</link> 192 <guid>http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/21/procrastination/index.html</guid> 193 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/21/procrastination/view/?source=rss&aim=/mwt/col/tenn</comments><description>I finally got through law school but I'm having a problem with procrastination. 194<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=YFdLPE"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=YFdLPE" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/341080392" height="1" width="1"/></description> 195 </item> 196 <item> 197 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/comics/opus/2008/07/20/opus/story.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="300"> 198 <media:description type="plain">Opus</media:description> 199 </media:content> 200 <title>Opus</title> 201 <dc:creator>Berkeley Breathed</dc:creator> 202 <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:03:00 PDT</pubDate> 203 <link>http://www.salon.com/comics/opus/2008/07/20/opus/index.html?source=rss&aim=/comics/opus</link> 204 <guid>http://www.salon.com/comics/opus/2008/07/20/opus/index.html</guid> 205 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/comics/opus/2008/07/20/opus/view/?source=rss&aim=/comics/opus</comments><description>Even scarier than violent death. 206<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=8g116U"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=8g116U" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/340274663" height="1" width="1"/></description> 207 </item> 208 <item> 209 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/07/20/dog/mc.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="160"> 210 <media:description type="plain">I Like to Watch</media:description> 211 </media:content> 212 <title>I Like to Watch: "Greatest American Dog" exposes the freakiest American dog people, while the "Dog Whisperer" trains them to calm the hell down</title> 213 <dc:creator>Heather Havrilesky</dc:creator> 214 <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PDT</pubDate> 215 <link>http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/07/20/dog/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/tv/iltw</link> 216 <guid>http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/07/20/dog/index.html</guid> 217 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/07/20/dog/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/tv/iltw</comments><description>Human beings are hard to love. They say insensitive things. They get in the way. They wear dumb shoes. They talk too loudly. They repeat themselves. They roll their eyes and hog the remote. They drive like assholes. They fail to see how much unnecessary space they take up. They fail to shower you with the affection and admiration you deserve. 218 219<P> Dogs, on the other hand, are impossible <i>not</i> to love. They&#x27;re cute. They have lots of energy. They greet you with spontaneous outbursts of genuine feeling. They know how to relax. They look funny when you dress them in <a href=&#x22;http://www.etoys.com/genProduct.html/PID/4773715/ctid/17?ci_sku=376127E&#x26;ci_src=14110944&#x26;_ts=A008&#x22;>stupid outfits</a>. They&#x27;ll gleefully rip the nards off the UPS man if you deem it necessary. Even when they&#x27;re depressed, they cheer up instantly when they hear the word &#x22;squirrel.&#x22; <p>...</p> 220<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=6AOP4g"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=6AOP4g" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/340274664" height="1" width="1"/></description> 221 </item> 222 <item> 223 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2008/07/19/july19/mc.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="160"> 224 <media:description type="plain">Critics' Picks</media:description> 225 </media:content> 226 <title>Critics' Picks</title> 227 <dc:creator /> 228 <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate> 229 <link>http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2008/07/19/july19/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/critics_picks</link> 230 <guid>http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2008/07/19/july19/index.html</guid> 231 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2008/07/19/july19/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/critics_picks</comments><description>What you need to see, read, do this week: Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn return; Beck's back, too, and in great form. 232<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=v7wSay"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=v7wSay" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/339487609" height="1" width="1"/></description> 233 </item> 234 <item> 235 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/07/19/batman_comics/mc.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="160"> 236 <media:description type="plain">A thousand and one knights</media:description> 237 </media:content> 238 <title>A thousand and one knights</title> 239 <dc:creator>Douglas Wolk</dc:creator> 240 <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:38:00 PDT</pubDate> 241 <link>http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/07/19/batman_comics/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/feature</link> 242 <guid>http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/07/19/batman_comics/index.html</guid> 243 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/07/19/batman_comics/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/feature</comments><description>There have been countless versions of Batman, from brooding crusader to gadget-loving detective. How does "The Dark Knight" measure up? 244<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=SD6q3t"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=SD6q3t" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/339487610" height="1" width="1"/></description> 245 </item> 246 <item> 247 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/07/18/condition/story.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="300"> 248 <media:description type="plain">Batman vs. the gay English gangster!</media:description> 249 </media:content> 250 <title>Batman vs. the lavender genius of crime!</title> 251 <dc:creator>Andrew O'Hehir</dc:creator> 252 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:34:00 PDT</pubDate> 253 <link>http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/07/18/condition/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/btm/feature</link> 254 <guid>http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/07/18/condition/index.html</guid> 255 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/07/18/condition/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/btm/feature</comments><description>I watched the great 10-hour Japanese antiwar film! Now it's your turn. Plus: Topiary genius, life after the tsunami, and a gay British crime lord. 256<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=2aFx3K"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=2aFx3K" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/338621674" height="1" width="1"/></description> 257 </item> 258 <item> 259 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/07/18/cuba/story.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="300"> 260 <media:description type="plain">One more good reason to lift the embargo on Cuba</media:description> 261 </media:content> 262 <title>One more good reason to lift the embargo on Cuba</title> 263 <dc:creator>Joe Conason</dc:creator> 264 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:09:00 PDT</pubDate> 265 <link>http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/07/18/cuba/index.html?source=rss&aim=/opinion/conason</link> 266 <guid>http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/07/18/cuba/index.html</guid> 267 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/07/18/cuba/view/?source=rss&aim=/opinion/conason</comments><description>Let's seize the potential of the nation's sugar-based ethanol -- before China beats us to it. 268<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=v3zXdv"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=v3zXdv" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/338570516" height="1" width="1"/></description> 269 </item> 270 <item> 271 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/18/mamma_mia/story.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="300"> 272 <media:description type="plain">"Mamma Mia!"</media:description> 273 </media:content> 274 <title>"Mamma Mia!"</title> 275 <dc:creator>Stephanie Zacharek</dc:creator> 276 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:50:00 PDT</pubDate> 277 <link>http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/18/mamma_mia/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/review</link> 278 <guid>http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/18/mamma_mia/index.html</guid> 279 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/18/mamma_mia/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/review</comments><description>Pierce Brosnan sings! Meryl Streep dances! Can't you hear ABBA's "SOS"? 280<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=BopZve"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=BopZve" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/338570517" height="1" width="1"/></description> 281 </item> 282 <item> 283 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/18/forget/mc.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="160"> 284 <media:description type="plain">"Before I Forget"</media:description> 285 </media:content> 286 <title>"Before I Forget"</title> 287 <dc:creator>Stephanie Zacharek</dc:creator> 288 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:45:00 PDT</pubDate> 289 <link>http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/18/forget/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/review</link> 290 <guid>http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/18/forget/index.html</guid> 291 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/18/forget/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/review</comments><description>This movie about a former hustler is a devastating portrait of the aging body. 292<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=p68byu"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=p68byu" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/338570518" height="1" width="1"/></description> 293 </item> 294 <item> 295 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/blog_logos/kaufman.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="160"> 296 <media:description type="plain">Bush-league bloggers</media:description> 297 </media:content> 298 <title>Bush-league bloggers</title> 299 <dc:creator>King Kaufman</dc:creator> 300 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:35:00 PDT</pubDate> 301 <link>http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/18/minors/index.html?source=rss&aim=/sports/daily/feature</link> 302 <guid>http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/18/minors/index.html</guid> 303 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/18/minors/view/?source=rss&aim=/sports/daily/feature</comments><description>Pro athletes are typing away like never before. Most of it's bad, but minor league baseball is a veritable writer's colony. 304<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=oqi0l0"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=oqi0l0" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/338570519" height="1" width="1"/></description> 305 </item> 306 <item> 307 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2008/07/18/abba/story.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="300"> 308 <media:description type="plain">Knowing me, knowing ABBA</media:description> 309 </media:content> 310 <title>Knowing me, knowing ABBA</title> 311 <dc:creator>Mary Elizabeth Williams</dc:creator> 312 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:30:00 PDT</pubDate> 313 <link>http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2008/07/18/abba/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/music/feature</link> 314 <guid>http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2008/07/18/abba/index.html</guid> 315 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2008/07/18/abba/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/music/feature</comments><description>How did a cheesy Scandinavian pop group in jumpsuits and blue eye shadow become as seriously beloved as the Beatles? 316<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=gkwo7q"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=gkwo7q" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/338570520" height="1" width="1"/></description> 317 </item> 318 <item> 319 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/comics/lay/2008/07/18/lay/mc.gif" type="image/gif" medium="image" width="160"> 320 <media:description type="plain">WayLay</media:description> 321 </media:content> 322 <title>WayLay</title> 323 <dc:creator>Carol Lay</dc:creator> 324 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:15:00 PDT</pubDate> 325 <link>http://www.salon.com/comics/lay/2008/07/18/lay/index.html?source=rss&aim=/comics/lay</link> 326 <guid>http://www.salon.com/comics/lay/2008/07/18/lay/index.html</guid> 327 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/comics/lay/2008/07/18/lay/view/?source=rss&aim=/comics/lay</comments><description>Let's hope Steve's will to live is as strong as his skull. 328<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=m74qea"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=m74qea" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/338570521" height="1" width="1"/></description> 329 </item> 330 <item> 331 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/blog_logos/kaufman.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="160"> 332 <media:description type="plain">First-half predictions: Predictably bad</media:description> 333 </media:content> 334 <title>First-half predictions: Predictably bad</title> 335 <dc:creator>King Kaufman</dc:creator> 336 <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PDT</pubDate> 337 <link>http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/17/predictions/index.html?source=rss&aim=/sports/daily/feature</link> 338 <guid>http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/17/predictions/index.html</guid> 339 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/17/predictions/view/?source=rss&aim=/sports/daily/feature</comments><description>It's not pretty for this column, though not as ugly as for those who picked the Mariners. 340<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=KVNv4b"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=KVNv4b" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/337853292" height="1" width="1"/></description> 341 </item> 342 <item> 343 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/17/dark_knight/mc.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="160"> 344 <media:description type="plain">"The Dark Knight"</media:description> 345 </media:content> 346 <title>"The Dark Knight"</title> 347 <dc:creator>Stephanie Zacharek</dc:creator> 348 <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PDT</pubDate> 349 <link>http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/17/dark_knight/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/review</link> 350 <guid>http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/17/dark_knight/index.html</guid> 351 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/17/dark_knight/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/review</comments><description>The most anticipated movie of the summer has arrived -- and Heath Ledger's Joker is nothing to laugh at. 352<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=XFIzH1"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=XFIzH1" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/337570483" height="1" width="1"/></description> 353 </item> 354 <item> 355 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/17/flip_flop/mc.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="160"> 356 <media:description type="plain">Flip-flopping to the White House</media:description> 357 </media:content> 358 <title>Flip-flopping to the White House</title> 359 <dc:creator>Mike Madden</dc:creator> 360 <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:51:00 PDT</pubDate> 361 <link>http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/17/flip_flop/index.html?source=rss&aim=/news/feature</link> 362 <guid>http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/17/flip_flop/index.html</guid> 363 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/17/flip_flop/view/?source=rss&aim=/news/feature</comments><description>How Barack Obama and John McCain are changing positions on everything from wiretapping to taxes. 364<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=XSu0cW"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=XSu0cW" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/337570484" height="1" width="1"/></description> 365 </item> 366 <item> 367 <media:content url="http://images.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/17/wrong_art/mc.gif" type="image/gif" medium="image" width="160"> 368 <media:description type="plain">Since you asked ...</media:description> 369 </media:content> 370 <title>I'm afraid I'm doing the wrong art</title> 371 <dc:creator>Cary Tennis</dc:creator> 372 <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:50:00 PDT</pubDate> 373 <link>http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/17/wrong_art/index.html?source=rss&aim=/mwt/col/tenn</link> 374 <guid>http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/17/wrong_art/index.html</guid> 375 <comments>http://letters.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/17/wrong_art/view/?source=rss&aim=/mwt/col/tenn</comments><description>Should I paint, or sculpt, or write? I can't decide. 376<p><a href="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?a=Ni46mM"><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~a/salon/index?i=Ni46mM" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/index/~4/337570485" height="1" width="1"/></description> 377 </item> 378 </channel> 379</rss> 380
