The latest issue of SALON is now onscreen at http://www.salon1999.com.
Check out the following highlights:
* Bob Woodward: Stenographer to the Stars. The celebrated muckraker is
making headlines again with his new book on the presidential campaign, "The
Choice." But, writes Christopher Hitchens in an acid-penned essay, Woodward
reveals less about American politics than about the hollow core of "access"
journalism.
* Is Science Dead? There is nothing left to discover, argues John Horgan in
his new book, "The End of Science." But such obituaries are premature,
writes Scott Rosenberg.
* The Salon Interview: Sharon Olds. Her scalding explorations of family and
eros have been called "pure fire in the hands." Dwight Garner talks with
one of the masters of modern American poetry.
* Jimmie Dale Gilmore: Lone Star Satori. Kevin Berger sits down with the
purest voice of country music, Zen cowboy Jimmie Dale Gilmore, whose
just-released album, "Braver Newer World," is one of his finest.
* Outsourcing the Theater. Stage costs too high? It's time to go overseas
for talent, writes humorist Charlie Varon, whose one-man show "Rush
Limbaugh in Night School" won raves in New York and San Francisco last
year.
* Unzipped: My Night with Minta and Graham. Three can be a lucky number,
discovers Courtney Weaver...until the Green-Eyed Monster climbs into bed.
* Ill Humor. In the virtual age, notes Ian Shoales, you can assume any
identity you want to. But you'll still be a Bozo.
* Plus: new music releases from Patti Smith and Charles Mingus and fun and
games from The Listress (the winner gets a Borders gift certificate).
In addition to our weekly features, Salon publishes a new Daily Clicks
package every Monday through Friday.
* In Monday's Newsreal, Orville Schell reports on how China is already
snuffing out democracy in Hong Kong, one year from the official Communist
takeover. And Dwight Garner reports on the book industry's reaction to the
latest Clinton kiss-and-bash tome, "Unlimited Access" by former FBI agent
Gary Aldrich.
* In Media Circus, Lawrence Dietz holds his nose through "Hit and Run," the
best-selling Hollywood dish book about how a former hairdresser and his
sidekick inflicted a $3.2 billion loss on hapless Sony Corporation -- "the
most public screwing in the history of the business."
* In Sneak Peeks, Salon reviews "A Little Yellow Dog," the latest Easy
Rawlins mystery from Walter Mosley.
And while you're visiting us, don't forget to check in to Table Talk, our
lively conversation area.
-- The editors of Salon
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