Today in Salon: Hurricane Bristol hits Minnesota

Today in Salon: Tuesday September 2, 2008

Hurricane Bristol hits Minnesota Republicans try to brush off the tempest over Sarah Palin's pregnant daughter and turn that other storm in Louisiana into a political prop By Mike Madden

This Modern World Iraq: A brief parable. By Tom Tomorrow

New Orleans dodges disaster A milder than predicted Gustav spares the city, but the region's hurricane response remains in tatters. By Kathryn Jezer-Morton

All-Americana girl The author of "It Still Moves" discusses her road trip through America's musical past and future -- and why we still yearn for the music of yore. By Judy Berman

Of magic, madness and motorcycles Learn more about the fall TV season's new dramas, using this handy clip 'n' save chart! By Heather Havrilesky

Above the law On TV this fall, motorcycle outlaws, vampires and superpowered misfits roar past good and evil, reflecting the wishful thinking of a nation in decline. By Heather Havrilesky

Beyond the Multiplex News roundup: Coens, Coco, John and Che

War Room GOP convention getting back to normal GOP convention adjourns for the day Obama statement on Palin pregnancy Conservative reaction to Palin pregnancy Abstinence-only educators Thought for the opening day of RNC OMG: Palin's daughter now pregnant Clinton's conundrum Sarah inhaled Palin: Forbesian, Buchananite...or Paulian? Hurricane politics

Glenn Greenwald Scenes from St. Paul -- Democracy Now's Amy Goodman arrested

Broadsheet Palin, pregnancy and the presidency

New Orleans worried about levees Locals are jazzed by the swift emergency response to Hurricane Gustav. But doubts about post-Katrina repairs to the flood-control system have the city shaking. By Kathryn Jezer-Morton and Gray Miles

Bush, McCain and the GOP try to dodge Katrina 2.0 The Republicans cancel most of the start of their convention as Hurricane Gustav bears down on New Orleans, three years after Katrina wrecked it. By Mike Madden

Staycation Nation This summer's buzzword implies that sitting on your couch can be an adventure. But even the smarmiest euphemism can't turn Paris Hilton into Paris, France. By Billy Frolick

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