Today in Salon: How Obama might just win Ohio

Today in Salon: Friday October 31, 2008

How Obama might just win Ohio In the state that broke Democratic hearts in 2004, favorable poll numbers and a wave of early voters could point to victory By Walter Shapiro

Open Salon I Wish THE SECRET Was A Secret Renaissance Man On the phone with my mom. Obama: Don't Count On The Jamba Juice Vote

Beyond the Multiplex Scare-o-ween-apalooza!

Cleveland without rival in futility Buffalo and San Diego haven't crowned a champ in a while either, but they've had fewer teams. King Kaufman

Growth hormones for kids Normal boys and girls are taking growth hormones for being short. That's a bad prescription. By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D.

A big gay Mormon wedding The Church of Latter-day Saints has pumped millions into Proposition 8 to ban gay marriage. But for one devout family, the politics are personal. By Jeanne Carstensen

"Zack and Miri Make a Porno" There's no shortage of crude humor and nudity here, but Kevin Smith's freewheeling comedy is more concerned with romance than sex. By Stephanie Zacharek

How the World Works Greenspan, Einstein, and peer review Acid rain loves a good recession The socialist Economist endorses Obama Did Porsche blitzkrieg the hedge funds? The Exxon recession

What not to wear (on Halloween) Slutty Sarah Palins, men dressed as Sarah Palin -- the potential for tasteless costumes this Halloween is truly terrifying. By Sarah Hepola

Ask the pilot We're about to elect a new president. Will he have the will to take on the serious issues affecting air travel? By Patrick Smith

My husband and I live four blocks apart I find our arrangement quite suitable, but his two teenage sons are being very rude about it. By Cary Tennis

WayLay Jill returns from the afterlife but isn't ready to tell all. By Carol Lay

War Room A new weapon in the war for yard sign supremacy Are the polls tightening? McCain spokesman Goldfarb embarrassed on CNN Ashley Todd agrees to deal Malkin: Win or lose, Obama supporters will riot Will Dems get to 60 seats in the Senate? Are young voters flaking out again? Obama's closing argument Columnist: If you vote for Obama, you're going to hell Al Gore, back in Florida Obama: "The whole socialism argument, that doesn't fly"

Broadsheet Chas(te)ing cash "I can bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan" Murder suspect or sex symbol? How the "pregnancy pact" was sold

Video Dog Paying for abstinence

Machinist WePC.com to crowdsource laptop design Microsoft to move Office apps to "the cloud"

Obama's infomercial night Obama controls the vertical and the horizontal: From his 30-minute infomercial to his appearance on "The Daily Show," Obama took over the small screen on Wednesday to spread his message. By Heather Havrilesky

Joan Walsh When filth is not enough

Ladies of the nightly news How the most electrifying campaign of our time changed everything for Katie Couric, Campbell Brown and Rachel Maddow. By Rebecca Traister

Delayed GratiPhication The Phillies had to wait around for two days, but they finally get their championship in a one-of-a-kind game. King Kaufman

Black voters may lead Democratic wave An Obama-propelled increase in African-American turnout, already apparent in early voting, may put more Democrats in Congress. By Alex Koppelman

Watching for a Republican rout Democrats are poised for another wave of victories in Congress. A guide to the key races, and GOP lawmakers on the run. By Mike Madden

"Death With Interruptions" When the grim reaper takes time off, morticians reel and chaos ensues in Jose Saramago's funny, ravishing "Death With Interruptions." By Laura Miller

Attractive men scare me, so I only date ugly ones I would like to have sex with an attractive man -- but I babble like a moron at first sight! By Cary Tennis

Why Obama may triumph in working-class Pennsylvania Returning to my home in Bucks County, I saw how the utter bankruptcy of the Bush years has transformed the region's political landscape. By Robert S. Eshelman

Proposition 8 vs. black homophobia An African-American lesbian explains why she's hopeful that an "Obama Effect" won't kill gay marriage in California. By LaDoris Cordell

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