Today in Salon: Cheney's torture trap for Democrats

Today in Salon: Saturday May 16, 2009

Cheney's torture trap for Democrats The debate in Washington has shifted from whether torture is wrong to what Nancy Pelosi knew about it. Did the former vice president win yet another bureaucratic war? By Mike Madden

Open Salon The Alzheimer's Project: Yikes! One Magazine's S.O.S. Plea to Readers Continental Flight 3407 – Casting Blame on Pilots? How AA Robbed Me Of My Dad

Broadsheet Ad tells teens: Have sex, give birth at school! Watching Farrah's public suffering Can Obama ease the abortion debate? Sex ed on Comedy Central

The virginity fetish Why is our culture so obsessed with girls' chastity? Author Jessica Valenti talks about how purity balls and "barely legal" porn both feed the same idea: That a woman's worth is between her legs. By Tracy Clark-Flory

Beyond the Multiplex Roundup: Movies not to miss

Obama, the healthcare Riddler Why is the president suddenly so afraid of a single-payer solution to America's healthcare crisis? By David Sirota

GigaOM Network How the Cloud Will Disrupt the IT Status Quo Vuze Looks For Money In Porn Is the Netbook Fad Over? I Don't Think So Crowdsourced Slow Dramatic Clap Deserves Its Own Round of Applause App Review: Rockchinko ASUS 1005HA Netbook Is a 1008HA With Removable Battery Email Tip: Save Time and Stress with One New Folder FUEL Adds 150% More Gas to BlackBerry Bold Losing Gracefully: What to Do When You Can't Deliver iTunes: Rebranding History MobileTechRoundup 171: YouFi, MeFi, WeFi, MiFi! Missed Connection: Government Lab and VC Biz Model Reminder: You Can't Stockpile Broadband How to Fix OS X 10.5.7 DVI-HDMI Screen Resolution Issues ContactHelp: Quick Telephone Support Numbers and Tips This Week at Mobile Tech Manor #39- Getting Smaller

How the World Works R.I.P. Countrywide The robocaller who dialed one time too many Don't worry, be happy, pay lots of taxes G.M.'s death spiral accelerates

War Room Mitt Romney: Noun, verb, 9/11 Gitmo general told Iraq WMD search team to torture Dark days for the right Rove talks to prosecutor about U.S. attorney firings Majority of GOP insiders say Cheney hurting party Tea bagging by teleconference

Joan Walsh Rush Limbaugh's advice for women

A brace of orthodontists... and more In need of some modern collective nouns? Members of Salon's Table Talk community offer their suggestions.

The Cannes death rattle The Hollywood elite may be headed to the south of France this week, but the mood is gloomy. Has the moment for big film festivals -- and the enthusiasm for art-house cinema -- passed? By Wolfgang Höbel

Glenn Greenwald Obama's kinder, gentler military commissions

Oprah's bad medicine Given her influence, it's a shame the TV star offers unbalanced health and medical advice. By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D.

Ask the pilot Do you really think I'd lie to you about cabin air? Plus: The Colgan crash and the problems with regional airlines. By Patrick Smith

"Angels & Demons" Holy conspiracy theory! The Illuminati have hatched a plot to destroy the Vatican in this "Da Vinci Code" follow-up, and only Tom Hanks can save the faithful. By Stephanie Zacharek

"Summer Hours" The director of "Irma Vep" offers a wistful portrait of a family struggling to let go of their late mother's belongings -- and the mysteries they contain. By Stephanie Zacharek

"Management" It's nerd love at first sight for Jennifer Aniston and Steve Zahn in this aggressively quirky romance. By Stephanie Zacharek

Inventing a family French director Olivier Assayas talks about the temporary intimacy of filmmaking and his new movie, "Summer Hours." By Stephanie Zacharek

I bleed, it leads: My final news stories A veteran reporter crafts opening paragraphs for news stories on his paper's final day. Hart Seely

I cannot watch violence on TV or in movies My family thinks it's just entertainment, but it leaves me anxious and sleepless. By Cary Tennis

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