Currently in Salon: Rielle Hunter's undeniable awfulness

Currently in Salon: Friday April 30, 2010

Rielle Hunter's undeniable awfulness Even Oprah Winfrey couldn't hide her disdain for the woman who seeks the "truth" while talking nonsense Rebecca Traister

Open Salon Assisted Life, Assisted Death, If You Knew David Oil Spill Politics: Five Times Worse Than We Thought Up Against the Wall, Granny! I Kind of Love Laura Bush: Confession of a Democrat

Will Palin, and Obama, rethink offshore drilling now? The Deepwater Horizon disaster proves promises of safe offshore drilling are false, a fact politicians must face By Joe Conason

A containable accident, then suddenly a crisis Obama is mobilizing federal resources to tackle the oil spill, but it could have been managed at the beginning CALVIN WOODWARD

Fire and oil in the Gulf of Mexico Slide show: A devastating slick spreads off the Louisiana coast following last week's rig explosion and sinking By Salon Staff

Will life look different to Charlie Crist now? Freed from the Republican Party, he has a chance to reassess the way he sees the world -- and himself By Mary Ann Sorrentino

We (meaning you) must tighten our belts Who's getting sick of hearing millionaires lecture people on Medicare about making sacrifices? By Digby

The art of making "vagina movies" "Please Give" director Nicole Holofcener on the tricky business of telling stories that happen to feature women By Andrew O'Hehir

No one likes a nasty cook How my best friend taught me the value of keeping cool in the kitchen By Francis Lam

Glenn Greenwald More Obama DOJ attacks on whistle-blowers Obama speaks about the Supreme Court

War Room Thursday link dump: TV eye on you Charlie Crist is officially an independent D.C. press corps, spurned by Obama, invites Justin Bieber to prom No tweeting in Gitmo Supreme Court OKs public displays of crucifixion What would happen if an American politician called someone a bigot?

How the World Works Ode on a Grecian bailout Jon Stewart bites into Apple Goldman Sachs can't take the heat?

Broadsheet Jenna Jameson plays down abuse claim Relax, your girls aren't harlots yet Nancy Pelosi Photoshopped? Molly Ringwald opens up

La. gov declares emergency over Gulf oil spill As oil reaches the state's coastline, Bobby Jindal warns residents, and the federal government steps in to help CAIN BURDEAU

Ariz. bill on birth certificates set aside Proposal requiring presidential candidates to show document stemmed from Obama critics' doubt he was born in U.S.

Tim James: I want your vote (in English!) The candidate for Alabama governor creates a stir with an offensive, anti-immigrant campaign ad By Mary Elizabeth Williams

A real-life treasure hunt takes off Twelve emeralds are buried in 12 holes around the country. Can you find them? By Richard Parks

Cigarette warnings are bad for you Increasingly graphic, relentlessly scolding: Could anti-smoking messages actually hurt us more than they help? By Mary Elizabeth Williams

World Cup sex scandal: French players accused of hiring minor escort On eve of World Cup, Zahia Dehar says she slept with three players for money, but they didn't know she was under 18

EU to phase out restrictions on liquids in carry-ons The million-dollar question: Will the TSA see the light and follow suit? By Patrick Smith

Rielle Hunter says she didn't wreck Edwards home The former North Carolina Senator's mistress appears on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" CARYN ROUSSEAU

Shakira visiting Arizona over immigration law The Colombian singer is set to meet with Phoenix's mayor and police chief to learn more about the legislation AMANDA LEE MYERS

Lawmakers call for restrictions on political ads Proposed legislation would require unions and corporations to identify themselves on ads they bankroll JIM ABRAMS

Worsening gulf spill may need military Leak -- 5 times worse than thought -- prompts BP executive to welcome military aid in cleanup CAIN BURDEAU

As Greece falters, fears stretch around world Concern over the country's debt has triggered talk of global contagion and market panic TOMOKO A. HOSAKA and MARTIN CRUTSINGER

Handwritten Lennon lyrics to be sold The lyrics to the Beatles' classic "A Day in the Life" will be auctioned off in June

Black teens are more optimistic than peers According to a nationwide poll, this sunny outlook appears closely tied to enthusiasm for Obama MARTHA IRVINE

10 tragic moments in food names From Spotted Dick to Nun's Farts to racist nuts, here's a menu to never serve in polite company By Francis Lam

French church recruits young priests via Facebook A new recruitment strategy emerges after decades of declining ordainments -- and amid waves of sexual abuse claims KATIE KING

Arizona immigration law faces new road blocks A referendum drive and a lawsuit emerge as attempts to stop the controversial measure

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