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Currently in Salon: Friday May 28, 2010

Panned! The 10 worst-reviewed movies Slide show: If "Sex and the City 2" proves anything, it's the thrill of the bad review. "Showgirls," anyone? By Andrew O'Hehir

Open Salon Online Daters Lie? Who Knew? Illinois is the New California The emotional heart of So You Think You Can Dance How to Fix American Idol

"Prince of Persia" royally blows it What could have been a majestic, action-packed fantasy spectacle is a noisy, clumsy, whitewashed disappointment By Steven Boone

The relentless whimsy of "Micmacs" "Amélie" director Jean-Pierre Jeunet returns with a tale of revenge as charming as it is exhausting By Sam Adams

War Room The worst story on the Palin/McGinniss feud so far Poll: Rand Paul lead collapses Nikki Haley will address the affair rumor next week The press attacks Joe Sestak over "scandal" Matt Drudge, classy as ever New House GOP site costs more money if it succeeds Obama's Gulf oil spill press conference Sarah Palin's fence Even though he didn't serve in Vietnam, Richard Blumenthal way ahead in poll Meet Clint Didier, Sarah Palin's favorite in Washington state Ground zero mosque touches off right-wing panic

In search of the perfect baguette How good can bread be? I'm starting to figure it out, and it's as much about how I taste as how the baker works By Francis Lam

For Big Oil, the N-word is "nationalize" The petroleum companies are ruthless and regulation has failed. Perhaps it is time for radical measures By Joe Conason

How the World Works BP refuses to plug Twitter leak China speaks: U.S. and Europe jump Could "top kill" get Obama off the hook?

BP pauses effort to stop Gulf oil leak More mud is needed, crews might also use golf balls and rubber scraps to plug holes GREG BLUESTEIN and BEN NUCKOLS

Making the food pilgrimage to Paris For years, I've been a culinary Francophile. I'm finally going to the motherland, and I hope you'll join me By Francis Lam

Why can't Hollywood get Jews right? "Holy Rollers" is the latest in a tradition of clueless movies about the ultra-Orthodox community By Amy Klein

My advice to you is ... just wait Questions and answers soon, but first: Some new spirit demands to be heard By Cary Tennis

Glenn Greenwald The unasked question Democrats and the McCarthyite attack on detainee lawyers

Senate panel votes to repeal gay ban in military The House of Representatives takes it up next, where there will likely be more of a fight JIM ABRAMS

Bond, James Bond, comes back for more in new novel American writer Jeffery Deaver, author of "The Bone Collector," will pen the book, due in May 2011 JENNIFER QUINN

Study: Heroin better than methadone to kick habit British trial may lead to new treatment policy. Similar test possible in U.S.

Arctic Ocean drilling decision panned, praised Alaska's congressional delegation is worried the delay will cause Shell Oil's permits to expire DAN JOLING

Broadsheet Big Tobacco targets the world's women The good news: Condom use is up Single ladies put a ring on it -- without getting hitched

Federal Gulf oil spill costs at $87 million and rising The disaster is, so far, the third most expensive cleanup in U.S. history

Feds to tighten standards on blowout preventers Immediate inspections of all drilling rigs ordered after April 20 explosions MATTHEW DALY

Jamaica: 74 killed in hunt for alleged drug lord U.S. demanded extradition of Christopher "Dudus" Coke last year; Tivoli Gardens under control of security forces DAVID McFADDEN

Is Sarah Palin smarter than Barack Obama? Why the Democrats keep getting whipped by the GOP in the rhetoric wars by Roger Shuler

Money for favors? House ethics files go to Justice Defense contractor donations examined, members of both political parties scrutinized PETE YOST

Conservative Dems balk at jobless benefits package Lawmakers try to push vote ahead of Memorial Day recess STEPHEN OHLEMACHER

Kagan gets boost from potential GOP allies Nominee's lack of judicial experience being downplayed by conservative senators, Justice Antonin Scalia JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS

New, giant sea oil plume seen in Gulf Researchers worry second undersea find is a result of chemical dispersants used to contain spill MATTHEW BROWN and JASON DEAREN

The smoking toddler: Who's to blame? A nicotine-addicted 2-year-old sparks fury. But it isn't just the parents at fault -- it's Big Tobacco By Mary Elizabeth Williams

13th Foxconn worker reportedly attempts suicide The Apple, Dell, H-P contractor continues a very disturbing streak WILLIAM FOREMAN

A closer look at Family Research Council's gays-in-the-military-bashing Christian conservative group produces a highly questionable study about "homosexual assault" in the military By Joshua Tucker

Coast Guard: Progress with Top Kill, but no fix Earlier report of success called incorrect

Scientists: Gulf spill much worse than thought One estimate puts daily flow at 1 million gallons -- 5 times BP's estimate

The scandal monster's venom administered to Joe Sestak Once it gets in the bloodstream, it can't be treated By Digby

Lehman Brothers estate sues JPMorgan Chase Lehman Brothers blames JPMorgan Chase for driving it into bankruptcy STEPHEN BERNARD

Your daughters' summer vacation reading list Looking for smart books to entertain your girls when they're home from school? Here's your guide By Amy Reiter

Will California's self-funding curse strike Meg Whitman? She's dumped tens of millions of her own dollars into the governor's race, but she's not winning. Sound familiar? By David Jarman

O'Connor: Arizona must show it's not biased Sandra Day O'Connor says Arizona must show appreciation for Hispanics after passing tough immigration law

"American Idol" chooses the wrong winner Foiled again! Bland Lee DeWyze wins over powerhouse Crystal Bowersox, but the show's real loss is Simon Cowell By Mary T. Kelly

Obama freezes oil drilling permits Obama to call for a six-month moratorium on new oil drilling permits; BP waits to see if mud can stop oil spill BEN NUCKOLS and GREG BLUESTEIN

Afghanistan: A slow burn Slide show: Open-air trash fires spewing toxic clouds have created an environmental disaster that isn't going away James Lee

Gulf oil spill: Worst ever Estimates now have it larger than the Exxon Valdez spill -- and could top 39 million gallons GREG BLUESTEIN and SETH BORENSTEIN

Oil agency chief quits under pressure Departure of Minerals Management Service Director Elizabeth Birnbaum comes hours before Obama's planned presser ERICA WERNER and MATTHEW DALY

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