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Overcoming in Ohio

In bellwether Perry County, the Ku Klux Klan once thrived. Now, Republican truckers and coal miners are backing Barack Obama.

02.11.2008 13:43:00 - Salon

I Like to Watch: The sexy vampires of HBO's "True Blood" charm our mortal pants off, while the churlish motorcycle thugs of "Sons of Anarchy" stoop to a new low. Is the new fall TV season just a filthy tease?

I'm over this fall TV season. Like a dull girl who hides her below-average intelligence by cultivating a mysterious vibe -- mostly by keeping her mouth shut and refusing to put out -- the fall TV season somehow teased us into submission. She flashed a little thigh in mid-June, made one half-assed joke at the television critics' tour in late July, claimed not to believe in sex before marriage throughout September (while sleeping around like a filthy whore behind our backs), then she threw herself on us in October, sticking a rough, sluggy tongue down our throats and pledging her undying love forever and ever while we reeled in agony.

We're supposed to believe that the pseudo-scientific ass-hattery of "Fringe" is a cult hit? No amount of Kool-Aid can make me watch a show about a tangle of idiotic conspiracies, a kooky mad scientist, and an eeeevil corporate entity run by a one-handed Cruella de Vil. We're supposed to be excited to watch two guys fiddling with bamboo pea-shooters on NBC's "Crusoe"? NBC's "Knight Rider" is a big hit? Who do they think they're kidding?

And that's not to mention HBO's "Life and Times of Tim" and CBS's "Worst Week," two positively awful, irredeemable messes that it's hard to believe made it onto the air in the first place

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02.11.2008 12:20:00 - Salon

Opus

Where is his final resting place?

02.11.2008 11:22:00 - Salon

A scary Halloween with Sarah Palin

In central Pennsylvania, the Republican base is afraid of Obama, and lost in fever dreams of a neo-Soviet nightmare. But it's all in God's hands.

01.11.2008 22:52:00 - Salon

Where McCain's luck could run out

George W. Bush won Nevada twice -- but the Obama campaign is doubling down on its ground game here and looking flush.

01.11.2008 12:18:00 - Salon

Obama's winning argument

The U.S. economy has prospered under Democratic policies, and the candidate knows it. But the real battle begins once Obama takes the White House.

01.11.2008 12:11:00 - Salon

Critics' Picks

Tina Fey rocks "30 Rock," Gretchen Mol lights up "Life on Mars," and the collected "Dykes to Watch Out For."

01.11.2008 12:00:00 - Salon

A Holocaust movie unlike any other

French screen legend Jeanne Moreau will make you weep in Israeli director Amos Gitai's breathtaking and unconventional "One Day You'll Understand."

01.11.2008 11:47:00 - Salon

Is Barack Obama a socialist?

If he is, then so is John McCain. But the charge is just a racial dog whistle anyway. Can you say "welfare queen"?

01.11.2008 02:29:00 - Salon

NFL Week 9: Scary Halloween picks

Boo! There won't be any spooky clichés in this rundown of the week's games.

31.10.2008 20:00:00 - Salon