Camille is still fighting the ol' battles with Gloria S. Now she uses Sarah as the ulimate anti-Gloria. So sad, that Camille who still idolizes Madonna has put Sarah in the same league. Any one who saw the Katy C. interviews, saw that Sarah was the least read, least informed politician ever to run for high office. To blame it on editing after seeing the leading and patronizing Qs of Hannity, shows Camille no longer deserves the esteem we gave her deservably in years past. Sad to see such an intellect devolve into inrelevance. Sad.

Yes, Beach Volley Ball is mostly about the bikinis - Something wrong with that? Agree with the other poster, is King only watching the prime time NBC schedule? Sit back, pop-a-top, bite into a Big Mac, and enjoy the sand. Kobe will be available every other day in about 3 months. Synchronized diving - yeah kind of gay - but according to the NBC announcer they are having fun in the showers.

Yes, this article is useless. Spending more of my reading time at other places. Ms. Walsh needs to need seriously look at the shallow content that has overtaken Salon.

As an original Premium Subscriber (but no longer), it saddens me what this site as devolved to.

First, I am not a fan of Mr. Tennis. The whole column seems to not fit with Salon (as I remember it). [It does fit the less serious, more 'Cosmo Girl with some liberal politics' it has become.]

Second, the title of the letter drew me in. Both the letter and the answer were very compelling, in particular the answer had insight and its bromide was honest and simple.

As a man, I do not condemn this woman. Life is short and some folks get a bit more applause in life than others based on things not fully in their control. I do wish her well, she has only just begun that journey of increasing indignity with each passing year.

1. Don't mind the story, if there was balance and a similar story about women we find sexiest.

2. However, just another indication that Salon is getting less serious and having less serious articles by the week.

3. Was an original Premium member but no longer and I visit often and am see no reason to begin. The editorial choices are sometimes just unbelievable. Fun is good, if it balances out the serious material; the balance seems more 'Life' channel with every passing week. Not bad if that is the audience you are trying to attract.

Steve Law

Jan Stephenson tried this back when the LPGA wanted to be taken seriously for their golf; she was castigated for using sex appeal to promote the sport by her fellow golfers. Now the daughters of the serious women are out there, they are as much concerned about making serious money as about being taken seriously. That requires marketing (which was what Jan was trying to do). It requires viewers, sponsors, and galleries. Attractive actors, singers, and athletes garner better receipts then less attractive. Attractive golfers will garner better receipts then less attractive. Except to be seen on Sunday afternoon, the golfers have to have game too. Thanks to the 'Jans' of golf.

These are peaceful places, but that does mean that the local governments are competent. The writer says we need to teach or subsidize farming. But that takes a greater infrastructure that needs a government that can administer. Again the writer says we need more education for women so that a cycle can be broken, again that requires a competent government. We also need birth control until the situation is stabilized, it is hard to educate women if they are pregnant soon after reaching puberty. Again we need a competent government to make sure that the clinics are in place. The writer says we should give folks money so that local economies might be supported - Yes, we need a government in place to help that take place.

If we just dump food, at least we know that food is being supplied. And yes, it probably is slanted toward those companies that know how to lobby our congress. What else is new?

Colonization may be the only long term solution until the infrastructures are in place.

I listen to PHC. Those that haven't will be lost.

The movie itself is like a Lake Wobegon monologue, there is not much of beginning, middle or end, just a slice of life. Why no mention of Lake Wobegon? Probably eliminated any of the just sitting on a stool monologues. Plus the 'monologue' of how GK got into radio WAS a typical Lake Wobegon story, just interpersed so as not to be stuck on the stool. Probably threw some folks off by the main character being GK, not the Lake Wobegon Librarian or Norwegion Bachelor Farmer. Too much like the real show would not be very visual (radio concert?). The compromises were good choices, maybe a bit too much bumbling for Guy Noir. And GK's typical no happy endings, but rather just a natural dying out prevailed throughout.

Agree with the writers who noticed that Tomlin is no Streep, either in song or dialogue. But this role called for a real toning down of the usual manic Tomlin type characters (even in the drama West Wing, she gets to show more 'Tomlin' characteristics). Sisters are not often matched in talent, but yes, Streep showed 'chemistry' with other characters that was not matched back. GK looked most alive when interacting with Streep, give credit to Streep for making Keillor almost look real in those scenes.