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Wednesday May 31, 2000
Arts & Entertainment:
The boob tube By Sharon Goldman Edry
MTV used to show music videos: Now it offers kids an almost constant stream of torrid teens, hot sex and whipped-cream bikinis. (05/31/00)
Sharps & Flats By Seth Mnookin
Devo cracked a thousand whips at art-world pretense. In the end, the one-note joke leveled the world's greatest dance music for nerds. (05/31/00)
Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
"Survivor": Where's the Professor when you need him? Kevin Smith's cartoon "Clerks" (05/31/00)
Books:
Mr. Blue: One is the loneliest number By Garrison Keillor
My husband locks himself in the spare room and masturbates five or six times a day to videotapes and sex magazines. (05/31/00)
"The Happy Bottom Riding Club" by Lauren Kessler By Patricia Kean
A juicy, smart biography of heiress Pancho Barnes, who wanted only one thing: More. (05/31/00)
Business:
Stupid death tricks By Jeff Stark
How a Web performance artist created a fake chain of theme-park cemeteries and embarrassed 39 newspapers, 19 radio stations, six TV stations, 10 magazines and 20 Web sites. (05/31/00)
Comics:
The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Live nude band night at the Fillmore (05/31/00)
Health:
Kids as guinea pigs By Dawn MacKeen
The death of a 9-month-old boy rekindles an agonizing debate: Should powerful drugs be tested on children? (05/31/00)
Mothers Who Think:
Prada family values By Amy Benfer
Harper's Bazaar shows us moms in transparent blouses and teen daughters in Limp Bizkit videos. (05/31/00)
Homework chain saw massacre By Maura Kelly
Sometimes an English essay can be a threat to do bodily harm. (05/31/00)
News:
The curriculum crusades By James Traub
Progressive teaching practices don't work as well as a traditional focus on basic skills and a rigorous curriculum. So why do we still use them? (05/31/00)
People:
Can you spell failure? By Myla Goldberg
The Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee seen on ESPN offers its vast audience exactly what it's hungry for: Loser TV. (05/31/00)
Nothing Personal: Who tattled on Tommy Lee? By Amy Reiter
Mr. Pamela back in stir; the comedy stylings of Bob Dole? Eddie Van Halen scores an ounce of prevention; Jodie Foster: No. 2 on the way? Plus: Clinton caught cheating! (05/31/00)
Politics:
The battle is joined By Jesse Drucker
Rick Lazio is formally christened as the GOP nominee for U.S. Senate. (05/31/00)
Sex:
Emergency sex By Jeff Drayer
A young doctor explains the natural, easy connection between sex and healthcare. (05/31/00)
Naked World: Octogenarian stripper wows Midwest By Jack Boulware
Disco Ernie has been dancing for money for 24 years. (05/31/00)
Technology:
The MP3 of movies? By Damien Cave
A new video compression technology promises to make online film swapping as easy as pie, but Hollywood's got nothing to worry about yet. (05/31/00)
Log: Burning Man culture clash By Katharine Mieszkowski
Is the National Geographic Society trying to wipe out an already-extinct tribe of revelers? (05/31/00)
Travel & Food:
Donated statues and prayerful pretzels By Burt Wolf
Munich's got the best of Germany -- open plazas, a commitment to art and food so fatty you'll never want to leave (05/31/00)
Planet Daily: Sexual harassment in the skies By J A. Getzlaff
Frustrated passenger groped flight attendants (05/31/00)
Tuesday May 30, 2000
Arts & Entertainment:
Real Life Rock Top 10 By Greil Marcus
Eminem, Don Henley, Dusty Springfield and the Sex Pistols. (05/30/00)
Sharps & Flats: No more pain, no more broken hearts By
Andy Partridge and XTC are the men who murdered love. (05/30/00)
Demon wraith By Charles Taylor
On "The Practice," Helen Gamble's desire for vengeance--a passion that happens to be pervasive in our culture -- is eating her alive. (05/30/00)
Books:
The real Sylvia Plath By Kate Moses
Her newly published, unexpurgated journals reveal the poet's true demons -- and support a little-known theory about what drove her to suicide. (05/30/00)
"Enola Gay" By Mark Levine
A forceful book of poems about our barely disguised appetite for destruction. (05/30/00)
Business:
The urge to merge By Steven Bodow
Summer's here and the time is right for merging on the Street. A look at who's seeking matrimonial and
monetary bliss this wedding season. (05/30/00)
The death of music retail as we know it? By Eric Boehlert
Confronted by an apocalyptic mix of blank CDs and Napster, the record shop faces extinction --
in 12 months. (05/30/00)
Comics:
This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Season finale! Gushy sentiment, plus a cliffhanger! (05/29/00)
Health:
"Half Empty, Half Full" By Annie M. Paul
While optimism may seem a sunny subject, full of hearts and flowers, it's a weapon in Susan Vaughan's hands. (05/30/00)
Mothers Who Think:
My first art By Carol Weis
Three decades later, an old lover returned to remind me that I could still whip up a mean crème anglaise. (05/30/00)
Recipe: Summer pudding By Carol Weis
Filled with fresh summer berries and a flavor to confound the most sophisticated palate. (05/30/00)
News:
The Charter school challenge By Larry Platt
Notes from two pioneering California charter schools -- one a success story, the other a failure. (05/30/00)
The latest civil rights disaster By David Horowitz
Ten reasons why reparations for slavery is a bad idea for black people -- and racist too. (05/30/00)
People:
Brilliant Careers: Charles Barkley By Larry Platt
The most fascinating sports figure since Ali, he gave rise to a generation of hip-hop athletes. (05/30/00)
Nothing Prsonal: Matthew Perry holds on to his organ! By Amy Reiter
The "Friends" star loves his liver, plans to keep livin' with it; Amy Brenneman: "Lesbianism's
chic"; Puff Daddy sheds a law suit; Beastie Boys try one on. (05/30/00)
Politics:
Unfavorite son By Jake Tapper
Winning his home state of Tennessee is a big goal -- and surprising challenge -- for Al Gore. (05/30/00)
Sex:
Going down By Virginia Vitzthum
Surprise! Women like receiving oral sex (almost) as much as men do. (05/30/00)
Naked world: Viagra rave By jack Boulware
Impotence drug popular with Canadian club crowd. (05/30/00)
Technology:
Who's afraid of a bear market?
Almost everyone, but don't expect a crash to scare off day traders. In fact, it might turn you into one. (05/30/00)
View From the Top: Napster at law By Damien Cave
Attorney-turned-interim CEO Hank Barry promises to make money, not war, for the beleaguered music-swapping service. (05/30/00)
Travel & Food:
Out of the Blue: Just another flight to Cali By Elliot Hester
Mini-dramas unfold on a Colombian odyssey. First of two parts. (05/30/00)
Planet Daily: Sumo wrestler flashes Japan on TV By J.A. Getzlaff
The giant star loses his loincloth and his match, too. (05/30/00)
Friday, May 26, 2000
Arts & Entertainment:
Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Memorial Day Weekend, May 26-29, 2000 (05/26/00)
"Shanghai Noon" By Stephanie Zacharek
Jackie Chan's latest teams him up in 1880s America with Owen Wilson -- and gives a giddy glimpse of what he'll be doing after he gets too old to do his death-defying stunts. (05/26/00)
"8 1/2 Women" By Andrew O'Hehir
Peter Greenaway's masterful meditation on grief, sexual indulgence and power might just be his masterpiece.(05/26/00)
Books:
"Experience: A Memoir" by Martin Amis By Andrew Roe
The renowned novelist opens up on the subject of his famously vile father, Sir Kingsley, and the $30,000 fortune he spent repairing his own famously vile teeth. (05/26/00)
Business:
Television: Photo finish By Eric Bohlert
Read 'em and sweep: ABC and NBC tie for the May TV ratings sweeps, but both sides claim victory. (05/26/00)
Movies: The long hot summer By Gregg Kilday
Hollywood raises the curtain on its annual money-spinning event, but this year's model looks awfully thin. (05/26/00)
Comics:
This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
(05/26/00)
Story Minute By Carol Lay
(05/26/00)
The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
(05/26/00)
Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
(05/26/00)
Health:
Should shrinks probe the violent fantasies of patients? By Dawn MacKeen
They often don't. And that failure can be tragic. (05/26/00)
Mothers Who Think:
Money talks By Catherine Davis
In wealthy school districts, it drowns out the sound of the teachers. (05/26/00)
News:
The war over vouchers By Stephen Talbot
As home to the largest school voucher program in the nation, Cleveland is ground zero in the battle. (05/26/00)
Why is this man smirking? By Joe Conason
Bush's plan to privatize Social Security sounds too good to be true -- and that's the problem. (05/26/00)
Vouchers and the GOP By Stanley Crouch
The Republicans' quick fix for education reform doesn't compute. Here's why. (05/26/00)
People:
If you have a fit, you musn't hit By Amy Reiter
Report: Enraged girlfriend put the whomp on O.J. The real reason for Grant and Hurley's split. Plus: President Clinton on the, ahem, bigness of "Baywatch." (05/26/00)
The other Ondaatje By Nick Ryan
Given his dramatic exploits, the brother of the man who wrote "The
English Patient" and "Anil's Ghost" could have walked right out of a novel. (05/26/00)
Politics:
Why should we trust this man? By Dante Chinni
Frank Luntz is king of the pollster pundits, but don't ask him where his numbers come from. (05/26/00)
Sex:
Hurt me By Karen Croft
A chat with Laura Reese, author of the sexual thriller "Panic Snap." (05/26/00)
The first encounter By Laura Reese
Chapter 6 from "Panic Snap" by Laura Reese. (05/26/00)
Nicaraguan melodrama By Jack Boulware
Congressman attempts suicide, humiliated by charges of bigamy. (05/26/00)
Technology:
Would you be wooed by Boo? By Janelle Brown
The designers who built Europe's flashiest e-commerce flop put themselves up for hire. (05/26/00)
If code is free, why not me? By Laura Reese
Chapter 6 from "Panic Snap" by Laura Reese. (05/26/00)
Travel & Food:
Into the jaws of destiny By Bill Belleville
Whatever you think a shark is, you're wrong until you look it in the eye. (05/26/00)
Chickens attack toddlers in California By J.A. Getzlaff
Henpecked by angry citizens, the Sonoma City Council calls foul on free-roaming birds. (05/26/00)
Thursday, May 25, 2000
Arts & Entertainment:
What's the "Frequency," Gregory? By Michael Sragow
Veteran "Hill Street Blues" and "NYPD Blue" director Gregory Hoblit
scores the spring's sleeper hit with "Frequency." (05/26/00)
Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, May 25, 2000 (05/26/00)
Books:
"Of Two Minds: The Growing Disorder in American
Psychiatry" by T.M. Luhrmann By Laura Miller
A subtle study of the conflict between talk-oriented
and drug-oriented psychotherapy -- and a frightening
demonstration of how medical budget cutters are betraying
the mentally ill and putting the rest of us at risk. (05/26/00)
Business:
Crazy like a fox By Sean Elder
Fox news is out to save its ailing Web site by borrowing -- literally
and politically -- from its resurgent news channel. Even if it means rewriting a few
stories. (05/26/00)
Seven days in May: Britney Spears does it again! By Eric Boehlert
The bubbly teen phenom storms the charts with a massive No. 1
album, but will nasty rapper Eminem cut her down to size? The record
industry scores a record-setting week. (05/26/00)
Health:
Who will care for the crazy? By J.B. Orenstein
She was 18 and had been found hanging by a noose. But the moment I saw her insurer, I knew she was one of the lucky ones. First of two parts. (05/26/00)
Mothers Who Think:
O no! By Lisa Moricoli Latham
Oprah produces a deeply flawed magazine for the deeply flawed. (05/26/00)
News:
Guilty pleasures from China By Alexandra Starr
Get ready for all the cute
$4.99 T-shirts you can stuff into a shopping bag. Just
remember: Someone will pay the price. (05/26/00)
Early Christmas for Beijing By Bruce Shapiro
The House of Representatives approves permanent trading status for China, but the move is mostly a symbolic gesture. (05/26/00)
People:
Nothing Personal: Like a stalker By Amy Reiter
Madonna's stalker didn't mean any harm; he just wanted to be
near her. Plus: Posh's plans to pop 'em out. (05/26/00)
Politics:
Trail Mix: Tripp's off the hook By Alicia Montgomery
Bush hits rewind on conservative speech as Gore -- in his glam new makeup --guns for Heston and loses labor. (05/26/00)
Sex:
World's first elephant midwife? By Jack Boulware
Vet's job is to encourage births among captive elephants. (05/26/00)
Technology:
Does Microsoft need a makeover? By Salon Technology staff report
As Judge Jackson ponders a three-way breakup, experts offer the company some PR advice. (05/26/00)
Travel & Food:
Flying behemoth By Chris Colin
United Airlines, the world's largest carrier, announced plans to acquire US Airways. If the deal takes off, will competition nose dive? (05/26/00)
Wednesday, May 24, 2000
Arts & Entertainment:
The fall TV menu By Joyce Millman
You want a side of Regis with that? (05/24/00)
"M:i-2" By Charles Taylor
Director John Woo's pyrotechnics and the spark between Tom Cruise and Thandie Newton can't redeem a strangely impersonal actioner. (05/24/00)
Books:
You have your mother's temper By Garrison Keillor
I hated my mother for not controlling her rages, and now I find myself turning into her. (05/24/00)
"Plowing the Dark" by Richard Powers By Pam Rosenthal
A riveting novel conjures up the bygone days of virtual reality and the promise of the unreal world that might have been. (05/24/00)
Business:
Peons rejoice! By Craig Offman
The book business gives its infamously low-paid assistants a raise. (05/24/00)
Health:
Sound and fury By Arthur Allen
Thousands of deaf kids can hear, and speak, thanks to a stunningly effective ear implant. So why is the deaf community in an uproar? (05/24/00)
Mothers Who Think:
Road sows By Beth Gallagher
Why do women drive SUVs? Could it be that they believe that size matters -- in the driveway? (05/24/00)
News:
El Pescador fights back By Daryl Lindsey
Fisherman Donato Dalrymple sues Janet Reno for violating his right to privacy. (05/24/00)
The charter school magnate By Eve Pell
With his controversial privately run schools, entrepreneur David Brennan pushes Ohio into the center of the school-choice debate. (05/24/00)
People:
Blame it on Gisele By Amy O'Connor
A Brazilian runway Amazon turns New York into São Paolo's sister city. (05/24/00)
Mommy Smearest By Amy Reiter
It's spillsville for Jaid Barrymore, splitsville for Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley and the slammer for Bobby Brown. (05/24/00)
Politics:
Calendar
Salon.com's guide to upcoming political events (05/24/00)
Houses of the holy By Jake Tapper
George W. Bush offers an olive branch to Jewish voters while trying to set a different tone from his father's squabbles with pro-Israel lobbying groups. (05/24/00)
Trail Mix: Did Bush go AWOL on Guard? By Alicia Montgomery
Rick Lazio's running start leaves Hillary Clinton at a loss for a target and voters cautiously optimistic. (05/24/00)
Sex:
The masculine mystique By Anna Holmes
A new book takes a look at what makes a man sexy and stylish, but its theories about masculinity are less compelling than its photos of men in many guises. (05/24/00)
Self-defense for prostitutes By Jack Boulware
CARE urges Bangladeshi hookers to take up karate. (05/24/00)
Technology:
Macho boys and entrepreneurial gurus By Katharine Mieszkowski
They swear. They hunt. They make millions. The "eBoys" of Benchmark Capital and "Confessions of a Venture Capitalist" show us the ropes of Sand Hill Road. (05/24/00)
Travel & Food:
Intrigue under the big screen By Rolf Potts
At a 1-dinar cinema in Amman, Jordan, the real story has little to do with the movie itself. (05/24/00)
London's "Millennium Wheel" bungles Wordsworth By J.A. Getzlaff
The poet's sonnet makes no sense and no one notices. (05/24/00)
Monday, May 22, and Tuesday, May 23, 2000
Arts & Entertainment:
Oops, she's doing
it again! By Strawberry Saroyan
She's a Mouseketeer trafficking kiddie porn, a school-girl queen selling
sex in a leathery cat suit. Does Britney Spears have any idea what she's
doing? (05/22/00)
The incredible
shrinking Mulder By Joyce Millman
He's bored with "X-Files" and, frankly, so are we. (05/22/00)
Blue Glow By Joyce
Millman
"Ally McBeal": The Musical; "Raymond," "'70s Show" season finales
(05/22/00)
Sharps & Flats By
Seth Mnookin
Phish could be a great pop band -- if all those damn trustafarians ot out of the way.
(05/22/00)
Books:
Gritty city By
Nelson George
The author of "One Woman Short" and "Hip Hop America" picks five great
urban books. (05/22/00)
"Chang and Eng" by
Darin Strauss By Jonathan Miles
A daring first novel probes the psychological -- and sexual -- lives of the
celebrated Siamese twins. (05/22/00)
Salon
recommends
What we're reading, what we're liking (05/22/00)
New in
paperback
Martin Amis, Paul Auster, Nathan Englander, Janet Fitch, Neal Stephenson
and more (05/22/00)
Business:
Pay no
more By Steve Bodow
Wall Street may have snubbed the $12.5 billion marriage between Lycos and
Terra Networks, but the deal could lead to free Web and phone service.
(05/22/00)
Raging youths
tune in to aging soaps By Lydia Lee
Can Hottie and Trouble pull in the ratings for daytime TV? (05/22/00)
Holy & Moly!
Swedish fashion takes Manhattan By Heather Alexis Chaplin
Can H&M, the comically low-priced Stockholm retailer, conquer America
and sink its teeth into the Gap's once-invincible ankles? (05/22/00)
Health:
Into the
closet By Barry Yeoman
Can therapy make gay people straight? (05/22/00)
Letters:
Flesh and blood and DNA By Arthur Allen
(05/22/00)
Chain gang By Julia Gracen
(05/22/00)
Real simple editor quits By Julia Gracen
(05/22/00)
Prozac indignation By Craig Offman
(05/22/00)
Mothers Who Think:
Making martyrs of
our kids By Jennifer Foote Sweeney
It's absurd to say parents who choose private school shouldn't participate
in the public debate over education. (05/22/00)
News:
Can these schools be
saved? By Joan Walsh
Salon's week-long look at the state of America's public schools (05/22/00)
Public schools,
private choices By Louis Freedberg
Al Gore could have sent his son to Wilson High, a
public school, but chose nearby Sidwell Friends, which is
private. Here's a look at both. (05/22/00)
People:
Shear madness
By Susan Emerling
The writer and star of "Dirty Blonde" talks about channeling Mae West
and the uses of celebrity worship. (05/22/00)
Nothing
Personal By Amy Reiter
G.W. has his finger on the pulse! So a question
about "Sex and the City" didn't refer to real, live urban
nooky? At least he's heard of the Afghan supergroup Taliban! (05/22/00)
Politics:
Rudy bows
out By Jesse Drucker
The mayor of New York brings a premature end to the most anticipated Senate
battle of the year. (05/22/00)
Lie of
the Week By Joshua Micah Marshall
Bush on Gore on Social Security: The candidate offers an embarrasing gaffe
and a mischievous deception. (05/22/00)
Sex:
Tragic surgery in
Singapore By Jack Boulware
Botched surgery leads to small testicles and big breasts. (05/22/00)
"The History
of Fellatio" By Annie Auguste
A new book chronicles fellatio, from ancient Egypt to Monica Lewinsky
(05/22/00)
Technology:
Geek Astrology:
Randomized thoughts By Thomas Scoville
Hey Gemini, it's time to stop making sense and let chaos reign. (05/22/00)
Camera on a chip
By Mark Compton
Photobit CEO Sabrina Kemeny's tiny image sensors will bring us "Get
Smart"-style watches and cellphones that take snapshots. (05/22/00)
Travel & Food:
Sydney, revised
edition By Deirdre Macken
With the Olympics approaching, it's time we cleared up a few misconceptions
about Australia's beloved town. (05/22/00)
Planet Daily:
Backpackers stealing from homeless Down Under? By J.A. Getzlaff
Cheap travelers are helping themselves to meals designated for
Australia's homeless. (05/22/00)
Thursday, May 18, 2000
Arts & Entertainment:
A dread-ful performance By Michael Sragow
At a group-grope press interview, John Travolta talks about his alien-diva star turn in "Battlefield Earth." (05/18/00)
Sharps & Flats By David Hill
Johnny Cash never killed a man just to watch him die, but he forged a career of love, God and murder. (05/18/00)
Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for
Thursday, May 18, 2000 (05/18/00)
Books:
Chain gang By Julia Gracen
Fans of John Norman's novels about the planet Gor create virtual and real-life worlds in which women are slaves. (05/18/00)
"Red Mafiya: How the Russian Mob Has Invaded America" by Robert I. Friedman By Mark Schone
A superb introduction to the new face of organized crime is rife with tales of amputation, castration and blood-sprayed trophy blonds. (05/18/00)
Comics:
Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
(05/18/00)
Health & Body:
The dream and the coming disaster By Sabin Russell
AIDS threatens to ravage the hopes of South Africa's young democracy. Don't expect leaders to get excited because a few companies cut the cost of HIV drugs. (05/18/00)
Vibrators on the stock exchange By Jack Boulware
Sex-toy firm has high hopes for Australian IPO. (05/18/00)
Letters:
Letters to the editor
Abortion isn't easy -- in movies or in life. Plus: Is gun control elitist? Virtual panty raids are better than gore fests. (05/18/00)
Media:
Real Simple editor quits By Sean Elder
Staffers assume Time Inc. top editor Norman Pearlstine pushed Susan Wyland out, hoping for a bigger return on a $40 million investment. (05/18/00)
Mothers Who Think:
Not in my family By Janis Cooke Newman
In her new novel, "A Member of the Family," Susan Scarf Merrell gives us more reasons to be afraid of orphans from the former Soviet Union. This adoptive mother of a Russian child is not amused. (05/18/00)
News:
Breaking rank for human rights By Ana Arana
With lives and money at stake in the Colombian drug war, one human rights lawyer takes a pragmatic approach to influencing U.S. aid. (05/18/00)
Milosevic's media blackout By Laura Rozen
The Serbian president turns out the lights on the independent media and Serb protesters clash with police. (05/18/00)
Politics 2000:
"Scam" ads the norm By Jake Tapper
An NYU report says that so-called issues ads are really used to
target candidates. (05/18/00)
Hillary haters spam cyberspace By Alicia Montgomery
Court calls for first lady's phone records. Giuliani to give a final answer, but either way he keeps the cash. Keyes continues crusading on the sidelines. (05/18/2000)
People:
Paula keeps her pants on By Amy Reiter
She thought her publicist was talking to Penthouse about doing an article, OK? Plus: Christina and Britney, best friends 4ever! Sort of. (05/18/00)
The Erin Brockovich of the bonobo By Deirdre Guthrie
Sex sells, says Dr. Susan Block, so why not use it to save an endangered species? (05/18/00)
Technology:
Free stock trading, anyone? By Steve Bodow
Ameritrade is the first major online brokerage to offer "no commission" trading, but the low-ball experiment seems destined to tank. (05/18/00)
Boo hoo! By Lydia Lee
Over-the-top design and a burn rate of $120 million in six months force the achingly hip fashion retail site to give up the ghost. (05/18/00)
How does your Garden.com grow? By Deborah Claymon
For a Net start-up trying to seed the world with its brand, it grows with a different business card for every season and a Chia Pet-inspired billboard. (05/18/00)
Travel & Food:
Carolina on our minds By Donald D. Groff
Dive in South Carolina, drive to South America and zip over to Venice without intimidation: Travel tips from our expert. (05/18/00)
Meat is gross, but it tastes good By Sallie Tisdale
Desperate to find that my hunger for animal flesh was alien, I overlooked the fact that it was all too human. (05/18/00)
Englishman smuggles dead relative onto tour bus By J.A. Getzlaff
His fellow passengers are unaware the corpse is a corpse. (05/18/00)
Wednesday, May 17, 2000
Arts & Entertainment:
Shakespeare meets Sisqo By James Diers
Shall I compare thy thong to a ... (05/17/00)
Girls school rules By Pam Grossman
"All I Wanna Do" director Sarah Kernochan on preps then and now, clandestine contraception and how she lost "The Hairy Bird." (05/17/00)
Sharps & Flats By Joey Sweeney
Bedhead sing their swan song through Macha, the only indie-rock band forgiven for smelling like patchouli. (05/17/00)
Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for May 17, 2000 (05/17/00)
Books:
The gay Nabokov By Lev Grossman
The novelist never could face the secret that cost his brother his life. (05/17/00)
"Ten Thousand Sorrows: The Extraordinary Journey of a Korean War Orphan" by Elizabeth Kim By Brigitte Frase
An immigrant's brutal and disturbing memoir of abuse at the hands of fundamentalist parents and a sadistic husband. (05/17/00)
Comics:
The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
(05/17/00)
Health & Body:
Prozac indignation By Craig Offman
How a little-known Harvard clinician needled sleeping giant Eli Lilly (05/17/00)
At peace with Prozac By Kelly Luker
The drug was my salvation. Does that make me a spiritual sloth? (05/17/00)
Sex-free bliss? By Stephen G. Bloom
Depressed people often have to choose between drug-induced happiness and sexual fulfillment. (05/17/00)
English doctor likes to watch By Jack Boulware
A fertility physician is arrested for monitoring patients' sexual activity. (05/17/00)
Letters:
Letters to the editor
Are SUV drivers overconfident? Plus: Louisiana's governor of hearts; Can a million moms be wrong? (05/17/00)
Media:
How Barron's got its groove back By Diane Seo
The new-economy business magazines haven't flexed as much muscle as an old-school weekly that still knows how to make the Street go round. (05/17/00)
Mothers Who Think:
Knowing what's up down there By Carmen Winant
Life is one long vagina monologue for this precocious teen, the daughter of a sex educator. (05/17/00)
News:
A reader's guide to the Columbine report By Daryl Lindsey
We point you to the highlights in a true-crime chronology of the high school killing spree (05/17/00)
Columbine's unanswered questions By Dave Cullen
The father of one of the students killed at Columbine blasts the sheriff's department's new report on the incident. (05/17/00)
Columbine High School shootings report
Order information for the Jefferson County Sheriff's report on the Columbine High School shootings. (05/17/00)
Politics 2000:
Gunning for the center By Jake Tapper
George W. Bush is trying to modify and moderate his perceived positions on guns. (05/17/00)
Democrats make Hillary legit By Jesse Drucker
New York's party convention officially nominates the first lady for the U.S. Senate while a certain mayor goes unmentioned. (05/17/2000)
Gore's word turns on weed By Alicia Montgomery
Bush takes stock of Social Security attacks, Hillary runs for real and the Greens go after greed. (05/17/2000)
People:
The Million Mom March: What a crock! By Camille Paglia
National policy shouldn't be set by packs of weeping white women led by Rosie O'Donnell. (05/17/00)
Out, out, damned rumor By Amy Reiter
Whitney Houston sets the record straight in Out magazine; Ricky Martin chats with his Little Ricky. (05/17/00)
The 49th Annual Miss Universe Pageant By Cintra Wilson
The wank parade of inflato-chested international hose bags that won't go away. (05/17/00)
Technology:
The unknown hackers By Rachel Chalmers
Open-source pioneers Bill and Lynne Jolitz may be the most famous programmers you've never heard of. (05/17/00)
Napster fans to Metallica: Prove it! By Janelle Brown
30,000 users of the MP3 trading service claim the band misidentified them. (05/17/00)
Travel & Food:
Hey, man, it's Cayman By Burt Wolf
Turtle meat, pirates and 10 sunken ships: The grand island has something for everyone. (05/17/00)
Paris cash machines run dry By J.A. Getzlaff
A strike by armored truck guards means a shortage of francs for the French. (05/17/00)
Tuesday, May 16, 2000
Arts & Entertainment:
G'day, Caesar! By Christine Kenneally
A funny thing happened to Russell Crowe's accent on the way to the Colosseum. (05/16/00)
"The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie" By Charles Taylor
A restored version of Luis Buñuel's Academy Award-winning black satire takes aim at the Spanish director's most cherished old hates. (05/16/00)
"Center Stage" By Stephanie Zacharek
Nicholas Hytner, director of "The Madness of King George," takes a mild-mannered genre picture and turns it into a rare entertainment. (05/16/00)
Sharps & Flats By Seth Mnookin
Downtown jazz pianist Matthew Shipp takes the A train. (05/16/00)
Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, May 16, 2000 (05/16/00)
Books:
Can you make yourself like someone? By Garrison Keillor
I love and care for my adopted child, but I don't always like him. Is this normal? (05/16/00)
"Stern Men" by Elizabeth Gilbert By Jonathan Miles
In a terrific first novel, a restless 18-year-old feminist idles away a summer on an island of irascible Maine lobstermen. (05/16/00)
Comics:
Story Minute By Carol Lay
(05/16/00)
Health & Body:
Hot spot By Virginia Vitzthum
The FDA has just approved Eros, a tiny suction device that increases blood flow to a woman's clitoris. (05/16/00)
Feds drop saccharin from the list of cancer-causing chemicals By David McGuire
But the safety debate continues. (05/16/00)
Raiders of the lost panty By Jack Boulware
A new video game all about the search for lost underwear. (05/16/00)
Letters:
Letters to the editor
Bush's nonchalance toward death penalty is disturbing Plus: Is Microsoft's call for censoring justified? America's "Child Geniuses" are just book-smart. (05/15/00)
Media:
All media, all the time By Sean Elder
Inside.com wants your undivided attention, and $19.95 a month. Plus: Jesus goes local. (05/16/00)
Mothers Who Think:
It'll take more than a million moms By Bruce Shapiro
To have an impact on the next election, gun-control advocates need to take a few reality checks. (05/16/00)
News:
Gulf War crimes? By Daniel Forbes
In his latest exposŽ, the New Yorker's Seymour Hersh reports allegations that the military committed a massacre against Iraqi soldiers and whitewashed it. (05/16/00)
Columbine report released By Dave Cullen
The long-delayed CD-ROM details the events of the massacre but fails to answer the central question: Why? (05/16/00)
Politics 2000:
Bland ambition By Jake Tapper
GOP vice presidential front-runner Tom Ridge ruled Pennsylvania during a time of unprecedented prosperity. His biggest accomplishment? Tom Ridge. (05/15/00)
Rudy skips campaigning By Alicia Montgomery
Instead he goes golfing, dines with a girlfriend and worries New York's GOP. Hillary handles moms mob and Gore's campaign loses grip on women. (05/15/2000)
People:
Lou Reed By Chris Colin
The Velvet Underground founder gave us heroin, the exalted transvestite and euphoric nastiness. Who knew salvation could sound so good? (05/16/00)
The purse of the Barrymores By Amy Reiter
Jaid Barrymore busted for gun possession and illegal postering. (05/16/00)
Technology:
Free Software Project Bibliography
An incomplete listing of FSP research materials. (05/16/00)
BSD Unix: Power to the people, from the code By Andrew Leonard
How Berkeley hackers built the Net's most fabled free operating system on the ashes of the '60s -- and then lost the lead to Linux. (05/16/00)
Will you tell me a story -- please? By Wagner James Au
There are plenty of games at E3, but nothing promises genuine innovation or a compelling narrative. (05/16/00)
Travel & Food:
Eating on the fly By Elliott Neal Hester
Better than anyone, flight attendants know the nightmare that is airline food. (05/16/00)
Wanted: Canada's Loch Ness monster By J.A. Getzlaff
British Columbia's mysterious "Ogopogo" has a price on its slippery head. (05/16/00)
Monday, May 15, 2000
Arts & Entertainment:
Greil Marcus: Real Life Rock Top 10 By Greil Marcus
The "Seinfeld" stamp, "Careless Love," Wire's arty punk revival and more. (05/15/00)
Sharps & Flats By Carrie Havranek
Another solipsistic chick with an airy voice? Leona Naess proves that's not such a bad thing. (05/15/00)
Beware the 800-pound gorilla By Eric Boehlert
With "Millionaire," one of the most successful TV shows ever, ABC threatens to crush its bewildered competition during the crucial May sweeps for advertising dollars. (05/15/00)
Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Monday, May 15, 2000 (05/15/00)
Books:
Anti-heroes By Louis Begley
The author of "Mistler's Exit" celebrates three deplorable protagonists. (05/15/00)
"Tuff" by Paul Beatty By Hal Hinson
A comic novel about a 320-pound brother whose journey out of the 'hood includes sumo wrestling and a bizarre run for political office. (05/15/00)
Comics:
This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
(05/15/00)
Health & Body:
First, do no harm; second, defend yourself By Katherine Uranek, M.D.
She was tiny, she was old, but do I regret hitting her? Hah! (05/15/00)
Table dancing for tickets By Jack Boulware
A teenage boy in Tennessee dresses in his mother's underwear to win a concert contest. (05/15/00)
Letters:
Letters to the editor
Bush's nonchalance toward death penalty is disturbing Plus: Is Microsoft's call for censoring justified? America's "Child Geniuses" are just book-smart. (05/15/00)
Media:
Godless television By Sean Elder
CBS drops Christian Web site ad from "Jesus" miniseries. (05/11/00)
Mothers Who Think:
Abortion at the movies By Audrey Fisch
"Cider House" fails where "High Fidelity" rules. (05/15/00)
News:
March of the racketeers By David Horowitz
The Democrats are suing Tom DeLay for normal political practices and calling it "racketeering." But the real racketeers in Congress are Democrats and their family name is Kennedy. (05/15/00)
The hands that rocked the capital By Alexandra Starr
Nearly a million mothers take their gun control message to Washington while the Second Amendment Sisters stage a feisty sideshow. (05/15/2000)
Put 'em up By Steve Bodow
Interest rates are about to rise, but maybe not high enough. (05/15/00)
Politics 2000:
Bland ambition By Jake Tapper
GOP vice presidential front-runner Tom Ridge ruled Pennsylvania during a time of unprecedented prosperity. His biggest accomplishment? Tom Ridge. (05/15/00)
Rudy skips campaigning By Alicia Montgomery
Instead he goes golfing, dines with a girlfriend and worries New York's GOP. Hillary handles moms mob and Gore's campaign loses grip on women. (05/15/2000)
People:
Queen Amilambada By Amy Reiter
"Dirty Dancing, the franchise." And, yes, fries do come with that shake. (05/15/00)
The return of Miriam Makeba By Adele M. Stan
"Mama Africa" is back in the USA with a new CD, a summer tour and a lot to say. (05/15/00)
Technology:
And justice for all By David Cassel
Metallica's pursuit of Napster inspires protests and parodies across the Web. (05/15/00)
Wireless warrior By Wendy Grossman
Symbian CEO Colly Myers is partial to his electric knife sharpener -- but he's built an operating system that could radically change your phone. (05/15/00)
Travel & Food:
Iran backs its camels with cash By J.A. Getzlaff
The government now offers insurance for the valuable beasts. (05/15/00)
Weekend, May 13-14, 2000
Health & Body:
Urge: Memoir of the Spanish Civil War By Laurie Lee
A moment of passion before she left to become a soldier: An excerpt from "Erogenous Zones: An Anthology of Sex Abroad." (05/13/00)
News:
Ford's SUV shocker By the Salon News Staff
Camille Paglia, David Horowitz, the Sierra Club and the Cato Institute on Bill Ford's corporate mea culpa.(05/13/00)
Hezbollah gets its way By Flore de Preneuf
Why Lebanon isn't euphoric about the impending pullout of Israeli forces. (05/13/00)
Politics 2000:
"Sisters" take on the mothers By Christina Lanzito
Gun-toting advocates aim message at Million Mom marchers. (05/13/00)
Travel:
Do not disturb By Jason Wilson
On a small Nicaraguan island, two strangers and I find paradise. Naked on a pristine beach, I wonder if there's anything wrong with clichŽ. (05/13/00)
Friday, May 12, 2000
Arts & Entertainment:
"Battlefield Earth" By Andrew O'Hehir
L. Ron Hubbard's pulp sci-fi classic comes incomprehensibly to the screen starring Scientologist John Travolta. (05/12/00)
"Hamlet" By Stephanie Zacharek
There's something rotten in Denmark, but not in this darkly glittering update of Shakespeare's great tragedy. (05/12/00)
Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Weekend, May 12-14, 2000 (05/12/00)
Books:
Shanghaied in Tinseltown By Neil Gordon
John Fante was one of America's great writers, encountering equal measures of victory and defeat during a decades-long career. But did Hollywood strangle his talent, or did he do it himself? (05/12/00)
"The Fundamentals of Play" by Caitlin Macy By Dan Cryer
The rich have rules but they won't explain them, according to a smart novel about life after the Ivy League. (05/12/00)
Comics:
Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
(05/11/00)
Health & Body:
Flesh and blood and DNA By Arthur Allen
A geneticist sparks outrage with a project to help African-Americans trace their family roots. (05/12/00)
Foreskin success By Jack Boulware
Despite a flap over penis reconstruction, an Australian conference concludes that doctors can rebuild them. (05/12/00)
Letters:
Letters to the editor
Where have all the sexy movies gone? Plus: Songwriters should share credit; is "three strikes" on its way out? (05/12/00)
Mothers Who Think:
Sentimental hogwash By Douglas Cruickshank
In or out of the mental hospital, my mother always found a moment to write the note that would excuse me from Mother's Day. (05/12/00)
My mother's 10 rules to live by By Elissa Schappell
Take them with a grain of salt, but just one grain or you'll bloat. (05/12/00)
News:
End of the rogue By Matt Labash
The "Pirate Kingfish" savors his final free days before a jury lowers the boom. (05/12/00)
Waiting for November By Bruce Shapiro
The Miami family could lose the legal battle over Eli‡n's asylum, but win the war by keeping him here long enough to get a green card. (05/12/00)
Olympian ticket trouble By Gary Kamiya
If you want to go to the Games, you need lots of money and the ability to juggle basketball, sword fighting and that strangely "modern" pentathlon. (05/12/00)
"I never made myself famous" By Daryl Lindsey
Donato Dalrymple defends his role in the ongoing Eli‡n Gonz‡lez saga. (05/12/00)
Politics 2000:
Rude Rudy returns By Jesse Drucker
Meekness gone, his temper flares as everybody wonders: Will he or won't he? (05/12/00)
Gore gets pounded in polls By Alicia Montgomery
White men flock to Bush while the women's vote splits. Death penalty doubts plague Texas, and undecided voters leave Giuliani behind. (05/12/00)
People:
Just for the thrill of it By Amy Reiter
Halle Berry joins the Whitney "Scot-free" Houston club; James Haven happy for Angelina -- no, really. (05/12/00)
It's good to be the queen By Daniel Kraus
For the belles of North Carolina's Azalea Festival, there's nothing like learning to graciously accept appreciative gawking. (05/12/00)
Miss Militant By Carina Chocano
Girls just wanna have total global domination. (05/12/00)
Technology:
Nag on wheels By Paul LaFarge
For just $6, I turned a rental car into my mother; its global positioning system was flawed and irritating, but ultimately kind of lovable. (05/12/00)
The E3 explosion By Moira Muldoon
Advance announcements for hundreds of games showing this week in L.A. make journalists feel like the giant gaming expo is overloading their senses. (05/12/00)
Travel & Food:
Oslo man drives onto runway By J.A. Getzlaff
A speeding plane misses his car by 10 feet. (05/12/00)
As we waft out into the world By Megan McNamer
Notes from a bar in Thailand: Potential binds us passengers together. Then, at the point of arrival, our camaraderie evaporates. (05/12/00)
Thursday, May 11, 2000
Arts & Entertainment:
"The poor dears!" By Michael Sragow
Director Mike Figgis talks about putting his troupe of actors through the rigors in his four-films-in-one marvel, "Time Code." (05/11/00)
Fox crowns the smartest kid in America By Joyce Millman
"I scored in the top 2 percent of all collegebound high school seniors when I recently took the ACTs." (05/11/2000)
Sharps & Flats By David Cantwell
Teen trio Hanson grows up on "This Time Around." But will they still have an audience willing to listen? (05/11/00)
Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, May 11, 2000 (05/11/00)
Books:
Shop-happy By Joan Smith
Do Americans shop too much? Maybe, but social critics fail to grasp the delights of stuff and the true causes of our nagging malaise. (05/11/00)
"American Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. Daley -- His Battle for Chicago and the Nation" by Adam Cohen and Elizabeth Taylor By Andrew O'Hehir
A big biography tells the full story of the legendary politician, with a sharp focus on his battle to keep the Windy City segregated. (05/11/00)
Comics:
Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
(05/11/00)
Health & Body:
The shape of dreams By Andreas Killen
Freud called them the royal road to the unconscious. A hundred years later, the debate over what they mean goes on. (05/11/00)
Condoms for sale By Jack Boulware
Chinese parents and teachers are not sure they want rubbers sold at colleges. (05/11/00)
Letters:
Letters to the editor
"Metallica did the ultimate in uncool acts." Plus: Do Buchanan petitioners' ends justify their means? And: Life after an ileostomy. (05/11/00)
Media:
Godless television By Sean Elder
CBS drops Christian Web site ad from "Jesus" miniseries. (05/11/00)
Mothers Who Think:
Perfect for this world By Avital Gad Cykman
Scarlett O'Hara taught my mother to make a velvet dress out of the living room curtains. And my mother, before she died, taught me that I must win at all costs. (05/11/00)
Supplicant By Kathryn Harrison
My mother gave me up before either of us knew the value of a mother. After her death, I no longer confuse longing with love. (05/11/00)
News:
Civil war in Miami? By John Lantigua
The battle over Eli‡n has led non-Cubans to threaten secession, and to back a recall drive against the mayor. (05/11/00)
What Eli‡n learned in Georgetown By Daryl Lindsey
Unlike Cuban homes, American houses have swimming pools in the basement. (05/11/00)
Politics 2000:
Rudy Giuliani to separate from his wife By Jesse Drucker
Battered by cancer and the breakup of his marriage, the tough New York
mayor shows his vulnerable side -- but his wife strikes back. (05/11/00)
The hanging governor By Alan Berlow
Did execution-happy George W. Bush sign off on the lethal injection of an innocent man? (05/11/00)
People:
Stripper mauled By Amy Reiter
Paula Jones "that kind of girl" after all; but Mike Tyson, "upset" by stripper's advances, not that kind of boy. (05/11/00)
Julie Strain: Ultravixen! By Stephen Lemons
At "6-foot-1 and worth the climb," the star of Playboy TV's "Sex Court" is Hollywood's queen of the B's. (05/11/00)
Technology:
Micro-remedies By Salon Technology staff
In lieu of a breakup, Microsoft proposes some minor behavior modifications to cure it of its monopolizing ways. (05/11/00)
Embrace, extend, censor By Andrew Leonard
Microsoft asks Slashdot to remove posts revealing copyrighted information. (05/11/00)
Travel & Food:
Pay to cross By Donald D. Groff
Expert advice on getting to Prince Edward Island, checking out the Santa Fe Trail and boning up on the Baltics. (05/11/00)
India opens first superhighway By J.A. Getzlaff
The six-lane freeway runs from Bombay to Pune. (05/11/00)
Wednesday, May 10, 2000
Arts & Entertainment:
The book on film By Sarah Vowell
Director Martin Scorsese presents a new series of books about film, starring James Agee, Vachel Lindsay, David Selznick and "2001." (05/10/00)
The reeducation of Lauryn Hill By Rodd McLeod
The hip-hop songstress says she wrote and produced her multiplatinum album. A lawsuit contends that's not the whole truth. Behind the case is a bigger question: What is a pop song, anyway? (05/10/00)
Sharps & Flats By Lisa Gidley
Like a long drive through the American Southwest, Calexico's "Hot Rail" evokes a landscape of sun-cracked desert basins and lusty border towns. (05/10/00)
Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, May 10, 2000 (05/10/00)
Books:
"Hair: Public, Political, Extremely Personal" by Diane Simon By Maggie Jones
Part how-to manual, part cultural history -- what hair means and what the hell to do about yours. (05/10/00)
Comics:
The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
(05/10/00)
Health & Body:
The tantric moviegoer By Ray Sawhill
New media has hurt sex on film, but there are ways to watch movies in an erotic frame of mind. Second of two parts. (05/10/00)
Greasers By Jack Boulware
Turkish oil wrestlers feel threatened by gay men. (05/10/00)
Letters:
Letters to the editor
Should adoption records be open to adult adoptees? Plus: Oral sex self-portraits aren't art; "U-571" director has no right to question the authenticity of "Das Boot." (05/10/00)
Mothers Who Think:
My mother the nun By Theresa Rusho
It's true she was a bride of Christ -- just don't ask for details of the marriage. (05/10/00)
My four favorite photos of my mother By Amy Bloom
Her true selves are revealed, as real as uncut gems. (05/10/00)
News:
Mourning the loss of Cardinal O'Connor By Stanley Crouch
America's most powerful Catholic was a tough guy, and he was wise to the ways of politics and human beings. (05/10/00)
A little boy's night on the town By Daryl Lindsey
A Georgetown society dinner for the Cuban refugee raises eyebrows -- and thickly mascaraed lashes. (05/10/2000)
The White (House) conference on teens By Arianna Huffington
Columbine made teenage problems national news -- but kids need community action, not anemic P.R. (05/10/00)
Politics 2000:
Last stop on John McCain's non-victory tour By Marty Levine
At last, the senator ties the knot with George W. Bush, but has to be reminded to say the word "endorsement." (05/10/00)
Rudy cuts cancer funds By Alicia Montgomery
Grumbling follows McCain's halfhearted endorsement of Bush. Gore burns Republicans on Confederate flag and gets torched in new poll. (05/10/00)
People:
Skywalk this way By Amy Reiter
Anakin cast! 19-year-old Canadian Hayden Christensen snags Jedi role; and what's that pacifier doing in Elizabeth Hurley's mouth? Plus: Not a good week for stalkers. (05/10/00)
Petty striving By Sarah Wildman
It's not easy being a struggling artist when your dad toured with Bob Dylan. (05/10/00)
Technology:
Cybersex 101 By Katharine Mieszkowski
Can't find porn online? Maybe you need a real adult education -- one that brings hardcore scenes and sex chat tips into the classroom. (05/10/00)
Ask.com goes bananas By Janelle Brown
Dot-com ads now blanket not just the bulging Net business magazines, billboards and TV -- but our very own fruit bowls. (05/10/00)
Travel & Food:
Fire and ice By Burt Wolf
Scorched by volcanic eruptions and scored by passing glaciers, Edinburgh offers fertile ground for literary minds of all kinds. (05/10/00)
Trent Lott, wandering hero By Chris Colin
A new report names the Senate majority leader the worst of the corporate sluts. But our slut may be the greatest living American. (05/10/00)
Oaxaca grills world's largest tortilla By J.A. Getzlaff
The Mexican bread spans 14-plus feet in honor of the city's 468th birthday. (05/10/00)
Tuesday, May 09, 2000
Arts & Entertainment:
Metallica, how could you? By Brian Lew
Metallica became a sensation as fans traded its tapes for free. Now they're suing Napster for doing the same thing. (05/09/00)
Olympian heroes By Jeff Stark and Stephanie Zacharek
Jeff Stark and Stephanie Zacharek discuss the new album from Sleater-Kinney, the band that wants to take over the freaking world. (05/09/00)
Sharps & Flats By Joe Heim
Belle and Sebastian spinoff Looper's billowy songs float on groovy rhythms, electronic beats and laid-back vibes. (05/09/00)
Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for
Tuesday, May 9, 2000 (05/09/00)
Books:
Out of the past By Garrison Keillor
Now that I'm in a committed relationship, my ex-boyfriends are coming out of the woodwork. Do I have to turn them away? (05/09/00)
"Shopping" by Gavin Kramer By Matthew DeBord
A doomed East-West romance set in a Tokyo of brand-name whores and green-tea-flavored condoms. (05/09/00)
Comics:
Story Minute By Carol Lay
(05/09/00)
Health & Body:
Movies in heat By Ray Sawhill
Films used to erotically seduce us; now they tend to sedate instead. Part 1 of two parts. (05/09/00)
Sex educator says most people masturbate By Jack Boulware
It can cut down on the number of sex partners and danger of disease. (05/09/00)
Letters:
Letters to the editor
Are women's magazines dead? Plus: Don't break out the Geritol for NBA players; Cardinal O'Connor was not a hero to all. (05/09/00)
Mothers Who Think:
A tale of two mothers By Denise Ryan
My mother was a chain-smoking, champagne-swilling, braless art mom. My best friend's mother was June Cleaver. They both suffered -- and made difficult choices. (05/09/00)
Summer of the monkey-boys By Colin Harrison
A hot summer day, a carload of teenage boys and a dangerous driving mistake reveal a mom's capacity to pardon boyhood transgressions. (05/09/00)
News:
Clash of the featherweights By Joe Conason
George W. Bush and Al Gore both support contradictory policies on China and Cuba. Neither can explain why. (05/09/00)
"A concentration camp on American soil" By Daryl Lindsey
Sen. Bob Smith offers a new description for the Cuban boy's Wye Plantation digs. (05/09/00)
Rolling back three strikes By Gary Delsohn and Sam Stanton
In California, even some tough-on-crime politicians are beginning to fight a law that sends people to jail for life for petty theft. (05/09/00)
Politics 2000:
Coeds for Pat Buchanan! By Karen Olsson
A youth movement gets him on the Texas ballot without ever having to say his name. (05/09/00)
Alan Keyes teams up with Lenora Fulani By Alicia Montgomery
The press yawns as the political odd couple of the year performs together before a half-packed house. (05/09/2000)
People:
Joel-Peter Witkin By Cintra Wilson
Is his darkly imaginative photography an intellectually camouflaged freak show or high art? (05/09/00)
More knotty behavior By Amy Reiter
True lover's knot, Billy Bob and Angelina tie it; Windsor knot, Fergie and Andrew eye it; and definitely not, Kathie Lee's rodent debacle leaves her fit to be tied, not Pied. (05/09/00)
Technology:
"The Leap" By Janelle Brown
Tom Ashbrook's tale of self-doubt, poverty, marital discord and a $25 million jackpot is just the thing to inspire would-be entrepreneurs to take the start-up plunge. (05/09/00)
RIAA 1, Napster 0 By Eric Boehlert
Napster lost its first round in court. But with both sides of the lawsuit depending on the murky Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the war is far from over. (05/09/00)
Failing is fun! By Andy Dehnart
Did your start-up go bankrupt? Are you out of a job? A new Web site will help you network with other dot-com failures. (05/09/00)
Travel & Food:
Dancing at the blood festival By Rolf Potts
Armed only with curiosity and a stained pair of pants, our correspondent
tries to make sense of the Islamic Feast of the Sacrifice in Aqaba, Jordan. (05/09/00)
Japanese court throws book at foot cult By J.A. Getzlaff
The cult tells followers they'll die if their feet aren't inspected. (05/09/00)
Monday, May 08, 2000
Arts & Entertainment:
The gay, the bad and the hottie By Joyce Millman
Season-ending thoughts on "Will & Grace," "The Sopranos" and "Buffy's" sexy geezer. (05/08/00)
Sharps & Flats By Carlene Bauer
Futures past to past futures, Broadcast fuse the cool sounds of '60s films to singer Trish Keenan's chilly fables. (05/08/00)
Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Monday, May 8, 2000. (05/08/00)
Books:
Data dazed By A.M. Homes
The author of "Music for Torching" recommends five books for the information-addled. (05/08/00)
"Day of the Bees" by Thomas Sanchez By Rachel King
A Picasso-like painter and his muse and model play out a tale of love and lust in occupied France. (05/08/00)
Comics:
This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
(05/08/00)
Health & Body:
Ghost organ By Jennifer Gilmore
My ileostomy scar has heeled, but I still feel like my insides are on display. (05/08/00)
Nefertiti TV By Jack Boulware
New Egyptian network to deal with sex and birth control. (05/08/00)
Letters:
Letters to the editor
Are the cyberrich selfish? Plus: Should women's equality extend to the death penalty? Don't blame Republicans for cops' zealous raids. (05/08/00)
Media:
Women's magazines are dead By Ann Marlowe
The death of Mirabella is a leading indicator of a new reality: Gender roles just aren't as important in daily life anymore. (05/05/00)
Mothers Who Think:
An introduction By Jennifer Foote Sweeney
We devote a week to Mother's Day and the messages that don't fit on the cards. (05/08/00)
My mother wears army boots By Lisa Zeidner
She kicked butt for me and I want to thank her. (05/08/00)
Stalked by my birth mother By Beth Broeker
I didn't want to be her baby, not now, maybe never. (05/08/00)
News:
Congo needs help, not Western posturing By David Rieff
A feud between Richard Holbrooke and Madeleine Albright shadows what will likely be useless U.N. aid to war-torn Central Africa. (05/08/00)
Politics 2000:
Night in pink satin By Jake Tapper
Gore's strategy to conquer America may sound like sugar and spice, but it's no act -- and he's not playing nice. (05/08/00)
Rudy's wife miffs mourners By Alicia Montgomery
Hanover holds press conference outside John Cardinal O'Connor's wake. Cuban-Americans back Giuliani, Clintons return to Arkansas and Bush fires back on the NRA. (05/08/2000)
People:
Backgammon bonanza By Jeremy Weintraub
In New York's gambling clubs, the five-day week is just another grind. (05/08/00)
Pony up for OTB By Steve Kurutz
Who needs horses when you've got a row of TVs in an airless storefront at the off-track betting parlor? (05/08/00)
Technology:
Come on, Eileen By Damien Cave
Napster CEO Eileen Richardson is walking on sunshine. But with lawsuits piling up, is she really dancing on a grave? (05/08/00)
Travel & Food:
Actor playing Judas accidentally hangs himself By J.A. Getzlaff
Italian man dies onstage during an Easter reenactment. (05/08/00)
Weekend, May 06-07, 2000
Health & Body:
"Digital Diaries" By David Bowman
Natacha Merritt's photographs of herself giving head are a high-tech display of sexual narcissism. (05/06/00)
News:
America's Cold War casualties By Robert Alvarez
A former Energy Department official dissects President Clinton's new plan to
help the sick workers who built the country's nuclear arsenal. (05/06/00)
"I want to see my mommy" By Daryl Lindsey
Sometimes it's easy to forget what a wretched place Castro's Cuba is. Armando
Valladaras reminds us. (05/06/00)
Politics 2000:
Air raid on Washington By Rick Anderson
Boeing propositions Congress over China trade vote, and leaves nothing to
the imagination. (05/06/00)
People:
My perversion By Carlos Amantea
The love that dare not cluck its
name; a few words about dirty
words in Mexico; and the prize that
is Consuela. (05/06/00)
Technology:
Squash that bug! By Janelle Brown and Katharine Mieszkowski
The media catches the "love bug," and starts replicating stories like a virus gone
mad. (05/06/00)
21st Challenge No. 33 Results By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau
"Warning: Exiting womb" and other real-life dialog box alerts. (05/06/00)
Travel:
Close Quarters By Eric Lawlor
In the compartment of a train leaving Cape Town, South Africa, I discover
something about race, witchcraft and toaster ovens. (05/06/00)
Friday, May 05, 2000
Arts & Entertainment:
Toga parties By Michael Sragow
Rather stay home and get decadent watching videos than go see Ridley Scott's "Gladiator"? Here are five classical suggestions. (05/05/00)
"Gladiator" By Andrew O'Hehir
We who are about to be bored salute you! Russell Crowe stars in Ridley Scott's Roman bloodfest. (05/05/00)
"Up at the Villa" By Michael Sragow
The new film from the folks who gave us "Angels and Insects" is strictly "Minor Piece Theatre." (05/05/00)
Sharps and Flats By Joey Sweeney
In an era when everyone is cool, "sadcore" musicians rewrite the pathetic story of tortured soul John Denver. (05/05/00)
Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Weekend, May 5-7, 2000 (05/05/00)
Books:
The best American whats of the century? By Jacqueline Carey
A new best-of omnibus has some terrific stories. But are they mysteries? (05/05/00)
"Buddha's Little Finger" by Victor Pelevin By Craig Offman
In a novel by turns shabby, sexy and visionary, the Russian virtuoso captures post-perestroika Moscow in all its weirdness. (05/05/00)
Comics:
Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
(05/04/00)
Health & Body:
Deep, active penetration By Mary Roach
How researchers at one toothbrush maker figure out ways to make dental hygiene a pleasurable experience. (05/05/00)
Brits love tits By Jack Boulware
Plastic surgery procedures have increased 50 percent in the past five years. (05/05/00)
Letters:
Letters to the editor
Is Arianna Huffington naive about poverty? Plus: Don't arrest Whitney Houston, legalize marijuana! Esperanto is not a "fake" language. (05/05/00)
Media:
Women's magazines are dead By Ann Marlowe
The death of Mirabella is a leading indicator of a new reality: Gender roles just aren't as important in daily life anymore. (05/05/00)
Mothers Who Think:
Remembering Cardinal O'Connor By Ari L. Goldman
He stopped taking my calls after I slammed him in the press, but he still had time to be kind to my mother, an Orthodox Jew. (05/05/00)
News:
Geezer hoops By Allen Barra
NBA basketball is suddenly an old, cold victim of its own marketing strategy. Plus: What was baseball's Elián protest really about? (05/05/00)
Stalking the wild Frankensalmon By Bruce Shapiro
Foes of genetically altered foods say the Clinton administration's new regulations don't go far enough. (05/05/00)
"Miami is a banana republic" By Daryl Lindsey
The stench of rotten fruit lingers heavily over City Hall. (05/05/00)
Politics 2000:
Life goes on By Jesse Drucker
Did Rudy Giuliani say he had cancer last week? You couldn't tell by his campaign schedule -- or his opponents' actions. (05/05/00)
Bush on beer: "I liked the way it tasted" By Kerry Lauerman
Gore pulls a Bradley on Bush, whose words continue to escape him. (05/05/2000)
People:
Department of hell on wheels By David Goodman
A DMV nightmare: The other, evil David Goodman was on the loose. (05/05/00)
Amy Sedaris digs wigs and baking By Rex Doane
The star of "Strangers With Candy" likes "small woodland creatures" and wants to play Angie
Dickinson as "Police Woman." (05/05/00)
Technology:
The lord of game developers By Wagner James Au
Peter Molyneux originated the "god game"; his newest production might be his greatest act of creation yet. (05/05/00)
Love bites By Scott Rosenberg
The most insidious thing about the latest e-mail virus is how it preys on users' hunger for affection. (05/05/00)
Nude models press the flesh By Ron Hogan
At WebModel 2000, a convention for online strippers, you too can meet the booth bunny of your dreams. (05/05/00)
Travel & Food:
Photographer gets spooked by his own subjects By J.A. Getzlaff
Lost in a Florida swamp, he climbs a tree to avoid alligators. (05/05/00)
Cafes ... with legs By Felipe Ossa
In conservative Santiago, Chile, an uncharacteristically leggy trend has slipped into the puritanical mix. (05/05/00)
Thursday, May 04, 2000
Arts & Entertainment:
Mission from Mostow By Michael Sragow
The director of the cult thriller "Breakdown," Jonathan Mostow, talks about making a mainstream splash with "U-571." (05/04/00)
Sharps & Flats By Charles Taylor
As a band, Sarge never knew how good they were. Fortunately, their post-break album "distant" makes a decent epitaph. (05/04/00)
Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, May 4, 2000 (05/04/00)
Books:
Battle without blood By Max Garrone
Michael Ignatieff talks about the poison of nationalism, the politics of fear and the strange future of war. (05/04/00)
Misha Glenny's "The Balkans" and Michael Ignatieff's "Virtual War" By Max Garrone
Behind the bombings in Kosovo, two journalists find Western self-interest and self-deception about the physical sacrifice war requires. (05/04/00)
Comics:
Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
(05/04/00)
Health & Body:
Eating germs By Susan McCarthy
Our semi-sterile lives may be too much of a good thing. Now scientists are inventing "dirty" therapies to remedy our dangerous cleanliness. This is the second of two parts. (05/04/00)
Porn snafu By Jack Boulware
Larry Flynt accidentally sends smut to skateboarding fans. (05/04/00)
Letters:
Letters to the editor
Should TV be left to liberals? Plus: Is "snacking" less fun for the "snackee"? Holocaust survivor says he owes his life to "sheer luck." (05/04/00)
Media:
The media minuet By Sean Elder
Spring is here. And so is the meeting of media moguls, mavens -- and the National Magazine Awards. (05/04/00)
Mothers Who Think:
Sexism and the death chamber By Cathy Young
Chivalry lives when a woman must die. (05/04/00)
News:
The last supper By Myra MacPherson
Recounting the negotiators' shocking final hours before the Elián González raid. (05/04/00)
"I don't think we need a big show" By Daryl Lindsey
The Senate GOP's No. 2 backs away from prickly hearings on Janet Reno. (05/04/00)
Politics 2000:
Rudy's "very good friend" By Jesse Drucker
Cancer or not, the mayor gets grilled about a frequent dining partner. (05/04/00)
Rudy's private life under scrutiny By Alicia Montgomery
Hillary keeps her ads kind and cuddly, but blasts hubby's Puerto Rico plan. The NRA shoots off its mouth about Bush. (05/04/2000)
People:
Dampened spirits By Amy Reiter
Sharon Stone's got a bone to pick with Cindy Crawford's baby; Bjšrk storms off Lars Von Trier's set. (05/04/00)
Dennis Cooper By Daniel Reitz
With his excoriating, hallucinatory, viciously funny vision, he's the most important transgressive literary artist since William S. Burroughs -- but even Burroughs didn't get death threats. (05/04/00)
Technology:
Time warp By Brad Wieners
In "Cyberselfish," Paulina Borsook denounces high-tech culture as pitiless, egotistical and libertarian. She was right in 1996. (05/04/00)
Of greed, technolibertarianism and geek omnipotence By Thomas Scoville
Paulina Borsook talks with Thomas Scoville about her new book, "Cyberselfish." (05/04/00)
Love bites By Scott Rosenberg
The most insidious thing about the latest e-mail virus is how it preys on users' hunger for affection. (05/04/00)
Travel & Food:
Land ho! By Donald D. Groff
Our expert weighs in: Ships from over 60 nations tour the Eastern Seaboard; lighthouses offer beds to travelers; plus he's got the goods on Mount Rushmore. (05/04/00)
Way to go By Rahsaan Maxwell
My Japanese cooking teacher drills "the way" into my head. But on the night of a "chef battle," I surrender it to some pathetic pickles. (05/04/00)
Italian protesters vote in undies By J.A. Getzlaff
Upset about noise pollution at the nearby airport, voters in Agrate Conturbia make a scene in their skivvies. (05/04/00)
Wednesday, May 03, 2000
Arts & Entertainment:
Curse of the "Incubus" By Cara Jepsen
In the obscure '60s art-horror film, William Shatner is terrorized by murderous sea creatures. What happened off-screen was worse. (05/03/00)
Sharps & Flats By Michael Ullman
Three kings -- Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderly -- rip through six CDs of the most ravishing jazz ever played. (05/03/00)
Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, May 3, 2000 (05/03/00)
Books:
Not big in Japan By Jennifer Hanawald
Arthur Golden's American bestseller, "Memoirs of a Geisha," gets a thumbs down from the country where it's set. (05/03/00)
"Hunts in Dreams" by Tom Drury By Craig Seligman
A gorgeous, inexplicably sad and funny novel about screwups trying to do better. (05/03/00)
Comics:
The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
(05/03/00)
Health & Body:
Talking dirty By Susan McCarthy
Bring on the germs. Too much cleanliness may be
making some people sick. First of two parts. (05/03/00)
Suckling monkeys By Jack Boulware
The women of a tribe in the Amazon jungle breast-feed small primates and other animals. (05/03/00)
Letters:
Letters to the editor
Are bad reviews part of the anti-Horowitz conspiracy? Plus: Woe is Microsoft; bodybuilders are a stereotype of masculinity. (05/03/00)
Mothers Who Think:
My spawn arrives! By Hank Pellissier
In the third installment of his lesbian sperm donor saga, Hank Pellissier describes the arrivals of his two babies -- born 21 days apart. (05/03/00)
News:
Eli‡n and Elio By Arianna Huffington
When will Gloria Estefan and Diane Sawyer stand on their heads for the thousands of children who live with poverty and neglect -- here in the U.S.? (05/03/00)
Our Nazi allies By Ken Silverstein
A German amateur investigator finds information on the U.S. government's friendly dealings with war criminals. Meanwhile, the FBI and CIA guard their records. (05/03/00)
Bidding for the boat By Daryl Lindsey
EBay has a mess on its hands after a rogue auctioneer tries to sell Eli‡n's "genuine" raft. (05/03/00)
Politics 2000:
Betting on Hillary By Suzi Parker
A Web site lets you actually invest in -- and profit off -- the candidates of your choice. (05/03/00)
Is Gore gouging taxpayers? By Alicia Montgomery
Vice president uses White House staffers in campaign and tries to rob Republicans of crime issue. Bush boosts budget with new numbers, and veep hopefuls creep forward. (05/03/2000)
People:
Perils of fame By Amy Reiter
Mariah Carey's family denies sister Alison's tell-all book about Mariah and spills all about Alison. Plus: Real-life Ed Masry slapped with a lawsuit; Hilary Swank won't bare all for Playboy; and Harry Potter keeps it in the family. (05/03/00)
The Whitney Houston rules By Carina Chocano
The hypocrisy of America's marijuana laws is highlighted by the glamorous singer's non-arrest after she's found with a half-ounce of pot in an airport. (05/03/00)
Technology:
Fumble.com By Katharine Mieszkowski
Internet companies threw millions into the air at the Super Bowl. They're still pretending they scored a touchdown. (05/03/00)
Silicon Valley's pinup boys By Katharine Mieszkowski
Venture capitalists and start-up founders slip into something comfortable for GQ. (05/03/00)
Travel & Food:
Belgian delights By Burt Wolf
Brussels is great, but Antwerp has its own giant-killing hero. (05/03/00)
Ryans fly free By J.A. Getzlaff
Virgin Express and Ryanair are giving free flights to people named Ryan. (05/03/00)
Tuesday, May 02, 2000
Arts & Entertainment:
Of babyfaces and heels By Andrew O'Hehir
From crimson masks to electrifying sports entertainers, two bestselling wrestling books chronicle the blood, sweat and touching humanism of America's most popular redneck soap opera. (05/02/00)
Sharps & Flats By Seth Mnookin
The brothers Ween might be living in the shadow of Frank Zappa, but they still sound like they're shocked by their own shtick. (05/02/00)
Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, May 2, 2000 (05/02/00)
Books:
Just friends By Garrison Keillor
After the romance fizzled, we became closer than ever, but I miss the sex and he doesn't seem to. Is there any hope for generating sparks betweeen us? (05/02/00)
"The Guilt of Nations" by Elazar Barkan By Jonathan Groner
Are reparations the best way to address slavery, genocide and other past evils? (05/02/00)
Comics:
Story Minute By Carol Lay
(05/02/00)
Health & Body:
Snacking By Dylan Edwards
If only women would trust men's genuine desire to give oral sex, instead of presuming it's all about intercourse. (05/02/00)
A royal trap By Jack Boulware
The former Miss Topless Belgium and others are sentenced for setting up Princess Stephanie's hubby with a tryst that ended their marriage. (05/02/00)
Letters:
Letters to the editor
Readers reflect on the legacy of Vietnam Plus: Can Ritalin be lethal? Darva Conger should keep her clothes on. (05/02/00)
Media:
Which grinch stole Aladdin? By Sean Elder
Synergies collide as Time Warner pulls Disney's ABC from its cable system. (05/02/00)
Benetton says ciao to Toscani By Craig Offman
The Italian fashion company outgrows its longtime creative genius. (05/02/00)
Mothers Who Think:
Hash browns By Gayle Brandeis
Plain or absurd, they are always a hot item. (05/02/00)
Contemplating hash browns By Gayle Brandeis
A primordial nest of shredded spuds from which fond memories -- and life itself! -- have sprung. (05/02/00)
News:
Silencing Joseph Stiglitz By David Moberg
The World Bank cuts its ties to the economist who became an unlikely hero to world trade protesters. (05/02/00)
When cops become combat troops By Bonnie Bucqueroux
The controversial use of force to seize Elián González is just business as usual in the war on drugs. (05/02/00)
Politics 2000:
A play date with Congress? By Daryl Lindsey
"Bill Gates is not Eli‡n Gonz‡lez," says Robert Bork. (05/02/00)
Giuliani's wife quits "Vagina" By Alicia Montgomery
New York polls stagnate as Hillary picks a new fight. Gore's base shakes and Bush's backyard grumbles. Union ponders Nader nod. (05/02/2000)
People:
R. Crumb By Steve Burgess
Is the bull-goose legend of underground comix the Brueghel of our time or the purveyor of an arrested juvenile vision? (05/02/00)
'N Tact By Amy Reiter
Baby one more time: Teen pop stars don't put out. Plus! Playboy courts Swank; Jackson disses Singleton; Hewitt trashes Di. Oh my. (05/02/00)
Technology:
It's a bubble, all right! By Thomas Scoville
In "Irrational Exuberance," Robert Shiller credits investors' folly with keeping the bull market on its feet. (05/02/00)
Sayings of Chairman Bill By Scott Rosenberg
Gates' Microsoft defense is full of holes, but so is the government's breakup plan. (05/02/00)
Travel & Food:
Snoring in Paradise By Elliott Neal Hester
Murderous thoughts are generally discouraged at Club Med. Leave it to the Canadians to send you to the brink. (05/02/00)
L.A. to serve toilet water By J.A. Getzlaff
Endorsed by environmentalists, the proposed solution to Southern California's chronic water shortage has some residents feeling queasy. (05/02/00)
Monday, May 01, 2000
Arts & Entertainment:
Real Life Rock Top Ten By Greil Marcus
Why Patrick Bateman killed, the meeting of Sleater-Kinney and more. (05/01/00)
Sharps & Flats By David Cantwell
Endorsed by Steve Earle, compared to Springsteen, Marah map out the streets of South Philly with an out-of-breath rock 'n' roll rush. (05/01/00)
Blue Glow By Joyce Millman
Salon's TV picks for Monday, May 1, 2000 (05/01/00)
Books:
Best of Bond By Emily Jenkins
Ian Fleming's 007 is often most memorable when he's most offensive. (05/01/00)
Bondage and rumination By Maria Russo
James Bond expert James Chapman talks about the enduring allure of Agent 007 and the sexual ambiguity of Ian Fleming's creation. (05/01/00)
The sensitive Bond By Emily Jenkins
Even as a preteen girl, I knew that Ian Fleming's James Bond was a vulnerable guy -- and his creator, an equal-opportunity voyeur. (05/01/00)
"The Binding Chair" by Kathryn Harrison By Laura Morgan Green
Is the author's latest abused-woman fantasy -- this one set in China and France in the early decades of the 20th century -- revelatory or pornographic? (05/01/00)
Comics:
This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
(05/01/00)
Health & Body:
Listening to DNA By Arthur Allen
The genome project is getting the buzz. But the real breakthroughs may come from labs out of the limelight, like Gene Logic. (05/01/00)
Spain's happy hour for sex By Jack Boulware
Local beaches to test a lights-out period every night. (05/01/00)
Letters:
Letters to the editor
Spouses who switch teams Plus: Is the media ignoring racism in Zimbabwe? James Woods' puppy love. (05/01/00)
Media:
Mirabella folds By Sean Elder
After months on life support, the "smart" women's magazine closes its pages. (04/28/00)
Mothers Who Think:
The number that will outlive my grandfather By Alexandra J. Wall
During World War II, this number was meant to track whether or not he was still alive. Now, he wants it to follow him to his grave. (05/01/00)
News:
Where cowards have no names By David Horowitz
On Amazon.com, reader reviewers can share their thoughts about books like mine, but don't expect the hardcore leftists to identify themselves. (05/01/00)
Land war in Zimbabwe By Vivienne Walt
Angry and impoverished blacks say they're taking back the farms whites stole in the first place. But are they fighting the wrong enemy? (05/01/00)
Politics 2000:
Gore beats Bush to McCain By Alicia Montgomery
Bush should still get McCain's nod despite doubts. Gore scorns rival's record and Republicans wring their hands over Rudy. (05/01/2000)
"The West Wing" could only be left wing By Jonathan V. Last
Why liberals can make good drama and conservatives wind up with "Red Dawn." (05/01/2000)
People:
Letting it all leak out By Amy Reiter
Betsey Johnson's left breast disappears under veil of secrecy, NP leaks the story. Plus: Real-life Erin Brockovich extorted by scumbag exes; and Amy Irving ponders significance of oyster predilection (05/01/00)
Mr. Misery, he's not By Jessica Hundley
Elliott Smith talks about sincerity, happiness and the pitfalls of trying to be a perpetual winner. (05/01/00)
Technology:
On the record By Janelle Brown
RIAA chief Hilary Rosen defends the music industry's recent litigation against Napster and MP3.com. (05/01/00)
Travel & Food:
Save your soul! By J.A. Getzlaff
For just a few bucks, an Italian housewife will do your praying for you. (05/01/00)
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