February 2002

Sex and the single neurotic By Carina Chocano
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is messed up and real in the innovative "Watching Ellie," but the heroine in "Leap of Faith" is a formulaic Empowered TV Woman with fake problems. (02/28/2002)

Stuck in a moment By Eric Boehlert
U2 jilts Alicia Keys, winning four Grammys during a program that neither God nor Jimmy Iovine should have let go on so long. (02/28/2002)

Literary Daybook, Feb. 28  
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/28/2002)

The mobsters and terrorists next door By Suzy Hansen
The founder of the federal witness protection program talks about hiding killers in the suburbs and why even al-Qaida members can become law-abiding citizens. (02/28/2002)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Billy Dare, boy adventurer, and the axis of evil. (02/28/2002)

Lynda Barry
Non-fictional (02/28/2002)

Public schools and private lives
Readers respond to stories about class size and a gay relationship between a Palestinian and an Israeli. (02/28/2002)

"West Wing" creator apologizes to Brokaw By Amy Reiter
Aaron Sorkin makes up with NBC news anchor; Grammy host Jon Stewart: I'm not interested in music. Plus: Jay Leno in deep doo-doo over dog-eating joke. (02/28/2002)

If looks could kill By David Thomson
The glance Sherron Watkins gives her ex-boss tells us all we need to know about Enron's sexual politics. (02/28/2002)

The man who bought the world By Andrew Leonard
Liberals love George Soros because he supports good causes. But his life also shows that if you make enough money, you don't have to obey anybody's rules. (02/28/2002)

"Maryam" By Andrew O'Hehir
In a delightful debut film, a New Jersey teen confronts boys, roller disco and the Iranian Revolution. (02/27/2002)

Which way to happiness? By Cary Tennis
I'm engaged to be married, but the sex with my "secret girl" is hot hot hot! She's got two kids by different dads and no job, but she's hot! So, do I ditch the fiancée or what? (02/27/2002)

The outsider By Dorman Shindler
Dan Simmons, whose novels range from science fiction to thrillers, talks about the feebleness of today's "serious" fiction and what we can all learn from Tom Wolfe. (02/27/2002)

Literary Daybook, Feb. 27  
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/27/2002)

Bestsellers
This week's bestselling books courtesy of Powells.com (02/27/2002)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
One day at Ye Olde New Orleans Bakery ... (02/27/2002)

Are we there yet? By Kate Convissor
The end of the road -- and our nomadic life -- looms. (02/27/2002)

Censorship and the massive Mormon marketing scheme By Allen Barra
The gutless Denver Post criticized columnist Woody Paige and deleted his story after he bashed Mormons and Utah. But hating everybody is his shtick! (02/27/2002)

The joker By Jim Sleeper
Al Sharpton's race-card politics have produced nothing but divisive melodrama for New Yorkers. Now he wants to run for president. (02/27/2002)

John Ashcroft's holy war By Robert Scheer
Once again, the attorney general's deeply held religious beliefs interfere with his job as defender of the Constitution. (02/27/2002)

Cheney vs. America By Arianna Huffington
The White House says the secrecy of its shady, backroom dealings is a matter of "principle." (02/27/2002)

Hitler's clairvoyant By Stephen Lemons
A new biography tells the bizarre tale of the Jewish psychic who met with the future Führer for private sessions and predicted his rise. (02/27/2002)

Crowe gets his knickers in a twist By Amy Reiter
Actor blows his top when awards speech is edited; Sting says he shagged Russell instead of a sheep; Jacqueline Bissett on "Goodthighs." Plus: Tommy Lee on pool tragedy -- "I wasn't responsible." (02/27/2002)

Bushed! By Anthony York
With the announcement that taxpayers, not business, will have to pay for Superfund cleanups, the president continues his assault on the environment. (02/27/2002)

Skilling's return engagement By Jake Tapper
Hauled before the Senate, Congress' favorite Enron whipping boy rails against his persecutors, and defends Ken Lay. (02/27/2002)

Beating Raoul By Augusten Burroughs
He was irritatingly perfect -- until he took off his pants. (02/27/2002)

"Burn Down the Shopping Malls!"
By Wagner James Au (02/27/2002)

DVD pirates and hobbits in Southeast Asia By Jeff Radice
A backpacking tourist in Laos gets his hands on "The Fellowship of the Ring" just two weeks after its U.S. release. (02/27/2002)

"Mean Machine" By Andrew O'Hehir
A snarky, soccer-hooligan remake of "The Longest Yard" offers action, attitude and grim English atmosphere. (02/26/2002)

"The Sweet Hell Inside" by Edward Ball By Jonelle Bonta
From the author of "Slaves in the Family" comes an inside look at the relatively easy life among the elite mixed-race families of the Deep South. (02/26/2002)

Literary Daybook, Feb. 26  
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/26/2002)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
To kill a moth and bird (02/26/2002)

Diary of a hospital application reader By Aran Kadar
"My Dead Relative," "My After-School Special," "Boo-Hoo" and other essays that might get you a job after medical school. (02/26/2002)

George W.'s book club By Arianna Huffington
How can George Bush really help America? By being more like Oprah. (02/26/2002)

Can warlords make peace in Afghanistan? By Phillip Robertson
Donald Rumsfeld wants the U.S. to stay out of peacekeeping and build a national army instead. The problem is that first you need a nation. (02/26/2002)

Gods and monsters By Dimitra Kessenides
The director of the acclaimed new movie "Wendigo" talks about horror, terror, metaphysics, mythology, constructing a moral order and how Sept. 11 undermined his agenda. (02/26/2002)

Kate Winslet: "Horrible ... disgusting" By Amy Reiter
Goopy carpet puts actress in a snit; Nicole gives photogs an eyeful. Plus: Kathleen Turner on young men's bods. (02/26/2002)

Bushed! By David Talbot
Osama bin Laden is still at large and Afghanistan is a mess -- so why is the president in a hurry to take his anti-terror campaign elsewhere? (02/26/2002)

Feast or famine By Cary Tennis
I've decided I'm ready to date. Can I just announce it to the world? (02/26/2002)

Genome liberation By Annalee Newitz
The information that details who we are is too important to be privately owned. (02/26/2002)

Real Life Rock Top 10 By Greil Marcus
(02/25/2002)

The Chrysler Building By Stephanie Zacharek
New York's most glorious skyscraper, its art deco eagles poised for flight, is a timeless work of Jazz Age poetry in steel. (02/25/2002)

The week in dirt By Amy Reiter
Double-0 oouch: Aging body spells stunt trouble for Pierce Brosnan. Plus: Roger Moore, Mariah Carey, Anna Kournikova, Bill Clinton and more. (02/25/2002)

Literary Daybook, Feb. 25  
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/25/2002)

Confessions of a slush pile reader By Patricia Chui
From the poems of Mrs. Jesus Christ to Santa's naughty diary, the unsolicited manuscripts that deluged our office made my publishing job a trial by ordeal. (02/25/2002)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Ann Coulter and the liberal menace (02/25/2002)

What family values? By Janelle Brown
The director of the Child Witness to Violence Project argues that President Bush isn't doing enough for kids who see too much. (02/25/2002)

Flesh, robots and God By John Glassie
Are they becoming us or are we becoming them? One of the world's leading roboticists discusses the machines in our future -- their ability to think, feel, reproduce and achieve personhood. (02/25/2002)

The joy of ex-sex By Amy Reiter
Tara Reid on when to hold 'em; boobs come out on Rosie's show; Liza and David want $495 soap dishes! Plus: Macaulay Culkin will return to big screen as a murderer. (02/25/2002)

Mail fraud By Ben Fritz
The GOP's attempt to mail Social Security guarantees turns postal workers into campaign operatives. (02/25/2002)

Thoughts while giving head By David Bowman
Susan Minot's new book, "Rapture," may put many women off the idea of giving the next blow job. (02/25/2002)

Do androids dream of First Amendment rights? By Brad Wieners
A Net-controlled robot reporter from MIT may be headed for Afghanistan. (02/25/2002)

The gifts of the Olympics By Gary Kamiya
The 19th Winter Games were flawed by gamesmanship and bickering, but like every Olympics, they gave us much more. (02/25/2002)

"Morning Poem #40"
New York writer and performance artist Wanda Phipps reads one of her poems set to music by Joel Schlemowitz. (02/23/2002)

More favors for troubled energy titans By Arianna Huffington
The Bush oil-igarchy wants to spend $100 million in military aid to protect an Occidental pipeline from Colombian rebels. (02/23/2002)

Colombia's growing nightmare By Ana Arana
Guerrilla commander Fabian Ramirez's kidnapping of a prominent Colombian senator seems motivated more by passion than politics. And it has set off a new round in the country's long, bloody narco-war. (02/23/2002)

"Monsoon Wedding" By Charles Taylor
This eye-popping Indian wedding comedy is a guaranteed art-house hit. Too bad it misses all the good jokes. (02/22/2002)

"Queen of the Damned" By Damien Cave
The late R&B star Aaliyah haunts an Anne Rice adaptation that feels like a vampire's life: It goes on forever. (02/22/2002)

"Dragonfly" By Stephanie Zacharek
Kevin Costner makes a 1-800 connection with the next world in this piece of gauzy supernatural hokum. (02/22/2002)

"Big Bad Love" By Stephanie Zacharek
Arliss Howard makes his directing debut -- and Debra Winger returns to the big screen -- with a ragged, affectionate tale of Southern life. (02/22/2002)

Literary Daybook, Feb. 22  
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/22/2002)

"The Chill Is Gone" and "Why Blacks Love Bill Clinton"  
Readers respond to a call for Stephen King's retirement and an interview about blacks' overwhelming support for Bill Clinton. (02/22/2002)

Lynda Barry
Our winter games (02/22/2002)

Trouble at the top By Joe Conason
The Enron debacle should be a golden opportunity for Democratic Party-led reforms. But party chairman Terry McAuliffe may be part of the problem. (02/22/2002)

Golden girl By Gary Kamiya
16-year-old Sarah Hughes, who looks like America's composite babysitter, shocks the figure-skating world -- and bails out the beleaguered Olympic judges. (02/22/2002)

A Pig and a Monkey make crazy love By Lucie Chevalier
She can't help lovin' that man, he can't help being so damn shiftless and sexy. What's to become of these two? (02/22/2002)

Tummy shirts and the new Wen Ho Lee
Readers respond to Richard Bizzaro's in-flight escapade and the girls who went wild at Mardi Gras. (02/22/2002)

So, they're all gay, right? By King Kaufman
Former U.S. figure skating champion Rudy Galindo talks about the Salt Lake Olympics, the sport's effeminate image and the reactions to his coming out. And no, they're not. (02/22/2002)

More storm clouds for Tommy By Amy Reiter
Pamela's ex sued in child's drowning; Clinton toots with Billy Bob; gutter punk Clooney booted from restaurant; Joan Collins transcends the prenup; and more! (02/22/2002)

"Bushed!"
By Joan Walsh (02/22/2002)

This time, it's personal By Anthony York
California's Republicans might win with a moderate like former L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan -- but only if they can put their fratricidal inheritance behind them. (02/22/2002)

Strange sex By Max Garrone
Documentarians Joe and Harry Gantz, creators of HBO's "Taxicab Confessions," talk about their new film: A stark, disturbing portrait of three couples who swing. (02/22/2002)

Burn down the shopping malls! By Wagner James Au
A new game for Sony's Playstation 2 invites you to run amok as an anti-globalization anarchist. Is State of Emergency a new low in cynical corporate exploitation -- or consciousness-raising in a box? (02/22/2002)

"Fan Rebellion Threatens 'Stargate'"
By Mary McNamara (02/21/2002)

A "Friends"-shaped hole By Carina Chocano
Sure, they're back for one more year, but -- I never thought I'd say this -- I'll miss them when they're gone. (02/21/2002)

Literary Daybook, Feb. 21  
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/21/2002)

"Boonville" by Robert Mailer Anderson By Anthony York
In this rambunctious novel dedicated to skewering old hippies and the dizzy residents of a small Northern California town, a truant yuppie falls for a restless artist. (02/21/2002)

"On Green Dolphin Street" by Sebastian Faulks By Stephanie Zacharek
A wife drifts into adultery amid the smoky jazz joints and swank diplomatic parties of Kennedy-era Washington. (02/21/2002)

"Hotel World" by Ali Smith By Charles Taylor
Five women, including the ghost of a teenage chambermaid, find freedom in the anonymity of a luxury hotel. (02/21/2002)

"Gone" by Martin Roper By Suzy Hansen
A young couple's life falls apart when the children in their new neighborhood subject them to a mysterious campaign of harassment. (02/21/2002)

"The Rotters' Club" By Jonathan Coe By Amy Reiter
The 1970s are anything but smiley faces and bell-bottoms for a family facing adultery, racial turmoil and identity crises in post-imperial England. (02/21/2002)

"In a Dark Wood" by Amanda Craig By Laura Miller
A down-and-out actor searches for the truth about his artist mother's suicide in the ravishing but dark children's books she left behind. (02/21/2002)

"Radiance" by Carter Scholz By Andrew O'Hehir
In this Pynchonesque tale of technocracy in the Clinton years, two rival physicists working in a weapons lab play footsie with the apocalypse. (02/21/2002)

"Homo Zapiens" by Victor Pelevin By Suzy Hansen
A cynical Russian copywriter channels advertising advice from the ghost of Che Guevara in this savage satire of the post-Soviet corporate underworld. (02/21/2002)

"The Sweetest Dream" by Doris Lessing By Laura Miller
One of our greatest novelists delivers a family saga that's also a scathing indictment of the selfishness of the '60s era left and its Third World idols. (02/21/2002)

What to read in February By Salon's critics
Doris Lessing's scathing indictment of the '60s left, a Pynchonesque tale of two rival weapons physicists and more in the month's best fiction. (02/21/2002)

"A Multitude of Sins" by Richard Ford By Amy Reiter
The author of "Independence Day" and "The Sportswriter" delves into the troubled soul of the maritally challenged, middle-aged male. (02/21/2002)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Men's Individual De-Icing, Snow Angel Making and other events in the new, populist Olympics. (02/21/2002)

Sleeping with the enemy By Flore de Préneuf
Two men -- an Israeli Jew and a Palestinian Muslim -- risk harassment, jail and death for their love. (02/21/2002)

The massacre at Oruzgan By Phillip Robertson
The killing of 21 pro-Karzai soldiers by U.S. forces illustrates how hard it can be to tell your allies from your enemies in war-torn Afghanistan. (02/21/2002)

Oh yes! Ohno! By Gary Kamiya
Days after the skating gods took Apolo Ohno's gold away, they gave it back. And there are still two races left for them to torment him further. (02/21/2002)

Now that's acting By Amy Reiter
Hartnett goes celibate for movie; boy band boys in space? Mariah slips back into her old ways; Britney TV cameo rumor quashed! (02/21/2002)

Bushed! By Joan Walsh
The president has done nothing right since winning the war in Afghanistan -- and it's time for the timorous media to start saying it. (02/21/2002)

Another bedroom farce By Brendan Nyhan
The Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Fred Barnes and others claim Clinton had Ken Lay for a White House sleepover. One problem: Wrong president. (02/21/2002)

Sassy Maggie By David Thomson
Princess Margaret was the only royal of her day with any sex appeal at all. (02/21/2002)

Mickey Mouse vs. The People By Damien Cave
How an antiquarian bookseller and a Nathaniel Hawthorne fan ended up before the Supreme Court. (02/21/2002)

The battle of Nashville By Edward Morris
After the Country Music Foundation purged beloved longtime employees, some fans and scholars fear that "new country" is invading hallowed ground. (02/20/2002)

Why blacks love Bill Clinton By Suzy Hansen
DeWayne Wickham talks about African-Americans' overwhelming support for the 42nd president, and why they like him more than Colin Powell and Jesse Jackson. (02/20/2002)

Literary Daybook, Feb. 20  
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/20/2002)

Bestsellers
This week's bestselling books courtesy of Powells.com (02/20/2002)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
How I achieve my trademark poorly rendered, barely thought out, last-minute cartooning style. (02/20/2002)

Money also matters By Anthony York
California's groundbreaking attempt at reducing class size in public schools may be failing in poorer districts. (02/20/2002)

Making money, the Bush family way By Robert Scheer
Friends of the first President Bush are profiting handsomely off the current president's pumped-up defense budget. (02/20/2002)

Too late to stop the hangman? By Dave Lindorff
Missouri is determined to execute Joseph Amrine for murder even though every prosecution witness and the jury foreman now say he's innocent and new witnesses point to another man. Why? A federal law says the evidence came in too late. (02/20/2002)

Righting past sporting wrongs By Allen Barra
The IOC decision to give Canada the figure skating gold shows us that we can all rewrite history. (02/20/2002)

How the mighty have fallen By Laura Rozen
For human-rights workers, the mere presence of Milosevic in the dock is a triumph that was unimaginable when Serbian forces were slaughtering thousands. (02/20/2002)

Don't believe the hype By King Kaufman
It's always fun to watch a media darling lose, but Tuesday's bobsled upset offered up a tale for the ages. (02/20/2002)

Too Bizzaro for words By Amy Standen
Richard Bizzaro could serve 20 years for disrupting a recent Delta flight. Was he actually acting out the heroic impulses we're supposed to be cultivating? (02/20/2002)

Never say "stunt work" again By Amy Reiter
Middle-aged body trouble for Bond's Brosnan and others; Julia Roberts fails to absorb. Plus: More hints about Gov. Ah-nuld; Britney goes gaga for sex -- but she's acting! (02/20/2002)

Coming up Enron By Bryan Keefer
No matter what the issue, politicians are throwing around the name of the bankrupt energy giant in a crude attempt to score political points. (02/20/2002)

Investing in abstinence? By Tracy Quan
Some may listen to the secretary of state about condom use, but a call girl offers her condom cues instead. (02/20/2002)

Chief fudge-the-books officer By Dave Lindorff
Enron CFO Andrew Fastow wasn't a renegade -- he was just doing his job. (02/20/2002)

"Who's Next" By Dave Wilson
Fueled by a nervous breakdown and primitive synthesizer technology, the Who created a 1971 album so great even classic-rock radio couldn't kill it. (02/19/2002)

The week in dirt By Amy Reiter
Spears topless? Never ever, proclaims the virgin. Plus: Bruce Willis talks to dead people, Janice Dickinson gets Rambo'ed and more. (02/19/2002)

The chill is gone By Richard Blow
The once-great Stephen King has been recycling his plots and characters for 20 years now. It's time he made good on his threats to retire. (02/19/2002)

Literary Daybook, Feb. 19  
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/19/2002)

Salon recommends
Elliot Hester's hair-raising tales from 30,000 feet and more of our favorite new books. (02/19/2002)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Bushco: A surefire growth stock! (02/19/2002)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
Sign language. (02/19/2002)

The fashion of team passion By King Kaufman
Columnist Paul Lukas scrutinizes the trends and minutiae of sports aesthetics, from square-neck jerseys in hockey to the impact of frills in Olympic figure skating. (02/19/2002)

Brand new war for the Army of God? By Frederick Clarkson
Under government scrutiny for their ties to antiabortion anthrax hoax letters, the Army's leaders are spouting new, violent rhetoric against gays. (02/19/2002)

Games on ice: Day 8 By King Kaufman
The figure skating people were amusing for a while with their little controversy. Why won't they go away? (02/19/2002)

With Snoop Dogg and the wild tummy shirt girls at Mardi Gras By Brett Forrest
Outside, the crowd resembled an endless copulation of confused ants. Inside, a woman attached herself to the Doggfather and squirmed in the light of temporary stardom. (02/19/2002)

Islam, democracy and Rosie
Readers respond to an interview with Tariq Ramadan, and O'Donnell's coming out. (02/19/2002)

Sex and the single zit By Amy Reiter
Forget the pimple, Iglesias says Kournikova is the "sexiest woman in the world." Plus: Rosie may be coming out, but Paltrow's stalker isn't. (02/19/2002)

Normal and not so By Cary Tennis
Is it strange to be engaged to a man who doesn't want to have sex? And what about a girlfriend who's gone Republican? (02/19/2002)

A Super snow Bowl? By Eric Boehlert
Football's big game has never been played outside in the cold North. But Giants Stadium needs some new luxury boxes ... (02/19/2002)

NBC shows its true colors By King Kaufman
You mustn't miss a minute of the Olympics, the network says, unless we can save a few bucks by you missing a whole day. Plus: Ohno, hockey and more. (02/18/2002)

"Axis of Stupidity" vs. "Axis of Snobbery"  
  (02/16/2002)

Fixing figure skating would kill it By King Kaufman
Without the diva judges, the bad costumes and the chance for scandal, it's just a chili cookoff on ice. (02/16/2002)

Make Olympic skating judges accountable By Kerry Lauerman
Awarding the Canadians the gold was a half-measure, but as long as figure skating is controlled by a bitchy sewing circle it won't be a real sport. (02/17/2002)

Oops, she's sorta modest! By Amy Reiter
Britney hates her nails, feet and sniffer; Sarah Jessica Parker slums it in the perfume aisle; Marley's sons stir it up with Florida police; and more! (02/16/2002)

"Hart's War" By Charles Taylor
Put Bruce Willis and this bewildering World War II movie in front of the firing line. (02/15/2002)

"Crossroads" By Stephanie Zacharek
Not a girl, not a woman and definitely not an actress -- but Britney Spears does have something besides that jailbait pout. (02/15/2002)

"John Q." By Stephanie Zacharek
Denzel Washington in a gripping drama about the travesty of American healthcare? Nope -- just another movie about a guy with a gun. (02/15/2002)

"Last Orders" By Charles Taylor
Michael Caine heads a dream cast of veteran English actors in Fred Schepisi's unassuming masterpiece about life, love and the cruel joke of old age. (02/15/2002)

Literary Daybook, Feb. 15  
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/15/2002)

"Better Than a Saint" and "Big Brother Is Watching You Read"  
Readers respond to a new book on Lincoln's goodness and a story about how the government wants to know who's reading what. (02/15/2002)

Private hell By Janelle Brown
Who is to blame in the death of a California toddler and the alleged neglect of 12 siblings? (02/15/2002)

The struggle of the refuseniks By Ferry Biedermann
A small but growing number of Israeli soldiers are refusing to serve in the occupied territories -- awakening the nation's dormant left, but also dividing it. (02/15/2002)

The puck starts here By King Kaufman
As Jamie and David take over the world, the hockey spotlight turns from the dominant U.S. women to the "Dream Team" men's tournament. (02/15/2002)

Axis of snobbery By David Horowitz
Liberal intellectuals who praise Bush for prosecuting the war but still insist he's stupid are the real dummies. (02/15/2002)

Tariq Ramadan: The Muslim Martin Luther? By Paul Donnelly
The author of "To Be a European Muslim" discusses terrorism, the problem of Saudi Arabia and whether Islam can peacefully coexist with the West. (02/15/2002)

Mail-order bride By David Thomson
In "Birthday Girl," Nicole Kidman is confidently sexy playing a Russian femme fatale with trashy clothes, exposed midriff and a lanky insouciance. (02/15/2002)

Losing the war on patents By Damien Cave
Attempts to fix the intellectual property system from below are faltering. Is it time to bring in the feds? (02/15/2002)

News you can abuse By Carina Chocano
"Primetime Glick" and "The Daily Show" prove you can even parody the gruesome self-parody that is entertainment journalism. (02/14/2002)

Waylon Jennings 1937-2002 By Edward Morris
The outlaw hero who brought attitude to country music is dead at 64. (02/14/2002)

"Surrealist Love Poems" Read by Cary Tennis
Cary Tennis reads from works by André Breton, Paul Eluard and others (02/14/2002)

Literary Daybook, Feb. 14  
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/14/2002)

"Labyrinth of Desire" by Rosemary Sullivan By Brigitte Frase
Are the great heroines of literature caught in the grip of grand, glorious passion, or are they just women who love too much? (02/14/2002)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
The story of Bob, the lord of the "Lord of the Rings" figures. (02/14/2002)

Loving a ghost By A.R. Torres
I believed that if I could get through the trifecta of holidays after Sept. 11 without Eddie, I could get to the finish line of my grief. But I'd forgotten about Valentine's Day. (02/14/2002)

Europe's impotent outrage By Steve Kettmann
Officials across the Atlantic are steaming about President Bush's "axis of evil" rhetoric, but there's not much they can do about it. (02/14/2002)

I'm so outraged I could twirl! By Allen Barra
Something really ugly went down on the Olympic rink, and it wasn't just a Canadian skating costume. (02/14/2002)

See no evil By Laura Rozen
As prosecutors present graphic evidence of Balkans atrocities, accused war criminal Slobodan Milosevic yawns and looks away and calls his trial "illegal." (02/14/2002)

Axis of stupidity By David Talbot
Bush's black-and-white rhetoric fails to grasp the complexity of the world. It doesn't even reveal the truth about the darkness of Iraq. (02/14/2002)

Flight of the wonder boy By Gary Kamiya
If ski jump hero Simon Ammann never grows up, we won't mind. (02/14/2002)

Cipro: It's what's for dinner By Arianna Huffington
While Tom Ridge is busy figuring out how to keep terrorists from slipping unwanted chemicals into your food and water, the beef and poultry industries are doing just that on a daily basis. (02/14/2002)

Possum capital of the South By Randall Williams
A bizarre tale of muskets, cross-dressing and marsupial hoisting in the Southern town once accused of hiding notorious fugitive Eric Rudolph. (02/14/2002)

Britney topless? By Amy Reiter
Spears on top doffing, doing the nasty in movies -- and in real life; Bruce Willis talks to dead people! Plus: Can "Walrus of Love" Barry White put sharks in the mood for sex? (02/14/2002)

Reforms pass House By Jake Tapper
After challenges from the House leadership, and mixed messages from the White House, campaign reformers finally win. (02/14/2002)

Surrealist love poems By Cary Tennis
Could it be that such derangement can rescue us from a torpor of the senses? (02/14/2002)

All hail .Net! By Peter Wright
Microsoft's new software development tools are more than just nifty -- they are a great boon to humanity. (02/14/2002)

"All hail .Net!"
By Peter Wright (02/14/2002)

Fan rebellion threatens "Stargate" By Mary McNamara
With its most beloved character dead, its adult female fans up in arms and its ratings in ruins, the once-hot sci-fi series "Stargate SG-1" may be doomed. (02/13/2002)

Literary Daybook, Feb. 13  
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/13/2002)

Big Brother is watching you read By Christopher Dreher
Increasingly, the government is demanding that bookstores reveal what books their customers have purchased. Bookstore owners and privacy advocates say that's scarier than a Stephen King novel. (02/13/2002)

Bestsellers
This week's bestselling books courtesy of Powells.com (02/13/2002)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
The roommate and the extension cords. (02/13/2002)

Lynda Barry
Certain people (02/13/2002)

Outlaw moms and lost boys
Readers respond to Spoon Bennett's story on lesbian moms, and -- once again -- to Amy Benfer's report on gender and education. (02/13/2002)

Skategate By King Kaufman
A figure skating scandal rocks the Games and tragically overshadows some fantastic women's curling. (02/13/2002)

Cashing in on the war on terrorism By Issandr El Amrani
In exchange for its support since Sept. 11, Egypt has received billions in international aid and diminished scrutiny of its human rights abuses. (02/13/2002)

Milosevic's moment of judgment By Laura Rozen
The former Yugoslav president stands accused of crimes against humanity as the most important international trial since Nuremberg begins. (02/13/2002)

Enron and the end of the Reagan revolution By Robert Scheer
For the last 20 years, corporate interests have demolished barriers to corporate greed and corruption that for most of a century had served this country well. (02/13/2002)

Coming out Rosie By Mary Elizabeth Williams
Is O'Donnell's admission of her sexual preference a bombshell -- or a no-brainer? (02/13/2002)

Fun on the Sly! By Amy Reiter
Stallone scores a KO for his bed work with Dickinson; Romijn-Stamos discovers farting. Plus: Julia's bra saves some Afghans; Laura Bush ends her silence on the pretzel! (02/13/2002)

Unruffled Lay By Jake Tapper
Facing down cameras and a hostile Senate committee, the ex-Enron chief was the picture of aloofness, right down to his monogrammed cuffs. (02/13/2002)

Bushed! The Texas two-step By Joan Walsh
While the president has vowed to sign a tough campaign finance reform bill if it gets to his desk, the White House is working behind the scenes to kill it. (02/13/2002)

Fritzkrieg! By Ben Fritz
A Democratic senator lies about Enron to smear Bush. (02/13/2002)

Wild garden By Lillian Ann Slugocki
How is it possible that a rose can still bloom in November, and how is it possible that I have fallen in love with you? (02/13/2002)

Evolution, Enron-style By Amol Sarva
Not all fast-mutating organisms flourish. Some go extinct. (02/13/2002)

"Rollerball" By Jeff Stark
John McTiernan's botched remake may be subtler than Norman Jewison's 1975 ultraviolent futuristic corporate-sports saga. It's also stupider. (02/12/2002)

Let the critics decide By Charles Taylor
"Lord of the Rings" and David Lynch deserve to win Oscars, but the Academy can rarely be trusted to single out the best movies. (02/12/2002)

"See No Evil"
Former CIA field officer Robert Baer, who left the agency in 1997 after more than 20 years, recounts his 1995 mission in northern Iraq. (02/12/2002)

Literary Daybook, Feb. 12  
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/12/2002)

Letters  
Caleb Carr apologizes to women readers. (02/12/2002)

Better than a saint By Laura Miller
A new biography removes Abraham Lincoln's halo, revealing a man whose sheer human goodness remains mysterious. (02/12/2002)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
My brother's ghost (02/12/2002)

Don't say "cheese" By Lu Vickers
I refuse to pull out the video camera every time my 3-year-old shimmies into his pink evening gown. (02/12/2002)

Make Iran a friend, not a foe By Cameron Kamran
President Bush's demonizing of Iran is a shortsighted move that misses a rare opportunity to improve relations with a crucial regional player. (02/12/2002)

Let the anti-drug ads continue By Cary Tennis
Most liberals hate those spots linking drug use to terrorism. But as a former drug abuser, I think exposing the seamy drug-trafficking underworld is a fair way to make kids think twice. (02/12/2002)

Dee-fense! By King Kaufman
It's missing in the Winter Olympics. But the Games have their moments, including a star-crossed pair of endearingly frumpy Canadians. (02/12/2002)

"Let the Anti-drug Ads Continue"
By Cary Tennis (02/12/2002)

How to survive a cougar attack By Christopher Ketcham
"At that moment, with his jaws around my neck, I was reminded that the Holy Spirit is more than one billion times faster than a cougar." (02/12/2002)

Mitch Daniels' fuzzy math By Brendan Nyhan
The Bush budget director has a little problem with the truth. (02/12/2002)

Straight from the heart By Jonathon Keats
The greatest love letters of all time share some techniques with direct-mail advertising, but the letters had a higher success rate. (02/12/2002)

BattleBots in the bedroom By Katharine Mieszkowski
At a San Francisco porn studio, industrial sex toys run rampant. (02/12/2002)

Real Life Rock Top 10 By Greil Marcus
Britney Spears rockets through "SNL," U2's the Edge sings for Stephen Hawking and Clinton makes a connection between Republicans and Islamicists. (02/11/2002)

Masterpiece: "Some Like It Hot" By Charles Taylor
Billy Wilder's manic, magical 1959 farce is more than drag shtick and Marilyn in that amazing gown -- it's a topsy-turvy exploration of sexual desire and identity. (02/11/2002)

Literary Daybook, Feb. 11  
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/11/2002)

"Rebels on the Air" by Jesse Walker By Douglas Cruickshank
Before it became an cash machine for station owners, radio was briefly the province of madmen who made it the liveliest medium in America. (02/11/2002)

Letters  
Salon readers fire back at Caleb Carr (02/11/2002)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Who says storing gasoline-soaked rags next to an open flame won't increase productivity? (02/11/2002)

Message in a pink vibrator By Stephen Reid
In prison, on an island, the beach is a source of treasure, faint hope and news from the outside. (02/11/2002)

Red, white and wrong By Gary Kamiya
NBC's jingoistic provincialism is missing what the Olympics are all about -- but the Games will prevail. (02/11/2002)

Dick Armey, political caveman By Arianna Huffington
Unlike other conservatives -- including me -- who were vehemently against AmeriCorps, the house majority leader continues to oppose the spirit of volunteerism. (02/11/2002)

Oldest living surrealist tells all By John Glassie
Dorothea Tanning, painter, sculptor, writer and wife of Max Ernst, counsels young artists: "Keep your eye on your inner world and keep away from ads, idiots and movie stars." (02/11/2002)

"The price of milk (and sex) in Cuba"
By Ann Marlowe (02/11/2002)

He's nasty By Amy Reiter
Janet Jackson stalker nabbed -- with plush toys; Diaz swears off sex scenes; Affleck generously removes pants. Plus: Stoner of the year! (02/11/2002)

His master's voice By Eric Boehlert
This just in: President Bush dishes out overblown al-Qaida threats -- and the press laps them up. (02/11/2002)

Meet Spinsanity
(02/11/2002)

"American Porn" By Charles Taylor
A "Frontline" report on one of the biggest businesses in the U.S. is an exposé that offers its audience a chance to cover up, to divorce itself from its own sexual tastes. (02/11/2002)

The mutual fund from hell By Christopher Ketcham
Investing in the war on terror could be a winning proposition -- even if we lose. (02/11/2002)

What real hockey looks like By Steve Kettmann
The Olympic hockey tournament is a golden opportunity for the NHL to make some long-overdue changes. (02/09/2002)

"Scotland, PA" By Charles Taylor
This adolescent comic-noir trounces Shakespeare's "Macbeth," but Maura Tierney sizzles as a vengeful Lady Frycook. (02/08/2002)

"Big Fat Liar" By Damien Cave
This tepid Hollywood revenge comedy, starring Frankie Muniz of "Malcolm in the Middle," chooses safe, clean fun over true teen anarchy. (02/08/2002)

Entertaining Arnold By Andrew O'Hehir
In a press junket interview, Schwarzenegger has the orange skin of extreme stardom -- and has reporters eating out of his hand. (02/08/2002)

"Collateral Damage" By Andrew O'Hehir
There are many reasons to protest this Arnold Schwarzenegger flick about firemen and terrorists. The best one is that it's a bad movie. (02/08/2002)

"The Son's Room" By Stephanie Zacharek
Italian director Nanni Moretti's Palme d'Or winner is a delicate, distinctive drama of a family torn apart by grief. (02/08/2002)

Literary Daybook, Feb. 8  
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/08/2002)

"Dirty War" and "Time's Up"  
By Laura Miller and Suzy Hansen (02/08/2002)

"Can Love Last?" by Stephen Mitchell By JoAnn Gutin
A philosophically inclined psychoanalyst's daring final work explains that the ecstasy of romantic love doesn't fade away over time -- we kill it. (02/08/2002)

Lynda Barry
Fred Milton's Mailbag! (02/08/2002)

The debate rages on!
Readers respond to "Lost Boys" and "One for the Lads," by Amy Benfer. (02/08/2002)

Is a U.S. bioweapons scientist behind last fall's anthrax attacks? By Laura Rozen
A growing number of scientific experts have come to this conclusion. But the FBI seems strangely reluctant to zero in on the most likely suspects. (02/08/2002)

Bush squanders America's victory
The greatest threat to U.S. dominance is not Islamic extremism, it's our arrogance, says a Times of London writer. (02/08/2002)

Wild horses By Lucie Chevalier
Two untamable steeds in an on-again, off-again affair want to know if they should get hitched and run as a team. (02/08/2002)

Skeleton on ice By Dimitra Kessenides
Two members of the U.S. Olympic team discuss what it takes to win in one of the Winter Games' most dangerous events, where competitors shoot headfirst down an ice track at autobahn speeds. (02/08/2002)

Bin Laden in the sky with diamonds By Amy Reiter
Depp proposes trippy Afghan solution; dildos penetrate "Panic Room" set; Cruise clarifies gay position. Plus: Still more news from Stalkersville! (02/08/2002)

Bush, oil and the Taliban By Nina Burleigh
Two French authors allege that before Sept. 11, the White House put oil interests ahead of national security. (02/08/2002)

Making a Skilling By Jake Tapper
Anyone who thinks Enron executives can't be all bad didn't see them before Congress Thursday. (02/08/2002)

Enron's last-minute bonus orgy By Jake Tapper
Days before filing for bankruptcy, the scandal-ridden company rewarded some executives with million-dollar bonuses as laid-off workers were denied severance packages. (02/08/2002)

Enron's bonus list
The "retention bonuses" totaled more than $55 million. (02/08/2002)

Ten years as a willing Microsoftie By Andrew Leonard
A programmer's account of life at the evil empire is surprisingly un-Borg-like. (02/08/2002)

Glimpse of the future By Julie Talen
In an age when movie musicals are mostly children's cartoons, Baz Luhrmann's "Moulin Rouge" brilliantly reinvents the genre and opens the door to a new cinematic style. So why didn't the critics get it? (02/07/2002)

My therapist stared at me like a zombie By Cary Tennis
And she forgot my boyfriend's name! (02/07/2002)

Literary Daybook, Feb. 7  
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/07/2002)

Apocalypse made easy By Jonathon Keats
A top-secret U.S. government scenario for the aftermath of nuclear war reveals something truly scary -- cockeyed optimism. (02/07/2002)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
My secret was safe with Dick, and for that the V.P. will always be my hero. (02/07/2002)

Outlaw mom By Spoon Bennett
As a lesbian mother, I've been pushed into the shadows by the law. Will the pediatricians' humane report finally make me a legal parent? (02/07/2002)

Ariel's unlikely ally By Aluf Benn
When hard-line Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon got in political trouble on the eve of his trip to Washington, who did he turn to? Yasser Arafat. (02/07/2002)

Iranians to Bush: Take this axis of evil and shove it By Haleh Anvari
Most believe that the president's speech was ignorant bullying that will only slow reform. (02/07/2002)

A new low in the war on drugs By Arianna Huffington
The Bush administration launches a lamebrained attempt to give the drug war a makeover. (02/07/2002)

The price of milk (and sex) in Cuba By Ann Marlowe
What is it about these poor countries? What savor do they offer us? Is it just the perfume of misery that makes us appreciate our own lives? (02/07/2002)

They sure know how to potty! By Amy Reiter
Tom and Penelope even powder their noses together; Hugh Grant throws down for remote-controlled bachelor pad. Plus: Cage and Presley can't help falling out of love; Britney, like, loves Mike Myers! (02/07/2002)

Bush's executive-privilege two-step By Joshua Micah Marshall
His documents are too precious to give Congress, but those of the previous administration aren't worth protecting -- as long as they make Bill Clinton look bad. (02/07/2002)

Edo erotica By Chris Moss
Art from the city that would become Tokyo shows a 17th and 18th century world of pleasure that was sexual, theatrical, discreet and elegant. (02/07/2002)

Arthur Andersen and the Baptists By Terry Greene Sterling
Enron's auditor is no stranger to accounting disasters -- including one of the largest religious foundation bankruptcies in the history of the United States. (02/07/2002)

One film to rule them all By Scott Rosenberg
Peter Jackson's "Fellowship of the Ring" pleases both Tolkien nuts and "Lord of the Rings" virgins. How did he pull off such an unlikely feat? (02/06/2002)

Literary Daybook, Feb. 6  
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/06/2002)

Bestsellers
This week's bestselling books courtesy of Powells.com (02/06/2002)

Dirty war By Laura Miller
In "The Lessons of Terror," Caleb Carr argues that terrorism never succeeds. If only we could believe him. (02/06/2002)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Where were you, America, on that fateful day ... when the Patriots won the Super Bowl?!!! (02/06/2002)

Seaweed soup By Brenda Paik Sunoo
A rich Korean brew filled with slimy green ribbons soothes a mother after the birth of one son and the death of another. (02/06/2002)

A brew for all reasons By Brenda Paik Sunoo
There is no better soup for a dose of magic and medicine. (02/06/2002)

Beware the highwaymen By Phillip Robertson
Crossing perilous bridges in a cash-filled Corolla, nothing is as important as watching out for black turbans. (02/06/2002)

Against all odds By Allen Barra
The Patriots proved that the best teams don't always win -- and that football can still be fun. (02/06/2002)

Collateral damage By Robert Scheer
Pumping up the military budget to preposterous proportions, Bush threatens to ruin the country in order to save it. (02/07/2002)

Tourism apartheid in Cuba By Damien Cave
Many of the island nation's most beautiful areas are off limits to its citizens. Will Fidel's tourist policy be his undoing? (02/06/2002)

The Kid Rock diet By Amy Reiter
Pam-Pam's man talks cuisine and finance; Bruce Willis: Love stinks for the die-hard dad. Plus: Meg Ryan's "delusional" fan speaks out! (02/06/2002)

That '80s show By Anthony York
Elephantine military budgets, feed-the-rich tax cuts, ballooning deficits! Democrats charge that Bush is trying to revive those glorious days of Reaganomics. But do they have they guts to fight him? (02/06/2002)

Dating an undertaker By Augusten Burroughs
It wasn't love, but maybe I thought he would protect me from Death, since they shared an office. (02/06/2002)

"Houston, We Have a Problem"
By Katharine Mieszkowski (02/06/2002)

Ken Lay's un-American activities By Andrew Leonard
There is only one force that could be responsible for this man's undermining of the capitalist system! (02/06/2002)

A day in the life By Ian Rothkerch
Joel Surnow is the man responsible for the thrilling, masochistic television show "24." He has no idea how it's going to end. (02/05/2002)

Literary Daybook, Feb. 5  
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/05/2002)

"Basket Case" by Carl Hiaasen By Charles Taylor
In the Florida crime writer's latest hilarious outing, a burnt-out reporter on the obit beat gets mixed up with a Courtney Love-style rock widow. (02/05/2002)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
How to sound normal on acid. (02/05/2002)

Lost boys By Amy Benfer
While girls surge ahead in all subjects at school, boys are lagging behind. Is "girl power" to blame? Do boys need their own dose of "empowerment"? (02/05/2002)

One for the lads By Amy Benfer
The British tackled their own education gender gap by letting boys be boys -- with mixed results. (02/05/2002)

"We Were Wrong"
By Wagner James Au (02/05/2002)

Was President Bush abducted by aliens? By Chris Colin
When Dubya had his close encounter of the pretzel kind, did he in fact take a trip far, far away? (02/05/2002)

Please note: You're in the Britney Generation By Steve Burgess
Is it our memory that's going or Pepsi's? (02/05/2002)

Denzel's no Ahnuld By Amy Reiter
Washington says he's too old for action flicks; Schwarzenegger on the finer points of cycle crashing. Plus: Mariah Carey, best actress! (02/05/2002)

Energy battle heats up in Congress By Anthony York
Thanks to the Enron scandal, Democrats smell blood in the fight over Bush's energy plan. But could they end up scuffling with one another? (02/05/2002)

I spy By Cary Tennis
I found out that my boyfriend is meeting his ex for lunch. Should I "accidentally" show up at the restaurant? (02/05/2002)

Risky business By Damien Cave
How did Enron break into the elite Wall Street world of bankruptcy insurance? (02/05/2002)

Concorde By Patrick Smith
Not even a hideous crash -- and the worst single event in the history of the airline business -- could permanently ground the most sensual and timelessly attractive of airplanes. And by the way, you don't say "the" Concorde. (02/04/2002)

Literary Daybook, Feb. 4  
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/04/2002)

Time's up By Suzy Hansen
Welfare reform enacted in the prosperous '90s is pushing the first wave of families off public assistance amid today's recession. An expert talks about the consequences. (02/04/2002)

Salon recommends
Daily afflictions for the existentially inclined and more of our favorite new books (02/04/2002)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
My approval rates are higher than a presidential niece on Xanax: Is this a great country or what? (02/04/2002)

Wake up and smell the subterfuge By Joseph Lamport
What does it mean when a bank tells us to stop worrying about money? A trick! (02/04/2002)

The deadly children of Ghazni By Phillip Robertson
On the treacherous Kabul-Kandahar road, our correspondent falls into the hands of a gang of feral kids with Kalashnikovs. (02/04/2002)

Parents for a Taliban-free youth By Tom McNichol
How to tell if your child is a future John Walker Lindh. (02/04/2002)

Tibet: Lost in the Himalayas By Terence Clarke
An American photographer who brought three children out of Tibet talks about how the country's legendary spiritual tradition is vanishing. (02/04/2002)

Now he has time for school By Amy Reiter
Meg Ryan gets restraining order for dumb fan; Pamela Anderson eyes simple life, stripping. Plus: Renfro heads up the river; "Austin Powers" hits a snag, baby! (02/04/2002)

Bill Clinton's questionable clemencies By Chris Mooney
The former president's decision to release Puerto Rican terrorists in 1999 prompted outrage from Congress and his wife. Now it also bolsters claims that he was "soft on terrorism." (02/04/2002)

The encrypted jihad By Barak Jolish
We can't stop terrorists from using uncrackable codes. So we shouldn't even try. (02/04/2002)

Ex-Enron chief refuses to testify By Pete Yost
(02/03/2002)

Ex-Enron chief won't testify By Pete Yost
(02/03/2002)

Enron execs blamed By Jake Tapper
Internal investigation faults corporate culture for "pushing the limits" -- and confirms a Salon report of an amazing get-rich-quick scheme. (02/03/2002)

The purgatory of a Patriots fan By Sean Glennon
You think the curse of the Red Sox is bad? The Pats wish they were the Red Sox. And so do their fans. (02/02/2002)

Yes, the Patriots can beat the Rams! By King Kaufman
The problem is, they won't. (02/02/2002)

Hiding Osama By Joshua Micah Marshall
By sitting on a damning interview with the al-Qaida leader, the Arab network Al-Jazeera proved it's a propaganda outlet, not a news organization. (02/02/2002)

"Birthday Girl" By Charles Taylor
Nicole Kidman isn't bad as a Russian bride in this noirish sex comedy, but her feeble costar could use a good tug. (02/01/2002)

"Brotherhood of the Wolf" By Andrew O'Hehir
"Dangerous Liaisons" meets "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" in this profoundly insane French horror movie. Plus: Native American kung fu! (02/01/2002)

"Slackers" By Stephanie Zacharek
The doobie-smokin' masturbators in this witless college comedy really aren't assholes. Really and truly. And they have the chicks to prove it. (02/01/2002)

The week in dirt By Amy Reiter
Jacko's love ballad inspired by water balloon fight with kids. Plus: Michelle Pfeiffer, Ashley Judd, Jennifer Aniston, aka Jennifer Pitt, and more. (02/01/2002)

Literary Daybook, Feb. 1  
Real and imaginary events of interest to readers. (02/01/2002)

"The Spy Who Wasn't" and "Vote of No Confidence"  
By Eric Boehlert and John W. Dean (02/01/2002)

Holier than thou By Cyril Manning
A bitter battle between organizers and beneficiaries tears the California AIDS Ride apart. (02/01/2002)

Let Tyson fight By King Kaufman
Since when did boxing's czars get in the business of legislating morality? (02/01/2002)

Veiled intentions By Norah Vincent
The burqa is a powerful symbol misused by Islamists and Western feminists alike. (02/01/2002)

Bin Laden's Olympic dreams By Jeff Stein
Al-Qaida conducted "meticulous" surveillance of Salt Lake City, intelligence official says. (02/01/2002)

California readies criminal charges against Enron By Anthony York
The energy company's response to subpoenas has been "disgusting," charges state Senate committee head. (02/01/2002)

Takin' it to the suites By Arianna Huffington
Forget the media spectacle on the streets -- the real rabble-rousing at the World Economic Forum is happening inside. (02/01/2002)

A persistent old fart with St. Vitus' dance By Carlos Amantea
How one member of the Liver Spot Set beat Mexican bureaucracy; the joy of giant duck love; and the geezer is asked to revisit fatherhood. (02/01/2002)

Enter the dragon, fasten your seat belt By Lucie Chevalier
A couple with a dazzling and fiery toddler ask if they can expect familial harmony. (02/01/2002)

Hugh big sap By Amy Reiter
Hefner goes teary at awards ceremony; Tiffany stages her comeback ... naked! Plus: Stephen King on his worst nightmare; the "Spinal Tap" boys reunite to take on folk music; Jesse Ventura gets his own musical. (02/01/2002)

From Enron to Cheney to California By Anthony York
Golden State politicians are on the warpath after a leaked memo reveals Kenneth Lay's instructions on how the White House should handle last year's electricity crisis. (02/01/2002)

Enron's energy policy priorities
The full text of the document that Kenneth Lay gave to Vice President Dick Cheney. (02/01/2002)

Irving Penn's nudes By David Bowman
Two New York shows highlight the photographer's brief sojourn into the world of women with lush, fleshy bodies. (02/01/2002)

Houston, we have a problem By Katharine Mieszkowski
The city where deregulation is king is in Enron denial -- and won't let go of its wildcatting ways. (02/01/2002)

"Dick Cheney's Bonehead Enron Play"
By Scott Rosenberg (02/01/2002)