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Thursday January 30, 1997: People Eating Tasty Animals: "Greenscammers" steal eco Web domains. Wednesday January 29, 1997: Too much democracy? Why we should let politicians run the country. Tuesday January 28, 1997: Novelist Andre Brink on life after Mandela. Plus: Should ebonics be banned? Monday January 27, 1997: Internet II: It'll be 100 times faster and have 100 times more toys! Thursday January 30, 1997: Book biz blues: Do readers really care about Spike Lee's Knicks fetish? Wednesday January 29, 1997: Theater Wars: A live report from NY's Wilson-Brustein faceoff Tuesday January 28, 1997: Mars Attacks: Ludicrous New York stage debut of bestselling hack John Gray. Monday January 27, 1997: Excuses, excuses: Why Americans keep forgiving politicians' peccadilloes. Anchor, reviewed by Nell Bernstein A journalist's report on the lives of female gangsters in three American inner cities. Down With Big Brother: The Fall of the Soviet Empire By Michael Dobbs (Nonfiction) Simon and Schuster, reviewed by Phil Leggiere The longtime Moscow correspondent for The Washington Post traces the Soviet Union's demise, from Brezhnev's reign to Yeltsin's. Last Comes The Egg By Bruce Duffy (Fiction) Simon and Schuster, reviewed by Richard Gehr In this brightly-colored, ambitious novel of tragicomic adolescence, three motherless boys hit the road. The Vulnerable Observer: Anthropology that Breaks Your Heart By Ruth Behar (Nonfiction) Beacon, reviewed by Sally Eckhoff A passionate argument for a controversial brand of first-person anthropology that grips the emotions as well as the intellect. One World, Ready or Not By William Greider (Nonfiction) Simon & Schuster, reviewed by Michael Gerber Rolling Stone's political columnist delivers this jeremiad about the gloomy state of the international economy. Jazz/R&B, review by Andrew Gilbert Thelonius would be proud: Young piano master Stephen Scott comes of age. (01/31/97) Perfect From Now On - Built To Spill Pop/Rock, review by Joe Rosenthal They're "Perfect From Now On": Built to Spill's guitar-rock masterpiece (01/30/97) The Big 3 - 60ft Dolls Pop/Rock, review by Douglas Wolk Spinal Tap reincarnate: Clichéd Welsh rockers break like the wind (01/29/97) Smoke Follows Beauty - The Leaving Trains Pop/Rock, review by Gavin McNett They have no ambition and they'll never amount to squat. (01/28/97) Richard D. James - Aphex Twin Pop/Rock, review by Hans Eisenbeis Is it sound or is it music? Aphex Twin's terrific techno-trance tunes (01/27/97) Does your HMO suck? Posts of the week Ask Camille By Camille Paglia Swamp Fever By James Carville The Awful Truth By Cintra Wilson The Surreal Gourmet By Bob Blumer The Burnt-out Cook By Patric Kuh Unzipped By Courtney Weaver Verbivore By Richard Lederer How "Star Wars" ruined American movies. Running to glory By Gary Kamiya Animal Sackers By Scott Rosenberg Going crazy getting straight By Jennie Yabroff When it comes to charity, Microsoft gets as good as it gives. Ever wonder what in God's name "Embraced By the Light" is all about? Or what Tim Allen or Clive Cussler's prose is really like? Our man works his way, title by title, through the New York Times bestsellers list — so you don't have to. This week: "Chicken Soup for the Soul." Join us for discussions of libertarianism in Brainwave, a collaborative exchange of ideas among Salon, The Site, Feed and Electric Minds. Carol Lay: Story Minute Keith Knight: The K Chronicles Ruben Bolling: Tom, The Dancing Bug |