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Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Abstinence works in theory, not in practice; debating cable vs. DSL; who's to blame for Columbine feeding frenzy?
How Dawn Powell can save your life
Gerald Howard
Ground down in a world driven by envy, greed and hypocrisy? America's wittiest satirist can help.
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Camille Paglia misfires on Hillary, McCain and the Romantics! Plus: Mary Kay backers are pink, positive and pissed off; Stereolab as spiritual experience.
Why is Madison Avenue gripped by insanity?
Ruth Shalit
After pondering the "cultural meat values" of Peparami, the only question remaining is: What are these guys smoking?
Home is where the revolution is
Cecelie S. Berry
When they forsake the revolution to raise children at home, smart women fear they've made a stupid choice.
Giuliani's “Sensation”
Cintra Wilson
It must be time for another egomaniacal rat-patroller to pound his chest over yet another artist's filth-stained image of a religious icon.
The dying giant
Robert Bryce
With a growing market share and high-level political connections, Service Corporation International is fighting off lawsuits and government regulators.
L.A. not so confidential
Marc Cooper
A police informer blows the whistle on some old news -- no one has been able to police the LAPD.
Hypnotizing slackers for Starbucks, and other visionary acts of marketing research
Ruth Shalit
Through hypnosis, deconstructive theory and other advanced techniques, marketing experts have definitively established that champagne is associated with romance.
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
In defense of Elvis Costello; NBC wimps out on "Will and Grace" decision; ban all school religious holidays!
Foreign cinema
Charles Taylor
The New York Film Festival screens "Beau Travail," a terrific French Foreign Legion movie in need of a distribution deal.
Being Everything But the Girl
Amanda Nowinski
Ben Watt on spiritual music, moving the dance floor and the subtle variations of house.
Elmore Leonard
Sean Elder
The world's coolest crime writer has an uncanny ear for wry dialogue and a deep belief in lives with second acts.
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
How dumb does David Kelley think we are? Plus: Matt Drudge is a loudmouthed busybody; members of the mile-high club are disgusting.
The Artist you better not call Prince
David Rubien
After nearly two decades as rock royalty, his inner flame still burns hot purple -- rain or shine.
The return of the hidden persuaders
Ruth Shalit
Driven by a booming economy, a corporate obsession with brand-building and a feelgood philosophy, a motley crew of ex-grad students, starry-eyed admen and hypnosis gurus are probing the consumer unconscious to sell soap.
The reeducation of a queer theorist
Maria Russo
Battling cancer, a nice male psychoanalyst and her own sexual demons, the diva of queer theory learned a new way of living.
Internet icons on parade?
Janelle Brown
Jeeves is the first Net character to get a float at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Who'll be next?
All about Almodsvar
Stephanie Zacharek
The Spanish director introduces his colorfully garish new film in New York with three actresses and a transvestite.
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
"For Love of the Game" review strikes out; college students should learn to leave the nest; since when is George Bush an "education governor"?
Where have all the Eddie Haskells gone?
Karen Karbo
The daughter of a cool mom attempts to carry on the tradition, only to find that there are no smarmy, well-groomed takers for her act.
“Mumford”
Laura Miller
The movies' first sane therapist talks a big game in Lawrence Kasdan's winning comedy.
Artemio Cruz is just a character in a book. Gen. Obregon was real!
David Alford
When his students find reality more compelling than fiction, this teacher, a former anarchist, finds it hard to play the authority card.
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