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Pimps without portfolio
Steve Erickson
Even after the impeachment debacle revealed just how out of touch they are, the Washington media elite are still trying to hustle the American people.
Traumas in adolescent life
Curtis Sittenfeld
A judge of the Seventeen magazine fiction contest recalls what was endearing about the writers of the 400 stories she read --even the really bad ones.
50 percent off
James Poniwozik
In the aftermath of President Clinton's acquittal, James Poniewozik casts his jaundiced eye upon the media scene and decides that the era of good feelings ain't gonna start anytime soon.
You're a good man, Dr. Smurf
Martha Beck
I'm sorry, Tinky Winky
Michael Colton
The writer who outed the "gay" Teletubby in the Washington Post apologizes for bringing the wrath of Jerry Falwell upon him.
Wake-up call
Joel Dreyfuss
Police brutality has long been a problem for African-Americans, but it took immigrant blacks being brutalized for New Yorkers to take notice.
Decade of the infamous phallus
Deanne Stillman
Saturating the nation in one scandal after another, the American male member takes center stage in the last decade of the millenium.
Backstage on “The Beach”
Rolf Potts
A backpacker's quest to storm Leonardo DiCaprio's movie set ends in an epiphany that won't play in Peoria.
The feminist queen of the Middle East
Geraldine Brooks
World leaders rush to pay tribute to King Hussein, but his widow, Queen Noor, deserves much of the credit for Jordan's transformation from police state to cradle of political freedom.
The mysterious death of Tyisha Miller
Lori Leibovich
Did racism kill Tyisha Miller? Riverside's black leaders insist a police shooting victim would be alive if she were white. But would she?
Brief reports and tidbits from the Info-Sphere
Salon Tech Writers
Slate rejoins the Web - "Felicity" points to the Web - Blurred lines in Times' Amazon story - Tabloid sues Florida citrus growers over talking ham sandwich! - Gassie: Microsoft's full of Be-S
The mysterious death of Tyisha Miller
Lori Leibovich
Did racism kill Tyisha Miller? Black leaders in Riverside, Calif., insist a police shooting victim would be alive if she were white. But would she?
Death wishes
Daren Fonda
Georges Minois' exhaustive study traces the long, strange history of suicide.
Boogie bites
Jenn Shreve
Porn star activists want to pave the way for a new era of enlightened porn ... but isn't this an oxymoron?
It's heeeeeeeeere
Gavin McNett
Gavin McNett reviews Rhino's latest compilation, 'The Postpunk Chronicles'
Mann among men
Michael Sragow
Always an unpredictable individualist, writer-director Michael Mann continues to bring his unique brand of macho melodrama to both the big and little screens.
The little N-word
James Poniewozik
Media bigs have a field day when a D.C. public servant resigns after using the word 'niggardly.'
Looking for Abdelati
Tanya Shaffer
Tanya Shaffer recounts how the search for an old friend led to finding a new family in Casablanca.
Flynt's revenge
Carol Lloyd
Larry Flynt on his investigations, why the Washington Post ran his ad and what he'd do if he had five more lives.
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