Part One
In the first of a three-part fiction series, a co-worker exhibits intriguing new qualities, and life at the office gets shaken up.
Archive
A collection of 14235 issues
27 September 2006
New York's currently: crisping up real nice Bush declassifies parts of National Intelligence Estimate report, blames political sabotage meant to "create confusion in the minds of the American people." What the report says: Al Qaeda may not be the threat it once was, but the Iraq
A Response From John Warner
I am writing in regards to your article of July 15, 1977, titled “Gender-Bending Grade-Schooler Attracts Notice,” which reported on my emergence as a leading androgynous figure in the fashion world. I would have written sooner and not allowed the record to stand uncorrected for almost 30 years,
Sean Wilentz
Historian Sean Wilentz talks about social studies versus history, purple prose in founding-father biographies, and how “states rights” started trumping slavery in Jefferson Davis’s memoirs.
26 September 2006
New York's currently: wham, bam, thank you spamassassin White House chips away at objections to surveillance bill that would allow Bush to order domestic eavesdropping without a judge's approval. Egyptian president's son Gamal Mubarak points to his country's nuclear future and pokes
Book Digest: September 25, 2006
The Arts in Latin America, 1492-1820; A Life in Secrets; All Governments Lie; Conservatize Me; The Secret Powers of Naming; Concerning the Spiritual in Art; Best American Essays 2006
25 September 2006
New York's currently: the land of Silk and Splenda Pentagon prepares for showdown after telling Rumsfeld the 2008 budget is billions of dollars short. The FBI's investigation of the 2001 anthrax attacks continues, though slowly, and with an endless list of suspects. Life in Thailand after
Gender-Bending Grade-Schooler Attracts Notice
One local boy’s locks sends shockwaves throughout his community, and a clear message to the world of fashion: The younger generation plays by a new set of rules.
22 September 2006
New York's currently: designing a "More Ram Horn" T-shirt President and dissident Republicans agree they've come to an incredibly confusing pact on interrogation rules. Abbas says planned Palestinian unity government will recognize Israel, and Hamas says, um, no. Chomsky not offended Venezuela'
Video Digest: September 22, 2006
Punks and puppies: “Discovering Ladies and Gentlemen the Fabulous Stains”; Washington’s hardcore scene, documented; Soap operas embrace Faith No More; Weird Al is white and nerdy; Puppy porn.