Juiced
Can Congress get baseball to go cold turkey off steroids? And how many passionate pleas will it take? Our representative speaks, passionately and otherwise, rooting out those who seek enhancements of every kind.
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Where’s the Winner?
I recently “browsed across” your First Tournament of Books and was pleased with the winner. Did you ever contact him, or hear from him, about this grand honor he has won? Maybe you could print his reaction, something like the ubiquitous “You’ve just won the Super Bowl, what are
18 March 2005
New York's currently: crazy from the heat Deficit reduction goes awry for Bush when the House and Senate pass competing budgets--the Senate's version doesn't include the cuts in Medicaid he asked for. And what happens if the two chambers can't agree
Pledge of Allegiance
It’s pledge drive season again! And this time everybody’s getting in on the action. Matthew Baldwin sneaks into the studio and watches as those Social Security reforms take on an entirely different medium.
17 March 2005
New York's currently: hoping The Wire lasts forever CIA ships suspects to other countries where no-torture promises are regularly broken. "Freebird!" has been yelled at every rock concert, ever, though no one knows how the phenomenon started. When even Bush says TV stations should warn
British Sea Power, Open Season
In 2003 the boys in pith helmets released their debut album, The Decline and Fall of British Sea Power, which, in this reviewer’s opinion, was the finest album of that year. Naturally, this has had some of us a little antsy about what might show up as their follow-
16 March 2005
New York's currently: lifting the cloak of winter, donning the cordovans of spring Iraq's new parliament finally convenes, a peppering of explosions heard throughout their meeting, and they still can't agree on the structure of the new government. Since 2002 at least 26 prisoners
Adjusting the Levels
When you’re recording a few songs with friends, it’s OK to slack around. When you’re recording a few songs with very expensive engineers, you better not flub that G sharp.
David Thomson
Lots of folks complain that the movies aren’t what they used to be, but not many people can tell you why. Our man of the north has a fascinating talk with film critic and writer David Thomson about the start of the art, “Million Dollar Baby,” and how Nicole Kidman went from bimbo to genius.
15 March 2005
New York's currently: dreaming of patios, dusk at the beach, cheeseburgers Russia's security service paid $10 million for info that led to the killing of former Chechen president Maskhadov. Severe drought hampers Darfur's refugee camps. Three Defense mail facilities remain closed after alarms prompted