Bright Nights, Big Mountains
The Sundance Film Festival may have a hard time maintaining its indie credibility, but as a magnet for celebrities there is little doubt about its powers. After a few days of film in Park City, our writer looks back.
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23 January 2004
New York's currently: doing things a little nutty Iraqi leaders push Bush administration to drop caucus system as leading Shiite cleric finds new ways to protest. Point-by-point fact-checking on Cheney's interview with NPR. All-out war between Brooklyn residents and developer/new-Nets
IKEA
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we show you how to survive the five treacherous worlds of IKEA. Don't forget your REKYL!
22 January 2004
New York's currently: iced up Scientist's account of touring North Korean nuclear plant. Pentagon's Internet voting deemed too risky. Rescued home décor in Paris. Hiking magazine contains route that would send climbers off the edge of a cliff. On our way to Brooklyn: Nets
Happy Endings
With today’s final taping of “Friends,” fans across the country wonder what’s in store for TV’s six pals. Will Rachel and Ross finally find romance? Will Joey’s career take off? Our writer is ready with spoilers for the final episode in May.
21 January 2004
New York's currently: tethered to the machine Bush proposes few new programs, includes solutions Congress has already rejected. Related: Motives and fictions in the SOTU address. Lunatic subway rider severs thumb from 71-year-old Queens man, chews up his grandson's face. TMN's Choire
Henry Petroski
The next time your imperfect car breaks down perfectly, remember, someone designed it that way. Our man in N.H. talks to author and former engineer Henry Petroski about the effects of design in our lives.
Living the Lifetime
What better way to spend a long winter weekend inside, terrified to leave your home because your snow boots still haven’t arrived in the mail and your front sidewalk is awash in an ice floe, than to watch cable TV? I never found out, that’s for sure. But
Suede, Dog Man Star Live at the I.C.A.
Though not an official release, last September’s shows in London were so spectacular that they deserve to be. Until these tracks are tacked onto a box set or some-such, we’ll just have to make do with what we have. One-time Britpoppers and glam-rock revivalists, and
The Way of Nigella
What Jamie Oliver does for young ladies with his pestle, Nigella Lawson does for men who love a summer’s plump tomato. But, as Pitchaya Sudbanthad explains, what Lawson does with monkeys is a whole different story.