Die Softly
Action movies may seem old hat these days, but they had to start somewhere. We go back to the pre-Schwarzenegger years, when a movie audience thirsty for speed and thrills could only turn to “My Dinner With André.”
Opinions
A collection of 197 issues
A Reasonable Guide to Scum Rock
Let the strippers go unpaid, let the motel rooms burn--rock's only as good as its most depraved leaders are terrible.
Pizza Party USA
Every four years at the end of February, we've got that extra day. Is it special? Well maybe it should be.
This Year, It's Gonna Be Different
Perhaps the only joy in making new year's resolutions is the variety of ice cream flavors it takes to break them.
Is Illiteracy So Bad?
When people can’t explain global warming or mad cow disease, perhaps they should look at a less than obvious scourge: the dreaded literacy plague.
Where I'm Coming From
Southerners routinely get trashed up north, where they're either derided as racists or hayseeds, or the offspring of siblings.
Part IV, Wedding Tips
Will custom-printed cocktail napkins take this celebration to the next level? No one cares.
Notes on a Federal Culture
Urban character is easy--Chicago has architecture, New York has culture, Los Angeles has a six-hour flight to New York--but what about cities with zero personality? Let's say, Washington?
Rock This County!
Mega-selling pop music may seem to be more about navel-sculpting than song-writing, but that won’t cut it for a stadium full of Shania Twain fans. What it takes to sell 19 million records.
In The Rear With Broken Gear
We depend on our troops to protect our shores—shouldn’t our troops be able to depend on their weapons? A look at 11 deaths attributed to bad equipment.