 | Skiing and Nothingness Michael Kennedy, Sonny Bono....Spalding Gray? Thankfully, Gray survived his skiing accident. He even turned it into a monologue. And now he wants to talk about that, too. |
 | The Homeless Guy Across the Hall What does it take to get and keep one man off the streets? After observing the struggles of his formerly homeless neighbor, a writer offers insights into the answer. |
 | A Bad Rap Texas is just one of several states legislating against music with questionable lyrics. But isn't the solution worse than the problem? |
 | Getting Down and Dirty With the Cast of "Wild Things" What's it like appearing in a mystery film so trashy it makes "Jenny Jones" look like "The Lawrence Welk Show"? The cast members of "Wild Things" provide a clue. |
 | Mattrock It wouldn't be hard to make fun of MTV veejay Matt Pinfield, but this unlikely character is taking over America's music channel. |
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Music censorship is back -- with a vengeance. Find out how some Tennessee politicians are looking to punish music vendors who don't play parent, while in Texas anti-rap legislation threatens to bilk state workers out of their pensions. Plus: A neighborly writer provides a sympathetic look into the continuing struggles of a formerly homeless man, a pregnant woman explains why it's rude to ask questions about a mother-to-be's big belly, a newspaper excerpt exposes the government's My Lai lies, and more! [9 articles]
Film & TV
Oscars, Schmoscars. Last week several writers set down their reviewer's pens in favor of crystal balls -- how well did they predict? Meanwhile, the cast of "Wild Things" talk trash about their trashy new movie, independent filmmaker Sarah Jacobson discusses the joys of ordering people around, and Frederick Wiseman proves to be a very wise man indeed when it comes to documentaries. Plus: Not one, not two, but three reviewers cross swords over the new Four Musketeers movie; two critics provide complementary reviews of "Primary Colors"; and much, much more. [22 articles]
Music
The mammoth SFX Entertainment has taken over the concert industry with a series of buyouts. How will this affect fans? Speaking of conquests, Matt Pinfield, that cue-ball-headed fount of musical knowledge, is now the most prevalent face on MTV. How'd he get there? In other rock-n-roll news, find out why Carl Perkins always had more than a box of matches, what Thomas Mapfuno's music says about harsh life in Zimbabwe, how Trout Fishing in America serve up fun fillets of children's music, where country-roots songwriters Chris Knight and Fred Eaglesmith get their inspiration, and plenty more. [16 articles]
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Goths: they're cute, but don't put them down -- like Gremlins exposed to water, they get real feisty. Want to know more? Put down that black lipstick and check out these links to cool Goth sites on the Web. Plus: Spalding Gray explains his mushy skiing metaphors in a typically Spalding-like interview; a technical support worker strikes a blow against the ignorance of the average computer "l00ser" (oops we mean user); an exhibit picks the petals off of Georgia O'Keefe's Texan inspiration; "The Night of the Iguana" finds Tennessee Williams up to his usual reptilian tricks; and more! [9 articles]
Books
Why is Randall Terry, former spokesman for Operation Rescue, trying to give Barnes & Noble an abortion? Is it child pornography, or has Censorship once again reared its ugly, scaly, dragon-like head? Plus: reviews of John Casey's novel about the stirrings of middle-class infidelity; Michael Ignatieff's well-articulated argument for Western meddling in the affairs of problem-riddled countries; a dual biography/CD about Celtic music; several rockin' books about musicians, dancing and other toe-tapping trends; and more! [6 articles]
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