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2002 Stories by Jane Dark

• Crazy/Dutiful

  published December 17, 2002

  In the world of country and western, fresh new dudes are allowed to become good ol' boys, George Strait turning out the same record every couple... More >>

• Guess What, America, We Love You

  published November 26, 2002

  Having already chart-ruled 21 countries and gone pan-European No. 1, "Aserejé" will be compared relentlessly to the macarena as it's angled... More >>

• Siren Wailing

  published November 12, 2002

  You'd think there'd be some mathematical formula that could take into account the manner tossed, and how far, and what exactly "it" was, and tell... More >>

• Right to Work

  published October 22, 2002

  When they spin the Beatles during my occasional confinement in Classic Rockville (actual songs during drivetime, dude), I think two things at the... More >>

• Keeping Up With the Jones

  published September 10, 2002

  Remember the early verdict on scratching'n'rapping—not real musicians, can't play instruments, blah blah blah? Amazingly, this actually... More >>

• Kiss of the Vampire Slayer

  published August 20, 2002

  My So-Called Life, the greatest show ever, knew three indivisible things about adolescence. One, the wonder years are a checklist of... More >>

• Fever Pitch

  published August 6, 2002

  There are several Asia Argentos to choose from: international starlet del giorno, showbiz kid, polymath auteur, big talker. The... More >>

• This '70s Show

  published June 18, 2002

  Pals at the Institute for Advanced Study, working with a team of renegade SABRmetricians, have developed a model for calculating the top musical... More >>

• Made for Walkin'

  published June 4, 2002

  Earlier in the millennium, I reported on "byterock": the desktop dovetailing of a couple songs in a fun game of (not so) strange bedfellows. Let's... More >>

• Pop by the Numbers

  published May 21, 2002

  The remix is an architect's note on what the fuck's wrong with r&b: basically, verses and choruses. The Neptunes' edit of *NSync's hit... More >>

• Creatures of Celluloid and Flicker

  published February 26, 2002

  There's the kind of movie where a trio of estranged childhood pals rediscover the power of friendship. There's the kind of movie where any car on... More >>

• Get It Get It, Get It Get It (WHOOOA) (Do You Like It)

  published February 19, 2002

  There's the kind of movie where a trio of estranged childhood pals rediscovers the power of friendship. There's the kind of movie where any car on... More >>