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The Heart of the Meta
By Tuesday, Dec 3 2002

Adaptation, the mind-bending new film from director Spike Jonze and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman loops Susan Orlean’s The Orchid Thief and a... More >>
Things We Lost in the Fire
By Alisa Solomon Tuesday, Sep 10 2002

"Liberty is the most precious gift we offer our citizens." Could Tom Ridge have said anything scarier or more telling as he accepted the post of... More >>
Virtually Helpless
By Josh Martin Tuesday, Sep 10 2002

The next time this country is targeted by terrorists, the primary weapon may be an object no bigger than your thumbnail: a computer chip.... More >>
Visitors
By Ward Sutton Tuesday, Sep 10 2002

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Day of Attunement
By Richard Goldstein Tuesday, Sep 3 2002

I will never hear a bagpipe playing "Amazing Grace" without thinking of its performance at a funeral for dogs that died at ground... More >>
Buying Trouble
By Erik Baard Tuesday, Jul 23 2002

They thought they were making routine purchases—the innocent, everyday pickups of charcoal and hummus, bleach and sandwich bags, that keep... More >>
Sky City Fantasies
By Erik Baard Tuesday, Feb 19 2002

In New York's last Dark Age—the late '70s—David Byrne sang as a Talking Head that he had to "find a city, find myself a city to live... More >>
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