A country up for grabs
Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest
Notebook
Culture
Culture
Cultural reversion
What's the attraction of body piercing, fantasy murder games, and suicidally depressing music? Some of our high artists are making sculptures out of excrement and carving up cadavers, all in an at...
Culture
'Zine watch
Good news, bad news: Glamour magazine, previously a voice for affirmative action and universal daycare, dumped its political affairs column early this year and replaced it with-astrology. "You ask...
Music
Music: Too cool for God
Christian musicians tend to mistake mainstream acceptance for divine confirmation that they're on the right path. As a result, they often engage in questionable behavior in order to appear "cool,"...
Music
Music: Triumph of discipline
Classic Wynton incorporates recordings going back to 1984 when young Mr. Marsalis first burst on the American music scene with a triple concerto album. Establishing himself as a champion of the Ba...
Dispatches
The Buzz (Publick Occurrences)
News & Reviews
7,000 troops slated for Kosovo NATO peace wagon set to roll What's a few thousand troops between enemies? That's what Secretary of State Madeleine Albright offered up last week when the Unit...
Quotables
Quotables
I love my past. I don't apologize for one day in my life. Oscar Goodman, a flamboyant lawyer who defended mobsters like Meyer Lansky and Tony "The Ant" Spilotro. Mr. Goodman was elected may...
The Buzz
15-minute paperbacks
McPaperback In a few years, bookstores will be able to get you any book you want-digitally. If they don't have a copy on their shelves, they'll be able to print up a custom-made volume in about...