No. 15 ~ Civilization with a KragBUY ISSUE
The Global War on Terror has begun, and Ian Urbina and Chris Toensing tell of a colorful military clique wallowing in the new wave of defense dollars. Thomas Frank makes a pilgrimage to the Super Bowl. Martha Bayne appraises the cult of culinary excellence surrounding a certain celebrity chef. Andrew Friedman gets beneath the swirly titanium skin of the Bilbao Guggenheim. Terri Kapsalis draws frightening parallels between artificial insemination and American Girl dolls. Sharon O’Dair tells of the ne plus ultra in scholarly self-absorption: academic memoirs. J. D. Connor reads a submarine movie as a glorified deal memo for a corporate merger. Seth Sanders and Mike O’Flaherty remember rock music’s part in the backlash. With poetry from Daniel Bouchard. November 2002.
Table of Contents
Salvos
- Cordon Sanitaire Seth Sanders, Mike O’Flaherty
- My Love is a Free Free Market Jim Arndorfer
- Cop Shoot Cop Mike Newirth
- Heat Wave Eric Klinenberg
- Charles the Excellent Martha Bayne
- Build It and They Will Pay Andrew Friedman
- Universal 571 J. D. Connor
- What About Me? Sharon O’Dair
- Making Babies the American Girl Way Terri Kapsalis
- They Live! Nelson Smith
- In the Good Old Wallow Time Ian Urbina, Chris Toensing
- The Rod of Correction: Cogito Oprah Sum Chris Lehmann
- Down and Out in the Red Zone Thomas Frank
Poems
- Idle Music is the Devil’s Band Daniel Bouchard
- After Rejection Chris Stroffolino
- Junk Benjamin Friedlander
- Columbo in San Cristóbal David Perry