In Cold Type In Cold Type
Topic magazine is a kaleidoscopic new British literary review, still in its infancy and edited by a bunch of precocious Cambridge graduate students.
Dec 23, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Amy Wilentz
‘Stakes Is High’ ‘Stakes Is High’
Fifteen years ago, rappers like Public Enemy, KRS-One and Queen Latifah were received as heralds of a new movement.
Dec 23, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Jeff Chang
Russell Simmons’s Rap Russell Simmons’s Rap
Russell Simmons, known for decades as Rush to his friends, is of average height and build for a man his age (45), with a cleanshaven face, bald dome and light complexion.
Dec 23, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Miles Marshall Lewis
Holy Rock ‘n’ Rollers Holy Rock ‘n’ Rollers
In Hicksville, Long Island, on any given Sunday afternoon, pierced and tattooed teenagers in black clothing gather to listen and watch as groups of kids like themselves tear th...
Dec 23, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Lauren Sandler
Fear of a Punk Planet Fear of a Punk Planet
The Chicago-based magazine Punk Planet--nominated for the past two years in Utne Reader's Alternate Press Awards for "General Excellence," along with such better-heeled competi...
Dec 23, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Ivan Kreilkamp
Kathleen Hanna’s Fire Kathleen Hanna’s Fire
On the self-titled debut record by punk/dance band Le Tigre, there's a short song called "Eau d'Bedroom Dancing" that pays tribute to the timeless tradition of spinning around ...
Dec 23, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Hillary Frey
Empire of the Air Empire of the Air
Kristin Thomson, Michael Bracy and Peter DiCola also contributed to this article.
Dec 23, 2002 / Feature / Jenny Toomey
National Security and Immigrant Rights National Security and Immigrant Rights
The debate over how to protect the United States from terrorism while safeguarding its guiding values rages with particular intensity in immigrant communities.
Dec 19, 2002 / Feature / Donald Kerwin
Religion in the News Religion in the News
With Friends of Israel Like These... Oy Vey!
Dec 18, 2002 / Edward Sorel and Richard Lingeman
Raines of Fire Raines of Fire
New York Times executive editor Howell Raines shares, with his fellow liberal Southerner Al Gore, a talent for driving his opponents batty.
Dec 18, 2002 / Column / Eric Alterman