Running Out of Targets (A Pilot’s Lament) Running Out of Targets (A Pilot’s Lament)
We're running out of targets, guys, There's nothing to destroy. They simply don't have buildings here, Like Baghdad or Hanoi. Today I sent a missile off And said, "That's all she wrote." It turned out that I'd vaporized Two camels and a goat. So let's go back to Serbia. These gunsights have to glom On something that's not rocks or sand. There's nothing here to bomb.
Nov 1, 2001 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Expressway to Yr Skull Expressway to Yr Skull
Indie rock, once the soundtrack of the 1980s and early '90s, is largely gone, but it had a rich history.
Nov 1, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Star
Now It’s Ulster’s Turn Now It’s Ulster’s Turn
In spite of unionist provocations, the IRA has stood down violence during the ongoing democratic process.
Nov 1, 2001 / Margaret Spillane
Letter From Ground Zero: November 1, 2001 Letter From Ground Zero: November 1, 2001
Politics govern the increasingly difficult war against the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Nov 1, 2001 / Jonathan Schell
London After Bloomsbury London After Bloomsbury
A review of On the Wing: A Young American Abroad, by Nora Sayre.
Nov 1, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Hazel Rowley
Northern Lights Northern Lights
Reviews of Hedda Gabler and Dance of Death.
Nov 1, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Carol Rocamora
Victory Gardens?! Victory Gardens?!
War tropes abound once again during our war on terrorism, but this ain't the USA of yesteryear.
Nov 1, 2001 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Letter From Cairo Letter From Cairo
Egypt's political agenda is increasingly set by the viewpoints aired on Al Jazeera.
Nov 1, 2001 / Feature / Steve Negus
Which America Will We Be Now? Which America Will We Be Now?
September 11 showed us true American heroes. Now let's build on their strength.
Nov 1, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Bill Moyers
Sweatshops, Firsthand Sweatshops, Firsthand
A review of Sweatshop Warriors: Immigrant Women Workers Take on the Global Factory, by Miriam Ching Yoon Louie.
Nov 1, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Elizabeth Martinez