THE RANT: Another Last Word On...First Lady and the Tramp
Brian Dykstra lets loose on Senator D'um D'um!

FICTION: Christine
Nina Newington steps in out of the Nigerian rain and hears a tale of love.

Book Reviews: Judith Van Buren reviews The Blue Suit and An Unquiet Mind. Ron Hogan reviews Elie Wiesel's Autobiography.

Digital Artist: Teresa Tamura
Resident art critic Johnathan Tann weighs the delicate balance of past and present with digital collage artist Teresa Tamura.

Recherché: Artists, Black
William Petrick sheds light on African American artists in the "City of Brotherly Love" who grapple with aesthetics, visibility and the politics of the art world.

Sound Edit 16 Version 2
UD's Mark Lewis reviews the latest in software audio technology.

VJ Daydream
Roz Calvert pens a wartime tale of three in love.

It's the 14th, Cupid.
Lydia Stevens gives us a dozen takes on the kid with the bow and arrrow.

Steve & Edie in Atlantic City
Barry Zeger reflects as Time Goes By: My appreciation of well-executed kitsch.

Dave's Reviews
Up on the music. David Levine, never one to hold back an opinion, lets 'em rip on new CDs from Mike Errico, Chrissie Hynde, and on Randy Newman's Faust.

The 52nd St. Project
Carl Capotorto tells us what you get when you take some kids from the hood and throw them together with some actors and playwrights.

INTERVIEW: Those Known as ROX
Jon Bonné gets the scoop on "Rox" public access at its best. Raw and uncensored commentary from the core of the Midwest.

MOVIE REVIEWS: From Dusk Till Dawn, Sense and Sensibility & Richard III
Stan Schwartz and Kastle give us three hits. We loved 'em all, don't walk, run!

Wine Country Journal
Mary Armstrong treats herself to the The Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa and stops for a mouth-watering visit to The French Laundry.

Duffin' & Doggin'
Have the winter doldrums set in? Feeling like a pack of lard after the holidays. Don't fret, let Margarett Dykstra tell you about two of the hottest new sports crazes.

Malaysia
Marian Wright takes us down the Malay way without speaking a word of the native language.

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