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The Rant
Brian Dykstra rants off on football... at least we think that's what it's about.

Fiction - On the Roll Down
Ben Ohmart's "On the Roll Down" chronicles the frenetic struggle of a woman's decline from cancer.

Book Reviews
Reviews: Tony Buchsbaum reviews The Best of Flair, edited by Fleur Cowles. Ron Hogan reviews Zia Jaffrey's The Invisibles and Santa Evita by Tomas Eloy Martinez

food

A Table In Paradise
Paulette Licitra and Patricia Wells linger over wine and speak of poachers, pistou and Provence.

sex/health

The Geek Love Connection
We pick 'em, you match 'em. Send our geek girls and boys out for a night on the town.

tech-toys

<META REFRESH> reviewed by Art Hemfrees
Is it a soft drink or software? How could a beverage directly influenced by the WWW taste? Let your lips decide.

style

Urban Renewal
New Year, new start. Holly Reich tips for your urban renovation. Plus UD's out of town spa pick, contest included. Win a free weekend away.

Interview -- Pamela Dennis
Bart Boehlert catches designer Pamela Dennis on the way up.

art

The Lure of the Ring
The Sweet Science lures cover photographer, Carlos Granados and writer Katherine Dunn to the ring.

Kim Stringfellow
Kim Stringfellow's mixed medium boxes are illuminated by art writer Berta Sichel.

music

Interview: Evan Dando
Kastle interviews Evan Dando back on the scene.

Reviews
Dave Levine's picks are Katy Clements and Action Daddy Slomo Grossman reviews Nicholas Payton's Gumbo Nouveau.

Conversations With...
Conversations With... finds jazz musicians Nicholas Payton and Antonio Gambrell jammin' at the Funky Butt in New Orleans.

performance

Ronald Rifkin Interview
Stan reviews The Substance of Fire and interviews its star, Ron Rifkin.

Reviews -- 1996 Picks
Stan Schwartz runs down his picks for The Top Ten of 1996.

travel

Snaking Down the Amazon
Down on the Amazon, Roz Calvert hunts vipers, fishes for pirahna and finds time to write home.

Feedback

Want to contribute?
Are you a writer, artist or photographer? Have an article or piece you would love to see in UD? Want to intern? Tell the Editor, Gabrielle Shannon - gaby@desires.com.


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