From the Stacks: February 23, 2007

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Each issue of 2wice , a semiannual arts journal of the not-for-profit 2wice Arts Foundation, Inc., evokes a particular theme, with the latest being 'how-to.' The 16 instructional categories are diverse, often surprising, and certainly intriguing. 'How to Botticelli' offers an informative look at nude paint-by-numbers in the 1950s. 'How to Spread Democracy' features a man covered by machine guns with a halo of fighter jets -- juxtaposed with a page of deformed plastic toy soldiers. 'How to Fix Things' showcases artist Nina Katchadourian and her arresting mended spiderwebs. Also be sure to take a gander at her collections of stacked books, which, when the titles are read from top to bottom, make for a delightfully quirky story. -- Elizabeth Ryan

'We're masters of the universe over here, and we didn't even go to Space Camp,' concludes the editor's note of Missbehave's second issue. Published in Brooklyn, Missbehave is sarcastic, urbane, and giddy --thoroughly a product of its milieu. The article 'Intervention: Jared Leto' speaks to my inner space cadet, admonishing the heartthrob of My So-Called Life for his recent fashion swerve into tackiness. Also in this issue, 'Good Hair' profiles Icelandic artist Hrafnhildur Arnardottir, whose preferred medium is hair -- one of her headdresses appears on the cover of Bjork's album Medulla. Missbehave had me wishing for longer locks so I could twirl them around my finger as I snapped my gum. -- Evelyn Hampton

A growing sense of urgency to better understand youth violence and prevent it has both researchers and people who work with young people scrambling to pool their resources. Enter the Prevention Researcher, a 20-page journal packed with research related to at-risk youth. The magazine bridges a divide between researchers' data and the professionals who work with susceptible youth. The resulting invaluable resource for nurses, psychologists, and social workers is published quarterly by Integrated Research Services, Inc., a nonprofit research organization based in Oregon. Though the publication is definitely geared toward evidence-based minds, accessible articles in the February issue on youth victimization provide strategies to reduce online victimization and understand the connection between victims of violence and juvenile offenders. -- Jenna Fisher

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