In This Issue
January – February 2007
FEATURE: Magazines of the Year
Reading the FutureWinners of the 18th Annual Utne Independent Press Awards
Hands-on PublishingThe web didn’t kill zines–it only made them stronger
by Danielle Maestretti
Outside InfluenceRaw Vision peers into a curious corner of the art world
by Keith Goetzman
Change? SíLatin America points the way for progressive politics, and the NACLA Report is on the story
by Joseph Hart
The NomineesThe full list of this year’s 107 nominees
FEATURE: Tea Time
Steeped in TeaThe social significance of one hot drink
by Andy Isaacson
FEATURE: Video Games
Playing with Our HeadsWhy video games are making our kids smarter–and more obedient
by Chris Suellentrop, from the Wilson Quarterly
FEATURE: Eye on the Sky
Messages from AboveWhy the clouds are worth watching
by Chris Dodge
Emerging Ideas
Our BlackBerries, OurselvesHow our technologically driven “talk culture” stunts self-expression and sacrifices autonomy
by Liz Else, from the New Scientist
Cycling for ChangeProject Rwanda helps repair bikes and lives in a scarred country
by Kristen Mueller
For Their Eyes OnlyA secret program to make government history… history.
by Bennett Gordon
Plus: Degrees of Change, e-waste eradication, a fair share of fair trade, power walking, & more
Mixed Media
What’s Your StoryThe radio documentary boom has people talking
by Kiera Butler, from Columbia Journalism Review
Straight Outta El AltoA revolutionary hip-hop scene emerges in Bolivia
by Benjamin Dangl, from Toward Freedom
Hooked on NollywoodNigeria’s film industry charts its own strange course
by Jonathan Kiefer, from Maisonneuve
Mindful Living
The Deeper Meaning of MindfulnessAt the root of the latest Buddhist buzzword lies a challenging path to enlightenment
by Thubten Chodron, from Shambhala Sun
Women Gone WildA seasoned adventurer no longer cares to keep up with the boys
by Pam Houston, from Women’s Adventure
Majoring in OrganicsA degree program in organic agriculture modes a holistic future for farming
by Paul Henderson, from Alternatives Journal
Gleanings
Hillbilly Lit
The JT LeRoy literary hoax raises hackles in Appalachia
by Ann Magnuson, from the Gazz
Blue-Eyed Wonder
Let the tongues wag–this baby is mine
by Sarah A. Ongiri, from Hip Mama
An Orchestrated AttackWar’s sound track echoes from Dresden to Baghdad
by David Griffith, from the book A Good War Is Hard to Find
The Cat Came BackTime stands still when the watcher becomes the watched
by Craig Childs, from High Country News
COLUMNS & LETTERS
Editor’s Note
by David Schimke
Letters
Shelf Lifeby Danielle Maestretti
Heartlandby Nina Utne
