July-August 2004
Contents
Dateline: Iraq
Journalists struggle to get inside the minds of an occupied people
by Gal Beckerman, from Columbia Journalism Review
A New Way of Walking
Psychogeographers are changing the way we experience the city
by Joseph Hart
The Utne Interview: Air America’s Lizz Winstead
A liberal talk-radio pioneer sounds off
Faith in the Land
Three farmers show us how to trust nature again
by Lisa M. Hamilton
The Good Farmer
Kentucky native Kingsolver reclaims her rural roots
by Barbara Kingsolver, from The Essential Agrarian Reader
Lombardi’s Web
An artist paints the flow of money that runs the world
by Nick Stillman, from Punk Planet
New Rites of Passage
The New Rites of Passage: An Interview with Gail Sheehy
Passages author Sheehy charts the latest changes in our lives
Do-It-Yourself Rituals
Who needs old traditions when you can make up new ones?
by Laine Bergeson
The Perma-Parent Trap
By financing their adult children, are parents short-changing their own lives?
by Pamela Paul, from Psychology Today
Transcending the Quarterlife Crisis
Twentysomething angst has launched a new movement
by Eliza Thomas
The Unbearable Lightness of Adulthood
Reflections on turning 30
by Anjula Razdan
Life After Death
How to send an e-mail from beyond the grave
by Eliza Thomas
Falling In & Out of Love
A nomadic filmmaker heads west
by Bill Brown, from Dreamwhip #13
Why Politics and Purity Don’t Mix
Playwright-activist Tony Kushner talks about real change and how to make it
by Sara Marcus, from Heeb
Focus: Renewable Energy
The Austin Energy Experiment
The capital city of oil-proud Texas is going solar–big time
by Bruce Sterling, from Wired
Running on Rage
Here’s a renewable energy idea: anger-powered cars
from The Onion
Increase Your Energy IQ
The more you know about green energy, the more you’ll save
by Jeremiah Creedon
Goat Power
Yard work is kids play’ for the weed eater with teeth
from Alternatives Journal
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Africa Calling
Cell phones find a place in ancient oral cultures
by James Hall, from New Internationalist
Nanotech Under the Microscope
New super-small particles can do wonders–but they may be a health risk, too
by Anne Geske
China’s Big Bang
A building boom is transforming the country–and trampling the past
by Jacob Wheeler
Radical Feminine Hygiene
Menstrual insurgents are replacing the tampon
by Andi McDaniel
Video Games Get Real
Alien mutants are out–and social change is in
by Anastasia Masurat
Queer Sheik
On being openly gay in Saudi Arabia
by John R. Bradley, from The New Republic
Drag ‘Net
Radical website content lands a cyberactivist in jail
by Craig Cox
Global Village or Virtual Shopping Mall?
Broadband is transforming the Internet–and corporations want control
by Leif Utne
The Enlightened Intersection
In Oregon, citizens turn a bland crossroads into a gathering place
by Laine Bergeson
Gleanings
Blogging Off
How blogging ruined my life
by Whitney Pastorek, from The Village Voice
Loving Your Inner Velma
How to cope with having a gorgeous best friend
by Cathy James, from North Carolina Woman
Inside the Glitter Shoppe
The life and death of a small-town mall
by Andy Cornell, from Clamor
Radical Recycling
Read this mag–then eat it. Guaranteed high in fiber!
from Mountain Gazette
About a Dog
How do you know when to say good-bye?
by Andrew Hudgins, from The American Scholar
