May-June2004
Contents
Notes from the Underground
What the record industry can learn from a subway musician
by Nicholas Thompson, from The Washington Montly
Slow Seeing
To go beyond mere looking takes time–lots of time
by Rebecca Solnit, from Orion
Oslo’s Magic Track
Why do people run so fast in Norway’s Bislett Stadium
by Kenny Moore, from Runner’s World
Types
Typed & Transformed
Personality typing isn’t exactly psychology–it’s something better
Typecast in the Workplace
Is typing making corporate hierarchies worse?
by Clive Thompson, from This Magazine
7 Paths to Your Secret Self
Plot yourself on seven of the major personality typing systems
by Jon Spayde
Tricksters of the World, Unite!
How going crazy will help save America
by Bradford Keeney
Street Artists Speak Up
Artists with a conscience are going public in bold new ways
by Amanda Luker and Madeleine Baran, from Clamor
The Picasso of Protest
On the streets and in The New Yorker, Eric Drooker’s images mix politics and passion
by Kari Lydersen, from Punk Planet
How to Make a Stencil
Start with a manila folder, end up with street art
by Josh MacPhee
The Two Sides of Fear
How a dreaded emotion can save our lives
by Frances Moore Lappé and Jeffrey Perkins, from You Have the Power
Fear and the Word
Even where speaking out can be fatal, the truth gets told. What’s our excuse?
by Ariel Dorfman, from Autodafe
Pedestrian Power
A new movement that’s got legs
by Jay Walljasper
An American in Madrid
In Madrid, more and more of the streets belong to the people
by James Nolan, from North American Review
Focus: On Off-Beat Travel
Misguided Guidebooks?
“Authentic” travel guides may be masking global reality
by Chris Turner, from Outpost
The Couch Potato Adventure
Pedaling across Prince Edward Island on a sofa
by Jacqueline White
Have Hoe, Will Travel
Seeing the world one organic farm at a time
by Andi McDaniel
Unfaithful to Old Faithful
Why are Americans staying away from our national parks?
by Keith Goetzman
View
Europe’s Food Fight
What happens when cherished traditions meet European Union regulations?
by Eric Larson
The Naturopathic Way
A popular form of healing begins with the belief that nature cures
by Orna Izakson
Literary Labels
Independent record companies turn to publishing books
by Chris Dodge
The Guerrilla Gatherers
Harvesting forest plants is becoming big–and troubling–business
by Laird Christensen, from Whole Terrain
The Fight Against Fistulas
Organizations are rallying to save women from a humiliating condition
by Kari Browne, from Ms.
Whole Earth Review (1974-2003)
by Jay Walljasper
High-Tech Help for the Hungry
Aidmatrix uses online savvy to make food aid more efficient
by Sarah Karon
Remembering Terrell and Tariq
Two fathers honor their slain sons by refusing to hate the killers
by Jacqueline White and Jon Spayde
The Green M.B.A.
A new business school model teaches students to look beyond the bottom line
by Leif Utne
Gleanings
Worshipping Mr. Loh
Our personal deity is a 76-year-old Chinese guy
by Steve Wilson, from Clamor
From the Chernobyl Notebooks
What the animals knew that we didn’t
by Svetlana Alexievitch, from Autodafe
Ceci N’est Pas Une Comic
by Peter Kuper, from Empire
Dear Classmates
An alumni note
by Anita Dolman, from Geist
Sleep is Death Lite
Fear and trembling atop the raised platform
by Jeff Kay, from Crimewave
