Correspondence The Battle of Richmond Lynn Hopewell - JANUARY 01, 2000 The history police from Orwell's "Ministry of Truth" are at it again. Robert F. Lee's picture, among 30 planned for an historical display along Richmond's waterfront, was briefly removed because of protests by City Councilman Sa'ad El-Amin. Read More
Correspondence Drawing the Blairite Battle Lines Derek Turner - JANUARY 01, 2000 Speaking to a Labour Party conference in October, British Prime Minister Tony Blair made a vainglorious speech he may live to regret. His words heartened some of his more enthusiastic supporters, but shocked the shires and clarified the... Read More
Correspondence Gone Fishing William Mills - JANUARY 01, 2000 Maybe it's the increasing need to find a replacement for what America once was, or just the plain joy of sports fishing, but whatever die real motive, I found myself headed for Costa Rica in October. Read More
VITAL SIGNS The Goddess and the Bride Harold O.J. Brown - JANUARY 01, 2000 The distribution of rights, responsibilities, and roles between the sexes has proved very hard to establish by civil law. If we look only at laws and social conventions, we may misunderstand reality. Read More
VITAL SIGNS Excuse Me, I Think I've Got a Heartache Janet Scott Barlow - JANUARY 01, 2000 One sure sign of advancing age is a transition in our perceptions of unchanging events: What was once on some level interesting or amusing is now simply irritating. Read More
VITAL SIGNS Seeing Is Not Believing George McCartney - JANUARY 01, 2000 If it is to succeed, a narrative film, whether fact or fiction, must persuade us to believe in its events as they unreel before our eyes. Read More