Interview

Steven Brill

Steven Brill wants to be king of all media watchdogs. But will Brill the owner and Brill the editor always get along?

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| Tue Sep. 1, 1998 12:00 AM PDT

MediaPicks

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| Wed Jul. 1, 1998 12:00 AM PDT

Self-Reference

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| Fri May. 1, 1998 12:00 AM PDT

Stephanie Coontz

Following the State of the Union address, childcare is poised to become the next emotive issue in the national debate. A leading family historian offers her solutions.

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| Fri May. 1, 1998 12:00 AM PDT

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A Controversial Scientist Speaks on Plastics, IQ, and the Womb

A controversial scientist speaks on plastics, IQ, and the womb

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| Sun Mar. 1, 1998 1:00 AM PST

Wendy Kaminer Gets Civil Righteous

Weighing in on the "spirituality buffet," feminism, and the left's own brand of censorship, this civil libertarian has opinions not everyone wants to hear.

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| Sun Mar. 1, 1998 1:00 AM PST

Lite Night with Bill Maher

The host of "Politically Incorrect" serves up warmed-over, celebrity-enhanced pop politics to an uninformed audience. Just the way America likes it.

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| Thu Jan. 1, 1998 1:00 AM PST

Religion Is a Virus

Why God is a product of natural selection

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| Sat Nov. 1, 1997 1:00 AM PST

The Dalai Lama

on China, hatred, and optimism

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| Sat Nov. 1, 1997 1:00 AM PST

The World of Religion According to Huston Smith

Smith has devoted his life to the study of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Hinduism. He believes in them all.

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| Sat Nov. 1, 1997 1:00 AM PST

Orville Schell

A 30-year veteran of reporting on China discusses Deng's counterrevolution.

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| Mon Sep. 1, 1997 12:00 AM PDT

Jamaica Kincaid Hates Happy Endings

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| Mon Sep. 1, 1997 12:00 AM PDT

Orville Schell

A 30-year veteran of reporting on China discusses Deng's counterrevolution.

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| Mon Sep. 1, 1997 12:00 AM PDT

Margaret Atwood

The activist author of Alias Grace and The Handmaid's Tale discusses the politics of art and the art of the con.

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| Tue Jul. 1, 1997 12:00 AM PDT

Law Matters

Randall Kennedy reminds us that criminal justice isn't always black-and-white

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| Tue Jul. 1, 1997 12:00 AM PDT

John Irving

The bestselling novelist is a strong believer in good manners, a semibeliever in religion, and unequivocal in his opinions about abortion. Author John Irving always plays by the rules -- his own.

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| Thu May. 1, 1997 12:00 AM PDT

Home Work Time

Why are we working more and spending less time at home? Arlie Hochschild has discovered some suprising reasons.

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| Thu May. 1, 1997 12:00 AM PDT

Robert Hass

Our poet laureate began his term facing an unruly Congress and a growing national literacy problem. As his tenure ends, he's thinking about the "small, local ways we keep ourselves alive."

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| Sat Mar. 1, 1997 1:00 AM PST

Talking With George Carlin

Carlin speaks up about what's wrong with Mickey Mouse, baby boomers, private property, and political activism.

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| Sat Mar. 1, 1997 1:00 AM PST

Gloria Feldt

The new president of Planned Parenthood misses the old Hillary Clinton and says "thanks" to Newt Gingrich, but "thanks for nothing" to the Democratic leadership

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| Sat Mar. 1, 1997 1:00 AM PST