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Columns & Sections

Book Reviews
This, That, and the Other...
Oryx and Crake
by Margaret Atwood
Selected Stories of Phillip K. Dick
by Phillip K. Dick
Kesey's Jail Journal
by Ken Kesey
Songcatchers
by Mickey Hart
Is He Dead?
by Mark Twain
Depraved English
by Peter Novobatzky and
Ammon Shea
reviews by David A. James

Alaska Agonistes
Alaska Agonistes
by Joe E. LaRocca
review by Neil Davis

The Great Alaska Zingwater Caper
The Great Alaska Zingwater Caper
by T. Neil Davis
review by Dan Hawkins

Calendar of Events

Cartoons
Anguish in an Idiot Nation
Year of the Monkey
by Dan Darrow

Editorial
Old Europe and the Brave New World

Firebreak
by Sarah Wolfe

Letters to the Editor
Dae Miles
Hans Mölders
Eric Glos

poetry
"Canoe Hunt Fall '04"
"By the Door"
by Cam Leonard

"11-3"
by Mark Schubauer

"Republican Sweep, 2004"
Marjorie Kowalski Cole

"Into the Black"
prose poem by Señor Eleganté

"Winter, Late and Mild"
by Doreen Fitzgerald

Ray's View from the Lump

Video Dreamland
Super Size Me
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Envy
Tip Toes
Stateside
movie reviews by Thela Clayton

FEATURES

At the Annex
by Amy Luick

Nancy Burnham's new gallery opened its doors the day before Halloween, with over forty local artists participating.

Cheering Up the Left
by Carla Helfferich

It's not as bad as you think, and there may be some benefits for the losers.

The Iraqi Resistance Spreads
by Dahr Jamail and Salam T.

Back in Iraq, our correspondent comments on the siege of Fallujah.

Military Recruitment in Schools: A Government Mandate Thanks to President Bush
by C.R. Stice

The No Child Left Behind Act has been much discussed for its worth (or lack thereof) as an aid to education. But what about its success as a military recruitment tool?

Pseudo-variety: More, or Less?
by Steve Hannaford

The editor of oligopolywatch.com explores the apparent plethora of beer brands on supermarket shelves.

Reflections on the Undressed Art
by Terry Glendinning

Sketching and drawing are an esoteric pursuit. Peter Steinhart, in his book The Undressed Art, Why We Draw, explores figurative drawing.

Trap-Ass Bob, or, Look Before You Leak
adventures in a small Alaska town

Ah, the great outdoors! Where a man is free—that is, unless he fails to look where he is going, if you get my drift.

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