Octopussy by Other Means Octopussy by Other Means
In the movie that has been assigned to us to write about, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Mike Myers from Saturday Night Live plays a secret agent named Austin Powers.
Jun 17, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Showdown in Pristina Showdown in Pristina
The Russian contingent that declared its sovereignty over Pristina's airport is a stark sign of how deeply the Kosovo war has eroded the already deteriorating US-Russian relation...
Jun 17, 1999 / The Editors
Third Way—Dead End? Third Way—Dead End?
In the week preceding the European parliamentary elections, Tony Blair and Gerhard Schröder produced a joint declaration, called “Europe, the third way.”
Jun 17, 1999 / Daniel Singer
CUNY Under Attack CUNY Under Attack
The politics of America's largest urban university have entered a restless, disordered, tumultuous period, a violent whirlpool from which it seems unable to extricate itself.
Jun 17, 1999 / Frederick S. Lane
Dark Victory Dark Victory
The Kosovo settlement negotiated by the G-8 countries is cause for relief but not celebration.
Jun 10, 1999 / The Editors
Depression Confession Depression Confession
How will we know when women have achieved equality? Male politicians will all be bachelors.
Jun 10, 1999 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Company Picnic The Company Picnic
A Wall Street Journal poll of 350 major corporations found that the median compensation, including stock options, for CEOs last year was $2,635,799. That was a growth of 3.1 perc...
Jun 10, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Robert Sherrill
Pas de Deux, en Masse Pas de Deux, en Masse
A cluster of concepts that, before the seventies, had together formed the received idea of art and artists came under intense criticism in that decade.
Jun 10, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto
Left-Right Bedfellows Left-Right Bedfellows
"We are the evil empire.
Jun 10, 1999 / Benjamin Schwarz
The Officer and the Diva The Officer and the Diva
This spring, two important chapters in the surprising story of Israeli gay and lesbian politics concluded.
Jun 10, 1999 / Feature / Joshua Gamson