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S.F. Mayor Gavin Newsom: Walking Tall in M.L.K.'s Footsteps

by Jonathon Scott Feit

Gowns to Flatter Your Fecund Figure

Kelly Brumleve

Charlize Theron: Taking a Stand for Equal Marriage Rights

Tia Albright

Intimacy with an Edge (Fashion)

John Iton and Joey Acosta

Between a Rock and Tradition

Rowena Yow

 

Citizen Culture #2:
Conflict

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Satire

"To Protect and Serve (and Keep the Nation Flying)"

by Lori A. Basieweicz

Social-Lite

"How to Lie Fantastically"

by Justin Cioppa

CCM Investigates

"Drag Kings: Kings of the Stage"

by Marguerete Hemphill

Anecdote

"The Utter Absurdity of Office Politics"

by Merry Meikle

Social Comment

"White-Collar Quandary, Blue-Collar Purgatory?"

by Handan Tulay Satiroglu

Politics -- from the Right

"War on Terrorism"

by Ben Barron

Politics -- from the Left

"War on Terrorism"

by Ari Paul

Travelogue

"Natural-Born Pig-Killers "

by David Farley

Book Review

"Women in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Review of Two Books "

by Amy O'Laughlin

Rant

"My Turn, Not Yours "

by Maximilian Heusler

International

"On the Air in Iran"

by Karmel Melamed

Photo Essay

"The Look of a Land Touched by Tyranny"

by Sassan Tabatabai and Shoka Javadiangilani

Fast-Rising Fish

"The Trouble with Manji"

by Deborah Esquenazi

Big Fish

"Shawn Mullins: The Gentleman Bard of the South"

by Jonathon Scott Feit

Little Fish

"15 Minutes with....Matthew James Murphy"

by Evan Sanders

Culinary

"Ode to Real Food"

by Beth Marie Forrest

Comic Relief

"Neightbors (or, Coping)"

by Kevin Nealon

Social Capital

"How Much is that Prescription in the Window?"

by Jennifer A. Sheffield

Poem

"Green is Green "

by 13-year-old Seth Stratton

Portfolio

"What Strength and Hope Look Like"

by Danielle Griepp and Max Borenstein

On a Lighter Note

"The Think Tank Song"

by Michael Silverstein

This American Life

"The Future of Honesty in Politics"

by Peter Rutenberg

Sexy Tastes

"Real Women Don't Wear Lingerie"

by Jen Karetnick

Prism

"How Not to be Alone"

by Sasha Haines-Stiles

Citizen Culture #4:
Fiction / Year-in-Review

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Fable

"The Cathedral"

by Pamela Taylor

Suspense

"The Truth that Dripped from the Cartoonist's Quill"

by Toiya Kristen Finley

Sweet Irony

"How I Learned to Stop Complaining and Love the Bunny"

by Kristi Petersen

CCM Investigates: Electronic Voting Machines

"The Sinister Soul of a New Machine "

by Lucas Graves

Eyewitness

"The Night of the 1000"

by Matthew Bonavita

Memoir

"The Bloody Road to Heaven"

by James Tobin

Fine Art

"MoMa Digested"

by Molly Klais

Sarcastically Yours

"The Politics Beneath My Little Red Dress"

by Melissa Hart

Portfolio

"Generations: A Different Breed of Paparazzo"

by Joseph Lawrence Vasile

Big Fish: David O. Russell

"I Heart Freewheeling Movies"

by Nichole Gleisner

Fast-Rising Fish: Natassia Malthe

"On the Outside Looking Deeply In"

by Jonathon Scott Feit

My Two Cents

"Writer's Shouldn't Care What Editors Like"

by Jonathon Scott Feit

Image Essay

"Punc't: Putting Punctuation in its Place "

by David Schimmel

On a Lighter Note

"A Book by a Bird"

by Jonathon Scott Feit

Sexy Tastes

"Sexual Gadgetry at Sensual Gramercy"

by Jen Karetnick

This American Life

"A New Year's Resolution: Banishing Bully Culture"

by Peter Rutenberg

Prism

"The Sentimental Voyeur Manhattanite"

by Sasha Haines-Stiles

Politics -- from the Right

by Ben Barron

Politics -- from the Left

by Ari Paul

Citizen Culture #6:
Our Hidden World

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TidBits

"The Meth Mess"

by Grace Carter

"Must-Have Tech Gadgets"

by Agha Khan

"Recording in a Free World"

by Paul Rouse

"El Rushbo, Gentle Arbiter"

by Michael Serazio

"Docents Against Darwin"

by R. M. Schneiderman

The CCM Interview

"Senator John McCain on Young Pros"

by Jonathon Scott Feit and Igor Finkel

Satire

"A Good Day for John Bolton"

by Seth Reiss

Aphrodisia

"On Camping and Childbirth"

by Jen Karetnick

Travel

"Bluffed by Bali"

by Nicholas Gill

Global Focus

"Murder in Mongolia"

by Claudia B. Flisi

Journalism

"Idiotic Inventive Crimes"

by Mark Peters

TABLET: Fiction

"Phantom of Havana: The Forgotten Legend of C.J. Fuentes"

by Chris Wilson

"Flight 117, Tampa to Providence"

by Jennifer Farmer

"Moisture Therapy"

by Krista Jarmas

On the Fence

"From the Left"

by Dmitry Tuchinsky

"From the Right"

by Ben Barron

"First Person"

by Jill Dudones

The "F" Word: Fashion

by John Iton and Joey Acosta

CCM Investigates

"The NYC Security Paradox"

by CITIZEN CULTURE Team Coverage

LOCAL FLAVOR: Anecdote

"Adventures in Designer Handbag Shopping"

by Amanda Joyce

LOCAL FLAVOR: Architecture

"In Pursuit of Luxury"

by Molly Klais

LOCAL FLAVOR: Magazines

"New York's Arbiter of Cool"

by Jonathon Scott Feit

LOCAL FLAVOR: The 6 * 4 * 6

"New York City"

by Sanford Kunkel

LINES & LISTS: Music

"CITIZEN CULTURE's Band of 2005"

by Garin Pirnia

"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"

by Jack DeVoss

LINES & LISTS: Concerts

"White Stripes at Keyspan Park, Coney Island"

by Andrew Battle

"The Top Ten Films of 2005"

by Jeff Sneider

LINES & LISTS: Books

"Year of the Doomsday Book"

by Amy O'Loughlin

LINES & LISTS: Film

"Chameleon Christian Bale"

by Amanda Feuerman with John Black

LINES & LISTS: Restaurants

"How to Earn a Promotion Over Lunch"

by Jonathon Scott Feit

Portfolio

"Waves of Mercy"

by Scott Harrison

Citizen Culture #8:
Faith & Ethnicity

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TidBits

"Of Paddies & Jihadis"

by Timothy Lavin

"An Open Letter to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran"

by Michael Serazio

"The Israeli-Palestinian Struggle: Can South Korea Relate?"

by Marianna Staroselsky

On the Fence

"My Dinner with Irving: A Profile of Holocaust Denial"

by Avi Dov Klein

"A Sunny Day in Dachau"

by David Winstanley

The "F" Word: Religion of Fashion

by John Iton and Joey Lynn Acosta

Reverie

"Dream a Little Dream of Chinatown"

by Jill Dudones

Fiction

"Mutawwa (Part One")

by Pamela K. Taylor

Psychology

"Do Ethnic, Religious, and Cultural Backgrounds Impact Hostage Negotiations?"

by Jack J. Cambria

LOCAL FLAVOR: SxSW Special

"Top of the Heap"

by Jack DeVoss

LOCAL FLAVOR: 6 * 4 * 6

"Austin"

by Theo Mazumdar

The CCM Interview

"Laura Linney: Hollywood's Go-To Girl"

by Dennis Brabham

Magazines

"The View From Below: Esquire Covers the World Trade Center Rebuilding"

by Jonathon Scott Feit

Politics

"Propaganda: Posters, Cartoons, and Politics"

by Dennis Brabham

Portfolio

"Where There Once Was a Curtain... Inside Post-Soviet Moldova"

by Igor Finkel

LINES & LISTS: Music

"Double Bill"

by Garin Pirnia

LINES & LISTS: Film

"Much More than Luck"

by Jeff Sneider

LINES & LISTS: Books

"Counterculture, Anyone?"

by Amy O'Loughlin

Citizen Culture #9:
Tomorrow's Old Guard

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TidBits

"The Nuclear Co-Option"

by Timothy Lavin

"A Million Grassy Knolls"

by Michael Serazio

"Genocide by Any Other Name"

by Grace Carter

Humor

"Phrenology"

by Seth Reiss

Special Section #1: The First-Ever Magazine Concept Competition

Meet the Judges...Meet the Finalists

Aphrodisia

"Hard to Swallow"

by Jen Karetnick

Fiction

"Mutawwa (Part Two)"

by Pamela K. Taylor

Law

"A Life Defending Death"

by John Collins Rudolf

Education

"Una Experiencia Educativa"

by Laurie Levinger

LINES & LISTS: Filim

"Prez Idol"

by Jeff Sneider

LINES & LISTS: Books

"Art World Artifice"

by Amy O'Loughlin

LOCAL FLAVOR: Photography

"A Photorealist Comes to D.C."

by Cathy Carter

Finance

"Tax Time"

by Lela Chapman

On a Lighter Note

"Team Jonathan"

by Andrea Arria-Devoe

Citizen Culture #7:
Relationships

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TidBits

"To the Wouldn't-Be Parent Comes the Choice"

by Grace Carter

"Conservation, Schmonservation"

by Kurt Lane

"Be Not Proud"

by Michael Serazio

"Auld Lange Slime"

by Timothy Lavin

Anecdote I

"The 51st Way to Leave Your Lover"

byJustin Cioppa

Aphrodisia

"Hurricanes and Gingerbread Houses"

by Jen Karetnick

TABLET: Fiction

"Re-Birthed, Re-Earthed"

by Roger Taylor

Homage

"The Barracks"

by Dena Libner

Sex

"Boot Camp Basics to Dating U.S. Servicemen"

by Kate Higgins

On the Fence

"The Dems Want Justice"

"Could Mitt Romney be the Education President?"

by Jonathon Scott Feit and Igor Finkel

Legend

"Brian Wilson: Our Journey to Smile"

by Ken Shane

Family

"How My Mothers Got me Laid"

by Melissa Hart

LOCAL FLAVOR: Politics

"From Suspect to Hotshot"

by Dan Grote

LOCAL FLAVOR: Concerts

"Keeping the Faith: Bon Jovi at the Wachovia Center"

by Hollie Havens

LOCAL FLAVOR: Restaurant

"Strange Bedfellows Make Great Taste"

by Jonathon Scott Feit

LOCAL FLAVOR: The 6 * 4 * 6

"Philadelphia"

by Igor Finkel

Magazines

"Who'll Trust a Skinny Food Critic"

by Jonathon Scott Feit

Architecture

"Prefab Redux: The Dwell Home"

by Molly Klais

The "F" Word: Lingerie Special

by John Iton and Joey Acosta

LINES & LISTS: Music

"Belles of the New Year"

by Jack DeVoss

LINES & LISTS: Film

"Brosnan Knockin' 'Em Dead...Really"

by Jeff Sneider

LINES & LISTS: Books

"Make Happy, Go Lucky"

by Amy O'Loughlin

LINES & LISTS: Restaurants

"How to Earn a Promotion Over Lunch"

by Jonathon Scott Feit

On a Lighter Note

"A Note from Your Personal Assistant"

by Andrew Cleary

Citizen Culture #5:
Travel, Fashion, Religion

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Social Comment

"Good Morning, Grozny"

by Fabian Muir

Field Report

"Tunisia: Voyage Beyond the Comfortable"

by Nancy Beviliqua

Social-Lite

"The Trouble in Marseille"

by Kevin Barry

On the Road Again

"Of Greyhound & Glee"

by Timothy Lavin

Film

"Publicity & Prejudice"

by Rebecca Keller

CCM Investigates: Scientology

"Scientology's Night at the Movies"

by Jonathon Scott Feit

First Person

"From Islam, With Love"

by Faroque Ahmad Khan

"Dump the Shrink -- See the Rabbi"

by Rabbi David Wolpe

Waxing Poetic

"There is No Perfect Messenger"

by Sean Carlson

"Blue Jacket"

by Geordy Reid

"The Begging Divinities"

by Sabyasachi Roy

Special Interview Series

"Bill Maher: Muckraking for Dummies"

by Jonathon Scott Feit

"Steve Zahn: The Funnyman"

by Joseph Lawrence Vasile

"Shaun Alexander: The Role Model"

by Kim Byrum Skinner

"Bulleyetattoos.com: The Internet Artistes"

by Joseph Lawrence Vasile

"Andrea DeShong: Thousand Dollar Baby"

by Rachel Ellner

"Steve Belber: The Prolific Playwright"

by Kevin Hylton

"Gina Semenza: The Crusader"

by Lauren Gormley

Special Indie Fashion Showcase

"The Rise of the Independent"

by Meg Hemphill

"Re-Gen Art-eration"

by Kelly Brumleve

"15 Minutes with... Mary Gehlar, Gen Art Fashion Director "

by Theo Mazumdar

"Vena Cava: Sophie Buhai & Lisa Mayock"

by Anna Collins

"Lulu Frost: Lisa Salzer "

by Theo Mazumdar

"To Tie For: Amy Weis "

by Theo Mazumdar

"Steelo: Matt Levine "

by Ross Schneiderman

"Morbid Downtown: Patrik Rzepski"

by Meredith Rohana

Portfolio

"The Women of Juarez, Mexico: Still Standing"

by Connie Aramaki

Sexy Tastes

"I Do Voodoo"

by Jen Karetnick

This American Life

"Shore Leave"

by Peter Rutenberg

Culinary Culture

"Tamarind: The Electrifying Lime Alternative"

by Courtney Knettel

Prism

"Privacy Please"

by Sasha Haines-Stiles

Politics -- from the Right

by Ben Barron

Politics -- from the Left

by Ari Paul

Politics -- Reader Response

by Tori Reimann

Citizen Culture #3:
Entertainment

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Anecdote

"Do It Your Lonesome Self"

by Jen Miller

Family

"Grandma & Company, a Day in the Life "

by Albert Adato

Art

"Patchwork Journey"

by Veronika Ruff

CCM Investigates

"Hare Krishna Comes of Age"

by Michael Kress

Politics -- from the Right

"Jews and the GOP "

by Ben Barron

Inside Entertainment

"Vicarious"

by Donald Dewey

Profile

"The Oh-So-Stressful Life of Boxin' Billy Clinton"

by Lakshmi Kumar

Global Citizenry

"I Brake for Environmentalists"

by Monette Bebow-Reinhard

Strange but True

"Dating from Online to Onboard"

by Marguerete Hemphill

Hidden Gems (from Prison)

"The Liberation of Bobby West"

by John Bowers

Fiction

"The Golden Cage: A Cautionary Tale"

by Playboy Playmate Divini Rae Sorenson

Eulogy

"Effortless Genius: Ray Charles in Roland Reagan's World"

by Nick Zaino

Beyond Film

"Hedy Lamarr: Vamp, Actor, Unlikely Inventor"

by Christopher Mari

Entrepreneurship

"Tough Love"

by Jennifer Chu

Theatre

"To Demolish or Not to Demolish?"

by Steve Newman

Portfolio

"Through the Eyes of a Fan"

by Rolling Stone Photographer Henry Diltz

Interviews

"15 Minutes with...Dwayne Perkins"

by Evan Sanders

"To Build a House"

by Joelle Asaro Berman

Music

"Pete Belaso: A Deeper Look"

by Evan Sanders

Film

"Garden State: The Little Film that Could"

by Amanda J. Feuerman

On a Lighter Note

"Must-Miss TV (Just in Time for Sweeps)"

by David Gianatasio

This American Life

"Farseeing "

by Peter Rutenberg

Sexy Tastes

"72-Hour Party People "

by Jen Karetnick

Prism

"Memories of a Dear, Microprocessing Friend "

by Sasha Haines-Stiles

Politics -- from the Right

by Ben Barron

Politics -- from the Left

by Ari Paul

Politics -- Reader Response

by Giselle Frommer

Politics -- Reader Response

by Krissy Gasbarre

Citizen Culture #1:
Diversions

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Social-Lite

"The Politics of Laughter"

by Nick Zaino

Men

"Trail Mix and Beer Nuts for the Male Soul"

by Justin Simon

Women

"In Defense of Pop Culture"

by Suzanne Cope

Social Comment

"Sex, Lies, and Red Tape"

by Jon Platner

Politics -- from the Right

"Jews and the GOP "

by Ben Barron

Politics -- from the Left

"Where Do Neo-Cons Come From?"

by Ari Paul

Fiction

"Carol and the Case Against Long-Distance Relationships "

by Joe Davidson

Music

"Livetronica Spins the DJ Obsolete"

by Geoff Kirsch

Review

"The Lord of the Rings Sings!"

by Andy Kaufmann

Portfolio

"Our World in Color, in Poems and Pictures"

by Mike Liddy (Poems by Various Authors)

Profile

"Martin Sheen: About a Dad"

by Kim Byrum Skinner

Interview

"15 Minutes with...Jonathan Keyes "

by Jonathon Scott Feit

Travelogue

"The Art of the Road Trip "

by Jennifer Long and Lauri Harrison

On a Lighter Note

"The PEZ Chronicles"

by Aaron Nazarian

This American Life

"The Rise and Fall of the American Automobile"

by Peter Rutenberg

Sexy Tastes

"A Lobster in the Mouth, a Foot in the Lap "

by Jen Karetnick

Prism

"Some Movies Take Us Away... But Not Very Far"

by Sasha Haines-Stiles