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It's not the quantity of gun laws that counts; children's parties are out of control; Salon wasted Bill Gates' time.
Letters to the Editor
July 13, 1999
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Willie Mays talks about stickball in Harlem, today's best players and his ban from the game.
By Joan Walsh
July 13, 1999
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In the mid-'60s, whites weren't ready for the best baseball player to be
black, and blacks weren't ready for him to be black like Mays.
By Joan Walsh
July 13, 1999
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The founder of Def Jam Records brought hip-hop culture into the
American mainstream, and his empire is growing.
By Jeff Stark
July 6, 1999
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Still going strong after 50 years of dancing, the founder of the Dance Theater of Harlem did for ballet what Jackie Robinson did for baseball.
By Nancy Hawley
June 29, 1999
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The impulsive, fatally naive diva of feminism made the world a
better place in spite of herself.
By Laura Miller
June 22, 1999
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With his songs of love and God and unspeakable yearning, Leonard Cohen occupies his own place in the musical cosmos.
By Sean Elder
June 15, 1999
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Dubbed the Great One by his legion of fans, hockey phenom Wayne Gretzky wreaked havoc on the record books before hanging up his skates.
By Steve Burgess
June 8, 1999
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From her Tennessee commune, Ina May Gaskin almost single-handedly inspired the rebirth of midwifery in the United States.
By Katie Allison Granju
June 1, 1999
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With roles as diverse as Catwoman and Madame de Tourvel, she has racked up one critically acclaimed performance after another.
By Charles Taylor
May 25, 1999
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Though he draws on our century's pop culture for his raw material, his vision arises from the Middle Ages.
By Jim Paul
May 18, 1999
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Farley Mowat may be a Canadian national treasure, but that hasn't stopped his critics from savaging his credibility.
By Steve Burgess
May 11, 1999
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Oprah Winfrey spent 20 years becoming the most powerful woman in
broadcasting. Then she told her viewers to turn off their televisions and
pick up a book.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
May 4, 1999
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In Kurt Vonnegut's world, free will is an open question, life is poignant and pointless
and kindness is appreciated above all else.
By Frank Houston
April 27, 1999
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The evolution of Jann Wenner: How the ultimate '60s rock groupie built his fantasy into a media empire.
By David Weir
April 20, 1999
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America's greatest living short story writer turns 90.
by Kate Moses
April 13, 1999
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A walking contradiction of tough talk and tender gestures, Chrissie Hynde inspired a generation of female rockers and fans.
By Joyce Millman
April 6, 1999
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Equally at home with Mozart and Gershwin, Dawn Upshaw is a rarity among classical singers.
By Jamie James
March 30, 1999
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Before Jane Goodall went to Africa, almost nothing was known about chimpanzees. Sitting alone in the wilds day in and day out, she won their trust -- and taught mankind about its closest relatives.
By Douglas Cruikshank
March 23, 1999
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Richard Thompson's songs reflect the dark passion of an unclassifiable musical genius.
By Sean Elder
March 16, 1999
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For all her words about shrews and muskrats, at heart Annie Dillard's work is a record of her search for God.
By David Bowman
March 9, 1999
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From gorgeous smartass to dependable old pro, Paul Newman has always known the score.
By Charles Taylor
March 2, 1999
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With his unmistakable honky-tonk sound and 15 No. 1 hits in a row, Buck Owens owned country music.
By By King Kaufman
February 23, 1999
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Martha Stewart made home cooking and flea market scavenging chic. Then she took it to the extreme.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
February 16, 1999
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Brash, jazzy and passionately idiosyncratic, Pauline Kael set the standard for American movie criticism.
By Ken Tucker
February 9, 1999
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