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Citizen Nader
Air bags. Clean air. The Freedom of Information Act. He has never had much of a personal life, but Ralph Nader has deeply affected American public life.
By Karen Croft Jan 26, 1999
The bull in the black-intelligentsia china shop
He calls Toni Morrison a fraud, afrocentrists "lost" and gangsta rappers "the scum of the Earth," but actually, critic Stanley Crouch is a sweetheart.
By Amy Alexander Jan 19, 1999
American Amazon
For twenty years, Sigourney Weaver has defined the take-no-prisoners heroine.
By Cynthia Joyce Jan 12, 1999
Machine dreams
In an industry of clones, Steve Jobs put his smart, stylish, stubborn stamp on our computers.
By Scott Rosenberg Jan 5, 1999
Size matters
Twanging reality like his own personal 80-foot-long rubber band, Claes Oldenburg restored a child's-eye sense of wonder to a weary world.
By Douglas Cruickshank Dec 22, 1998
Of mice, men and machines
Doug Engelbart invented the mouse -- and much more. He still dreams of upgrading the human operating system.
By Andrew Leonard Dec 15, 1998
Voice of America
Anna Deavere Smith: The shy priestess of performance art has made a career acting out the intimate confessions of others.
By Carol Lloyd Dec 8, 1998
A man to match his mountain
On top of the world: Don George profiles Sir Edmund Hillary, mountain climber, world explorer and Himalayan humanitarian extraordinaire.
By Don George Dec 1, 1998
Pryor Knowledge
Jill Nelson on the rage, vulnerability and painful honesty of Richard Pryor's comedy.
By Jill Nelson Nov 25, 1998
His generation
Pete Townshend didn't die before he got old -- he kept on living.
By Stephanie Zacharek Nov 17, 1998
Top of the pops
How Phil Spector invented teen lust and torment.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams Nov 10, 1998
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