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My mother was tidy and crisp, which is why Janine's vacant mother and messy house were just what I was looking for.
By Debra Fay Holton
February 23, 1999
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The Rogan-Blumenthal showdown could be the most important confrontation in the impeachment trial.
By Harry Jaffe
February 3, 1999
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A very proper Brit packs his misgivings and ventures to a clothing-optional Northern California resort -- only to find that nudity offers more than meets the eye.
By Simon Firth
October 29, 1998
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Josh Davis, a.k.a. DJ Shadow, goes on the record about his latest project, 'Psyence Fiction,' the debut album from UNKLE.
By Adam Heimlich
September 23, 1998
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Slums of Beverly Hills' is a gritty, nostalgic trip through the wrong side of 90210.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
August 28, 1998
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Simon Firth describes a rainy and illuminating pilgrimage with his father -- a modern-day Green Man -- to see the Tallest Tree in the World in Northern California.
By Simon Firth
July 30, 1998
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Janelle Brown reports that Disneyland's much-hyped new Tomorrowland presents a fresh façade and a few new kid-delighting attractions -- but for a Disneyphile, the vision and soul of the old place seem sadly lacking.
By Janelle Brown
April 30, 1998
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Lisa Palac explores the brave and benevolent new world of women's longboard surfing at a competition in Capitola, California.
By Lisa Palac
March 27, 1998
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What a long, stupid trip it's gonna be.
By Sarah Vowell
January 9, 1998
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An innocent stay turns eerie in a haunted California hotel.
September 30, 1997
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By Michelle Goldberg
July 22, 1997
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A welfare mother's tragicomic tale of life in the system.
By Aggie Max
July 8, 1997
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Aggie Max, author of "The Last Resort: Scenes from a Transient Hotel," says it's not just the lack of money that makes escape nearly impossible it's the culture of poverty.
By Suzette Lalime
July 8, 1997
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Ennui, torpor, and an astonishing lack of joie de vivre. What France needs is a good dose of Left Coast wisdom.
By Chris Lehmann
February 18, 1997