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Carlene Bauer

The riot quiets
The breakup of Sleater-Kinney signifies the end of an era when women made a loud and unapologetic noise -- onstage and in society.
By Carlene Bauer Jul 17, 2006
God? Sure, whatever
A new book says that 80 percent of American teens believe in God -- but their God is a buddy who props up their self-esteem, and many don't even know who Jesus was.
By Carlene Bauer Apr 29, 2005
Being black and British
Long before Zadie Smith and Monica Ali, Andrea Levy was exploring the rich textures of race, class and empire. Her bestselling new book, "Small Island," is her first to be published in America.
By Carlene Bauer Apr 15, 2005
The sunny side of life
In her new book, "Exuberance," author Kay Redfield Jamison looks at who has joie de vivre -- and why.
By Carlene Bauer Oct 11, 2004
Readin', writin' and killin'
The author of a new book about school shootings talks about America's pernicious cult of athletics, the dangers of small-town intimacy, and why it's impossible to identify a school shooter in advance.
By Carlene Bauer Feb 25, 2004
The hot naked tattooed guy next door
With its photos of lanky slacker bohemians, the new magazine Sweet Action is the thinking girl's antidote to bulging Chippendale hunks.
By Carlene Bauer Feb 19, 2004
This is your brain in love
In a fascinating new book, evolutionary anthropologist Helen Fisher examines the chemistry responsible for the giddiness, fixations and overarching lunacy associated with romantic love.
By Carlene Bauer Jan 27, 2004
Jesus is my crush
A popular new Bible for teen girls dresses up the New Testament to look and read exactly like a fashion magazine.
By Carlene Bauer Oct 9, 2003
Joan of Arc goes Manic Panic
Director Lynne Ramsay talks about child actors, chugging Jack Daniel's on Latvian TV and her celebrated coming-of-age movie, "Ratcatcher."
By Carlene Bauer Oct 24, 2000
Sharps & Flats
Wry, sweet and fresh Belle & Sebastian trade mannered music-box melodies for ... an issue song.
By Carlene Bauer Jun 27, 2000
Sharps & Flats
Futures past to past futures, Broadcast fuse the cool sounds of '60s films to singer Trish Keenan's chilly fables.
By Carlene Bauer May 8, 2000
Welcome to the Machine
The women behind "The Mechanic's Guide to Putting Out Records" take up a new battle to save the indies.
By Carlene Bauer Feb 15, 2000
Sharps & Flats
Mogwai's migrainous wankery has absolutely no potential for popular appeal.
By Carlene Bauer Dec 15, 1999
Sharps & Flats
Kathleen Hanna and Le Tigre say dance first and theorize later.
By Carlene Bauer Nov 11, 1999
Sharps & flats
Archer Prewitt's songs sound like they were written on a piece of shag carpet resting in a slice of sun.
By Carlene Bauer Oct 14, 1999
Mightier than the sword
True-crime writer James Tully puts Charlotte Brontë -- survivor of three prematurely passed sisters -- behind the trigger in his new book.
By Carlene Bauer Sep 8, 1999
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