Archive for July, 2000


Aliza Pollack – on beginning chemotherapy.

Ethan Watters – on why he gambles.

Jorge Colombo – on drawing his neighbors.

On Michael’s letter, and on on-line journalism.

Michael Welch – on a bad, bad trip.

Heather O’Neill – on sixth-grade poetry.

Bill Lychack – on the epiphany business.

Andy Jenkins – on a visit from a skater.

Invisibyl Ninja – on tech-support life.

Dishwasher Pete – on a clean conscience.

Alivia Zivich – on dot-com office chairs.

On the Ninja conversation, and on Deirdre Dolan’s previous work.

On Alivia’s letter, and on the voyeurism debate redux.

On Bill’s letter, and on subscriptions, with commentary from Joel Lovell.

On Andy’s letter, and on his freestylin’ legacy.

On Heather’s letter, by Jonathan Goldstein.

On Pete’s letter, and on correspondence between dishwashers.

Ian Brown – on a moment of clarity.

Craig Taylor – on an Eminem clone.

Joel Lovell – on a fainting spell.

On Ian’s letter, and on the birth of Open Letters.

On Joel’s letter, and on Larry Johnson’s four-point play.

On Craig’s letter, and on Anonymous Juice.

On Emily’s letter, and on theme weeks.

Emily White – on mothers and mania.

Andrew Wilson – on a trip to the DMV.

X. – on the secret life of 13-year-olds.

Tabatha Southey – on an alleged personality flaw.

Scott Carrier – on crickets and desire.

On Andrew’s letter, on voyeurism, and on what a letter really is.

On Scott’s letter, and on our press coverage.

On X.’s letter, and on episodic writing.

On Tabatha’s letter, and on Disneyland.

On Chana’s letter, and on a disturbing dream.

Chana Williford – on moving in together.

Blue Chevigny – on faith and the movies.

Todd Strandberg – on the Rapture Index.

Sarah Vowell – on The Patriot.

On this week’s conversation, and on devotion.

On Jonathan’s letter, and on Paul Anka’s sex appeal.

On Blue’s letter, and on zines as correspondence.

On Sarah’s letter, and on pushing the envelope.

Jonathan Goldstein – on an old flame.