March 2003

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"Giving well is the best revenge."

A Song of War
Wars always have songs. Perhaps for the first time in history, a war has generated its song even before the war starts.

Photon's Lament
Harriet Lobdell tries to sum it all (or at least a lot of it) up in six lines.

"Who ate la plume de ma tante?"
Jason Twinhaft on why American deafness to the world's languages has become downright dangerous, and what we should do about it before it's too late.

Canon Fodder
Into each life a little poetry must fall. Here's February's shower: "Canon Fodder" by new staffer Izora Firelands.

Bach Mod
Our music guy tweaks Johann Sebastian and teams up with our graphics gal. Slideshow with midi (4:16).

Hot Links 64
"Living in the dark, why don't you seek the light?" So seek already in our latest collection of sites for sore eyes.

Rude Republicans? Oh my.
Ora Shay, our token Republican and most popular columnist (go figure), is at it again, this time defending her leaders against a charge of, well, not being polite enough.

51-L Threnody: In Memorium
In 1986 our editor in chief covered the aftermath of the Challenger explosion. What he wrote then seems appropriate now, again.

Magellan's Log Books & CDs
"Giving well is the best revenge."
Gifts for yourself, and for any of your friends who are still awake and thinking. All drawn from the sometimes boistrous, sometimes beautiful pages of Magellan's Log. Click here for more info about, among other things, the funniest book of the 21st century (so far).

You Are What
You Believe
Our culture-studies editor has come up with a little self-help test to see which of the five current prevalent systems of belief you belong to.

The Water of the River
Chinese folk melody. Plasma animation, with midi (2:38).

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200-year-old passionate music and lots of silent pictures. Slideshow with midi (6:43).

Are You a Genuine Old-fashioned
Cloth-coat Republican?
Does the reality of your life match the goals that our leaders believe we should all be aiming for?

readme.txt
Two lists of books: the standard European canon, and our suggested additions.

The Importance of Being Professional
In these times of fierce competition for jobs, nothing can advance your career faster than to increase your level of professionalism. Our free self-analysis quiz will help.

Faced with a bunch of lackluster Democrats vs. you-know-who, we've come up with the ideal running mates for the 2004 election.

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