 | Rounding a Bend It dodged a strike. It got a massive bailout. It lost its president and board. Now Amtrak looks to the future. |
 | Truly, Slowly, Deeply Men don't ejaculate, women do, and you have to learn to find your chakras. Tantric sex is not your average roll in the hay. |
 | Where There's Smoke Dave Chapelle and Jim Breur, glassy eyed stars of the marijuana comedy "Half Baked," discuss the highs and lows (but mostly the highs) of first-time filmmaking. |
 | Sundance: 20 Years At the 20th anniversary of the Sundance Film Festival, its founders reflect on the event's influence over two decades of independent cinema. |
 | You Say You Want A Resolution Mike Ratchett, the Weekly Alibi's "staff nurse," gives day-by-day advice on how to maintain a healthy, harmonious weekly schedule. |
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Is it time to change? A detailed weekly schedule shows you how to make your New Year's resolutions a day-by-day affair. Plus: A journalist follows a train of thought and chronicles the rise and near-fall of Amtrak, five holy women exemplify the slow-but-sure social evolution of organized religions, a writer discovers the real person behind the legendary Tokyo Rose, Tucson's ex-mayor commits himself to diplomatic tours of former Soviet nations, and more! [13 articles]
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