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Carving a Name
Few know the work of William Edmondson, the son of former slaves who gained notoriety in the '30s and '40s for his limestone sculptures. Now, decades after his death, he's getting the recognition he deserves.
Angela Wibking

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Volume III, Issue 33 February 7 - February 14, 2000

News & Opinion

After almost 75 years, the Scopes "monkey trial" and the questions about religion and evolution upon which it centered are still the focus of debate in this country. A new book speculates that cannibalism was widespread among the "peaceful, cooperative and wise" Anasazi. Can Americans transcend institutional racism if the South doesn't take down the flags and shatter the old myths? Also, another female architect, a couple of writers go to the dogs, and more. News & Opinion contents page

Film & TV

The Sundance Film Festival has concluded for another year, and the flock of independent films that were screened there will either be snapped up by major distributors, slowly make their way around the country's art houses, or disappear into videotape obscurity. We have a collection of reports from Park City, Utah. Austin native Mark Bristol took the long way around to become a director, but his "Natural Selection" has finally hit the big screen. Also this week, an interview with a man who wanted to be a millionaire, reviews of "Eye of the Beholder," "Topsy-Turvy," "Sweet and Lowdown," and more! This week in Film & TV Emperor and Assassin End of the Affair Eye of the Beholder(1) Eye of the Beholder(2) Natural Selection(1) Natural Selection(2) Running Out of Time Sweet and Lowdown Topsy-Turvy PLUS Sundance(1) Sundance(2) Sundance(3) Sundance(4) Sundance(5) Sundance(6) Being a Millionaire and more... Film & TV contents page Visit the Film Vault for thousands of reviews

Music

Imagine boatload of blues lovers headed toward Fantasy Island, and you'll have some idea of what the annual Delbert McClinton Sandy Beaches Cruise is all about. The music of New Orleans is as distinctive as the city's cuisine, a gumbo of Dixieland jazz and parade bands. Tina Turner may be 60, but her new album is intimate in its quietude as well as its noise. Also, Bob Marley's legacy continues to grow, the low-profile supergroup Continental Drifters, and lots more! This week in Music The Automator Balfa Toujours Clinton Continental Drifters Crooked Fingers Bob Marley Prince Paul Tina Turner PLUS Sandy Beaches Cruise New Orleans music and more... Music contents page

	Arts & Leisure
	Rock 'n' Roll Omelets Afternoon Delight Here's to the Losers Impossible Dream Much Ado About Nothing and more... Arts & Leisure contents page

Books

Ian Frazier is honest and realistic about his relationship to his Sioux Indian friends and their culture, and he writes about them honestly and realistically. Sinclair Browning's new mystery novel features smart writing, a lively voice, rich settings, and a compelling heroine. More encyclopedia than exposé, "Conspiranoia!" is not a grand narrative but a simple glossary of fringe thought. Also, New York's "dinosaurs," rain in the desert, and more. Books contents page

	Comics
	Come down from your Staggering Heights and get to the Red Meat of the matter with this swell set of cartoons that also includes K. Rat and Random Shots. Comics contents page Visit the official Red Meat site

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