Inthefray.com

On the air and in the air
PULSE. War news coverage, airline security, and a guy who touted his anthrax.
By Kelly Yamanouchi
November 19, 2001

'The most segregated hour in America'
A look at three churches that worship the multicultural way
Written and photographed by Nicole Leistikow
November 5, 2001

Times Square, after the fall
By Dustin Ross
Fear and resilience in post-attack New York
November 13, 2001

Reaction
A photographer and poet decipher a transformed city
By Dustin Ross and Shobita Mampilly
November 23, 2001

Art for anxious times
What Alberto Giacometti can teach us about our suddenly terrifying world
Written by Jia-Rui Chong
November 5, 2001

Red, white, and black
NOTES FROM THE MARGIN. At a time of fervent patriotism, African Americans have good reasons for not waving the flag.
By Mekeisha Madden
November 19, 2001

Victim and victimizer
We grieve for Wall Street, but when will Wall Street grieve for us?
Written by Robert William Russ | Photographed by Vasus Das
November 5, 2001

Vote for Inthefray
You, the reader, decide the best articles of 2001
Written by Victor Tan Chen
November 6, 2001

10.2001

October Cycle

Ethical Comedy
Sunday readers know him as 'The Ethicist,' but Randy Cohen got his start writing jokes
Written by Ben Helphand
October 8, 2001

The enemy within
After the 'second Pearl Harbor,' will America repeat the mistakes of the internment years?
Written by Harry Mok
October 8, 2001

'America will never dream'
The bombing has begun, and we may never know peace again
Written by Victor Tan Chen
October 9, 2001

09.2001

September Cycle

Postcards from all over
PULSE. Of boob tubes, American guns and more
Written by Kelly Yamanouchi
September 3, 2001

Survivors of sexual assault
Portraits of sexual assault victims
Photographed by Nobuko Oyabu
September 17, 2001

Isle of May
A short story
Written by Brandon Walston | Illustrated by Melissa Scram
September 3, 2001

A sense of entitlement
On Martha's Vineyard, wealth is met with shrugs and slightly raised eyebrows
Written by Alexander Nguyen
September 3, 2001

08.2001

August Cycle

By any other name
When the term 'feminist' divides activists
Written by Nadia Ellis Russell and Nicole Leistikow
August 20, 2001

Soundview
Images from the New School for Arts and Sciences, a high school in the South Bronx, New York
Photographed by Amy Rathgeb
August 6, 2001

The Great Wall
Travelogue from China and Tibet
Photographed by Amy Rathgeb
August 20, 2001

Postcards
A poem
Written by Jia-Rui Chong | Illustrated by Melissa Scram
Part one of two | August 6, 2001
Part two of two | August 20, 2001

Learning to clog
NOTES FROM THE MARGIN. A black woman finds her roots in Appalachia's music
Written by Afi-Odelia E. Scruggs
August 6, 2001

Songs in the key of life
Who do you call when the screaming starts?
Written by Molly Hennessy-Fiske
August 20, 2001

'Alarmed and ashamed'
An advisor blasts Inthefray for being too soft on racists
Written by Victor Tan Chen
August 6, 2001

07.2001

July Cycle

Today I met the boy I'm not going to marry
For better or worse, the number of unmarried couples is on the rise
Written by Debbie Kuan
July 2, 2001

From race riots to "Chocolate Cities"
PULSE. Plus: Take our quiz! How do you measure up on views toward homosexuality?
Written by Kelly Yamanouchi
July 16, 2001

Jhota
Photo illustration
By Rosa Lee
July 3, 2001

The sentry
A poem
Written by Angie Chuang
July 2, 2001

Eight letters between old lovers
Poetry serial
Written by Daniel Wolff | Illustrated by Vasus Das
Letter seven | July 2, 2001
Letter eight | July 16, 2001

The indispensible enemy
The real reason the West complains so much about the Taliban
Written by Ben Helphand
July 2, 2001

Straight-and-white TV
Today's plain-vanilla programming gives us a skewed picture of reality
Written by Harry Mok
July 16, 2001

Pop and politics
U2's Bono is trying to save the world, so let's cut him some slack
Written by Victor Tan Chen
July 2, 2001

06.2001

June Cycle

Finding solace in cyberspace
Stricken with the loneliest of illnesses, people with rare forms of cancer have built their own online communities
Written by Charles Savage | illustrated by Melissa Scram
June 4, 2001

Snowing on the parade
PULSE. Alaskan politicians won't march for gay rights, but gosh those Scots and Jews have pride
Written by Kelly Yamanouchi
June 11, 2001

Them gators (a.k.a. southern negroes)
Hip-hop in the dirty south
Photographed by Jason Lewis | Assembled by Dustin Ross
June 4, 2001

Anywhere, U.S.A.
A photographic essay
Photographed by Jason Lewis | Assembled by Dustin Ross
June 18, 2001

Gettin' in the way
The revolution may not be broadcast, but songstress Jill Scott is still a voice to be reckoned with
Written by Mekeisha Madden
June 4, 2001

Correspondence
A poem
Written by Siobhan Peiffer
June 11, 2001

Eight letters between old lovers
Poetry serial
Written by Daniel Wolff | Illustrated by Vasus Das
Letter five | June 4, 2001
Letter six | June 18, 2001

Nirvana for sale
Indian religion saturates pop culture as America cashes in
Written by Varun Soni
June 4, 2001

The power of black and brown
When Latinos finally become America's largest minority group, what will that mean for race relations?
Written by Keith Rushing
June 11, 2001

The Occidental Asian
Politically apathetic, socially intolerant, and culturally clueless--let's hear it for the Asian American Yuppie
Written by Debbie Kuan
June 19, 2001

The paths up the mountain
In a world of many faiths, how do we prevent the next holy war?
Written by Victor Tan Chen
June 7, 2001

05.2001

May Cycle

A higher profile
ISSUE INFOCUS: RACIAL PROFILING. On the top of today's civil rights agenda, racial profiling takes 'driving while black' to another level
Written by Harry Mok | photographed by Dustin Ross
May 7, 2001

Survival of the fittest
Living under body fascism in Los Angeles' gay ghetto
Written by Don Chareunsy
May 14, 2001

Homophobes, racists and anti-Semites
PULSE. And other humorous tales from today's media
Written by Kelly Yamanouchi
May 21, 2001

Remnant noise
A photographic essay
Photographed by Yaz Matsui | Assembled by Dustin Ross
May 7, 2001

Crossing borders
An interview with writer, scholar, and activist Erna Brodber
Written by Nadia Ellis Russell | Photographed by Stephen Ellis Russell
May 7, 2001

When Wu-Tang met Kung Pao
On the big screen and off, African and Asian Americans trade stereotypes, but no kisses
Written by Sharon Pian Chan
May 14, 2001

Eight letters between old lovers
Poetry serial
Written by Daniel Wolff | Illustrated by Vasus Das
Letter three | May 7, 2001
Letter four | May 21, 2001

Remember Pearl Harbor
Now that the World War II epic has exploded into theaters, will Asian Americans feel the heat?
Written by Harry Mok
May 26, 2001

Of beetles and angels
NOTES FROM THE MARGIN. Childhood memories of African war and American struggle
Written by Mawi Asgedom
Part two of two | May 7, 2001

It takes a village
A visit to China reveals what was gained, and lost, in one family's journey to America
Written and photographed by Harry Mok
May 14, 2001

Traffic jam
When it comes to racial profiling, disclosure is sometimes an excuse for inaction
Written by Phillip Reese | Photographed by Dustin Ross
May 21, 2001

Minorities all
Written by Victor Tan Chen
May 11, 2001

04.2001

April Cycle

Caricaturing Lieberman
How the media missed the story on religion in the 2000 election
Written by Ben Helphand | Illustrated by Vasus Das
April 9, 2001

Watchdog under the watchtower
The story of the Heart Mountain Sentinel, and freedom of press at a time of internment
Written by Kelly Yamanouchi
April 9, 2001

The culture war, won?
ISSUE INFOCUS: Gay rights. Lesbian and gay activists joined the mainstream during the Clinton years
Written by Paul Johnson
April 9, 2001

Sex change on a subsidy
PULSE. Plus, the N-word in The New York Times, and why political women are all the rage in France
Written by Kelly Yamanouchi
April 9, 2001

To the root
A photographic essay
Photographed and assembled by Dustin Ross
April 9, 2001

Wear your heart on your short-sleeve
The T-shirt has come a long way, baby, from its beginnings as underwear in World War I
Written by Jia-Rui Chong | Photo collage by Stephanie Yao
April 9, 2001

Undressed for success?
This Lil' Kim went to the market, and sold her body
Written by Mekeisha Madden
April 9, 2001

Eight letters between old lovers
Poetry serial
Written by Daniel Wolff | Illustrated by Vasus Das
Letter one | April 9, 2001
Letter two | April 23, 2001

The community
A poem
Written by Debbie Kuan
April 9, 2001

Of beetles and angels
NOTES FROM THE MARGIN. Childhood memories of African war and American struggle
Written by Mawi Asgedom
Part one of two | April 9, 2001

Burning the stones
In a place without memory, life becomes art
Written and photographed by Honza Vihan
April 9, 2001

The model Jew
When being a good citizen means giving up Filet-O-Fish
Written by J. Irving Israel | Illustrated by Vasus Das
April 9, 2001

Telling stories
The black press needs to be reborn
Written by Keith Rushing
April 9, 2001