- November 19, 2001
- The Ad Man
There was an elephant (megarich media potentate Mike Bloomberg) in the room. The news media ignored him. Now he's the mayor.
- November 15, 1999
- Fast 'n' Hot
What's the hottest new magazine out there? It's not the one about celebrity cachet and power. It's the one about the new economy, stupid.
- March 4, 2002
- Spread Thin
Enron's Kenneth Lay and Global Crossing's Gary Winnick weren't just spreadsheet jockeys, they were the last great heroes of the self-delusional business culture.
- July 10, 2000
- Collaborators
In selling out to the French, is Edgar Bronfman surrendering American media hegemony to yet another European media supremo? Or has he just found a greater fool?
- January 22, 2001
- The Great Pretender
To the blinkered Washington press corps, this inauguration is just politics as usual. Does a man who won the election on a technicality really deserve a free ride?
- October 20, 2003
- Rogues' Gallery
What do Rush Limbaugh, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Karl Rove, and I all have in common? We’re all guilty as charged! (Kidding. Sort of.)
- October 27, 2003
- Disorder in the Court
Kobe Bryant’s best hope for fending off the charges against him? Take control of the ball: Wage a media trial that’s not about rape but about the Kobe brand.
- April 28, 2003
- Al Jazeera's Edge
The American media has an almost fetishistic interest in Al Jazeera and its correspondents—not least of all because the Arabic broadcaster learned its best tricks from American TV.
- November 22, 1999
- The Jihad Defense
Everybody laughed at Microsoft during the trial -- and now the judge has come down against the zealots in Seattle. Could this have been the plan all along?
- February 21, 2000
- How I Got Over My Al Gore-a-phobia
Yes, he's wonky. But shouldn't our leader know his stuff? Yes, he's stiff. So was Abe Lincoln. Gore has what it takes to be a fine president -- so what if you wouldn't want him to give you a hug?

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