His Imperfect World Robert Hilburn, Robert Hilburn is The Times' pop music critic
Bourne's 'Swan Lake': An Ill-Fated Flight Stephen Farber, Stephen Farber, movie critic for Movieline magazine, has also written on theater for the New York Times and other publications. His most recent book, with coauthor Marc Green, is "Hollywood on the Couch."
The Spin Doctor D. James Romero, D. James Romero is a Times staff writer
A Weekend in the Country Barbara Isenberg, Barbara Isenberg is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Can Anyone Dethrone Disney? John Horn, John Horn is the entertainment reporter for the Associated Press and recently completed the National Arts Journalism Program fellowship
It's Not Necessary to Give New Address to Landlord KEVIN POSTEMA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Postema is the editor of Apartment Age magazine, a publication of AAGLA, an apartment owners' service group, and manager of public affairs for the California Apartment Law Information Foundation, which disseminates information about landlord/tenant law to renters and owners in California
Season Of Renewal AJAY SAHGAL, Ajay Sahgal is author of the novel "Pool" (Grove Press). His last article for the magazine was on the origins of a pastrami sandwich
Decoding the Encryption Debate ELLEN FITZMAURICE and KEVIN TAMAKI, Ellen Fitzmaurice and Kevin Tamaki are co-chairs of the Valley Industry and Commerce Assn. telecommunications and technology committee. Fitzmaurice is also telecommunications chair for the United Chambers of Commerce of the San Fernando Valley. Their e-mail addresses are: and ellen@mindworx.com and kmtamak@legal.pactel.com
Battle Against AIDS Is Far From Over DAVID WEINSTEIN, David Weinstein is a division manager for Roche Laboratories in San Diego. He writes from Trabuco Canyon
Jackie Goldberg Steve Proffitt, Steve Proffitt, a contributing editor to Opinion, is vice president and director of the Hajjar and Partners New Media Lab. Los Angeles City Councilwoman Jackie Goldberg spoke to him at her home in Echo Park
Now We Can All Be the Enemy Stanley Crouch, Stanley Crouch is the author of "The All-American Skin Game" (Pantheon)
Jones Decision: The Final Slap to the Imperial Presidency Suzanne Garment, Suzanne Garment, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. She is the author of "Scandal: The Culture of Mistrust in American Politics" (Times)
The Japan That Doesn't Know What to Say Richard J. Samuels, Richard J. Samuels is head of the MIT political science department. His most recent book is "Rich Nation, Strong Army," (Cornell University Press)
The Long Arm of the State Sheldon Garon, Sheldon Garon, a professor of history and East Asian studies at Princeton University, is the author of "Molding Japanese Minds: The State in Everyday Life" (Princeton University Press)
The Post-Mall World Joel Kotkin, Joel Kotkin, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a public-policy fellow at the Pepperdine Institute for Public Policy and the Pacific Research Institute
Defend Against the Shadow Enemy JOSEPH S. NYE Jr. and R. JAMES WOOLSEY, Joseph S. Nye Jr. was assistant secretary of defense and R. James Woolsey was the CIA director in the first Clinton administration