What happened on July 15, 2001
BOOKS
For Whom the Bell Tolls By Stanley G. Payne, Stanley G. Payne is the author of "The Franco Regime: 1936-1975," "Fascism: Comparison and Definition," "Spain's First Democracy: The Second Republic, 1931-1936" and "A History of Fascism, 1914-1945." He is the Hilldale-Jaume Vicens Vives Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin, Madison
The Unfolded Lie By Christopher Hitchens, \f7 and \o7 Christopher Hitchens is the author of numerous books, including "Unacknowledged Legislation: Writers in the Public Sphere."
The Confessions of a 'Premature Anti-Fascist' By Bernard Knox, Bernard Knox was born in Bradsford, England, in 1914. He was professor of classics at Yale from 1947 to 1961; from 1962 to 1985, he was director of the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C. He is the author of \o7 "\f7 The Heroic Temper" (1964); "Word and Action" (1978); "The Oldest Dead White European Males" (1993) and "Backing into the Future" (1994). A somewhat longer version of his essay, the first annual Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives-Bill Susman Lecture, was delivered at New York University's King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center
Africa Betrayed By Ronan Bennett, Ronan Bennett is the author of "The Catastrophist: A Novel."
ENTERTAINMENT
A Glimpse Outside the Closet By Richard Natale, Richard Natale is a regular contributor to Calendar
Who Needs Chivalry? By John Clark, John Clark is a New York-based freelance writer
The Power of Failure By Randy Lewis, Randy Lewis is a Times staff writer
Shared Glory By Chris Pasles, Chris Pasles is a Times staff writer
The Money's Also the Thing By Michael Phillips, Michael Phillips is The Times' theater critic
Feeling Frida's Pain By Dana Calvo, Dana Calvo is a Times staff writer
Cool Covers and One Hot Show By Michael Phillips, Michael Phillips is The Times' theater critic
The Dancer With a Photographer's Eye By Victoria Looseleaf, Victoria Looseleaf is an occasional contributor to Calendar
140 Acts and 15 Days--a Gourmet's Guide By Kevin Bronson, Kevin Bronson, a Times staff writer, can be reached at kevin.bronson@latimes.com
In Brief By Steve Hochman
In Brief By Steve Hochman
BUSINESS
Comcast Makes a Bid for AT&T Cable Unit By Lisa Girion and Chris Kraul and Charles Piller and Debora Vrana and Sallie Hofmeister and Jon Healey and Denise Gellene and Chuck Philips and Karen Robinson-jacobs
OPINION
Teens Shun Gross-out Movie Genre By William Strauss Neil Howe and William Strauss Are Coauthors Of "Millennials Rising: America'S Next Great Generation."..Au: Neil Howe
Fidel's Swoon and Other News From Havana By William M. Leogrande, William M. LeoGrande is a professor of government in the School of Public Affairs at American University, and the author of "Our Own Backyard: The United States in Central America, 1977-1992."
Democracy Activists Living Dangerously By Paula R. Newberg, Paula R. Newberg is an international consultant who works in countries in conflict
How Should We Judge Judges? By Gara Lamarche, Gara LaMarche is director of U.S. programs for the Open Society Institute
U.S. Policies in Hemisphere Precede Kissinger and Pinochet By A. J. Langguth, A.J. Langguth, a professor at the USC School of Journalism, is the author of "Hidden Terrors," an account of U.S. involvement in Latin America. His most recent book, "Our Vietnam," won the 2000 Overseas Press Club award
Milton Miller: L.A.'s Mental Health Woes By Gale Holland, Gale Holland is a Los Angeles journalist."There is a crisis each week in mental health. You try to decide which of the impossible crises to tackle first."
Seize the Promise Held by Stem Cells By Mary Tyler Moore and Christopher Reeve, Actress Mary Tyler Moore is the international chairwoman of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Moore has had juvenile diabetes for more than 30 years. Actor Christopher Reeve is chairman of the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation. He suffered a spinal cord injury in 1995
Why I Don't Want Reparations for Slavery By John Mcwhorter, John McWhorter is an associate professor of linguistics at UC Berkeley. This article is excerpted from the July-August issue of American Enterprise magazine
Going Insane in the SHU Box By Alexander Cockburn, Alexander Cockburn writes for the Nation and other publications