What happened on January 12, 2003

MAGAZINE

See No Evil By P.j. Huffstutter, Times staff writer P.J. Huffstutter last wrote for the magazine about the rise of Vivid Video Inc., the nation's leading porn producer.
A fine patina By Barbara Thornburg
Storefront Salvation By Camilo Jose Vergara, Camilo Jose Vergara recently received a MacArthur "genius" grant for his work as a photographer.
Down the Amazon River of the 818 By David Wollock
Self-Sufficiency as a Gift That Keeps on Giving By Nelson Handel
Of Age and Attitude By Lucille Deview, Lucille deView, a freelance writer, writing coach, poet and playwright, daydreams of fame in Irvine. "What's the hurry?" she asks
Playing With Fire By Jan Weimer
Wild child By Hillary Johnson, Hillary Johnson last wrote for the magazine about ethnic spas.
The (Un) Natural By Marvin J. Wolf, Marvin J. Wolf last wrote for the magazine about the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Chinatown Redux By Ginny Chien
Born to Be Wireless By Mara Schwartz
Embroidering: the Truth By Ginny Chien

TRAVEL

WORLD

REAL ESTATE

ENTERTAINMENT

NEWS

SPORTS

NATIONAL

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

BOOKS

Wondrous connections By David Macaulay, David Macaulay is an author and illustrator whose books include "Cathedral," "Rome Antics" and "The Way Things Work."
When tradition and modernity knock heads By Sheridan Prasso, Sheridan Prasso is a senior news editor at Business Week and a longtime Asia specialist.
Bestsellers
When everything is war By Gloria Emerson, Gloria Emerson received the 1978 National Book Award for nonfiction for "Winners and Losers: Battles, Retreats, Gains, Losses and Ruins From the Vietnam War." She is the author, most recently, of "Loving Graham Greene: A Novel."
A testimony to survival By Ruth Franklin, Ruth Franklin is associate literary editor of the New Republic.
After Pinochet, a paean to remembrance By Tim Frasca, Tim Frasca is a journalist living in Chile who is researching and writing about Latin America's response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Bestsellers
Discoveries By Susan Reynolds
First fiction By Mark Rozzo
The burden of survival, borne by a generation By Leslie Brody, Leslie Brody is the author of the memoir "Red Star Sister: Between Madness and Utopia."
A Vision By Saadi Youssef
Cries from the beloved country By Maureen Isaacson, Maureen Isaacson is assistant editor and books editor of the Sunday Independent in Johannesburg.
The lengths at which a nation was formed By Margaret Wertheim, Margaret Wertheim is the author of "The Pearly Gates of Cyberspace: A History of Space From Dante to the Internet."
The cult of Marilyn By Richard Schickel, Richard Schickel is a contributing writer to Book Review and reviews movies for Time. His latest book, "Good Morning, Mr. Zip Zip Zip," will be published in April.
The return of the steadfast radical By Matthew Price, Matthew Price writes frequently for Newsday, the Chicago Tribune and the San Francisco Chronicle.

OPINION

Forgotten Lessons in Ethics
City Needn't Bear a Cross
Keep the County's CEO Model
School Reforms Should Pass
Let Belt-Tightening Start at Davis' Waste
First but Not Final Word
Amphetamines Keep Air Force Pilots Up
Confronting Crisis
Spend on Defenders
Give Surfers a Break
Being an Arab Citizen of the State of Israel
Donated Parkland Sometimes Is Useless
There Are Better Ways to Boost the Economy
Police Pursuit Limits Favor the Criminals
U.S. Needs to Put a Stop to N. Korea's Blackmail By James A. Baker Iii
Divided (by Class) We'll Fall By John Balzar
Setback for Fox and U.S.-Mexico Relations By Denise Dresser
We're Happy but Not Optimistic By Mark Baldassare, Mark Baldassare is research director at the Public Policy Institute of California in San Francisco and founder and director of the Orange County Annual Survey at UCI. The 2002 PPIC Special Survey on Orange County is available at www.ppic.org.
Doves Rallying Round the Web By Nick Schulz
Only Choice for U.S.: Oust Hussein By Henri J. Barkey, Henri J. Barkey, a professor of international relations at Lehigh University, served on the State Department's Policy Planning Staff from 1998 to 2000.
Agenda Unmasked By Chalmers Johnson, Chalmers Johnson is the author of "Blowback" and the forthcoming book "The Sorrows of Empire: How the Americans Lost Their Country."
As World Looks Away, a Nation Dies By Paula R. Newberg, Paula R. Newberg, who writes regularly on countries in crisis, recently returned from southern Africa.
A Tax Cut Plan Rooted in the Bush Pedigree By Kevin Phillips, Kevin Phillips is the author, most recently, of "Wealth and Democracy: A Political History of the American Rich."
Time to Rethink Golden State By Kevin Starr, Kevin Starr is state librarian of California and university professor at USC. "His Coast of Dreams: California on the Edge, the 1990s" is forthcoming from Alfred A. Knopf.
Cut Supply Lines That Fuel Pyongyang's Nuclear Dreams By Mansoor Ijaz and R. James Woolsey, Mansoor Ijaz is chairman of a New York-based private equity investment firm. R. James Woolsey served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1993 until 1995.
C'mon, Dad.... Focus!
Latino-Vietnamese Coalition Produces Winning Results By Christian Collet, Christian Collet, PhD, is principal of Pacific Opinions, an Irvine-based polling and voter research firm, and is writing a book on the political activities of Vietnamese Americans.
An Old-Fashioned Fight By William M. Arkin, William M. Arkin is a military affairs analyst who writes regularly for Opinion. E-mail: warkin@igc.org.
Becoming Chinese By Sam Crane, Sam Crane is the author of "Aidan's Way" and chairman of the Asian studies department at Williams College.
Humane Housing for Detained Children

BUSINESS

What happened on January 12, 2003

MAGAZINE

See No Evil By P.j. Huffstutter, Times staff writer P.J. Huffstutter last wrote for the magazine about the rise of Vivid Video Inc., the nation's leading porn producer.

A fine patina By Barbara Thornburg

Storefront Salvation By Camilo Jose Vergara, Camilo Jose Vergara recently received a MacArthur "genius" grant for his work as a photographer.

Down the Amazon River of the 818 By David Wollock

Self-Sufficiency as a Gift That Keeps on Giving By Nelson Handel

Of Age and Attitude By Lucille Deview, Lucille deView, a freelance writer, writing coach, poet and playwright, daydreams of fame in Irvine. "What's the hurry?" she asks

Playing With Fire By Jan Weimer

Wild child By Hillary Johnson, Hillary Johnson last wrote for the magazine about ethnic spas.

The (Un) Natural By Marvin J. Wolf, Marvin J. Wolf last wrote for the magazine about the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Chinatown Redux By Ginny Chien

Born to Be Wireless By Mara Schwartz

Embroidering: the Truth By Ginny Chien

TRAVEL

Becoming an insider in Eleuthera By Robin Kleven Dishon, Special to The Times

So much Asia for so little By Beverly Beyette, Times Staff Writer

Got jet lag? Try resetting your body clock By Kathleen Doheny, Special to The Times

As seen through tourists' eyes, U.S. can be dangerous By Jane Engle, Times Staff Writer

So much Asia for so little By Jerry V. Haines, Special to The Times

Doing good and having a good time By Arthur Frommer, Special to The Times

Cruise provides a secret service By Jane Engle, Times Staff Writer

Tours & Cruises By Rosemary Mcclure, Times Staff Writer

Exploring the effect of tourism on the Galapagos Islands By Christopher Reynolds, Times Staff Writer

Travel Log By Jane Engle

Seeking peace and plenty to do in Baja By Madeline King Porter, Special to The Times

Seeing what you saw on silver screen By Susan Spano, Times Staff Writer

WORLD

Unrelenting Tide of AIDS Erodes Burial Traditions By Solomon Moore, Times Staff Writer

Arafat Calls for Halt to Attacks By Laura King, Times Staff Writer

An Argentine Jew Runs for Office -- and Smack Into a Christian Proviso By Hector Tobar, Times Staff Writer

Civil Code Corrects Gender Inequities in Brazil From Reuters

Naga Rebel Leaders Say Fighting Is Over From Times Wire Reports

Paris Marchers Protest Security Proposals From Times Wire Reports

Tribes Clash Over Cattle in Northeast; 63 Killed From Times Wire Reports

4 in Britain's Toxin Case Charged From Reuters

U.S. E-Mails Iraqi Leaders to Solicit Support, Information From Times Wire Services

Iraqi Exiles See No Hope for Nation By Alissa J. Rubin, Times Staff Writer

Ivorian Rebels Reverse Course, Decide to Join Peace Talks in Paris From Associated Press

N. Korea May Test Missiles By Barbara Demick and Paul Richter, Times Staff Writers

Wreckage of Peru Plane Found; No Survivors From Associated Press

Terror Suspect Aided Poor at Home in Yemen By Michael Slackman, Times Staff Writer

Queen Installs Royal 'Panic Rooms' From Times Wire Reports

Flooding, Mudslides Leave 16 Dead From Times Wire Reports

Santa Fe Residents Take N. Korean Visitors in Stride By Lianne Hart, Times Staff Writer

27,000 More U.S. Troops Ordered to Persian Gulf By John Hendren, Times Staff Writer

REAL ESTATE

You live where? By Leslee Komaiko, Special to The Times

Vistas and vintage homes in View Heights By Diane Wedner, Times Staff Writer

Judge upholds order against mortgage insurer From Times wire reports

Curfew for kids may be illegal From Project Sentinel

She's ready to be a graduate of ranching life By Ruth Ryon, Times Staff Writer

Hard to satisfy buyers' dreams By Mary Umberger, Chicago Tribune

Housing starts expected to boom From Times wire reports

Foreclosures hit record mark From Times wire reports

Putting the craft back in a Craftsman By Ruth Ryon, Times Staff Writer

ENTERTAINMENT

A sometimes-shifting line between fantasy, reality By Reed Johnson

Making a scene is their job By Gina Piccalo, Times Staff Writer

Self-discovery: a noble journey By Gloria Steinem, Special to The Times

Say it ain't so, Silent Bob! By Bob Baker, Times Staff Writer

Miles Davis: A man and his quest By Don Heckman, Special to The Times

The portraitists By Louise Roug, Times Staff Writer

A 10-best list on the 'Sordid' side By Elaine Dutka

A terrorist hunt in summer 1942 By Alex Abella, Special to The Times

Golden State's 15 minutes on 25-cent piece By Diane Haithman

A title is indeed a slippery slope By Don Shirley

Unearthing hidden 'Beauty' secrets By Lewis Segal

Please check your spray at the door By Daryl H. Miller

Jewish diaspora boosts attendance By Chris Reynolds

A weary warrior of Iran By Jeffrey Fleishman, Times Staff Writer

Groucho as you've never seen him By Susan King, Times Staff Writer

A few issues to work through By Dennis Palumbo, Special to The Times

Senegal band takes world stage By Tom Schnabel

Weller still has a lot to say By Natalie Nichols; Ernesto Lechner; Soren Baker

The art speaks; Freud doesn't By Louise Roug, Times Staff Writer

The schoolboy inside By Gina Piccalo, Times Staff Writer

A pond hop to stardom By Phil Sutcliffe, Special to The Times

The Iowa of the Oscars By Jonathan Taylor, Times Staff Writer

What Are You Watching? By Lisa Boone; Dana Calvo; Carolyn Patricia Scott