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.
Storefront Salvation By Camilo Jose Vergara, Camilo Jose Vergara recently received a MacArthur "genius" grant for his work as a photographer.
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
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.
SPORTS
Today By Rob Fernas, Mike Terry
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.