Cover Stories


Is Candidate a Murderer?-Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma

Natural Born Censors -Stephen Rohde


The Feminine Mystique


Outrageous Roots & A Bright Future: Sex and Feminists-LaSara W. Firefox

Cast out of Suburbia-Jessica Heskin

Not All Feminists Look/(Think) Alike in the Dark-Molly Merryman, Ph. D.

The Many Faces of Feminism -Nina Hartley

Fiery Feminists -Justice Howard

Points of You-Rain Graves

The Future of Feminist Porn-Athena Douris

I'm A Cyber Feminist!-Mimi Miyagi

Interview With Julie Strain -Justice Howard

How I Collected My Power -Shar Rednour

Stripping The Shadow-Susan Bremmer


Fiction


Night Carousel-Ray Bradbury


Columns/Reviews


NetSpeech99 Part 1 -Russ Kick

In The Groove-Dexter Carter

Those Crazy Foreigners!-Adam Groves

Shadows on the Shelf-Garrett Peck

Speaking Plain -Russ Kick

Comics in Crisis


Singing The Praises of Comics -Nina Hartley

Robert Williams: A Little Sanguine and A Lot of Fight-Del Howison

Diamond Distribution Headaches, Part 1-Tim Stroup and Mark Thompson

Diamond Distribution Headaches, Part 2-Tim Stroup and Mark Thompson

No Heaven For Superheroes -Tony Isabella

Julie Strain: Comic Book Goddess-Justice Howard

A Quick & Highly Opinionated Sketch of the Rall v. Hellman Lawsuit - Danny Hellman

The Never Ending Battle of the CBLDF - Peter David

Interview With Neil Gaiman, Part 2-Roel Torres

Stephen Bissette: The Ethics of Censorship-Del Howison

The Diamond Internet Controversy - Jamie Coville

Planet Comics: 4 Years Later-M. Terry Jackson

The Coming of the Comic Book Cutie - Justice Howard


Columns/Reviews


Columbine High v. Violence in the Media-Adam Groves

Bombs and Bongs! Books Are Burning-Russ Kick

NetSpeech99, Part 2-Russ Kick

In The Groove-Dexter Carter

Shadows on the Shelf-Garrett Peck

Outlaw Cartoonists


Suddenly . . . out of nowhere, Spain
Interview with Spain Rodriguez - Justice Howard

The Poison Clarity of S. Clay Wilson - Richard Cusick

Welcome to Pin-Up Heaven
Interview with Rikky Carralero - Justice Howard

TAT2 Andy and Skin Art Censorship - Clay Cob

Outlaw Illustrator Coop
Interview with 'Coop' - Justice Howard


Columns


Are Sex-Positives the New Silent Majority? - Nina Hartley

Fighting City Hall - Garrett Peck

The Federal Reserve Bank, The IRS and Social Security:
The Unholy Trinity - Robert D. Madison

NetSpeech 2000, Part 1 - Russ Kick

Critics of Israel's Peace Camp Face Threats to their Civil Liberties - Shawn D. Philips



Fiction


Fetus - Rain Graves


Reviews/Commentary


Shadows on the Shelf - Garrett Peck

Hollywood After Columbine - Adam Groves

In The Groove - Dexter Carter

Independent Films: Part 1


Chains Without Balls - Lloyd Kaufman with Adam Jahnke

'Yeah, I Killed My Momma!' The Moral Ambiguity of
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer -William P. Simmons

American Independent Productions
from The New Poverty Row - Fred Olen Ray

Inventing Terror
Interview with Jon Keeyes - Mike Watt

Censors, Sedonist, And Smut Peddlers:
William H. Hays - Sacha A. Howells

Indie Films Take The Driver's Seat - Zack Venable


Columns


How Independent are Independent Films? - Nina Hartley

Under Penalty of Arrest:
Your Art Or Your Freedom - Garrett Peck

NetSpeech 2000, Part 2 - Russ Kick

Literary Lesions - William P. Simmons


Fiction


A Life in the Cinema - Mick Garris


Reviews/Commentary

Shadows on the Shelf - Garrett Peck

Goliath Prevails Over David
and Born Bad excerpt - Barry Hoffman

In The Groove - Dexter Carter

Independent Films: Part 2


Exclusive John Landis Interview - Mick Garris

'Enlightened' Cinema -Adam Groves

A Tale of Indie Success: Debbie Rochon - Mike Watt

Let He Without Money Shoot the First Frame

A Look at Micro-Budget Filmmaking - Mike Watt

Interview with Indie Filmmaker Don Coscarelli - Mick Garris

Foreign Filmmakers, Bomb Throwers,

Senators and Schmucks - Adam Groves


Feature


Blaming Bill Stout - Richard Cusick


Columns


NetSpeech 2001, Part 1 - Russ Kick

Why Fundamentalists Hate Sex - Nina Hartley

Censors, Sedonists, And Smut Peddlers:
Upton Sinclair - Sacha A. Howells


Reviews


Shadows on the Shelf - Garrett Peck

In The Groove - Dexter Carter

Animal Rights


Terrorists or Activists: The Debate About Animal Rights - Jennifer Margulis, Ph.D.

Animals, Activism and Extremism: A West Coast Education - Justin M. Norton

Animal Rights Front (ALF): Extremists or Patriots - Joe Miele

Rights for Whom? - Nina Hartley

Earth Crisis: The Sound of Righteous Violence - Chad Hensley

Scales of Injustice - Rick Reilly


Feature

Fear and Loathing in New England - The Tom Sutton Story -- Nicola Cuti


Columns


Literary Lesions - William P. Simmons

Censors, Sedonists, And Smut Peddlers: Edward J. Cleary - Sacha A. Howells


Reviews/Commentary


September 11: A Great Day for Censors - Adam Groves

In The Groove - Dexter Carter

Shadows on the Shelf - Garrett Peck

The Art and Artists of Animation and Film


Exclusive Interview with Joel Adams -- Paul Power

The Lost Art of Drawing: Illustrator Michael Bayouth -- Jan Reynolds

The Man Behind the Man: Bernard Custodio -- Won Minh

Nic Cuti: Comics and Why I No Longer Read Them --- Mike Watt

Donn Greer -- Don Greer


Features

Cannibal Corpse: Tracing a Decade of Death Metal, Censorship and the Billboard 200 -- Justin Norton

The Paradox of the Last Untouched Island on Earth: Another Look at Niihau -- Jennifer Margulis, Ph.D.


Columns

The Real Threat to a Free Internet -- Cynthya BrianKate

Internet Censorship -- Kane S. Latranz
September 11, A Great Day for Censors: An Update -- Adam Groves


Reviews/Commentary


Shadows on the Shelf: Book Reviews -- Garrett Peck

Literary Lesions: Book Reviews -- William P. Simmons and Tomas Campbell

In the Groove: R&B Music Reviews -- Dexter Carter