October 2003
The “October 2003” Issue of the Brooklyn Rail was published on October 1, 2003.
Local
Will the City Get the Lead Out?
– By Marjory GarrisonLet's Make A Landmark-- Bed-Stuy's Weeksville Becomes a Tourist Attraction
– By Kevin PlumbergHow the Other 1% Lives
What To Eat When You're Expecting
– By Adriana Velez
Express
No Crying in Baseball: Letter from a GI in Baghdad
– By John Crawfordphoto essay: Baghdad, August 2003
– By Christian ParentiSearching for Guy Debord
– By Andy Merrifield
Art
Life in Venice
– By Paul MattickAmerican Effect = Death Threat: The Art of Saira Wasim
– By Ellen PearlmanAllegories of Debris
– By Daniel BairdDavid Rabinowitch
– By Joan WaltemathEdward Said
– By Alice Attie and Linn Cary MehtaKirk Varnedoe (1946 - 2003)
– By Phong H. Bui
ArtSeen
Strangers: The First ICP Triennial of Photography and Video
– By Megan HeuerKristin Baker
– By Victoria KeddieLandslide
– By John HawkeJim Shaw
– By William PowhidaSteven Charles
– By Stephanie BuhmannEle D'Artagnan
– By Stephanie BuhmannKelly Heaton
– By Nick StillmanRichard Pousette-Dart
– By Rachel YouensBen Parry
– By Jill ConnerChris Caccamise
– By Benjamin La RoccoHeidi Cody
– By James KalmLaurie Thomas
– By Benjamin La RoccoPlease Pay Attention Please
– By Nick StillmanMARILYN BRIDGES
Markings (Sacred Landscapes)– By Tomassio LonghiAnother Art Story From Venice
– By Robert C. Morgan
Books
George Plimpton (1927-2003)
– By Maggie Paley and Dan SimonJonathan Lethem with Theodore Hamm
A Room of One's Own
– By Reed JacksonOn a Road...
– By Sam FrankYoung Bounder Pens Volume
– By Randolph LewisClosing the Joint with Geoffrey Young
– By Gary CounsilNowhere Outside of History
– By Erica WeitzmanOne Ring Zero's Author Project
– By Lisa Selin DavisNew Scholarship Makes Splash
– By Randolph Lewis
Music
Johnny Cash (1932-2003)
– By Theodore HammYoung Marble Giants, Colossal Youth
– By Jason GrossDimensions in Music: Ethel: Four and So Much More
– By Alan LockwoodThe Menagerie That Is New York: A Compilation Overview
– By Grant Moser
Dance
Dancing in the Real World
– By Shanti CrawfordWalk, Run, Amble, Saunter-- Everyday Movement is not so Everyday
– By Vanessa MankoD.U.M.B.O.'s Dancing
– By Vanessa Manko
Film
Good Fight, Good Film? John Sayles's Casa de los Babys
– By Lisa Rosman
Theater
in dialogue: Emotional/Political Danger Zones
– By Betty ShamiehThe Civilians' Disobedience
– By Emily DeVoti
Fiction
excerpt: The Sexual Brotherhood of Man
– By Ola KlingbergThe Early Bird Special
– By Alison Lowenstein
Poetry
In the Cold Earth and Beneath the Bluish Sky
– By James SharryPower-Ties
– By Marcella Durand"it is similar to all others"
– By Marcella Durand
LastWords
Reflections on a Townie Chick
– By Bil LeBoutillier