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Politics

Victory nears for McCain-Feingold After a dramatic final tussle, the first sweeping campaign reform since the 1970s looks ready to pass the Senate
By Jake Tapper

The unspeakable Bush As President Bush announces he won't hold any more press conferences, a relieved America comes together in gratitude
By Gary Kamiya

Is Bush hiding? Helen Thomas, dean of the White House press corps, doesn't mind the Bush ban on formal press conferences as long as "we really get a crack at him"
By Alicia Montgomery

Red vs. Blue McCain-Feingold headed for victory; is David Horowitz seductively dangerous? And where's Barbra Streisand when you need her?
By Anthony York

Letters Readers respond to "Bush's pubic enemy No. 1"

News

Pimping for the People's Republic The Murdoch family's latest kowtowing to Beijing spurs a political rift among conservative media titans
By Eric Boehlert

Calling Erin Brockovich The chemical industry's dirty secrets are making us sick
By Arianna Huffington

Arts & Entertainment

"The Tailor of Panama" John Boorman tries on John le Carré's stylish tale of tropical corruption and finds it fits him like a glove
By Charles Taylor

"Amores Perros" This feverish blast of filmmaking is a brutal look at the violent heart of Mexico City -- and a breakthrough work of Mexican cinema
By Andrew O'Hehir

"Someone Like You" Another insulting women's comedy reminds us that men are jerks, life is hard and it's OK to cry
By Stephanie Zacharek

"Spy Kids" This surprisingly entertaining movie turns the adults into kids and the kids into adults -- and everyone laughs at the talking toilet
By Stephanie Zacharek

"Boot Camp" update: "Sir yes sir!" Apoplectic sergeants and shorn recruits get to know one another. Plus: The girls get sneaky!
By Carina Chocano

Blue Glow On safari with "The Simpsons"; "Survivor" creator's grueling "Eco-Challenge"
By Joyce Millman

Books

Let them spend millions Campaign finance reform stifles grass-roots organizing and harms American politics, says a member of the Federal Election Commission
By Suzy Hansen

Letters Readers respond to Gary Kamiya's essay on "Enemy at the Gates" and the battle of Stalingrad

Technology & Business

Who needs Napster when you have Windows? A new program called Share Sniffer makes file trading easier than ever before -- and more dangerous
By Judith Lewis

The In Box Is Psychoexgirlfriend just so much psycho marketing?

Sex

Turn-on Wayne Wang's geek-meets-stripper drama "The Center of the World" is titillating, but it's too controlled to be sexy
By David Thomson

Naked World is on vacation

People

Nothing Personal Revealed! Renée Zellweger went undercover in London; Ashley Judd makes shocking sex decision. Plus: Russell Crowe is nice to pregnant women!
By Amy Reiter

Letters Readers respond to Camille Paglia's take on President Bush's tax cut and "The Sopranos"
By Camille Paglia

Play ball Here comes Opening Day. Are we ashamed to say we're once again swelling with hope? No, we are not. Take a look at some of our old baseball stories

Audio

From the Net Hall of Shame Psychoexgirlfriend.com: Remember all those sobbing, pathetic messages you left on your ex's voice mail?
By Katharine Mieszkowski

Letters