Transition : a journal of the arts, culture and society
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MEMOIR - The Distance - One smoky night in Washington, DC, dozens of boxers gathered to fight, preen, and bask in the glory of yesterday's triumphs, Equal parts fire and composure, they measured their steps and husbanded their powers. Carlo Rotella reflects on old age, perseverance, and the grandmotherly art of fisticuffsRotella, Carlo et al. | 1999
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DISPATCHES - Letter from Nowhere - August 6, 1961: On the tiny South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, a long-dormant volcano erupted; the entire population took refuge just outside swinging London. Two years later, the exiles voted to return to earth's remotest island. Gregory Rodriguez visits the brave old world of Tristan da CunhaRodriguez, Gregory et al. | 1999
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DISPATCHES - The Street - Little boys sniff industrial solvent from paper bags. Little girls shower in the sewers. In Bucharest, the stepchildren of Communism live outside the law: Ignored by the state and despised by the people. Akash Kapur travels among the kids who sleep beneath Romania's streetsKapur, Akash et al. | 1999
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POSITION - Republic at Sea - As the nations of Europe merge currencies and citizens, national borders are increasingly indistinct. But on the western edge of Europe -- In the French provinces of Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Guiana -- The border is a color line. Laurent Dubois considers the crisis of French identity politics| 1999
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UNDER REVIEW - Louder than Bombs - Who doesn't love Indian writing? Who can resist the spicy narratives, the exorbitant language, the exotic locales -- And the hefty advances from publishers? As the Western world hastens to embrace Rushdie's children, Amitava Kumar appraises the hullabalooKumar, Amitava et al. | 1999
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UNDER REVIEW - The Mountain - In death, James Baldwin has become everybody's Jimmy. But in his lifetime, he was a permanent outsider, pilloried by left and right: Too black, too white, too militant, too gay. Lewis Nkosi remembers the life and legacy of James BaldwinNkosi, Lewis et al. | 1999
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UNDER REVIEW - One Hundred Years of Platitude - Another day, another coffee-table book about the twentieth century: Everywhere, the vulgar sounds of history-making in the making. Might millennial madness obscure the awkward fact that we live in unimportant times? Tom Scocca essays the literature of Y2KScocca, Tom et al. | 1999
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FICTION - Kolo - Two girls, one secretKhaminwa, Muhonjia et al. | 1999
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FICTION - The Seven Dreams of Elmira - A Martinican tale of rum and spiritsChamoiseau, Patrick et al. | 1999
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CONVERSATION - Making It - Men Melvin Van Peebles made a movie called Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, he jump-started African American cinema and changed Hollywood forever. But filmmaking is just one of his interests: He's also a novelist, a cabaret singer, and the first black trader on the American Stock Exchange; he might have invented rap music, too. James Surowiecki talks with him about hip-hop, options trading, and the business of blaxploitationSurowiecki, James et al. | 1999