Edited by Tod Lippy. Contents "Writer," by Frank Rich; "Artist's Project," by Sylvia Plimack Mangold; "Novelist," by Christopher Isherwood; "Mathematician," by John Conway; "Poet," by Suji Kwock Kim; "Artist's Project," by Colter Jacobsen; "Production Designer," by Thérès Deprez; "Alex Shear's Object Lesson #5," by Alex Shear; "Comedian," by Demetri Martin; "Artist's Project," by Xylor Jane; "Survivor," by Samuel Varkovitzky; "Chronologer," by Angus Trumble; "Espus CD #6: Help Wanted," songs "Girls: Must Be Single and Very Pretty," by Ambrosia Parsley and The Elegant Too; "Western Director," by The Strugglers; "Sex Surrogate," by LD and the New Criticism; "Laboratory Technician (We Will Walk Through Walls)," by Electric President; "Astronomer," by Owen Tromans; "A Taste of the Keys," by Amy Rigby; "The Nurse," by Devendra Banhart and Noah Georgeson; "Nude Not Required," by Marissa Nadler; "Systems Thinking Business Modelling Consultant," by Magnetophone and John Darnielle; "Pine Cone Café," by Grizzly Bear. [details]
Edited by Tom Lippy. Essays "Artist's Project: Drawings from the "Untitled House" series (Throughout the issue)," by Chris Doyle; "Artist's Projects: "My Potential Future Based on Present Circumstances (6/29/03)," " by Beth Campbell; "The Architecture of Effect: Are Diller+Scofidio and Frank Gehry practicing architecture? Does it matter?," by Clay Eicher; "Music At 6: Why do Americans get-and seem to want-their news with a soundtrack?," by Carter Burwell; "The Art of Husbandry: Portraits of the actresses from the 1974 film The Stepford Wives," by Don Bechardy; "Alex Shear's Object Lesson #1: (Poster)," by unattributed artists; "Nothing Personal: Seeking out Pfc. ... [details]
Edited by Tod Lippy. Essays "Artist's Project: Mark Keffer: Form and function merge in a series of altered maps (Throughout the issue)," by Mark Keffer; "Mumushka: A child's memories of her beloved grandmother, refracted through the prism of a rich imagination," written and illustrated by Andrea Dezso; "Known By Sight: Marvin Lazarus, Photographer: Compelling portraits-in words and images-of prominent artists by a nearly forgotten figure," photographs and journal excerpts by Marvin Lazarus; "Homemade: An Interview with the Wrens: The band's album The Meadowlands is a masterpiece; here, they discuss its making (and their near undoing)," by Tod Lippy; "Alex Shear's Object Lesson #3: (Poster)," by unattributed artists; "Tricks of the Trade: Recovered from a Santa Monica yard sale, this issue's found object is an entertainer's gag book from 1957," by Michael Rohatyn; "Artist's Project: Jenny Holzer: These recently declassified "Memoranda," selected by the artist, must see the light of day," by unattributed artists; "The Sissy Letters (#2): Second in a continuing series of monologues written for Esopus," by Stephen Adly Guirgis; "100 Frames: Bruce Conner's Breakaway: An ethereal sequence from the San Francisco artist's classic experimental film from 1966," by Doug Aitken; "Means Without End: We asked your publicists to devise PR strategies for Esopus; we've published the results," by Sloane Crosley, John Melick, Baldev Kaur, and Graham Leggat; "Angus Trumble's 1849 in Retrospect: One year. ... [details]
Edited by Tod Lippy. Essays "Cuoca: An acclaimed New York City chef recalls learning how to cook-and how to live-in a small town in Northern Italy," by Jody Williams; "The Greatest: Savannah barber Ulysses Davis had a pastime: whittling wood sculptures, including these astonishing carvings of 40 U. ... [details]