Articles By bill smith

10 Reasons to Switch From Christianity to Scientology

Thu, Apr 27, 2006, 6:00 pm

1. Secret handshake 2. Annual Thetan Jamboree in Trementina, New Mexico 3. Subterranean passages linking…

Give Me a Tall Ship and a Monkey to Steer Her By

Thu, Nov 17, 2005, 12:00 am

Tony Millionaire’s 21st-century Romanticism

Why I Miss Frank Gehry’s Balls

Thu, Oct 6, 2005, 12:00 am

I’d always been fond of Frank Gehry’s balls. Even before I knew they were those…

I’m Tomine! I’m Beyer! I’m Kaz!

Thu, Sep 9, 2004, 12:00 am

Three new comics collections

Graphic Artists Bite Back

Thu, Jul 1, 2004, 12:00 am

I’ve had amiable debates with my friend Robbie Conal about political graphics. Playing devil’s advocate,…

Full Mental Jacket

Thu, May 29, 2003, 12:00 am

In the future pantheon of graphic arts, you’ll undoubtedly find an entire hall devoted to…

A Wooden Performance

Thu, May 1, 2003, 12:00 am

Photos by Anne Fishbein When designer and artist Mike Lee left his hometown of Vancouver to…

The Natural

Thu, Jan 9, 2003, 12:00 am

Laura Aguilar, in the flesh

The Sun Dialer

Wed, Jun 19, 2002, 12:00 am

Photos by Bill Smith IT IS 2 P.M. ON A HOT JUNE DAY. THE ROOM IS…

There Is a Heppy Book

Wed, May 22, 2002, 12:00 am

AS BILL BLACKBEARD NOTES IN HIS introduction to Krazy & Ignatz, George Herriman's "Krazy Kat"…

The Preservationist

Wed, Jan 2, 2002, 12:00 am

Chip Kidd speaks

Leap of Faith

Wed, Sep 12, 2001, 12:00 am

Piece by Piece

Wed, Mar 8, 2000, 12:00 am

Photo by CorbisWhat do you call a guy with no legs who lives in a…

Future Tense

Wed, Aug 11, 1999, 12:00 am

Today's computer conveniences could be the tools of tomorrow's totalitarianism

Life Is Binary

Wed, May 12, 1999, 12:00 am

The mathematical biology of John Horton Conway

Living Nightmares

Wed, Apr 28, 1999, 12:00 am

INSIDE THE GAME OF DOOM Several reporters have noted that Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were…

BANG!

Wed, Feb 3, 1999, 12:00 am

  On the range. I squeeze off the 10th round from my rented Glock 9, and before…

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