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2003 Stories by John Powers

• The Journalist and the Pop Star

  published February 20, 2003

  DEEP INTO THE SARDONIC GULF WAR THRILLER Three Kings, an American sergeant played by Mark Wahlberg is captured by an Iraqi soldier.... More >>

• Coming Back to Earth

  published February 13, 2003

  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, CNN FEATURED A face-off between grumpy Janeane Garofalo and cocky Ben Ferguson, a syndicated talk-show... More >>

• Fighting Words

  published February 6, 2003

  Now that the Weekly’s parent company has settled with the Department of Justice, all that remains of the story is our collective amusement a... More >>

• A Moment Like This

  published January 30, 2003

  Illustration by Peter Bennett I'M NOT SURE OF THE PRECISE MOMENT — IT WAS after Lara Flynn Boyle turned up as an Arbeit Macht Frei ballerin... More >>

• Straight Outta Ipanema

  published January 23, 2003

  Forty years ago, the name Rio de Janeiro conjured up dreams of a girl from Ipanema. Now it makes us think about crime. I’ve had friends held u... More >>

• Beyond Smart

  published January 16, 2003

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• The Year in Media

  published January 2, 2003

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