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From Bodyscapes, by Michael Thompson


IN THIS ISSUE:

In Search of the Retired Buddhas: Up the Mekong in Laos
By Stephen T. Asma

The Cinema Page: January Films and 2007 Wrap-Up
By David Sterritt

The Music Page:
Jazzarium -- Drew Gress's The Irrational Numbers
Tune Head -- Switches' Lay Down the Law, Polytechnic's Down Til Dawn, Ana Egge's Lazy Days, Rhonda Vincent's Good Thing Going, and bluegrass from the SteelDrivers 

Clued Tube:
The Jewish Americans: A Series by David Grubin

West on Dance:
Looking for Choreography Worthy of a Legacy
By Martha Ullman West

Consuming Passions:
Cook Til Done
By Jessica Lantos

Photography:
Bodyscapes
By Michael Thompson
&
The Red Stockings
By Sander-Martijn

Two Poems by Philip Martin

Featured Designer:
Yiyí Gutz 

Fashion Wire:
Blazers From Dressmonkey.com, Jewelry From Lady L, Sensible Wraps From The Shoul, and Funky Footwear From J Shoes

Nightstand:
The Meaning of Sunglasses, and a Guide to Almost All Things Fashionable, by Hadley Freeman

Body Sense:
Treating and Preventing Shin Splints