January 28, 1999
UTNE MAGAZINE ASKS: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SPIRIT OF SPORT?
Is it true that the call of corporate money has drowned out the spirited shouts of the sports fan? Where can we find the real sports heroes, and how can we reclaim them? Utne Magazine explores what happened to the thrill of the game, visits some heroes you've never heard of, and finds a core of integrity and passion—in games like bowling and wallshot. Page 48. By Jay Weiner/Susan Faludi/Maria Guhde Keri/Lynette Lamb/Marc Cooper/Jon Resh.
ZEN IN THE ART OF SHERLOCK HOLMES… Who would have thought that Doyle's rational, methodical Holmes would turn out to be a spiritual leader? Author Stephen Kendrick strips the sleuth of his stuffy tweeds and places him at the foot of the bodhi tree, giving new meaning to his words:"We reach, we grasp, and what is left in our hands in the end? A shadow." Page 65. By Stephen Kendrick.
SWINGER GOES TO TOWN… An Oregon farmer rules the range until a cow sets him straight. Bruised but learning, he debunks"environmentalism," suggesting that the important questions have yet to be asked. Page 76. By Mike Connelly.
SHOULD WE USE COLOR TO COLLAR CROOKS?… Racial profiling may justifiably narrow the search for a suspect, but it also punishes the innocent for fitting a set of presumptive statistics. Should society condone it? Also: What it's like to be in the right place with the wrong face. Page 71. By Randall Kennedy/Alton Fitzgerald White.
IN SEARCH OF THE BIG BAMBOO… Sex on the beach takes on new meaning when women travel the globe in search of flings. Stereotypes characterize both sides of the Caribbean sex tourism trade, and some of the resulting conclusions may surprise you. Page 82. By Klaus de Albuquerque.
ALSO IN THE JANUARY/FEBRUARY ISSUE: • Pig hearts • Pig lips • Pigs, guinea • Terminal trash • Compassionate killing • Why to live in a tent • Cyberdildonics • ER as art • Moby's media diet • Utne Magazine's 11th Annual Alternative Press Awards
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