View from the Top
On the Cover: The Tourist, an oil painting by B.B.Nelson.


Meditation Moment: An excerpt from Be Generous by David Marell.
Esteemed Reader: Jason Stern searches for the green fuse that drives the flower.
Letters: Feedback from the skeptics, fans, and critics.

Feature
Maybe, Just Maybe, We're Not Alone: UFOs among us. By Susan Piperato.

Backbone
Lucid Dreaming: Dancing in the Dark. Beth Wilson on Eeo Stubblefield’s latest project.



Life in the Balance: Way to Go...Further. Susan Piperato previews the film Go Further.
Frankly Speaking: A Man at Gravesend. Frank Crocitto sees what washed up on shore.
Ear Whacks : Kevin Bartlett Profile, CD Reviews, Nightlife Notes, Summer Music Festivals.



Quarter to Three: Gaballou. Musings by Sparrow.
Planet Waves: The November Star of David. By Eric Francis. Plus Horoscopes.
Poetica: Poems by San Juanita Garza, Will Nixon, and Cheryl Rice.

News & Politics
Gassing Bush: Glenn Scherer reports on curbing greenhouse gas in the Northeast.



Preventive War : Noam Chomsky examines the Bush Doctrine.
The Briefing Room: Executive Order 13303, Halliburton, Operation Hidden Agenda.

Community Notebook
Our Community, Our News: Writing & Madness; Missing Markets, A Designing Nature.

The Art of Business
By the Book: Howard Frisch Antiquarian Books. By Mala Hoffman.

Tastings
Chef's Spotlight: Graziano Tecchio of Downtown Cafe shares his Tuna Tartare recipe.

Whole Living Guide
Are We Getting Better at Finding Ovarian Cancer?: By Gail Zyla.



Parting Shot
Ken Moody: A B&W print by Robert Mapplethorpe.