vol. 6, issue 9

vol. 6, issue 9pdf

9 April 2009 / vol. 6, issue 9

IN FOCUS

In Defense of Open Access

Gabe Schubiner argues for an academic publishing model that fits the 21st century.

Professor Niall Bolger explores why couples are allegedly healthier, wealthier, and happier than singles.

Rajiv Lalla gets first-hand experience of one of the costs of ignoring gay rights in Jordan.

What we're into this week.

OMG

Josephine Ruiz-Healy examines our paradoxically lazy obsession with speed, from abbreviations to the iPhone.

Meredith Perry chats with Glen Lowry, the executive director, about running MoMA and gearing it toward a younger audience.

Diana Greenwald looks to the more DIY style of today's contemporary art scene.

Catherine Rice talks to the subway musicians trying to make it big in NYC's tunnels.

Caitlyn McGinn wonders which came first: our demand to illegal streaming or its endless supply?

Tia Cibani brings bright colors and exotic fabrics to Manhattan with her line Ports 1961.

Lady Gaga may be the Madonna of the '00s— at least in fashion.