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November 2009

Issue 19 Editors' Note

 By Last Exit Staff
 

Walls and Borders

[published: November 04, 2009]

The Janitor Who Created Black Harlem

 By James S Kaplan
 

Mostly unknown today, Philip Payton’s unlikely real estate business at the turn of the 20th century broke down New York’s racial barriers.

[published: November 04, 2009]

Dietary Restrictions

 By Anne Dailey
 

Most of us aren’t even aware of the vast system of regulatory boundaries that are limiting our food choices.

[published: November 04, 2009]

Haters and the Lost Arc

 By Mark Loiacono
 

Twenty years ago, Richard Serra’s Tilted Arc was removed from the Federal Plaza in Manhattan amidst a wave of right-wing political backlash against subversive art. On the anniversary of the fall of the “Berlin Wall of Foley Square,” we reflect on Serra’s latest show in New York, democracy, David Hasselhoff, and the ongoing debate over federal arts funding in America.

[published: November 04, 2009]

The Border

 By Nick Morris
 

Between the United States and Mexico stands a 1,954-mile border, separating two complicated histories that are forever linked.

[published: November 04, 2009]

The Last Wall

 By Carlo Bevilacqua
 

Despite UN efforts at resolution and a recent easing of tensions, Cyprus’s capital, Nicosia, remain’s Europe’s last divided city.

[published: November 04, 2009]

Cracker Jack Capitalism

 By Walmsley Apricot
 

Forget the fall of the Berlin Wall. The most poetic symbol of the end of the Cold War came with a can of root beer.

[published: November 04, 2009]