MER
June 2000
Judgment for the Defense
Closed mid-May 2000 · On stands late May 2000
The Front
On the Word 'Dot-Com'
A prefix's rise from technical shorthand to a whole decade's shorthand for excess
On the Word 'Burn Rate'
A venture-pitch term migrating to dinner-table small talk nationwide, now uttered with a wince rather than a boast
The Essay
The Verdict at the Strand
Irving v. Lipstadt judgment for the defense
The Feature Well
Five Thousand and Falling
Dot-com peak, the NASDAQ above 5,000, and the collapse that followed inside the same season
The City
Subject: Harlem USA retail and entertainment complex opens on 125th Street
The Back
Books: null · Art: Frank Gehry's titanium-and-glass Condé Nast cafeteria opens · Film: A survey of the season's smaller theatrical releases, crowded out by the multiplex's early blockbusters