Vol. 6, No. 24
March 5, 2001
Cover Story
Our Monuments, Our Selves
The decline of memorial architecture
By Catesby Leigh
Also in This Issue
- Holy Orlando! — Matt Labash
- Unpardonable Excuses — Christopher Caldwell, David Tell
- Grading on the Harvard Curve — Noah D. Oppenheim
This issue explored the state of American memorial architecture and cultural memory through its cover story on the decline of monumental design, featuring Matt Labash's piece on Orlando and Catesby Leigh's broader examination of how contemporary society constructs and relates to its monuments. The magazine also addressed political controversy with pieces on excuses and standards, including analysis of Harvard's grading practices, reflecting the publication's engagement with institutional and cultural debates of the early 2000s.