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'Predator' Gets Caught

Weekly Alibi | March 11, 2008

After years of putting suspected pedophiles on the hot seat, the people behind the Dateline segment "To Catch a Predator" now find themselves in a tough spot. Last week, a judge decided there is enough evidence for a lawsuit against the hit show to go to trial.

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Tags: TV, Dateline, NBC

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The Grownup Noise Continues to Grow Upnew

The jazzy, low-key folk quartet doesn't fit into any of Boston's music scenes. But despite its varied approach to songwriting, fans have been converted, one by one. The task now is doing that to the rest of the country.

Weekly Alibi | Simon McCormack | 08-25-2009 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: The Grownup Noise

Nancy Hollander Defends Guantanamo Prisoners ... and Our Justice Systemnew

The Albuquerque lawyer is one of the nation's leading criminal defense attorneys, but she now faces perhaps her greatest legal challenge yet: Representing two prisoners incarcerated at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.

Weekly Alibi | Simon McCormack | 08-11-2009 | Civil Liberties

Tags: Nancy Hollander, War on terror, Guantanamo Bay, civil liberties, law

Health Care on Life Support: New Mexicans Tell Us What Reform Looks Likenew

Froozan Parwana is one of more than 400,000 New Mexicans without health insurance. Her trip to the emergency room last summer, which cost more than $300, was a harsh introduction to what awaits patients without medical coverage. The hospital bill forced Parwana to take fewer college classes.

Weekly Alibi | Simon McCormack | 07-20-2009 | Science

Tags: New Mexico, Congress, health care, health insurance, economic issues

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Hero Worship: Interview With Comic Book Idol Stan Leenew

The characters Stan Lee created—from Spider-Man to the Fantastic Four to The Avengers—have been pop cultural icons for more than 40 marvelous years. The Alibi got a chance to speak with Lee about the summer of superheroes in film.

Weekly Alibi | Devin D. O’Leary | 05-26-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

'The Perfect Game' Swings and Missesnew

The formula is all but etched in stone: Choose a ragtag, underdog team and follow them to their triumphant, come-from-behind victory at whatever national championship courtesy of whichever unconventional but inspiring coach they’ve stumbled across.

Weekly Alibi | Devin D. O'Leary | 04-19-2010 | Reviews

Tags: The Perfect Game, William Dear

Bad News is Good Drama in 'The Messenger'new

Earlier this year, the independent film The Messenger very quietly racked up two Oscar nominations—one for Best Original Screenplay and one for Best Supporting Actor. That’s appropriate for a film as quietly powerful as The Messenger.

Weekly Alibi | Devin D. O’Leary | 04-12-2010 | Reviews

Tags: Oren Moverman, The Messenger