AltWeeklies Wire
Last Days of the Oakland Raidersnew
When the team's lease at McAfee Coliseum expires in 2010, will the Raiders follow the Athletics in the search for a new home?
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
09-04-2008 |
Sports
Botero's Politics of Mediocritynew
The artist's Abu Ghraib exhibit has created a big sensation, but is it his work we're judging, or the ignominy of our leaders?
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
02-08-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
The Fremont Athleticsnew
How the deal to move the A's from Oakland went down, and why it was inevitable.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon and Chris Thompson |
11-30-2006 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Cricket: Remade in the USAnew
The venerable game of cricket changes the rules to win new fans. But Americans have to change too if it's ever going to take off.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
09-05-2005 |
Sports
Pay to Praynew
When it comes to paying taxes, there's no valid reason that religion deserves a free ride on the aching backs of the teeming, taxpaying, nonbelieving masses.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
08-29-2005 |
Commentary
Working for the Weekendnew
The San Francisco Bay Area bohemian generation that so valued leisure and creativity became the generation that created the balls-to-the-wall, sleep-is-for-the-weak work ethic.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
07-25-2005 |
Recreation
ESL Students Risk Losing More Than a New Languagenew
If an Oakland school administrator's threat to shut down the adult-education program is carried out, immigrants will lose a social network as well as an opportunity for learning.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
05-16-2005 |
Commentary
