AltWeeklies Wire
Getting Serious with Stephen Colbertnew
The Colbert Report host talks about the sad state of politics and the even sadder state of cable news.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
06-29-2011 |
TV
S.C. Evangelical Activist Group to Launch News Hubnew
The Family Research Council has decided that they want to enter into the world of online news. "There is so much out there," says Orin Smith, president of the Palmetto Family Council. "I think maybe what our goal might be is to provide some type of Google Reader site for our people who donate to us and follow us so they don't have to follow everything."
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
06-24-2011 |
Religion
Tags: Family Research Council
AFL-CIO, Local Labor Leader Blast Boeing Hearingnew
Inside those chambers, Congressional Democrats and Republicans delivered a series of dramatic, Royal Shakespeare Company-caliber soliloquies. Some protested the NLRB suit against Boeing while others sneered at the jet manufacturer's decision to open its new 787 Dreamliner plant in anti-union South Carolina instead of pro-union Washington state.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
06-21-2011 |
Business & Labor
The Story of a Boy and His Infatuation with the Rebel Flagnew
You can revoke my liberal credentials if you like, but the truth of the matter is this: I am a Rebel.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
04-07-2011 |
History
Radiohead's King of Limbs, First Impressionsnew
There are three types of rock 'n' roll: Driving music, dancing music, and fucking music. That said, the release of Radiohead's The King of Limbs make one thing abundantly clear. There's now a fourth category: Facebooking music.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
02-18-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Radiohead
After Removing the N-Word From Huck Finn, the Publishing World Takes on Fear and Loathingnew
A spy within an unnamed publishing house recently sent me an advanced copy of the revised Fear and Loathing.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
01-06-2011 |
Commentary
NAACP President Speaks Out Against Secession Galanew
The president of the Charleston branch of the NAACP believes that Jeff Antley and the organizers of a recent "Secession Gala" are offering a distorted view of American history.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
12-16-2010 |
Race & Class
If Only Bush Had Taken Bong Hits with Harold and Kumarnew
The most shocking revelation in Decision Points by George W. Bush is not one that you've read about already.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
11-17-2010 |
Nonfiction
Tags: George W. Bush, Decision Points
Alvin Greene Unveils Comic Booknew
Unlikely U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene didn't find a place in Washington on Election Day, but the Democrat may have a new career in the funny pages. In the days leading up to the election, Greene unveiled five pages of a proposed comic titled Alvin Greene: The Ultimate Warrior.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
11-10-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Alvin Greene
The Case Against Nikki Haleynew
The Republicans may not like it. The Democrats may not like it. But the 2010 gubernatorial race comes down to one thing and one thing only: Did Nikki Haley have an affair with Will Folks? It's an issue the Haley camp has addressed poorly.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
10-20-2010 |
Elections
Tags: nikki haley, Elections
Will Folks Releases Affidavit Detailing Alleged Nikki Haley Affairnew
In an affidavit released this afternoon by FITSNews' Will Folks, the controversial blogger and one-time spokesman for Gov. Mark Sanford provides new details about his claims that he had an "inappropriate physical relationship" with GOP gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
10-14-2010 |
Politics
Former Nikki Haley Staffer Silent About Alleged Affairnew
Aside from a brief statement to Corey Hutchins of the Free Times, Boling appears to be keeping a low profile, failing to return numerous phone calls and e-mails from the City Paper as well as other media outlets.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
10-13-2010 |
Commentary
Influential Republicans Turn Against Nikki Haleynew
In what might be an unprecedented move, three South Carolina GOP movers and shakers go public with their concerns about their party's gubernatorial nominee, Nikki Haley.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
09-24-2010 |
Politics
Tags: nikki haley, Will Folks
Shooter Jennings Kills Stephen Kingnew
Randall Flagg couldn't do it, and neither could Pennywise the Clown. But Shooter Jennings pulled it off. He killed Stephen King. Or at least he did on his latest album, Black Ribbons, a dystopian concept album that's equal parts Nine Inch Niles and Nashville.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
09-21-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Shooter Jennings
Why Won't Rumors About Nikki Haley Go Away?new
The count of political insiders who may or may not have had sex with South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley is now at four -- this after a blogger was thrust into the scandal last week following an internet whisper campaign.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
09-07-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Nikki Haley
