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The Whitest Kids I Knewnew
When you were part of a sketch comedy group that now has a national television show, people expect you to be bitter about it.
New Haven Advocate |
Evan Brown |
02-05-2008 |
TV
Go Without Godnew
A French philosopher finds you don't have to believe to be virtuous.
New Haven Advocate |
Evan Brown |
12-26-2007 |
Nonfiction
'Beyond the White House': Get Carter!new
The ex-president pumps his ego, deservedly.
New Haven Advocate |
Evan Brown |
12-18-2007 |
Nonfiction
Big Media's Big Giftnew
How the FCC is helping media fat cats get more power over what you know.
New Haven Advocate |
Evan Brown |
11-27-2007 |
Media
'Military Misdemeanors' Hits its Targetnew
A basic compendium of interesting anecdotes from warfare's brutal past, and enough modern tales of bungling and clandestine savagery to make you want to find a bunker and hide.
New Haven Advocate |
Evan Brown |
11-13-2007 |
Nonfiction
Chris Dodd Gives Iowa a Trynew
The good news: Iowans like Sen. Chris Dodd. The bad news: probably not enough to vote for him.
New Haven Advocate |
Evan Brown |
11-06-2007 |
Politics
Mayor for Life in Connecticut?new
Seven mayors and first selectmen push the limits of incumbency with an average 18 years in office apiece -- is this a good thing?
New Haven Advocate |
Evan Brown |
10-30-2007 |
Politics
Rattle and Hymn at the U2charistnew
As the name might suggest, a U2charist is a Eucharist (Holy Communion) mass using the music of U2 instead of traditional hymns.
New Haven Advocate |
Evan Brown |
10-23-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Gogol Bordello's Gypsy Punk is Intoxicating and Invitingnew
The band is the living link between our past -- when mankind roamed the earth in bands and extended tribes, wild, hungry and free -- and our ever-uncertain future, the globalized polyglot network in which everyone knows everything about anything except who they are and how to live in the world.
New Haven Advocate |
Evan Brown |
10-09-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gogol Bordello
The Do-Something Connecticut State Legislaturenew
Like the majority of state governing bodies nationwide, the state's "citizen legislature" is comprised of lawmakers who presumably legislate for a few months per year and hold down jobs the rest of the time -- some are proposing going full-time.
New Haven Advocate |
Evan Brown |
08-28-2007 |
Politics
New Ct. Law Could Put Third Parties on Ballotnew
A new Connecticut elections law allows third parties to cross-endorse candidates for office without first having to run a candidate for that seat.
New Haven Advocate |
Evan Brown |
08-14-2007 |
Politics
New Haven Register Editors Working Weekendsnew
Daily staffers are being forced to work weekends to cover for fired staffers.
New Haven Advocate |
Evan Brown |
07-31-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Al Gore: 21st Century Founding Fathernew
Americans are no longer used to frank, substantive political discourse - the thesis of Gore's Assault on Reason.
New Haven Advocate |
Evan Brown |
07-31-2007 |
Nonfiction
Ad Stickers Invade Daily Papers' Front Pagesnew
The Connecticut Post and the Hartford Courant are already running the ads -- and now the Advocate is considering it.
New Haven Advocate |
Evan Brown |
07-24-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Taxing the Poor in Connecticutnew
Why is Gov. Jodi Rell against the state version of the Earned Income Tax Credit?
New Haven Advocate |
Evan Brown |
07-17-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
