AltWeeklies Wire
They Won: 9/11 and the American Fear Factornew
The tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks is coming up, and according to some members of the media, we're all supposed to be excited about commemorating it. Maybe it's just me, but that seems an odd thing to do, kind of like if Poland threw a big party on the anniversary of being invaded by Nazi Germany.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
09-07-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: 9/11, September 11
Thom Tillis is N.C.'s No.1 Weaselnew
"Legislator of the Year" was given a nice biscuit for jumping through his corporate overseers' hoops.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
08-24-2011 |
Commentary
John Grooms vs. a jerk from Operation Save Americanew
Passion is double-edged. It leads us to act nobly in pursuit of positive, uplifting goals; and it can make us act like idiots.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
08-09-2011 |
Religion
Rupert Murdoch, Peter Gorman's employer, gathers schoolkids' personal infonew
Guess who's trying to help Murdoch get his mitts on schoolkids' information, whether the parents want them to or not? That would be former CMS Superintendent Peter Gorman.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
08-02-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Facing Some Unpleasant Facts About John Edwardsnew
One writer comes to grips that he was wrong about backing John Edwards for presidency.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
06-16-2011 |
Commentary
Obama Needs to Get Tough and Follow Throughnew
The president is getting the usual bad advice from Democratic "moderates" who say Obama needs to scale back his agenda to mere Clinton-esque "little steps," and be satisfied with "more modest expectations."
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
01-27-2010 |
Commentary
George W. Bush: The King of Bad Presidentsnew
As President George W. Bush gets ready to leave the White House, it says a lot that the most frequently asked question about his place in history is whether he's the worst president ever, or just in the top five or six.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
01-15-2009 |
Commentary
Gift Guide: Coffee Table Books Galorenew
Here is a selection of books we found particularly creative or interesting, most of them new this year. While choosing, we kept one particular criterion in mind: The books couldn't just be beautiful dust collectors -- they had to be actually worth reading.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
12-10-2008 |
Shopping
John Legend Expands Sound on Latest Releasenew
John Legend is known for making music that goes straight to your heart — or the heart of the one you love. He hasn't lost that feeling, but he's expanding his horizons on his latest release, Evolver.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
12-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Can We Get Back to Something Besides Elections?new
Now that the election is over, perhaps the media will decide to tell us about the other important things going on in the world; better still, they may quit flogging the same tired stories we've seen over and over and over.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
11-07-2008 |
Commentary
(I'm Glad) I Was Wrong About Obamanew
Sometimes it's hard to admit mistakes, but this time, I'm happy to say I was wrong back in January when I wrote that Barack Obama was not electable.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
10-29-2008 |
Commentary
'Latte Liberals' Give Other Progressives a Bad Namenew
My blood pressure rises when I hear conservatives like vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin slam liberals for being "elitists." Not just because of what they're saying, but also because a lot of my fellow progressives give the right wing ammunition to make the "elitist" charge sound all too true.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
10-21-2008 |
Commentary
Ron Rash Hits the Jackpot with 'Serena'new
Blood, greed, history and hubris blend and bump together in powerful, explosive combinations in Rash's new novel, Serena.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
10-16-2008 |
Fiction
The Other Presidential Candidatesnew
More than 100 people have filed to run for president this year, so if you're waiting to hear from a candidate who suits your style or beliefs more than the two big guys, here's a brief summary of some of the alternative choices available.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
10-16-2008 |
Politics
Sarah Palin's Scary Recordnew
I've become genuinely horrified by the prospect of a Palin vice presidency. Behind her LensCrafters-model looks, I detect a backward-thinking, theocratic extremist with a serious oil addiction.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
09-17-2008 |
Commentary
