AltWeeklies Wire
Truth Only Follows Lies in Latest Wikipedia Skirmishishesnew
Now that tracing is possible, all those seeking to use Wikipedia for propaganda are busily creating "sock puppets" -- phony characters to fool Virgil Griffith's scanner, and disguise the origins of deception and confusion.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
09-07-2007 |
Tech
The Infinite Electionnew
Can the people, let alone democracy, survive this constant campaigning?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
08-24-2007 |
Politics
'Californication': When the Porsche Is the Problemnew
In this new Showtime drama, Hollywood's concept of failure continues to be what most would see as the good life.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
08-17-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Bye-Bye, Bat Boynew
Weekly World News in final, tragic days as supermarket tabloids fight for life.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
08-10-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
'Saving Grace,' Fighting Crimenew
Since The Closer garnered good cable ratings, TNT seems to have adopted a bolder premise with their new, heavily promoted older-woman cop show.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
07-20-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Lies, Damned Lies, and Marijuananew
A history of federal confusion and persecution over the "evil weed."
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
07-20-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Dirty, Deadly Moneynew
Your wad of cash might be a carrier in the next flu pandemic -- or worse.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
07-13-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Three O'clock Fearnew
Lou Dobbs bangs his poison drum.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
06-29-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
'Sopranos': Life Goes On?new
The Sopranos wraps everything and nothing.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
06-15-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
New Fox Game Show is Where Stupidity Roolsnew
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader has a scorpion sting in its tail -- sinking into the couch to watch this dubiously titled entertainment, the first thing you learn is that the average adult actually does know less than the clutch of kids on hand.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
06-08-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Seriously 'Wounded'new
As television, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee proves ponderously slow, more like a Ken Burns documentary than a drama.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
05-24-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
But I Play One on TVnew
Can democracy survive another election, or will absurdity win?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
05-18-2007 |
Commentary
Is That A Pistol in Your Pocket?new
The motives behind suicide, not slaughter, is where the attention to the Virginia Tech gunman should point.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
05-04-2007 |
Commentary
Why Have the Bees Left the Environment?new
The hunt for the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) and the decimated beehives is currently taking multiple directions.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
04-20-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
How to Purge the Passenew
The firing of Don Imus may point the way to getting rid of other pathetic old fools.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
04-20-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
