AltWeeklies Wire
Apocalypse All Over Againnew
Middle East meltdown? For U.S. cable news channels, that's entertainment.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
07-28-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
What Happened to Stephen King?new
The author rolls on, but pop fiction may not see such a juggernaut again.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
07-14-2006 |
Books
A War Within a Warnew
As the U.S. finds itself somehow fighting two wars on the same front, the Afghan opium trade soars.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
07-07-2006 |
International
The Mogul Monsternew
In this new tell-all, Larry Flynt’s business is personal.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
06-16-2006 |
Nonfiction
The Devil's Advocatesnew
The arrival of 6/6/06 gave the faithful and the curious an excuse to party like a beast across Los Angeles and beyond.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
06-16-2006 |
Culture
Spooks and Laddersnew
The U.S. has another new chief at the CIA, but John Negroponte is really the man behind the curtain.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
06-09-2006 |
Politics
Peddling Patriotismnew
National pride is a marketing tool for "America!" the catalog.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
06-02-2006 |
Commentary
The 4/20 Advisorynew
The FDA's recent pronouncement that pot has no medical value has generated outrage from Congress to The New York Times.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
05-12-2006 |
Science
What Took So Long?new
Major magazines assess Bush's failures in detail, but there's still a down side.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
05-05-2006 |
Media
Kill Bill Vol. 3new
The O'Reilly Factor may be proven dumb, but it's still dangerous.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
04-07-2006 |
Media
The 'Da Vinci' Plagiarismnew
Where does ownership of an idea really begin?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
03-24-2006 |
Books
Tags: The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown
Earth Gets the Cold Shouldernew
Global warming isn’t a hot topic for the U.S. media.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
03-10-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Freedom Isn't Insult-Freenew
Even those of us who already think fundamentalism is capable of anything find it hard to accept the Islamic fury over those Danish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
02-17-2006 |
Commentary
Poll Dancenew
The odds are overwhelming that 2006 will prove the most disgusting election in U.S. history -- until 2008, that is.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
02-10-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Not Your Comrade’s Pravdanew
The former voice of the Red Menace isn't what it used to be.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
01-26-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
