AltWeeklies Wire
Does Being an Artist Make You a Liberal?new
It's easy to see how the cost of education and a housing crisis affect the health of the citizenry.
But reading a novel or watching a play? That's not so easy to see. Hence, we don't hear about it much.
Even so, there is a long intellectual tradition of making the case for the arts in politics.
Charleston City Paper |
John Stoehr |
10-30-2008 |
Commentary
The 10 Scariest People in Charlottenew
Meet the folks who make Charlotte a more macabre place to live.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Karen Shugart |
10-29-2008 |
Commentary
A Horror Ride Through Boston's Undergroundnew
For the past few months, multimedia artist Kevin Banks has risked comfort and sanity to document the hellish underbelly of the Boston subway system. His pictures, raw and undoctored, bear witness to what happens to ordinary folks once the escalator deposits them in the nether-passages of the city.
Boston Phoenix |
Kevin Banks |
10-29-2008 |
Commentary
Lessons from Christina Applegate's Cancer Scarenew
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which means that everyone’s doing their best to celebrate survivors, and raise awareness and funds for education, research and treatment.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
10-07-2008 |
Commentary
8 Million Stories: Chicks, Flicks and Lunaticsnew
Matthew Weston needed a job, but he got more than he bargained for.
New York Press |
Matthew Weston |
10-02-2008 |
Commentary
Orlando Fall Guidenew
Fall happens in a rush, but we're here to help you make sense of it with Orlando's best guide to our best season. Check the schedule and get out there.
Orlando Weekly |
The Orlando Weekly Staff |
10-01-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: Orlando, fall guides
Yay for Clay!new
He's gay. So is Lindsay. And that may save the USA.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
09-29-2008 |
Commentary
What's in a Name: Leave the Children Out of Itnew
The way that we treat children in our society is reflected in "big" things like school systems and "little" things like names. Like children themselves, names really should be off-limits, and if we cannot wrap our small minds around that, then we have a big problem.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga Burton |
09-25-2008 |
Commentary
Pop Tart: The Object of My Desirenew
Yes, the economy is tanking. But I still want that handbag.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
09-22-2008 |
Commentary
Palin Drone
John McCain's odd choice proves the scary power of the Republican religious right.
Syracuse New Times |
Ed Griffin-Nolan |
09-17-2008 |
Commentary
Metropolis: Bob Barr Channels Sinclair Lewisnew
It would be nice if Obama and McCain paid heed to the libertarian credo.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John F. Sugg |
09-10-2008 |
Commentary
Broken Appendages Cause Bondingnew
Everyone looks at children with casts and thinks nothing of it—because they are young and jump and fall all the time, they are supposed to break things. Adults, on the other hand, are not.
Dig Boston |
Cat Mooney |
09-03-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: broken bones, casts
I Made You a Tapenew
Rob Gordon, the quintessential über music snob in Nick Hornby’s “High Fidelity,” sums it up best: “You gotta kick off with a killer, to grab attention. Then you got to take it up a notch, but you don’t wanna blow your wad, so then you got to cool it off a notch. There are a lot of rules.”
Jackson Free Press |
Andi Agnew |
09-02-2008 |
Commentary
Time to Enfranchise Youthnew
If teens are responsible enough to handle vehicles, hold down jobs and get married, then they are probably responsible enough to cast a ballot for the candidate of their choice.
Jackson Free Press |
Laura Rayburn |
08-29-2008 |
Commentary
The Media Fix Is Innew
As I’ve been penning my column and watching this city’s growth, I’ve thought more often about the real responsibility of the fourth estate. Why does it exist? What are we, the public, supposed to get from media?
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
08-29-2008 |
Commentary
