AltWeeklies Wire
Nudity Doesn't Equal Empowermentnew
Will someone please tell young women that taking your clothes off for money is not a feminist act?
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga Burton |
04-09-2008 |
Commentary
Sex Files: Prostitution is Back in the Newsnew
While details of the Eliot Spitzer scandal were splashed across the news, prostitution was the talk of the nation. What's up with that? I mean, what are some of the facts about the "world's oldest profession?"
C-Ville Weekly |
Annette Owens |
04-09-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: Prostitution, Eliot Spitzer
I Won't Grow Upnew
In last month's Atlantic Monthly, Lori Gottlieb told women to settle for "Mr. Good Enough." But I want to hold out for something better.
New York Press |
Dana Schuster |
04-03-2008 |
Commentary
Tranophobia Bluesnew
This is what I hate about political correctness.
San Diego CityBeat |
Edwin Decker |
04-02-2008 |
Commentary
Las Vegas' Mob Mentalitynew
For better or worse, sin city continues to revel in its gangster past.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Steve Friess |
03-28-2008 |
Commentary
L8er, H8ersnew
I'd like to speak with the angry people online, but I don't know who they are.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lezlie Lowe |
03-21-2008 |
Commentary
Hooker Sciencenew
Are we still so Victorian that we think it's bad to pay large amounts for a few hours of skin-time?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
03-19-2008 |
Commentary
Rising Above the Mucknew
Barak Obama has the gall to be positive and rise above the muck of negative campaigning. He speaks to the politics of unity.
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
03-17-2008 |
Commentary
Paying Homage to the Seven Deadly Sins on the Stripnew
Sin City, middle of Lent, and Easter's fast approaching. My devilish mind got to reeling: What if I flirted with the devil, saw what would happen if I unapologetically indulged in the seven deadly sins on the Strip during one of the holiest times of the year?
Las Vegas Weekly |
Nick Divito |
03-14-2008 |
Commentary
Media Misogynynew
The twits who have seized the Washington Post and the revival Little Rascals' Wimmin Haters Club at MSNBC have thought to separate themselves from the media herd this political season by embracing misogyny.
Arkansas Times |
Bob Lancaster |
03-13-2008 |
Commentary
On Race and Rumorsnew
These urban myths and 21st-century chain letters are important, because under the cover of internet anonymity, people expose their fears and prejudices in a manner that they never would in the light of day.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
03-11-2008 |
Commentary
Power of the Paparazzinew
Wolf Blitzer and Co. are but one rung higher than TMZ in the devolution of the media.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
David Ehrenstein |
03-07-2008 |
Commentary
Motorizing Motivationnew
Recently, the move to concretize our schemes -- albeit ones often grounded in, if not fully sane at least interesting concepts -- has indeed taken off as a social trend.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lezlie Lowe |
03-03-2008 |
Commentary
Are These the Good Times?new
While the Presidents of the United States maintain their sunny optimism with “These Are the Good Times People," the album is not nearly enough to nudge them out from under Weird Al’s imposing shadow.
Jackson Free Press |
Rob Hamilton |
02-29-2008 |
Commentary
Combating the Dry Seasonnew
Labels like to flood the market during Christmas season, drying out their musical resources for the beginning of the next year. Luckily for hip-hop, though, we can combat this dry season by hitting street corners and the Internet for mixtapes.
Jackson Free Press |
David Dennis Jr. |
02-29-2008 |
Commentary
