AltWeeklies Wire
The Age of Terror Meets Halloweennew
The fear managers stoke and manipulate our inchoate anxieties, directing attention to threats looming in the shadows and away from real and present dangers. This year, that real and present danger was lead poisoning.
Seven Days |
Judith Levine |
11-12-2007 |
Commentary
Drawing the Linenew
America's addicted to the nip and the tuck.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga Burton |
11-09-2007 |
Commentary
Atlanta's 11 Least Influential Peoplenew
To be included in Creative Loafing's 2007 list of Atlanta's 11 Least Influential People isn't an insult, or even a backhanded compliment. It's a tribute to women and men everywhere who struggle -- often in vain, often just with agonizingly slow results -- to meet the essential challenges of life in a modern American city.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-08-2007 |
Commentary
Color-Codednew
Like many issues left over from slavery, we've never honestly addressed the so-called color line in black America.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
11-06-2007 |
Commentary
Later Alligators!new
I am going on an extended leave of absence from writing this column -- I have to go off and write a book, and I cannot chew gum, do the column and write the book all at the same time.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
11-02-2007 |
Commentary
The More I Know ...new
In today's world, maybe stupidity and ignorance aren't so bad after all.
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
11-01-2007 |
Commentary
Marriage, On The Rocks Pleasenew
Wedding-themed shows warp a troubled institution.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga K. Burton |
11-01-2007 |
Commentary
Orange County's Scariest Peoplenew
Our Congressional delegation tops this year's list of 33 villains (31 for October, plus two more to get to the Dia de los Muertos, ese).
OC Weekly |
Staff |
10-30-2007 |
Commentary
Sex Machine or Love Machine?new
The unstoppable future of serious robot lovin'.
San Diego CityBeat |
D.A. Kolodenko |
10-24-2007 |
Commentary
New Orleans Reduxnew
The sad truth is, now that the news cameras are gone, most of us have no real idea of what's happening in the city.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
10-23-2007 |
Commentary
Breast Cancer: The Marketing Darling of Diseasesnew
There is no other disease for which we are told that going shopping can cure an illness -- never mind that many of the pink-washed products are downright unhealthy and, in some cases, contain ingredients that have been linked to cancer.
LEO Weekly |
Lucinda Marshall |
10-22-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: breast cancer, pink ribbons
Slimy Comradenew
Compared to brain-eating amoebas and urethra-nesting catfish, pool algae is our friend.
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
10-19-2007 |
Commentary
That '60s-'70s-'80s Shownew
Will the nostalgia industry package the bad times?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
10-19-2007 |
Commentary
A Tale of Two Thomases: Isiah and Clarencenew
Each case stirred up old issues between men and women in the black community.
Metro Times |
Larry Gabriel |
10-16-2007 |
Commentary
Fake It 'til You Make Itnew
Choosing to love, like choosing to listen, can take effort, but like everything that you have to work for, the rewards can be great. We can, perhaps, achieve world peace through actively choosing to love instead of knee-jerking into hatred.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
10-12-2007 |
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