AltWeeklies Wire
Defining Dissembling

Bush explains to the media the meaning of "disassemble," while his spokesman provides a good example when asked about contraception.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
06-09-2005 |
Commentary
So You Want To Be Batman...
Batman may have written the book on crime-fighting, but you get to read it.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
06-09-2005 |
Nonfiction
Night Lifenew
Brooklyn collective e-Xplo's installation exploring the biggest "non-space" of them all -- night time
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
06-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Modest Mouse Survives a Tailspinnew
Drummer Jeremiah Green talks about his leaving and return to the band and its growing success despite it all.
Columbus Alive |
Stephen Slaybaugh |
06-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Stuff Preservation
A Smithsonian Institution conservator breaks down how to preserve your personal treasures, from paintings to kids' macaroni art.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
06-02-2005 |
Nonfiction
No Mo' Mojito
Now that last summer's trendy drink has gone the way of Hemingway, it's time for a new "it" beverage -- We nominate the caipirinha.
Columbus Alive |
Brian Lindamood |
06-02-2005 |
Food+Drink
Party Invites

Republican Senator George Voinovich refuses to toe the party line on the Bolton nomination, prompting an invitation from the Libertarians to join them -- a guide to Voinovich's options.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
06-02-2005 |
Commentary
Is the Emperor in Star Wars Supposed to Be Bush?

Critics and fans see Bush-bashing in Lucas's latest, but is the dark side strong with "Darth Dubyous"?
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
05-26-2005 |
Commentary
The Road Less Travelednew
Off the Map director Campbell Scott and star J.K. Simmons try to explain the film's unusual, indescribable appeal.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
05-05-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Better Coffee Through Chemistry?
Yesterday's self-heating beverage of the future is here...20 years too late.
Columbus Alive |
Brian Lindamood |
05-05-2005 |
Food+Drink
Just What the Crazy Victorian Doctor Ordered
This guide lists 65 of the funniest, fictional diseases the best and brightest of the Sci-Fi/fantasy set could come up with.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
05-05-2005 |
Fiction
Happy Returns
David Gedge resurrects the Wedding Present for a new album and tour.
Columbus Alive |
Stephen Slaybaugh |
04-28-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
(X-)File Under F, for Freaky
David Duchovny's directorial debut is way too much of his best thing -- a sense of strangeness.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
04-28-2005 |
Reviews
XXX Cubed
A new star and director turn an action franchise into a heavily veiled look at the state of the United States.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
04-28-2005 |
Reviews
Rude Awakeningnew
A documentary by animators Tony West and Dan Lund chronicles the downsizing that put more than 1,300 Disney animators, artists and craftspeople out of work.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
04-28-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews