AltWeeklies Wire
Jeremy Enigk Reborn Againnew
Jeremy Enigk finds new life after Sunny Day with the Fire Theft. A profile and interview.
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Ashare |
08-07-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
You Can't Do That on (U.S.) Televisionnew
Footage of U.S. troops terrorizing a former Iraqi army officer and a night-vision film of a U.S. helicopter crew gunning down suspected insurgents were broadcast in Australia, but media self-censorship keeps such reports from being viewed by the American public.
Boston Phoenix |
Jason Vest |
08-07-2004 |
Media
Times Reported What It Was Told but Not the Truthnew
The Gray Lady confesses its sins in hyping Iraq’s nonexistent weapons capabilities and terrorist ties. So what took so long? Reporter Judith Miller's coverage made it easier for the White House to justify an unnecessary war.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
08-07-2004 |
Media
Student's Protest of Torture Brings Two Felony Chargesnew
A Boston College student was arrested for standing in front of a military recruitment office impersonating an abused Iraqi prisoner.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
08-07-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Juliana Hatfield is Jung at Heartnew
With the release of In Exile Deo, Hatfield has positioned herself as a mature singer-songwriter/bandleader committed to navigating her own artistic path.
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Ashare |
08-07-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: In Exile Deo, Juliana Hatfield
Avril's Tunes Appeal to Young Girls Lost in Reverienew
This review compares Avril Lavigne's "Under My Skin" to her previous work. "Under My Skin" is a more directly confrontational album in both sound and substance. Avril may have unplugged herself from the Matrix, but she’s found the freedom to act her rage.
Boston Phoenix |
Carly Carioli |
08-07-2004 |
Reviews
Dissent-Chilling Tactics Could Affect Summer's Anti-War Protestsnew
Ever since the 1999 Seattle WTO protests, law-enforcement officials have been perfecting a strategy to defang demonstrators, and they're likely to apply it at this year's Democratic and Republican National Conventions.
Boston Phoenix |
Steve Stycos |
08-07-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Massachusetts Considers Anti-Gay-Marriage Amendmentnew
Since suffering two life-threatening illnesses four years ago, the state's Senate president, Robert Travaglini, has adopted a conciliatory approach toward his colleagues. Next week the 51-year-old -- who is pro-civil-union but draws the line at matrimony -- will preside over a debate about amending the state constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
08-07-2004 |
Politics
Religious Demonstrators Divided on Same-Sex Marriagenew
Depending on your religious beliefs, the Massachusetts high court's ruling opening the door for gays and lesbians to marry can be seen as "an attack against civilization" or a welcome step forward in the civil rights struggle.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
08-07-2004 |
LGBT
What Ralph Nader Is Doing to the Greensnew
It's not just the Democrats who need to worry about Ralph Nader's current run for the presidency. His candidacy could damage the Green Party he put on the political map when he ran in 2000.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
08-07-2004 |
Politics
Bush Administration Cites National Security to Excuse Secrecynew
A host of restrictions on the public's access to government information, introduced by a dangerously secretive Bush administration, is smothering American freedoms day by day.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey A. Silverglate and Carl Takei |
08-07-2004 |
Politics
Romney Switches from Nice Guy to Anti-Gay-Marriage Activistnew
Ever since November 18, 2003, when the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court determined that the ban on civil marriage for same-sex couples was unconstitutional, the governor has done everything in his power to prevent gay men and lesbians from reaching the altar.
Boston Phoenix |
Kristen Lombardi |
08-07-2004 |
LGBT
Tags: Mormon, Attorney General Tom Reilly, Byron Rushing, Chief Justice Margaret Marshall, Daniel Winslow, Freedom To Marry Coalition, Goodridge opinion, gubernatorial race, House Speaker Tom Finneran, Joshua Friedes, Log Cabin Republicans of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Justices of the Peace Association, Michael Goldman, residency requirement, Senate president Robert Travaglini, gay & lesbian issues
Single-Minded Media Focus on Iraq Has Its Costnew
Iraq dominates the news, squeezing out a lot of puffy stories, but some worthwhile reporting has become another casualty of the war. (Column also has local [Boston] items that can be cut.)
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
08-07-2004 |
Media
For Same-Sex Couples, May 17 Was Time to Get Marriednew
Same-sex marriage comes to Massachusetts, with after-dark revelry in Cambridge and business as usual (almost) at City Hall Plaza. A first-person report from Massachusetts the day same-sex marriage became legal is accompanied by three sidebar reports from Provincetown, Worcester and Somerville.
Boston Phoenix |
Kristen Lombardi |
08-07-2004 |
LGBT
Conventional Wolf: An Interview with Wolf Blitzernew
In the midst of the chaos of the Democratic National Convention in Boston, CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer reflects on his favorite interviews, the future of cable news and growing up with a most unconventional name.
Boston Phoenix |
Tamara Wieder |
08-06-2004 |
Politics
Tags: convention, DNC
