AltWeeklies Wire
What Will It Take to Make John Kerry Speak the Plain Truth?new
Three decades ago, Kerry was an authoritative voice for an angry generation that said no to official lying, and no to war. Back then, as a war veteran, he spoke eloquently, but directly and from the heart. How we need that young, angry Kerry now.
SF Weekly |
John Mecklin |
09-20-2004 |
Commentary
Merchants of Passion: Selling Sex Toys on the Party Circuitnew
A Bay Area business, Passion Parties, has quietly staked a claim as the nation's premier supplier of sensual products. Rather than aim at the pleasure chest of the single girl, it has tamely positioned itself as an organization devoted to strengthening relationships.
Movie Theater Restoration Initiative Is Ballot Box Monsturdnew
Struggling filmmaker Greg Stephens put an initiative on the San Francisco ballot that would divert a percentage of the hotel-occupancy tax to a theater-restoring organization that he would lead himself. His plan to save single-screen theaters and help independent filmmakers like the creators of Monsturd hasn't impressed the city's elected officials.
Terminator or Bloviator? Who Is Arnold, Really?new
Some Californians thought Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's speech at the Republican National Convention was inconsistent with his campaign promises. Take this quiz to see if you're an apologist for the governor.
Moving Unitsnew
Dealership's third album presents largely writ tales of good versus evil, love gone wrong, hostages and spies, all played with a simple, almost childlike pop feel. This is fabulous music, with the emphasis on fable.
SF Weekly |
Dan Strachota |
09-10-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Passion of the Goynew
This film's subject matter -- a standoff in World War II Berlin -- is relevant, and it may serve as a balm for many, yet the film itself often resorts to heavy-handedness.
Homeland Security Employee Gets Money for Nothingnew
Barry Mallek shows up for work as a Federal Protective Service officer in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, does nothing for eight hours, returns to his hotel, and then comes back the next day and sits around some more.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
09-07-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Emerge From Nothingnew
After their debut album, Thee More Shallows were well on their way to something bigger. Then they dropped off the map. But their follow-up has finally arrived, and it is spectacular.
SF Weekly |
Garrett Kamps |
08-27-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Could You Be a Scott Peterson Apologist?new
Which of Scott Peterson's actions in the week following his wife Laci's disappearance is most suspicious? Who did it? Take the quiz.
How the Nursing Home Industry Got a Guarantee of Huge Profitsnew
Pushing nursing home residents out into the heat for two hours for prefabricated "rallies" was the first step in a carefully orchestrated lobbying blitzkrieg. The result is a bill that changes the way nursing home payments in California are made -- and it could be a budget buster.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
08-27-2004 |
Policy Issues
God of the Flies: Arts Gadfly Tries to Map God on the Tree of Lifenew
Conceptual artist Jonathon Keats will attempt to mutate succeeding generations of his fruit flies into more God-like creatures by playing them prayers for seven days and seven nights.
John Kerry's High School Band Tells Allnew
Members of John Kerry's prep-school band, The Electras, tell the story behind their re-released album.
A Guide to Television Coverage of the 2004 Alternolympicsnew
The world's most enhanced athletes will converge on sunny Burlingame, Calif., for the summer's real sports spectacular, the Alternolympics. Not for them the pomp, bloat, suspicion, and urinalysis of the Athens Games.
Why Progressives Should Get the Boot in San Francisco This Electionnew
The "progressives" on San Francisco's Board of Supervisors don't represent a philosophical or ideological movement in any meaningful sense. Rather, they're a political faction, allied around specific, self-centered financial interests, brought to office four years ago on an anti-growth mandate.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
08-13-2004 |
Commentary
