AltWeeklies Wire
I'm Will Ferrell?new
The SNL alum and Semi-Pro star on fame, his alternate-universe job, and why he sucks (or did) at coordinating art appraisals.
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
02-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kent Alterman, Semi-Pro
Internet Addiction: The Seedy Underbelly of the Information Superhighwaynew
An estimated 9 million people in this country are addicted to the internet -- if true, this means it is more seductive to Americans than cocaine (with 6 million regular users).
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
02-27-2008 |
Tech
Why Does the U.S. Consider Cuba an Enemy?new
The United States considers Cuba an enemy because Cuba is bad. Not bad like Shaft was bad, or bad like "Put your pants back on, you naughty boy." But bad in an evil way. Cuba is a threat to the American way of life. How?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-27-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Obama Talks Substance; Media Yawnsnew
It doesn't take long on the campaign trail before you realize that the same members of the press who raise concerns about a lack of substance swiftly grow bored with policy minutiae and prefer to dwell on the horse race.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
02-27-2008 |
Commentary
Tooth and Consequencesnew
Some Americans can't afford dental care, so they're fleeing to risky clinics across the border.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Justin Juul |
02-27-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Sex Files: System Overloadnew
The warning signs that you're an online porn addict.
C-Ville Weekly |
Annette Owens |
02-27-2008 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Grappling With the Border Wallnew
A major policy shift is underway on the Texas border. Following the failure of Congress and the Bush administration to forge new immigration policies, those looking north have only the face of Homeland Security to judge us by. That face is the Wall.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
02-27-2008 |
Immigration
Is There Such a Thing as a 'Southern' Memoir?new
There are as many ways of writing a book as there are literary tastes, and as the definition of southern culture evolves with the changing times, so does its literature. But is there within the current memoir craze an emerging southern voice?
Charleston City Paper |
Alli Marshall |
02-27-2008 |
Books
Cheap Industrial Food Comes at a High Pricenew
As far as our understanding of where our food comes from, the image of a grazing cow is about as much as most of us want to know. Even recalls of tainted beef are becoming so commonplace that the latest one (of 143 million pounds of beef) may not do much to make the average consumer stop and think for long.
C-Ville Weekly |
Elizabeth Van Deventer |
02-27-2008 |
Food+Drink
The War on Drugs is Insane, but There's No End in Sightnew
Another casualty of the war on drugs came to my attention recently when I opened my email to find a message from Skip Johnson, announcing that South Carolinians for Drug Law Reform was shutting down.
Charleston City Paper |
Will Moredock |
02-27-2008 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
A Casino in Chicago May be a Sucker's Movenew
It's just a matter of time before there's a casino downtown -- the proposal for a land-based casino has already passed through the state senate and is waiting on house approval. Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie) speculates that could happen sometime this year.
Chicago Newcity |
Clay Champlin |
02-27-2008 |
Policy Issues
Tags: casinos, public policy issues
Why Are We Still Smothered in Paper?new
We were promised a paperless office, a workplace devoid of the scattered, cluttered clumps of paper humpbacking everyone's desk. So what happened?
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
02-27-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
From the Archives: John McCain: Haunted by Spiritsnew
Feb. 17, 2000: John McCain derived his wealth from his marriage to Cindy Hensley McCain, whose father started his road to riches as a bootlegger. As a politician, the senator has remained beholden to the liquor industry and the family business.
Phoenix New Times |
Amy Silverman and John Dougherty |
02-27-2008 |
Politics
What Patriotism Meansnew
Considering the concept of love of country.
San Diego CityBeat |
David Rolland |
02-27-2008 |
Commentary
Considering 'Chicago 10' in the Present Momentnew
The fanciful documentary intercuts events on the streets of Chicago during the 1968 Democratic Convention and a re-creation of the "Chicago Seven" trial of Yippie leaders Abbie Hoffman, Rennie Davis, Jerry Rubin and others.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
02-27-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Brett Morgen, Chicago 10
