AltWeeklies Wire
Persecuted Pants Pooper Loses Brooklyn-Based Supportnew
Troy Musil went out drinking, ate lunch the next afternoon and shat his pants. The biological problems were only the beginning. It's Musil's behavior after the accident that caught the attention of authorities, and of a scatological Web master.
New York Press |
Jamie Pietras |
11-17-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Eternal Return of Fictionnew
Canadian-born and Poland-based writer Soren Gauger evidently wants Time to be the sole character and narrator of his first full-length collection of short fiction.
New York Press |
Joshua Cohen |
11-11-2004 |
Fiction
Band Appeals to Bobos From the Coastsnew
A new coffee-table book sheds light on the question of whether Wilco, with its success, has evolved into a better band.
New York Press |
Lionel Beehner |
11-11-2004 |
Nonfiction
Street Art Shapes Public Spacenew
In contrast to traditional art, Josh MacPhee asserts, stencils are the great equalizer: With the help of basic, affordable materials, the same work of art can reappear throughout a city, cities or countries, meeting with a broad audience and reception.
New York Press |
Kate Crane |
11-11-2004 |
Nonfiction
How to Break Up With a Married Mannew
It's common knowledge that dating someone who's wed to another is a very bad idea. An affair shows the heights of stupidity otherwise clever people will climb when tangled up in a mire of depression and loneliness.
New York Press |
Judy McGuire |
11-10-2004 |
Advice
My Cheating Art:new
I'm a strong man. I can usually last a few hours without female company. After that point, my crushing fear of romantic isolation sends me out into the darkness, seeking to pair up, to find any warm body to drag home next to me.
New York Press |
Lucius Allred |
11-10-2004 |
Sex
Don't Blame Gays for Bush's 'Moral Values' Winnew
The entire "moral values" story of the 2004 election has been greatly exaggerated by the corporate media. Not so coincidentally, it fits exactly with what the Republicans would like everyone to believe.
New York Press |
Michelangelo Signorile |
11-10-2004 |
Commentary
Poor Dems Got Them Old Election Bluesnew
An unbiased observer who didn't follow the campaign but just read the commentary after the election couldn't be faulted if he believed that every single Bush supporter lived in Nebraska. The arrogance is astonishing.
New York Press |
Russ Smith |
11-10-2004 |
Commentary
My Democratic Leadership Council Problem, and Oursnew
Last week, apparently, the Democrats failed to convince America that a) they're as bad-ass as the Republicans and b) they believe that the return of the baby Jesus to Earth is imminent.
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
11-10-2004 |
Commentary
Library Internet Filters Solve Nothingnew
If libraries want federal funds for discount internet access, they gotta censor -- or at least pretend to. Don't blame them. Blame the Children's Internet Protection Act and its huge legal loophole.
New York Press |
Norman Oder |
11-04-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Two Finalists Surpass Other Journalists in Wimblehacknew
Howard Fineman of Newsweek and Elisabeth Bumiller of The New York Times are finalists in the competition for worst election hack.
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
11-01-2004 |
Media
Four Reporters Emerge in Round 3 of Wimblehacknew
Karen Tumulty of Time, Howard Fineman of Newsweek, and Elisabeth Bumiller and James Bennet of The New York Times prove arrogant enough to move on to the Round 4 of the competition for worst campaign journalist.
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
11-01-2004 |
Media
Incomprehensible Statements Pile Up in Campaignnew
At one point in a sympathetic Time magazine piece, John Kerry made a foolish statement, which taken out of context is going to bite him in the ass. "We have to get back to the place we were, where terrorists are not the focus of our lives, but they're a nuisance," he said.
New York Press |
Russ Smith |
10-13-2004 |
Commentary
Worst Campaign Journalists Advance in Round 2 of Wimblehacknew
There is something negative going on when a paper like The New York Times runs the same campaign article hundreds of times, quoting the same 30 or so campaign characters, with only the dateline and the crowd photo changing. Second part of series.
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
10-13-2004 |
Media
Tags: New, York, bill, &, media, George, Times, Washington, HOWARD, Pundits, Chicago, Bob, Boston, James, Time, Robert, POST, Will, AP, GILMORE, Novak, Newsweek, Thomas, (1), (3), (4), (6), (7), (8), BENNET, BRIAN, BUMILLER, CAL, DANA, Def., ELISABETH, FINEMAN, Globe, GORM, HEATHER, HOFFMANN, JILL, JODI, Karen, MILBANK, MOONEY, NEDRA, PICKLER, POLITIKEN, SAMMON, SUN-TIMES, TRIBUNE, TUMULTY, VOELVER, WILGOREN, WOODWARD, ZUCKMAN
Wimblehack! The Search for America's Worst Campaign Journalistnew
Though we're tempted to blame the politicians for the embarrassing, uninspiring, degrading and even unentertaining exchange of sneering teenage accusations between the Bush and Kerry camps, it's time to dig deeper. It's time to blame the press corps.
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
10-06-2004 |
Media
Tags: George W. Bush, journalism, media, New York Post, New York Times, Robert Novak, John Kerry, Bob Woodward, Washington Post, Time, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Ann Coulter, AP, New Yorker, Thomas Friedman, Newsweek, Cal Thomas, New York Sun, Washington Times, Adam Nagourney, Andrew Miga, Bill Hoffman, Bill Sammon, Boston Herald, Calvin Woodward, Dana Milbank, David Gergen, Deborah Orin, E.J. Dionne, Elisabeth Bumiller, George Will, Howard Fineman, James Bennet, Jill Lawrence, Jill Zuckman, Jodi Wilgoren, Joe Klein, Joe Lockhart, Karen Tumulty, Philip Gourevich, Pia Catton, Rathergate, U.S. News & World Report, USA Today, Walter Shapiro
