AltWeeklies Wire
When the Doctor Is Gone: Patients Deal With an Unusual Lossnew
When a specialist commits suicide, patients find they are overlooked as a grieving community.
The Army Wants Usnew
The Army's "Spirit of America" show ventures into a non-military town, and citizens' reaction hasn't been entirely positive.
Joe Glickman Makes a Career out of Sixties Musicnew
Joe Glickman is a 26-year-old guy from upstate New York who's obsessed with the era of doo-wop music — specifically Del Shannon. He went $50,000 in debt from making a music video for Shannon's So Long Baby complete with Shannon's original musicians performing on the track.
Metroland |
Erik Hage |
09-23-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Dose of Suburbia: Chain Drugstores in the Citynew
Chain drugstores have been taking aim at downtowns and urban neighborhoods for several years now, and even as the industry shrinks, they are clinging to their unpopular building models that emphasize drive-throughs and lots of parking out front.
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
09-23-2004 |
Business & Labor
The Character Issuenew
What does it mean that I can't think of a single fictional character to recommend for the presidency?
Metroland |
Jo Page |
09-17-2004 |
Commentary
Save Our Plot Lines Coalition Formednew
Cinema, music, and publishing industry heavyweights vow to stand united against new threat to fundamental themes of American entertainment: a decrease in the portrayals of obsessive homicidal jealousy.
Not All Who Wander Are Lost: The Global Treasure Hunt of Geocachingnew
Geocaching, a 21st century spin on treasure hunting, can take you a few miles or around the world, but it is loved most not for the rewards, but for the journey.
Learning from the Anti-anti-Bush Protestersnew
The right wingers on the side of Seventh Avenue may have been missing the point, but they were also showing up some real weaknesses in the antiwar left's own rhetoric.
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
09-02-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: Protesters, RNC
Down and Out at the RNCnew
A Metroland reporter strides confidently into the Republicans’ midst, and is forced to toast George W. Bush in order to make it out alive. (Second story on page)
Foie Wha? Tempers Run High Over Foie Grasnew
Some claim foie gras (fatty liver of force-fed ducks) is heaven on toast, and some claim it’s animal cruelty. Who’s right?
Metroland |
Ashley Thiry |
08-26-2004 |
Animal Issues
The Song's the Thing for Today's Folkiesnew
In the world of today's folk music, the barriers between audience and performer are awfully thin -- but that actually means the quality of the music is higher
If You Write It: A Green in the White Housenew
Activist Mark Dunlea put his hard-earned political knowledge into Madame President, a novel about a female, Green Party president that he hopes will have a positive impact on the system.
Metroland |
Shawn Stone |
08-19-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Suitcases From a State Asylum and the People Behind Themnew
When a state mental hospital closed, staff found hundreds of suitcases belonging to over 100 years of patients -- many of whom never left. These suitcases bring into focus the lives of their owners, and lead to examination of what's considered normal.
Honk If You Love Honkingnew
Bumper stickers are the very banners of Passive-Agressive Nation.
Metroland |
John Rodat |
08-12-2004 |
Commentary
Design for Living: Affordable Housing Doesn't Have to Be Uglynew
Though the public image of affordable housing is still horrendous high-rises, a quiet revolution among architects is creating some affordable housing that those with money would want to live in.
