AltWeeklies Wire
Hit Itnew
One of the hip-hop bands emerging in the Bay Area is The Team, whose strong debut album The Negro League shows potential for greatness. Also reviewed are The Federation's The Album and The Frontline's Who R You?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Johnny Ray Huston |
03-15-2005 |
Music
The Countercultural Christiansnew
Catholic Workers live in voluntary poverty, refuse to incorporate, take the homeless into their homes, and fight for social justice. They turn the left's idea of Christianity on its head --
and shake things up within Catholicism at the same time.
The Vernoggening of Americanew
Dear Dexter, America's premiere pop culture advice column, explores the nuances of indiecred, Sylvester Stallone and Jeff Gannon, among other topics of cosmic significance.
Valley Advocate |
Dexter |
03-10-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Tough Guy Is No Match for Unruly Kidsnew
As we learned in Kindergarten Cop, a tough guy is no match for unruly kids, and unruly kids are no match for a tough guy's discipline. C'mon, everybody, let's hug.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Heather Kuldell |
03-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Shankman, The Pacifier
GOP Lifer Bemoans His Party's Powerlustnew
Former Minnesota Senator and lifelong Republican Dave Durenberger on the rise of the new Bush Republicans: "They talk about freedom and values, but they really don't believe in representative government."
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
G.R. Anderson Jr. |
03-09-2005 |
Politics
Beyond the God Pod
A new era of Christian programming is making life better for some female prisoners -- the ones who believe.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Silja J.A. Talvi |
03-09-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: faith-based initiatives, prisons
The All-Time Greatest White-Boy Rhymesnew
White rappers are the new black quarterbacks, with pundits still arguing whether they could have the skills and smarts to seriously compete in a game invented by black players. Here's the evidence they can.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
03-09-2005 |
Music
Second Stringers: Reservists in Iraq
Reservists, by definition, aren‘t professional soldiers. They’re military amateurs and a lot of them know it. The result is that many reservists in Iraq are scared all the time, and according to some soldiers, that means mistakes.
Charleston City Paper |
David Axe |
03-08-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
New Hatchery Salmon Policy Could Doom Wild Stocksnew
Environmentalists and fishermen worry that how the Feds are determining the salmon population could mask the decline of wild salmon and remove their protections.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
03-07-2005 |
Environment
Go Forth, But Don't Multiplynew
An underground movement tries out a controversial way to reduce the homeless cat population while balancing humaneness and practicality.
Metroland |
Darryl McGrath |
03-04-2005 |
Animal Issues
Build Your TV!new
As the FCC and the entertainment biz get ready to end home recording as we know it, a bunch of radical geeks are working on a solution or two.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
03-02-2005 |
Media
Dean and the Elephants in Dixienew
Donna Ladd discusses Howard Dean's controversial comment to the Democratic National Committee's Black Caucus: "The truth hurts. And sometimes it needs to."
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
03-01-2005 |
Commentary
Hunting for the Truthnew
Hunter Thompson was the quintessential advocacy journalist. There was nothing remotely reliable about his reporting. Some would say the same thing about Fox News, The New York Times, LEO, Rush Limbaugh, Dan Rather and the wide world of bloggers.
LEO Weekly |
John Yarmuth |
02-28-2005 |
Media
Surprisingly, Game Onnew
Video games are as susceptible as any medium to the winter doldrums. The year 2005 is different. Never before have we seen a glut of top-shelf titles so soon after Christmas.
Boston Phoenix |
Mitch Krpata |
02-28-2005 |
Video Games
Tennessee Troops Patrol Volatile Eastern Iraqnew
Diyali Province is a potential battleground between Iraq's religious and ethnic groups, and between the West and Iran. The fear is of a full-on, all-out, 1,000-dead-per-day war, like the one between Iran and Iraq in the 1980s.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
02-25-2005 |
War
