AltWeeklies Wire
(Don't) Think Like a Snipernew
"JFK Reloaded" is not just a violent video game in extremely bad taste. There's something very different about it, something that makes it bizarrely sinister.
Jackson Free Press |
Nick Judin |
12-02-2004 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Politicized Espionage at the CIAnew
Insiders fear that Director of Central Intelligence Porter J. Goss's restructuring -- and his unflinching support for partisan Capitol Hill imports -- will weaken the agency.
Boston Phoenix |
Jason Vest |
12-02-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Don't Panic: Is Brazil Trying to Develop Nuclear Weapons?new
It's not that the world is necessarily concerned about a nuke-wielding Brazil attacking or antagonizing its neighbors. What's gotten the international community's metaphorical panties in a knot is Brazil's evasive behavior with International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
12-02-2004 |
Commentary
The Fun Begins As Georgia Libertarians Notch a Winnew
The Libertarians won their first partisan election in the state when Ben Brandon of Rising Fawn was elected Dade County executive.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
12-02-2004 |
Politics
Democratic Leaders Join Michael Moore Witch-Huntnew
Why are all of these Democratic Party leaders distancing themselves from Moore and calling him "anti-American" when Fahrenheit 9/11 clearly outperformed the Dems and John Kerry this year?
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
12-01-2004 |
Commentary
Ready to Ware: Comics from McSweeney'snew
For issue #13 of Dave Eggers's McSweeney's Quarterly, Chris Ware dons the guest editor's hat, turning the volume into an anthology of his favorite contemporary comics artists. Also reviewed is Canadian cartoonist Seth's Clyde Fans Book 1.
Boston Phoenix |
Douglas Wolk |
12-01-2004 |
Fiction
Four to Tangonew
Two couples, multiple infidelities, and countless lies: The math doesn't add up in Mike Nichols' latest male-female equation.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
11-30-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Mike Nichols, Closer
Soul-Scorching Redemption in 48 Minutesnew
One of those rare groups that conjures up a host of impossibly disparate influences (Pavement, the Velvet Underground, the Talking Heads, Neutral Milk Hotel) without relinquishing its originality, the Arcade Fire contains multitudes. Also reviewed is Smoosh's She Like Electric.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
11-30-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: funeral, Arcade Fire
Doc Offers Miracle in a Bottlenew
Dr. Edward McDonagh has been fighting Missouri’s medical establishment for years to defend his practice of treating all kinds of maladies with chelation therapy, which removes potentially harmful metals from the bloodstream.
Tags: Health & Science
Vietnam to Iraq: Activism Across Generationsnew
It's a different time and a different war, but the movement against the Vietnam War in the late '60s and early '70s offers lessons for young residents of Eugene, Ore., who are part of the nascent student movement against the Iraq War.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
11-29-2004 |
War
Drop-Kick Gorgeousnew
Bad timing and institutional racism kept Gorgeous Gary Jackson out of pro wrestling's spotlight. But he's got St. Louis in a hammer lock.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
11-29-2004 |
Sports
Tags: wrestling
Here's Looking at You, Americanew
A look at the eye in the pyramid and other symbols found in the current film National Treasure reveals their true cultural context.
Mountain Xpress |
Steve Rasmusen |
11-29-2004 |
Movies
Burnednew
Delays in CD deliveries have some Colorado bands screaming mad. Some say it's one more example of the vulnerability of young bands in a cutthroat business, while others say it's just the bad economy. Welcome to the music-industrial complex.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
11-22-2004 |
Music
Alberto Gonzales, The Devil You Don't Knownew
Those who cheer John Ashcroft's departure as Attorney General should think twice, as Gozales is a "considerably more dangerous replacement."
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate and Dan Poulson |
11-22-2004 |
Politics
My Plan to Break Partisan Judicial Stalematesnew
Sen. Trent Lott justifies his plan for eliminating the Senate requirement of a 60-vote majority for judicial nominations. He also vouches for appointment of Sen. Arlen Specter as Judiciary chairman, calling him "a man of his word."
Jackson Free Press |
Sen. Trent Lott |
11-19-2004 |
Commentary
