AltWeeklies Wire
The Juror and the Convictnew
Lynne Harriton was the jury foreman for the trial of Andre Smith, who was sentenced to 120 years to life for his role in a triple homicide at a New York deli. Now she's his closest friend.
The Village Voice |
Jennifer Gonnerman |
07-08-2005 |
Crime & Justice
In Relatively Calm Southern Iraq, Impatience Growsnew
A British commander in Iraq's Maysan Province says the security situation has grown worse in the past few months, and residents are eager to rule their own province.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
07-05-2005 |
International
Two-Timed by Timenew
Time Inc. weakened the press when it decided to turn over Time reporter Matthew Cooper's notes and other materials to a federal prosecutor.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
07-05-2005 |
Media
Extinguished Journalistnew
Described as a "distinguished journalist" on the dust jacket of his new book about Hillary Clinton's sexuality, Ed Klein for the past 14 years has been gossip columnist for Parade, writing under the pseudonym Walter Scott.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
07-01-2005 |
Media
Woodward's Debt to Deep Throatnew
If a story turns out to be a career maker, shouldn't the source share in the rewards?
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
06-24-2005 |
Media
Crystal Meth Marks New Crisis for Gaysnew
The gay community has an addiction crisis that is not reported in the media because that would require straight people to take responsibility for the harm they've caused.
The Village Voice |
Patrick Moore |
06-22-2005 |
LGBT
Advocates of Curative Cannabis Don't Back Downnew
Monday's Supreme Court ruling against medical marijuana left proponents looking for other ways to promote their cause.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
06-10-2005 |
Science
U.S. Troops Patrol Insurgency's Front Door in Mosulnew
For the past few months, the worst place in Iraq has been Mosul. Violent death is only part of the equation.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
05-03-2005 |
International
The Attack of the Female Campus Sex Columnistnew
The first-person accounts of college sex give credence to Tom Wolfe's novelistic fantasy vision of university life, with its wild, long-limbed girls flirting or screaming whenever they're around males, then spending hours intellectualizing the process.
The Village Voice |
Rachel Aviv |
04-20-2005 |
Sex
Doing a First Breast and Pelvic Examnew
A second-year medical student learns how to do a breast and pelvic exam from the professionally trained woman he's examining.
The Village Voice |
Jules Lipoff |
04-20-2005 |
Science
Labor Highlights Night-Time Abusesnew
The Laborers International Union of North America collected 50 organizers from around the country last week and turned them loose in the streets of New York to spotlight non-union jobs.
The Village Voice |
Tom Robbins |
04-20-2005 |
Business & Labor
Time for a Media Rebellionnew
Faced with Bush's lockdown on information, reporters might consider civil resistance.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
04-20-2005 |
Media
Former Guerrillas in Kurdistan Dream of Nationhoodnew
While some Kurds dream of a pan-state Kurdistan that would unite all Kurds under one government, that's unlikely as long as both Iran and Turkey have all those tanks and helicopters, and as long as the U.S. has any say.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
04-13-2005 |
International
Terri Schiavo: Judicial Murdernew
For all the world to see, a 41-year-old woman who has committed no crime, will die of dehydration and starvation in the longest public execution in American history.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
03-29-2005 |
Science
"Pro-Marijuana" Children's Story Winds Up in Congressnew
Reviews of Ricardo Cortes' children's book, It's Just a Plant, have been expectedly mixed. The most pointed came, unsurprisingly, from an elected official out to politicize the book.
The Village Voice |
Jamie Pietras |
03-01-2005 |
Education
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