AltWeeklies Wire
The Rockwell Filesnew
Steven Spielberg's stolen Norman Rockwell painting, a St. Louis art thief, and a plot to kill Martin Luther King: it could make a helluva movie.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
06-08-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
The Art Outlaws of East L.A.new
They called themselves Asco and pulled off stunts that tweaked the establishment, but love affairs, jealousy and rival newcomers tore them apart.
L.A. Weekly |
Daniel Hernandez |
06-08-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
What is the Legacy of the Six-Day War?new
To coincide with the 40th anniversaries of the release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and the start of the Six-Day War, I've recorded a concept album, Colonel Yitzhak's Only Jews Club Band.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-07-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
The Truth Can Hurtnew
Even before testimony began in the federal kidnapping and conspiracy trial of James Ford Seale, a reckoning of sorts began when prospective jurors had to face race history most Mississippians never discuss in public.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
06-07-2007 |
Commentary
Hiding Out in Sacramento in 1967new
The Summer of Love was centered in San Francisco, but California's Central Valley got its share of hippies, trippers and Panthers, too.
Sacramento News & Review |
Sasha Abramsky |
06-07-2007 |
History
Tags: history
Should MLB Celebrate Barry Bonds' Home Run Record?new
Does the slugger leave baseball with a tainted legacy, or is it all much ado about nothing?
New York Press |
C.J. Sullivan and Dave Hollander |
06-07-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
My Wikipedia Activismnew
If the goal is to preserve knowledge, we shouldn't be wasting our time determining what's notable enough to stay in Wikipedia -- the culture and history of the minor and the obscure should be remembered just as easily as those of the famous and the mighty.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
06-06-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Black Christian Hatenew
Discrimination is discrimination no matter whom it is applied to.
Metro Times |
Larry Gabriel |
06-05-2007 |
Commentary
Ask a Mexican!new
"Please fully explain your answer and include economical, cultural and quality-of-life issues in 25 words or less."
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
06-05-2007 |
Commentary
Spare the Childnew
Amy Bril wants to make sure her kids don't grow up like she did -- inside the notorious cult known as the Family.
Art or Porn?new
What Edward Bobb calls artistic expression, a Florida jury calls a crime.
Miami New Times |
Rob Jordan |
06-04-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Why Jerks & Their Hummers Will Never Be Partednew
It's the Hummer of Love!
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lezlie Lowe |
06-04-2007 |
Commentary
Laughter's the Best Medicine?new
For aspiring stand-up comics, it's more like heroin. I should know: I haven't been able to stop.
Dallas Observer |
Andrea Grimes |
06-04-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Don't Believe the Food Technew
Enviros choke on pseudo-natural foods aimed at time-starved eco-consumers.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
06-04-2007 |
Food+Drink
Games Through a Comix Lensnew
Scott McCloud didn't anticipate that video-game developers would adopt his 1993 book Understanding Comics as an instruction manual for their industry.
The Georgia Straight |
Blaine Kyllo |
06-01-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
