AltWeeklies Wire
How Might Recent Nigerian Elections Affect the U.S.?new
Nigeria is a time bomb -- its leaders have pocketed tens of billions in oil money, while the vast majority of the nation lives in squalor.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
05-03-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
To Catch a PotHeadnew
Having already nabbed more than 200 child predators, what if the folks at Dateline turned their attention to stoners?
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Bors |
05-03-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Far Outnew
A onetime hippie chick reflects on the groovy time she spent smuggling gold in Afghanistan and Iran in the late 60s.
Boston Phoenix |
Lauren Wolfe |
05-03-2007 |
Travel
Tags: travel
'America's Army': Candylandnew
The US Army wants you ... to take on-screen violence seriously.
Boston Phoenix |
Ben Richardson |
05-03-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Cup Stacking, the New Youth Craze?new
Inside the latest trend in quasi-sports.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
05-03-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Evolve (Your Messaging) or Die (of Distraction)new
Instant messaging's unending stream of beeps makes it impossible to focus. It's great for the "always-connected" kids, with their Facebook pages and up-to-the-second Twitters, but I've got serious work to do -- right?
San Antonio Current |
Aaron Delwiche |
05-03-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Food Scientist Grant Achatz Gets a Close-upnew
Chicago Tribune magazine gives the chef the Glamour Shot treatment.
Chicago Newcity |
Michael Nagrant |
05-02-2007 |
Food+Drink
Stop Getting Things Donenew
Tim Ferriss' "getting things done" plan is so extreme that it winds up revealing the dark side of productivity mania.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
05-02-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Baby Boomers: They Hoped to Die Before They Got Oldnew
But they lied, and now they're dragging the whole country down.
Are We Safer With More or Fewer Guns?new
We can't plead ignorance to these tragedies anymore -- we can love our guns or hate our guns, but there are over 270 million of them in this country and they are not going away.
Port Folio Weekly |
Alice Mountjoy |
05-02-2007 |
Commentary
What Would Jesus Drive?new
Will Christians like outspoken environmentalist Richard Cizik bring evangelicals back into the fold?
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
05-02-2007 |
Commentary
Not One More Soldiernew
Nine U.S. senators are demanding a military-wide investigation into what is happening to combat veterans suffering from traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health issues -- why haven't Colorado's senators signed on?
Colorado Springs Independent |
Cara DeGette |
05-01-2007 |
Commentary
Baseball Cards Are Making a Comebacknew
After a long absence, wax packs are back at Seattle's Safeco Field.
Seattle Weekly |
Huan Hsu |
05-01-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Suits Him Finenew
Jay Lombardo designs sports' spiffiest uniforms.
Dallas Observer |
Richie Whitt |
05-01-2007 |
Fashion
Tags: fashion
No Right to Bear Armsnew
In the aftermath of murderous news from Virginia Tech, the possibility of banning handguns has once again become a topic of heated public discussion -- but given the clout of the National Rifle Association, it's unlikely to go anywhere.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
04-30-2007 |
Commentary
