AltWeeklies Wire
Has the Don Imus Controversy Altered the Radio Universe?new
Clear Channel yakkers huddled to sort through it all.
Tags: radio
Richard Lewis Lights Up the Darknew
Say what you want about veteran comedian Richard Lewis, odds are he's already said it.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
04-30-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Guns: The New Global Warmingnew
With North America still reeling from the Virginia Tech shootings, what I want to know is why everybody assumes it's impossible to separate the Yanks from their guns.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
04-30-2007 |
Commentary
Resourceful Renters: Eight Chicagoans Who've Transformed Their Apartmentsnew
Making someone else's space your own takes a particular kind of ingenuity.
Chicago Reader |
Martha Bayne and Heather Kenny |
04-30-2007 |
Culture
Lauren Weedman's Search for Homenew
Lauren Weedman's not a big star; she may be someday, or she may not, but when she's onstage I'd advise that you duck -- painful truths go whizzing by like bullets, send-ups rain down like bombs, and uncensored id explodes like shrapnel out of some internal minefield.
L.A. Weekly |
Joe Donnelly |
04-27-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Slain Students Deserve Respect and Justicenew
Of all the sadness of the past week, the Virginia Tech incident was the most depressing and senseless of all.
NUVO |
Steve Hammer |
04-27-2007 |
Commentary
Giving Alec Baldwin the Benefit of the Doubtnew
Sure, it's not the best idea to leave a message for your 11-year-old daughter calling her a "filthy pig," but who really knows why he said that? Maybe she's a spoiled little brat who stomps her feet when she can't find her $300 flip-flops.
The Memphis Flyer |
Tim Sampson |
04-27-2007 |
Commentary
Are Indies Poised to Take Over the Gaming World?new
Some say the current business model -- in which a few companies have a stranglehold on the market -- is not only outmoded but doomed, and that the future is with independent developers working outside of the system.
The Georgia Straight |
Shawn Conner |
04-27-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Betting Your Brainnew
It's no surprise that it feels good to win money. But it's not just for money that people gamble; they gamble for the mere anticipation of money, and the high that comes with that.
Boston Phoenix |
Samantha Henig |
04-26-2007 |
Culture
Reinventing the Virtual Worldnew
Can the "serious games" being developed at Georgia Tech be a force for good?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
04-26-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Ending the War: The Lysistrata Methodnew
We can start an Internet petition and go nationwide: No one sleeps with a Republican until we see a massive troop withdrawal -- March of 2008 is not soon enough!
Flagpole Magazine |
Elizabeth Deroshia |
04-26-2007 |
Commentary
Kurt Vonnegut's War on Warnew
He waged a funny crusade against violence, allowing us to look at the ugliest, scariest truths of our times -- and laugh.
Monterey County Weekly |
Staff |
04-26-2007 |
Commentary
America Has Outgrown its Need for Shock Jocksnew
While Don Imus did grab the nation's attention, it wasn't because he "shocked" us. It was because he was cruel, crude, embarrassing and disgusting -- something anyone can do by taking a dump on a puppy.
Dig Boston |
Baratunde Thurston |
04-25-2007 |
Commentary
'Misery Loves Company': Sick at Heartnew
This new comics collection from Schizo's Ivan Brunetti examines the world through misery-colored glasses.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kimberly Chun |
04-25-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
I Feel a (NFL) Draftnew
This year's NFL beauty contest is all about congeniality.
C-Ville Weekly |
Wes McElroy |
04-25-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
