AltWeeklies Wire
The Great Media Makeovernew

And the henhouse went unguarded.
East Bay Express |
Stephen Buel and David Lasky |
12-28-2006 |
Cartoons
Tags: cartoons
Hooray for People With Computers!new
Dear You: Now that TIME has made you "Person of the Year," what's next?
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
12-27-2006 |
Commentary
Barbara Walters is an Idiotnew
Forget Walters' "Ten Most Fascinating People" -- here are mine.
Weekly Alibi |
John Bear |
12-27-2006 |
Commentary
A Signal Apartnew
An employee-owned station breaks from corporate radio in New Mexico.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
12-26-2006 |
Media
Tags: radio
Science vs. Religionnew
Who'd win in a fight between Superman and Jesus?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steven Wells |
12-26-2006 |
Commentary
Trust Issuesnew
It's gonna take more than a 12-2 record for fans to believe this year's Bears are for real.
Chicago Reader |
Ted Cox |
12-26-2006 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
No Man's Land
One of the most compelling Christmas stories ever dates to Belgium in the early months of World War I.
The Inlander |
Ted McGregor Jr. |
12-22-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: Christmas
My Shopping Orgynew
I've written too many of what are basically the same Buy Nothing Day article -- so this year I set out to do some ethnographic fieldwork, immersing myself in the heart of the beast.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
12-22-2006 |
Commentary
Putting Sex Back in Xmasnew
Forget virgin births -- it's time for a return to the Roman orgy fest.
NOW Magazine |
Robert Priest |
12-22-2006 |
Commentary
A Tale of a Few Strippersnew
Social climbing at Jumbo's Clown Room.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Cole Coonce |
12-22-2006 |
Performance
Tags: dance
Don't Panic: War Questions Answerednew

Why are Iraq's Kurds upset with the Iraq Study Group report? (Part II)
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
12-21-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Good Ole Boy Obamanew
Employee No. 1: "Looks like Obama's been goin' to the tannin' salon a little too much. He should be careful, or he'll lose some votes."
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
12-21-2006 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
An In-Death Look at 2006new

Augusto Pinochet and a lot of other awful things died this past year, but 2006 still resists being very funny.
Boston Phoenix |
Clif Garboden |
12-21-2006 |
Commentary
The Rhoda Reactionnew
George Bush has taught America a lot about "evil," but a 1954 novel about a sociopath tot tell us so much more.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Bronski |
12-21-2006 |
Commentary
The Zealots Run Amoknew
An NCAA committee shows that efforts in the name of gender equity can go too far.
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
12-20-2006 |
Commentary