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Little Rock Confidentialnew
Trade secrets from a pawn broker, retail manager and yoga instuctor. What a bikini waxer and a paramedic see. How a defense attorney feels about his clients and why a nanny stays with an unhinged mother's kids. The Arkansas Times asked people, what's your job really like? Here are their answers.
Arkansas Times |
Staff |
10-01-2012 |
Features
Dave Chappelle Resurfaces ... in Little Rocknew
Dave Chappelle talks about his future, time traveling at Little Rock gig.
Arkansas Times |
Lindsey Millar |
06-15-2012 |
Comedy
Tags: Dave Chappelle, Hog Call
On Trolls and Flame Warsnew
Welcome to the downside of community engagement. Effectively maintaining and managing reader interaction remains a difficult proposition.
Arkansas Times |
Lindsey Millar |
01-23-2012 |
Media
SOPA Spells Internet Ignorancenew
It hasn't been as blatant a display of ignorance as the late Sen. Ted Stevens' description of the Internet as "a series of tubes," but a new bill moving swiftly through the U.S. House demonstrates that Congress still doesn't understand the web.
Arkansas Times |
Lindsey Millar |
11-29-2011 |
Media
The Failed Quest for Objectivitynew
A newspaper is much more than reporting. Even more important are the decisions editors make on what stories to pursue and pick up from national wires (and those not to) and how they're presented.
Arkansas Times |
Lindsey Millar |
10-17-2011 |
Media
When Louis Armstrong Blew His Topnew
Satchmo's reaction to the iconic photo of Elizabeth Eckford may have changed the course of the Central High Crisis.
Arkansas Times |
David Margolick |
09-28-2011 |
Race & Class
Running the Numbers at the Arkansas Lottery Officenew
The story of Arkansas' lottery has taken some rough turns.
Arkansas Times |
Gerard Matthews |
09-21-2011 |
Economy
The 'Big Ask'new
An insider's view of the legal maneuvers that freed the West Memphis Three.
See also: Jason's Choice and Timeline of the West Memphis Three Case
See also: Jason's Choice and Timeline of the West Memphis Three Case
Arkansas Times |
Mara Leveritt |
08-25-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Democrats, Griffin Differ on BP Demandsnew
A Tim Griffin news release today cites an Arkansas Times blog post in defense of the 2nd District Republican's position on BP's obligations in the Gulf oil disaster.
Arkansas Times |
Max Brantley |
06-16-2010 |
Environment
Tags: BP, Tim Griffin
2010 Primaries: A Tale of Two Races in Arkansasnew
The Senate primary contest between Blanche Lincoln and Bill Halter in Arkansas has garnered plenty of national interest. But national attention may or may not translate to local interest.
Arkansas Times |
Gerard Matthews |
05-18-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Bill Halter, Blanche Lincoln
Eight States Give Prisoners Access to Citizens' Private Infonew
If you're worried about identity theft, the last place you'd probably want your birth date, Social Security number, and name to wind up might be a prison. However, a new report by the Social Security Administration finds eight states, including Arkansas, in which prisoners have access to personal information through inmate work programs.
Arkansas Times |
David Koon |
04-15-2010 |
Policy Issues
May a Thousand New ACORNs Take Rootnew
ACORN took formal steps last week toward dissolution, but its work will continue under similar organizations with new names.
Arkansas Times |
Max Brantley |
04-01-2010 |
Commentary
Museum Brings Down Final Curtain on Ripleyesque Beginningsnew
When the Arkansas Museum of Discovery announced in January that it would deaccession many of the 14,000 artifacts in its collection, a cry went up. Don't give away our shrunken heads!
Arkansas Times |
Leslie Newell Peacock |
03-25-2010 |
Art
Polanski Takes on a Spy Mystery in 'The Ghost Writer'new
There've been quite a few movies made in the last few years about the war on terror and the excesses of the Bush administration, but Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer is the first to turn that backdrop into a spook story whodunit.
Arkansas Times |
Matthew Reed |
03-25-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Ghost Writer, Roman Polanski
A North Little Rock Metal Band with a Following That Extends Across the Worldnew
Rwake. The R is silent, so say “Wake.” Or, if you're the type who believes in pronouncing words with all intended flourish (if you, say, relish pronouncing Chile “Chil-ay” instead of “Chili”) try it loudly slurred and phlegmatic.
Arkansas Times |
Lindsey Millar |
03-11-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
