AltWeeklies Wire
Wounded Warriorsnew
A Richmond, Calif. midget football team tries to overcome violence and loss to win its sixth straight state title.
East Bay Express |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
12-22-2005 |
Sports
A Troupe with a Stage, But No Shelternew
A group of homeless men tries out theater as a form of therapy.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
12-22-2005 |
Theater
What We Might Kill If We Kill 'Tookie'new
Perhaps the best argument against capital punishment is the story of how the judicial system mistreated Stanley "Tookie" Williams, who has spent half of his 51 years on San Quentin's Death Row.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
12-12-2005 |
Commentary
Let's Go to Printnew
Emily McVarish's exploration of negative space as it exists in real life is the theme of a multiyear project on the reason why San Francisco is so resistant to change.
Who Are These People?
In the Zendik Farm commune, the revolution is televised on cable-access. The literature says, "Stop Bitching, Start a Revolution." But at the Zendik commune, it's more like "Stop Bitching, Start Farming."
Washington City Paper |
Ryan Grim |
11-03-2005 |
Culture
Riding BART at 4 a.m.new
One recent weekend of all-night trains gave revelers a taste of something that may never be permanent.
East Bay Express |
Stefanie Kalem |
10-31-2005 |
Travel
The McKilling Fieldsnew
Of the estimated 30,000 civilians slain in Iraq, 37 percent have been killed by the U.S. military, according to the Web site IraqBodyCount.org. Do average Iraqis believe that Americans are trying to free them?
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
10-31-2005 |
Commentary
Signing Away Indian Sovereigntynew
A contract between Station Casinos of Las Vegas, Nev., and an Indian tribe places the tribe in a position of perpetual subordination to the corporation.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
10-17-2005 |
Commentary
Extracting Excess Profits From Oilnew
Oil executives can access each other's supply information without "conspiring," enabling them to passively collude in raising the price of gasoline.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
10-05-2005 |
Commentary
Send in the Clonesnew
Upset that the Koreans are kicking Americans' ass in pet cloning, a writer calls the Bay Area's Genetic Savings and Clone to see about duplicating a cat.
Stupid White Tricksnew
It's often embarrassing to be a middle-class Caucasian in San Francisco but the city's misguided response to Hurricane Katrina has made it excruciating.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
09-23-2005 |
Commentary
Ballpark of a Future Pastnew
The new ballpark for the Oakland A's may inject a dollop of real design innovation into baseball's wrongheaded fixation with nostalgia.
Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage Should Be High School Readingnew
Young people searching for social identity could learn from the logic in San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer's ruling that civil marriage is a fundamental right that must be open to all people, regardless of sexual orientation.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
04-22-2005 |
Commentary
Fringe Political Group Pedals Toward a Cyclocross Ethicnew
The 10th annual Urban Outlaw Cross Dress Cyclocross is an amalgam of bike-riding, roller derby, steeplechase, mud wrestling and ballet, with a special prize for best cross-dressing. The purpose is to protest property ownership that comes at the expense of the common good.
Tough Love: Can Julius Jones Win a Place in Parcells' Heart?new
The type of guys the Cowboys coach likes are smart and determined and, above all, tough. They have to be willing to let Bill Parcells hit them in the back of the head with a frying pan, and then listen to him criticize them for not absorbing the blow properly.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
09-07-2004 |
Sports
