AltWeeklies Wire
'This I Believe' Returns to Radio
NPR has revived the old Edward R. Murrow radio show in which people from all walks of life were asked to state their core beliefs.
LEO Weekly |
Willie Davis |
03-25-2005 |
Media
Tags: radio
Fighting Under a Green Bannernew
History has nearly forgotten the story of the San Patricios, a battalion of U.S. Army deserters -- many of them Irish -- who fought for Mexico against the United States.
Tucson Weekly |
Margaret Regan |
03-17-2005 |
History
The Vernoggening of Americanew
Dear Dexter, America's premiere pop culture advice column, explores the nuances of indiecred, Sylvester Stallone and Jeff Gannon, among other topics of cosmic significance.
Valley Advocate |
Dexter |
03-10-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Surprisingly, Game Onnew
Video games are as susceptible as any medium to the winter doldrums. The year 2005 is different. Never before have we seen a glut of top-shelf titles so soon after Christmas.
Boston Phoenix |
Mitch Krpata |
02-28-2005 |
Video Games
Fight Nightnew
Deep in Oakland's postindustrial wasteland, writer A.C. Thompson takes you ring side to observe the spectacle of humans doing bad things to one another – for fun.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A. C. Thompson |
02-23-2005 |
Sports
Tags: fight club, underground culture
Ira's Glass Menagerienew
With a stable of brainy producers and pop-star essayists, This American Life host Ira Glass is leading a revenge of the nerds, public-radio style.
Tags: radio
Out of Thin Airnew
The writer fell 15 feet while climbing in the North Cascades last summer, and might have died were it not for the people he met along the way.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
02-03-2005 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Female Pool Players Kick Ass With a Cue Sticknew
Players with nicknames like "The Empress," "The Irish Invader" and "The Black Widow' competed at the Women's Professional Billiard Association Classic Tour last month.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
01-18-2005 |
Recreation
Keep Your Eyes on the Prizenew
The arrest and prosecution of Edgar Ray Killen for his alleged role in killing three civil rights workers is a vital step but not enough. Mississippians should work to reverse the legacy of Jim Crow and slavery -- and resist ideologues' attempt to roll back the state's progress to date.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
01-17-2005 |
Commentary
Down the Chisholm Trail Once More
By the time 1972 presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm died on New Year’s Day at the age of 80, her name had dropped off our nation’s radar. A documentary that premieres on PBS Feb. 7 sheds light on the lady with beatnik glasses, bird’s nest hair and defiant personality.
Birmingham Weekly |
Phillip Jordan |
01-13-2005 |
History
Grapes Entice Tourists to Upstate New Yorknew
Wineries are the fastest growing industry in New York State's Finger Lakes region, and winery-related tourism has grown 800 percent in the past 15 years. Second of two parts
City Newspaper |
Rich Gardner |
01-06-2005 |
Travel
Offies 2004new
The Bay Guardian presents its annual Off-Guard Awards for the most stupid, silly, and bizarre acts and events of 2004.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
01-05-2005 |
Commentary
Army's Video Game Moves In for the Killnew
When an Army contractor showed off the Army's free video game Special Forces at an entertainment center in Littleton, Colo., it was with more in mind than helping the young enjoy themselves. Recruiting is the goal.
Westword |
Eric Dexheimer |
12-22-2004 |
Video Games
Don't Panic: Is Pakistan Still an Ally in the War on Terror?new
"Friend." That's what President Bush called Pakistan's military dictator, President Pervez "the Perv" Musharraf during the lovey-dovey, grip-and-grin mini-press conference the two held in the White House earlier this month.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
12-16-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: terror
Parties Can Make This Holiday Like No Othernew
To be different this holiday season, try throwing a world fusion party, a pagan feast, a misanthrope party or any of nine other eclectic, nondenominational, festive, frightening and just plain wrong-headed parties dreamed up by Philadelphia City Paper's staff.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Staff Writers |
12-10-2004 |
Recreation
