AltWeeklies Wire
State of the Artnew
As Burning Man approaches its 20th year of celebrating free expression in the Nevada desert, hundreds of artists are staging a revolt that goes to the soul of the mega-event.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
12-08-2004 |
Art
(Don't) Think Like a Snipernew
"JFK Reloaded" is not just a violent video game in extremely bad taste. There's something very different about it, something that makes it bizarrely sinister.
Jackson Free Press |
Nick Judin |
12-02-2004 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Don't Panic: Is Brazil Trying to Develop Nuclear Weapons?new
It's not that the world is necessarily concerned about a nuke-wielding Brazil attacking or antagonizing its neighbors. What's gotten the international community's metaphorical panties in a knot is Brazil's evasive behavior with International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
12-02-2004 |
Commentary
Drop-Kick Gorgeousnew
Bad timing and institutional racism kept Gorgeous Gary Jackson out of pro wrestling's spotlight. But he's got St. Louis in a hammer lock.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
11-29-2004 |
Sports
Tags: wrestling
William J. Clinton Presidential Center to Open in Little Rock Nov. 18new
The Clinton Center, with its accompanying Clinton School of Public Service in the remodeled historic Choctaw Railroad Station, inarguably lands Arkansas in the 21st century and gives city leaders hope of a bright future for Little Rock.
Arkansas Times |
Leslie Newell Peacock |
11-11-2004 |
History
No Virgins, No Velvet: Latin Art Is Being Redefinednew
This summer, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, opened "Inverted Utopias: Avant-Garde Art in Latin America." The exhibit has been called the most important event for Latin American art in the history of the United States.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
11-08-2004 |
Art
Dean Wins! How Howard Dean Became President of the U.S.new
In the most stunning election-day upset in American history, Howard Dean was elected president Tuesday. Karl Rove was so unhinged by the defeat, he strangled a jackalope to death at the Bush compound in Crawford.
New Haven Advocate |
Tom Gogola |
11-05-2004 |
Comedy
Bitter Bingonew
Tired of getting hit on in bars? We have no solution for you. But we do have a game that might make you happy when The Guy Who Compliments Weird Things or The Musician/Waiter shows up.
Baltimore City Paper |
Anna Ditkoff |
11-03-2004 |
Recreation
Who's Got Game in the World of Madden NFL?new
The lives of Madden NFL "ballers" mirror the football players they spend so much time studying, and via the game, being. They tour other cities to play each other, they trash talk, they note their opponents' strengths and weaknesses, they intimidate and psych out the competition, and they often bring home big money.
Baltimore City Paper |
Christina Royster-Hemby |
11-03-2004 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Geeks Gone Wildnew
"More geeky nerd types have gotten laid at Archon than ever would in the outside world," the Empress Inebria says of the annual science fiction convention. This doesn't quite explain the mahogany-skinned man in the courtyard sporting a velvet cape. It's Star Wars alum Lando Calrissian.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
10-22-2004 |
Recreation
Don't Panic: How Long are American Forces Gonna be in Iraq?new
That question can't be answered with a date, but let's put it this way: I'm pretty sure that we're gonna be fighting in Iraq at least long enough for me to parlay this foreign policy humor column into a book deal.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-21-2004 |
Commentary
