AltWeeklies Wire
Steal This Prosenew
A good journalism student plagiarized five stories printed in Florida daily papers and forged a recommendation letter.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Chuck Strouse |
06-13-2005 |
Media
Soul Sistersnew
The two artists who make up neo-soul duo Floetry met on the basketball court in their native England.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Zwickel |
06-07-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Beyond the Bikini Waxnew
Seventies' manes have gone out of fashion. Now it's not just women but men who are being pressured to wax.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Courtney Hambright |
06-07-2005 |
Fashion
Smut Doctors Broadcast Filthy Radio to the Worldnew
Two reprobate strip-club disk jockeys interview up-and-coming stars in the adult-film industry for their live Monday evening Internet radio show.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
05-25-2005 |
Media
Excess Hollywood: A Preview of Summer Filmsnew
The 130-something films lined up for this summer include ones starring comic-book heroes (Batman, the Fantastic Four) and big-screen redos (The Honeymooners, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and War of the Worlds).
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Robert Wilonsky, Luke Y. Thompson and Bill Gallo |
05-11-2005 |
Movies
Tags: Various Directors, Various Films
Routine Traffic Stop Escalates Into Violence and Turmoilnew
A dispute over a violent arrest -- like a small-scale Rodney King incident -- became part of a struggle for control of Pahokee, Fla., a clash of wills over what the volatile town can and should be.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
05-10-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Philanthropist's Dark Side Earns Him the Nickname Bullet Bobnew
Bob Montgomery is a Southern gentleman who has donated an estimated $100 million to arts and social causes. But his kindness shouldn't be mistaken for weakness.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Eric Alan Barton |
05-03-2005 |
Business & Labor
The Stuff of Legendsnew
Going through some hard times led John Ralston to write more music, and that led to two new albums: the just-released Needlebed and There's Always an Ambulance Around the Bend, to be issued this summer.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Zwickel |
04-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Baseball Fans' Minds Linger on Steroidsnew
At spring training, fans young and old can get as near to sluggers Rafael Palmeiro and Sammy Sosa as a bipartisan congressional committee was just 24 hours earlier.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Sam Eifling |
04-19-2005 |
Sports
Woody and Woody...new
Woody Allen's self-conscious examination of comedy vs. tragedy isn't such a bad film. It's merely all right -- very high-concept and on its way to interesting but never there.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Melissa Levine |
04-02-2005 |
Reviews
The Mystery of the Sunken Submarinenew
The tourist submarine Capt. Ernesto Garfias Ramirez was towing along the coast of Baja California sank in a storm, he says. The owner claims there was no storm.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Eric Alan Barton |
03-22-2005 |
Business & Labor
Urban Removal Project Displaces Blacksnew
Descendants of the black people who lived in the doomed settlement of Styx are having their land taken away -- this time by the West Palm Beach Housing Authority.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Eric Alan Barton |
03-22-2005 |
Race & Class
A Penny for Your Local Cops and Firefighersnew
Xentel and other companies do fund-raising for local police and firefighters' organizations -- and keep a remarkably high share of the donations for themselves.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
03-16-2005 |
Business & Labor
'Renewable Energy' Program Spews Out Pollutantsnew
Florida Power & Light's Sunshine Energy Program
isn't as green as promised. Most of the money sent in by well-intentioned customers will not go toward buying energy produced from traditional "clean" sources like solar or wind but from the burning of industrial wood waste and landfill methane.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Eric Alan Barton |
03-16-2005 |
Environment
South Florida's Tabloid Valley Vanishesnew
The story behind the consolidation of all the major scandal sheets into one company, and the National Enquirer's upcoming move to New York City, is a shocker.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
03-16-2005 |
Media
