AltWeeklies Wire
The Shadow Puppeteernew

What is now clear in the Plame case is that "Scooter" Libby was only doing the bidding of the vice president and was not a lone cowboy working in the shadows.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Editorial |
02-16-2007 |
Commentary
Dirty Popnew
E-music fans should embrace, not dismiss, mainstream dance Grammy winners.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dennis Romero |
02-16-2007 |
Music
Sunshine Mannew

He is too virile for his own good -- but after 40 years as an actor, director, and singer, Alan Arkin is still hungry.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
02-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Secret Policenew
Newly confidential disciplinary hearings protect controversial LAPD matters from public scrutiny.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
David Davin |
02-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Lexicon Devilmentnew
Arianna Huffington's next goal: to become a verb.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
02-09-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Rebel Radionew

The rise, fall, and comeback of Air America and left-leaning talk.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
02-09-2007 |
Media
Tags: radio
3rd Degree: Max Bootnew
The conservative foreign policy analyst on Bush's "surge," fighting insurgency, and why the Democrats matter.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
02-02-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Max Boot, War Made New
Revelation On Exposition Boulevardnew

Singer Rickie Lee Jones finds renewed inpiration through improv, activism, and the untwisted words of Jesus Christ.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
02-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rickie Lee Jones
Horror Gatewaynew
The hate crime that killed Cheryl Green may be part of a larger campaign, orchestrated out of the prisons.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Annette Stark |
02-02-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Stopping the Pressesnew
As the Plame case shows, far too many journalists in Washington are far too comfortable within the halls of Washington, putting the protection of dubious sources over being honest with the public they serve.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Editorial |
02-02-2007 |
Media
A Change in the Weathernew
Dennis Kucinich takes over the new House Government Reform and Oversight subcommittee, signaling changes in national drug policy.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
02-02-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Show Me the Ideasnew
The race for Hollywood money brings presidential candidates to L.A., but also keeps them mum on contentious issues.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
02-02-2007 |
Politics
Redesigning Los Angelesnew
As L.A.'s mishmash of styles and thoroughfares clutters our lives, architects, planners, and activists are demanding a new future.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
01-26-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Painting Vegas Purplenew
Prince remakes the casino nightclub show in his own image.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
01-26-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: Prince
Wal-Mart to the Wallnew
The retail giant makes a PR push to save its image, but it's just too easy to harpoon.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
01-26-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor