AltWeeklies Wire
The Unseen War in Iraqnew
When the troops are cut, we'll still be bombing the hell out of the place.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
01-25-2006 |
Media
Tags: war in iraq, air war
Pursuing Terrorists in the Desertnew
The U.S. military is spending $500 million to try and prevent the next Afghanistan -- will it work?
The Village Voice |
Raffi Khatchadourian |
01-25-2006 |
International
A Question of Presidential Powernew

The Alito vote once again raises the specter of an unchecked White House.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-24-2006 |
Politics
Make Love, Not Gorenew
Sure of a post-Roe America, anti-abortion marchers go cuddly.
The Village Voice |
Esther Kaplan |
01-24-2006 |
Sex
On 'the Loss to My Own Heart'new
As Roe v. Wade turns 33, Speak Out: I Had an Abortion wrestles with the experience of abortion.
The Village Voice |
Courtney E. Martin |
01-23-2006 |
Movies
Bloc Partynew
Recline and fall: Celine Dion translator's heart goes on -- into the ruins of Bucharest.
The Village Voice |
Joy Press |
01-23-2006 |
Nonfiction
On Bin Laden's Bedside Tablenew
Bill Blum, author of Rogue Nation, ponders life after the big Osama blurb.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-23-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Don't Touch the Monkeynew

Love Monkey is yet another uncool sitcom trying to be hip.
The Village Voice |
Joy Press |
01-20-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
Paying for Genocidenew
A new report blames the American-backed Indonesian military for genocide in East Timor, and recommends the U.S. pay reparations.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-20-2006 |
International
Tags: international
Mercury in Fish? Baloney!new
Lobbyist Rick Berman tells pregnant women to eat more tuna.
The Village Voice |
Aina Hunter |
01-19-2006 |
Science
Three Times a Crybabynew
Adams mines American Beauty and Workingman's Dead respectably, but his attempts at early-'70s Neil Young piano ballads come off as tear-stained love letters to himself.
The Village Voice |
Michael Hoinski |
01-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Ryan Adams, 29
Hot-Towel Heavennew
An American Idol champ takes exurban road out with map and Bible.
The Village Voice |
Edd Hurt |
01-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts
The Ladies Who Munchnew
A new season of The L Word turns down the titillation and dials up the nuance.
The Village Voice |
Joy Press |
01-19-2006 |
TV
Tags: Showtime
Mobster on a Missionnew
A talented mafioso who helped the FBI beat the KKK still haunts his ex-handlers.
The Village Voice |
Tom Robbins |
01-19-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Why He Fightsnew
The director of the legendary film traces the history of the military-industrial complex.
The Village Voice |
Rob Nelson |
01-19-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Eugene Jarecki, Why We Fight