AltWeeklies Wire
Capitol Hill Talks about Reinstating the Draftnew
The prospect of nearly 67 million Americans--25 percent of the population--having conscription foisted upon them is curiously flying under the national radar. And this time around, the draft might include women.
Syracuse New Times |
Erica S. Brath, Walt Shepperd and Nathan Turk |
08-07-2004 |
War
Cary Grant Revisited in a New Documentary for Turner Classicsnew
Perhaps the most entertaining enigma ever created from the Hollywood system, Cary Grant gets his deserved due in this documentary from writer-director Robert Trachtenberg that's as breezy, ebullient and mysterious as its subject.
Syracuse New Times |
Bill DeLapp |
08-07-2004 |
TV
Anorexia and Bulimia Whittle Away at Increasing Number of Mennew
It has long been known that women are strongly affected by female images on TV and in magazines. It is now evident that a media barrage of muscular hunks with six-pack abs, broad shoulders and narrow waists equally sways men.
Syracuse New Times |
Sam Graceffo, M.D. |
08-07-2004 |
Science
Gazing into a Person's Peepers Could Trigger Negative Emotionsnew
When we listen to someone speak, we tend to focus our gaze on the lower half of the face. But to get clues to the true emotional state of the individual, we should instead look at the upper half.
Syracuse New Times |
Sam Graceffo, M.D. |
08-06-2004 |
Science
Haudenosaunee Friendship Festival Celebrates Roots of Democracynew
The Aug. 7 festival in central New York State will celebrate the friendship of the six nations of the Iroquois Confederacy.
Syracuse New Times |
Walt Shepperd |
08-06-2004 |
Travel
Black Democrats Revive Benjamin Banneker Clubnew
The club, named after an African-American intellectual and astronomer who died in 1806, sees its mission as encouraging minority-citizen participation in the Democratic Party process as well as identifying and promoting minority candidates for public office in New York State's Onondaga County.
Syracuse New Times |
Walt Shepperd |
06-15-2004 |
Politics
