AltWeeklies Wire
Idaho Xenophobe Wants National Powernew
Canyon County Commissioner Robert Vasquez only speaks about a single issue: illegal aliens. But can someone intending to run for a seat in Congress have a campaign based solely on an issue as divisive and difficult as immigration reform?
Boise Weekly |
Nicholas Collias |
06-26-2005 |
Immigration
Group Accuses Grocer of Selling Info to Drug Companiesnew
Albertsons is heading to court on allegations that the grocer is selling confidential medical information to several pharmaceutical companies.
Boise Weekly |
Mike Belle |
06-26-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Give 'Em Heck, Howard!new
Once again, nice Democrats across the land feel like they have to apologize for something party chair Howard Dean said. But mild-mannered Democrats may still be confused as to why we need a pit bull to lead our party when many would prefer a poodle.
Boise Weekly |
Bill Cope |
06-26-2005 |
Commentary
U.S. Troops Act As Dancing Ambassadors to Kurdistannew
Idaho National Guard members stationed in autonomous Kurdistan spend most days training the nascent Iraqi Army. Between training, they play ambassador to an adoring nation.
Boise Weekly |
David Axe |
04-06-2005 |
International
Tags: international
Mann Is Still the Man
This is how a movie about assassins should be: dark, impersonal, loud like a gunshot and full of palpable dread.
Boise Weekly |
Nicholas Collias |
08-12-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Mann, Collateral
It's In for Historical Revisionists to Out Dead Guys
In recent years, people have speculated, often on thin evidence, that Leonardo da Vinci, Thoreau, Hitler and Jesus are gay.
Boise Weekly |
Nicholas Collias |
08-07-2004 |
LGBT
"Secret Things" Leaves Nothing to the Imaginationnew
For "Shrek 2" and French director Jean-Claude Brisseau’s "Secret Things" to simultaneously show in the same theater complex feels appropriate—albeit only in a highly perverse way.
Boise Weekly |
Nicholas Collias |
08-07-2004 |
Reviews
Editor Slims Down on Atkins Dietnew
Editor Bingo Barnes joined the eating revolution that has overtaken America and lost 31 pounds on the low-carb Atkins diet in nearly three months.
Boise Weekly |
Bingo Barnes |
08-07-2004 |
Science
Jim Carey Shares the Witty, Wild and Wackynew
Thank goodness for Jack Black. No longer must Jim Carrey squirm and wiggle around as the antic king of funny movies. Now that JB and his eyeballs can careen the silver screen single-handedly, Carrey is free to do his shtick as a really good, dramatic, emotive actor.
Boise Weekly |
Jennifer Gelband |
08-07-2004 |
Reviews
Paying Tribute to Haiti's Moral Beaconnew
Demme is able to make the life of one maverick character, Haitian radio journalist and folk hero Jean Dominique, illuminate the best and worst capacities of an entire culture.
Boise Weekly |
Nicholas Collias |
06-10-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Jonathan Demme, The Agronomist
Called to Duty, Columnist Reflects on What He Wants to Juryatenew
Being put on Martha Stewart's retrial wouldn’t be so bad. Be some kind of kick to hold her fate in my hands while I’m wearing a stripes/polka dot mix, eh?
Boise Weekly |
Bill Cope |
05-25-2004 |
Comedy
