AltWeeklies Wire
Prison Bluesnew
University of Texas Medical Branch has been overseeing health services for state jails and prisons for the last three years -- but conditions still look grim.
Houston Press |
Greg Harman |
06-13-2005 |
Politics
One for the Girlsnew
Traveling Pants is an ill fit for the screen, but teens and tweens will love it.
Houston Press |
Melissa Levine |
06-06-2005 |
Reviews
All the Right Movesnew
What could be more adorable than 10-year-olds in a ballroom dance competition? With great music, cute kids, and a triumphant climax, this documentary on the annual competition is wildly enjoyable.
Houston Press |
Melissa Levine |
06-06-2005 |
Reviews
Police Lose Their Cool, Unleash Their Horsesnew
Police and media reports blamed scuffles at a recent Haliburton demonstration on activists. However, Houston Press reporters observed a different scene, one that was supported by available videotape of the incidents.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
06-01-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Restoring Texas' Claim to Capital Punishment Famenew
After 23 years, executions in Texas have lost their buzz. No longer is the state appalling the conscience of the world. Fortunately, there is a solution: torture.
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly |
06-01-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Mellow, Chilled-Out Fellownew
Devin the Dude sounds something like Snoop Dogg with better skills and without the L.A. gang aura.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
05-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Obesity Expert Works for Cokenew
The director of Baylor College of Medicine's Nutrition Research Center, John Foreyt, is a paid adviser for Coca-Cola Company's new Beverage Institute For Health and Wellness.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
05-24-2005 |
Science
Medical Researchers Head Westwardnew
Stem cell restrictions could send Texas Medical Center researchers fleeing to California.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
05-24-2005 |
Science
Freshen Up, Freshen Upnew
A whole generation has been born and finished grad school since the Judy's ruled the Texas new-wave scene.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
05-16-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
System Overloadnew
Justin Moyer, Edie Sedgwick and Supersystem's Justin Destroyer are all the same person -- sort of.
Houston Press |
Michael Roberts |
05-16-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Close Encounter With an Old Scamnew
On the light rail platform in downtown Houston, a writer runs into a South African "king" curious about how an ATM card works.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
05-16-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Why Smoking May Be Good for Houstonnew
People on antismoking crusades miss the point of how good smoking can be; it helps people burn calories and hook up, and it generates a lot of tax revenue.
Houston Press |
Keith Plocek |
05-16-2005 |
Policy Issues
A Rapper With a Non-Rap Namenew
It's not just self-promotion that got Mike Jones where he is -- the dude's also got some skills on the mike, a likable, hard-grindin' personality and a voice that always sounds like it's as happy as a pig in slop to be where it is.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
05-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Boyfriend Is Charged After Helping Girlfriend Miscarrynew
When a 16-year-old girl confirmed that her boyfriend had stood on her stomach at her request so she could abort her twins, she implicated him in two counts of capital murder.
Houston Press |
Craig Masilow |
05-02-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Scoundrel Timenew
Any American who hopes to watch this portrait of unfettered greed without going postal would do well to bring tranquilizers.
Houston Press |
Bill Gallo |
04-25-2005 |
Reviews
