AltWeeklies Wire
Not For Sale at Any Pricenew
As oil now heads toward $100 a barrel, one filmmaker examines the tawdry politics behind the annihilation of the electric car.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
06-23-2006 |
Movies
Awaiting the Divinenew
The Bush administration proposes to explode a huge conventional bomb in the Nevada desert, but activists see a short leap to resumed nuclear testing.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Perry Crowe |
06-23-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
The Mogul Monsternew
In this new tell-all, Larry Flynt’s business is personal.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
06-16-2006 |
Nonfiction
Resisting Reformnew
A judge extends federal oversight over the LAPD for three more years, but the department shows little willingness to change.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Tom Hayden |
06-16-2006 |
Crime & Justice
The Devil's Advocatesnew
The arrival of 6/6/06 gave the faithful and the curious an excuse to party like a beast across Los Angeles and beyond.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
06-16-2006 |
Culture
Reaffirming the California Dreamnew
The Laugh Factory impresario Jamie Masada discusses immigration, making your own breaks, and comedy as social commentary.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Carl Kozlowski |
06-09-2006 |
Performance
Tags: performance
June Gloomnew
Incumbents and Republicans have the most to celebrate in California's primaries.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
06-09-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Spooks and Laddersnew
The U.S. has another new chief at the CIA, but John Negroponte is really the man behind the curtain.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
06-09-2006 |
Politics
A Mother’s Survivalnew
The L.A. Coroner insists Eliza Jane Scovill died of AIDS, and treatment activists have crucified her mother, turning the death of a child into a battleground over the theory that HIV causes AIDS.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Celia Farber |
06-09-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Peddling Patriotismnew
National pride is a marketing tool for "America!" the catalog.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
06-02-2006 |
Commentary
Hello, Vietnamnew
Poor leadership and bad policy are often to blame for war crimes, not the behavior of a few "bad apples."
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Editorial |
06-02-2006 |
Commentary
The War on Warnew
Anger at the Iraq War has given urgency to Marcy Winograd's run against the incumbent Rep. Jane Harman.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Allison Milionis |
06-02-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
The Democratic Dilemmanew
The Democratic Party apparatus is counting on hatred of Bush and Schwarzenegger to sweep them into California's governor's office this fall -- and may have miscalculated.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
06-02-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
The Nutritional Zeitgeistnew
Pollan discusses America's eating disorder, how much petroleum is in our diet, and why Whole Foods is less whole than we think.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Krista Walton |
05-26-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Their Turnnew
Democrats also owe Americans an explanation for these last several years, and specifically about Iraq -- too often, they have been either afraid to speak against the war or actually voted to make it happen.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Editorial |
05-26-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: 2006elect
