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Great Rock Writ Welshnew
Every track on Songbook -- the Super Furries' singles compilation -- is rife with tiny surprises. The big surprise is that they're not the biggest rock band in the world. Also reviewed is Shivaree's Who's Got Trouble?
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
02-28-2005 |
Reviews
The Price of Our Addictionnew
The interests who own the government see the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a symbol of resistance to a neoconservative society. In this worldview, there is no reason for the existence of undisturbed wilderness. Everything is a commodity.
Illinois Times |
Rod Helle |
02-28-2005 |
Commentary
On Abortion, a New Search for Common Groundnew
Thanks to Sen. Hillary Clinton for her recent attempt to reopen and reframe the abortion discussion. Everyone, she said, want to reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies, promote adoption, and, in general, to reduce the number of abortions.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
02-28-2005 |
Commentary
Citizens Seek to Lower Mercury Levels in Vaccinesnew
Concerned scientists and patients' advocates are leading the push in Illinois to rid vaccines of a mercury-based preservative that some contend contributes to autism.
Illinois Times |
Michleen Collins |
02-28-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Brooding Euro-style Electropopnew
The Amsterdam-based group's Attagirl is more obviously experimental than its predecessor, Log 22, but it represents an evolution in the band’s sound rather than an entirely new direction.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
02-21-2005 |
Reviews
Super Bowl Sponsor GoDaddy.com Hosted Extremist Web Sitenew
GoDaddy.com, the Scottsdale, Ariz., company that
gave us the Super Bowl commercial with the curvy brunette, can take credit for making a different kind of impression. For weeks before
the big game, GoDaddy.com hosted Mawsuat.com, an Islamic-extremist site.
Illinois Times |
John Lasker |
02-21-2005 |
Science
Rape Victim Sues Her Interrogators for Defamationnew
A rape victim sues an ex-cop, a police lieutenant, and their attorney for defamation. The defendants' lawyer, Don Craven, warns that if the lawsuit proceeds, the victim may have to "re-live
what could not have been happy times, over and over again."
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
02-21-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Child's Value Can't Be Measured in Adoption Feesnew
A discount kid adopted in the 1960s considers what she'll tell her own adopted son if he ever asks what it cost to adopt him.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
02-21-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: African-American, birth parents
Adoption Fees Vary by Racenew
Many respected, licensed agencies openly charge significantly higher adoption fees for white infants than for children of any other race, making African-American babies available at a fraction of the fees charged for the adoption of white babies. Even the agencies know it's wrong.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
02-21-2005 |
Children & Families
Tags: Pennsylvania, Texas, California, Illinois, Kansas, Utah, Michigan, American Adoptions, An Adoption Alliance, Beth Hall, Catholic Charities, Cradle, Dallas-based Buckner Adoption and Maternity Services, executive director of Pact, Heaven Sent Adoption Services, Multi-Ethnic Placement Act, Sunny Ridge Family Center, Transracial adoption, Washington state
Easy, Churchies: No Need to Make Way for Gaysnew
In their aggrieved reaction to the passage of a gay-rights law in Illinois, those on the religious right have zeroed in on one key argument: a claim that churches and religious institutions will now be forced by the government to hire gays and lesbians. They're wrong.
Illinois Times |
Rich Miller |
02-11-2005 |
Politics
Old-School R&B with a Flourishnew
Sounding like a raspier Stevie Wonder or a less tormented David Ruffin, Legend resists the temptation to indulge in flashy vocal acrobatics and over-the-top emoting, preferring instead to serve the songs. Also reviewed is Destroyer's Notorious Lightning and Other Works.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
02-11-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: John Legend, Get Lifted
Abe's High Lonesome Soundnew
Ronald C. White Jr. illustrates Lincoln's political maturation, tracing his trajectory in the simplicity and grace of his words. White believes that the quality of the president's rhetoric was the thread that held the Union together.
Illinois Times |
Corrine Frisch |
02-11-2005 |
Nonfiction
Gay Abe? "What Stuff!"new
In this over-hyped biography, Tripp 's evidence of Lincoln's homosexuality is flimsy to nonexistent, and his historical arguments are often dazzling in their vacuity.
Illinois Times |
Charles B. Strozier |
02-11-2005 |
Nonfiction
Lee Enterprises Becomes Major Media Forcenew
Lee Enterprises' acquisition of St. Louis-based Pulitzer Inc. makes it a significant player in Illinois.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
02-05-2005 |
Media
Larger Than Lifenew
Her voice, her beautiful wreck of a voice, transforms her songs into
something greater than the sum of their parts. Marianne Faithfull has found
her final Frankenstein, and it's perfect.
Illinois Times |
René Spencer Saller |
02-05-2005 |
Reviews
