AltWeeklies Wire
Roach Against the Machinenew
A writer fears that "La Cucaracha," the first mainstream Chicano-centric comic strip, will be sold down -- no, across the river
San Diego CityBeat |
Will K. Shilling |
09-22-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Someone in Mexico Wants to Sell You a Sick Puppynew
Shady Mexican opportunists are falsifying veterinary records and smuggling unhealthy newborn puppies into California, leaving unsuspecting buyers with big vet bills and lots of heartache.
San Diego CityBeat |
John R. Lamb |
07-07-2004 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
A 'Nice' Guy's Career Takes Offnew
Five years ago, musician Jimmy LaValle ditched his punk and hardcore roots to focus on his instrumental, post-rock solo project, The Album Leaf. With a new record -- recorded at Icelandic band Sigur Rós' studios -- coming out on Seattle's Sub Pop Records, LaValle's days as a starving musician are over.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
06-17-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Rap Star the Khmer Rouge Spawnednew
Twenty-two years after his parents snuck him out of Cambodia and away from the
Khmer Rouge, 23-year-old Long Beach resident Prach Ly is Cambodia's
first rap star -- thanks to bootlegging, good beats and the horror stories
of his elders.
San Diego CityBeat |
Troy Johnson |
06-14-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dalama: The Lost Chapter, Prach Ly
Under Pressure: Depression and the Black Mannew
Black men, who've generally been reluctant to admit they suffer from depression, are committing suicide in increasing numbers.
San Diego CityBeat |
Victor A. Patton |
06-11-2004 |
Science
Tags: depression, Health & Science
Reagan Made Me a Liberalnew
I was 16 when Ronald Reagan was elected, 24 when he left office—prime age territory for molding a young man's future political thought.
San Diego CityBeat |
David Rolland |
06-11-2004 |
Commentary
Cinco de Mayo Isn't What People Thinknew
Cinco de Mayo is not, as many would have it, a day to commemorate Mexico's independence from Spain. It's a celebration of the date in 1862 that Mexico defeated the French at the Battle of Puebla.
San Diego CityBeat |
Edwin Decker |
05-05-2004 |
Race & Class
