AltWeeklies Wire
The Attack of the Female Campus Sex Columnistnew
The first-person accounts of college sex give credence to Tom Wolfe's novelistic fantasy vision of university life, with its wild, long-limbed girls flirting or screaming whenever they're around males, then spending hours intellectualizing the process.
The Village Voice |
Rachel Aviv |
04-20-2005 |
Sex
Doing a First Breast and Pelvic Examnew
A second-year medical student learns how to do a breast and pelvic exam from the professionally trained woman he's examining.
The Village Voice |
Jules Lipoff |
04-20-2005 |
Science
Feign of Terrornew
A British filmmaker deconstructs the politics of fear exploited by radical Islamists and American neocons alike.
The Village Voice |
Adam Curtis |
04-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Hayseed vs. Hillarynew
Even the most seasoned politician would have trouble unseating Hillary Clinton. Last month, a little-known county attorney, William Brenner, announced he'll take on that task.
The Village Voice |
Kristen Lombardi |
04-20-2005 |
Politics
Labor Highlights Night-Time Abusesnew
The Laborers International Union of North America collected 50 organizers from around the country last week and turned them loose in the streets of New York to spotlight non-union jobs.
The Village Voice |
Tom Robbins |
04-20-2005 |
Business & Labor
Time for a Media Rebellionnew
Faced with Bush's lockdown on information, reporters might consider civil resistance.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
04-20-2005 |
Media
Former Guerrillas in Kurdistan Dream of Nationhoodnew
While some Kurds dream of a pan-state Kurdistan that would unite all Kurds under one government, that's unlikely as long as both Iran and Turkey have all those tanks and helicopters, and as long as the U.S. has any say.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
04-13-2005 |
International
Schiavo Case Could Get Spun to Republicans' Advantagenew
It's beginning to dawn on gloating Democrats who hoped the GOP had gone too far in the Terri Schiavo case that the spectacle may turn out to be a plus for conservatives in the larger ongoing values debate.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
03-29-2005 |
Politics
Terri Schiavo: Judicial Murdernew
For all the world to see, a 41-year-old woman who has committed no crime, will die of dehydration and starvation in the longest public execution in American history.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
03-29-2005 |
Science
Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolfowitz?new
Dubious financial and accounting achievements occurred on Paul Wolfowitz's watch before he became president of the World Bank.
The Village Voice |
Jason Vest |
03-18-2005 |
Politics
"Pro-Marijuana" Children's Story Winds Up in Congressnew
Reviews of Ricardo Cortes' children's book, It's Just a Plant, have been expectedly mixed. The most pointed came, unsurprisingly, from an elected official out to politicize the book.
The Village Voice |
Jamie Pietras |
03-01-2005 |
Education
Tags: Education
The Last Days of Loservillenew
The Bowery, once America's slummiest street -- home to hustlers, drunks, and bohemians -- has turned into a new millionaire's row
The Village Voice |
Joy Press |
03-01-2005 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Tennessee Troops Patrol Volatile Eastern Iraqnew
Diyali Province is a potential battleground between Iraq's religious and ethnic groups, and between the West and Iran. The fear is of a full-on, all-out, 1,000-dead-per-day war, like the one between Iran and Iraq in the 1980s.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
02-25-2005 |
War
M.I.T. Didn't Share Harvard President's Attitude About Womennew
Being a great scientist or engineer has little to do with superficial human designations, like whether you're male or female, black or white, robot or nonrobot.
The Village Voice |
Geeta Dayal |
02-10-2005 |
Commentary
Why the King of Pop Will Moonwalknew
Michael Jackson will get off. Faced with a superstar pleading for mercy, jurors would almost always rather have an autographed head shot than a clipping saying they sent said star to his or her doom.
The Village Voice |
Michael Musto |
02-10-2005 |
Crime & Justice
