AltWeeklies Wire
Odyssean Tasknew
The Suitors delves into Homer's tale for a modern rumination on desire.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Anthony Miller |
05-19-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Ben Ehrenreich, The Suitors
Bride of Frankensteinnew
Harvard student Kaavya Viswanathan committed plagiarism with the help of an invisible and ruthless marketing machine.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
05-12-2006 |
Books
Understanding Islamnew
Alsan, an Iranian-born scholar, has suddenly become something of a fashionable item, and not just because he knows how to wear a suit.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Laila Kearney |
04-28-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: No God But God, Reza Aslan
The 'Da Vinci' Plagiarismnew
Where does ownership of an idea really begin?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
03-24-2006 |
Books
Tags: The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown
'This Is Conspiracy Analysis'new
The noted novelist and political essayist Gore Vidal discusses Bush as corporate puppet, the failure of the media and the loss of national memory.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
03-03-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gore Vidal
Sick of Big Pharmanew
The California author and journalist discusses the power of drug ads, the Vioxx perfect storm and how the FDA is complicit in threatening your health.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Jeremy Freed |
01-20-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
