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Mike Tyson Documentary Is a Knockoutnew
A captivating new documentary from director James Toback looks past the Mike Tyson cliches to provide a candid and uncensored first-hand account of the boxer's life story, and speaks far louder than any of Tyson's actions ever could.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Jesse Locke |
06-04-2009 |
Reviews
The Only Gay Bar in Laosnew
Khop Chai is Laos' only gay bar -- if you meet a gay man who has visited Laos, odds are he's frequented this bar.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Ken Cameron |
06-04-2009 |
Travel
Todd Phillips Kneels at the Porcelain Altar Yet Again in 'The Hangover'new
In The Hangover, Todd Phillips has taken away the only bright spot that could come of being stuck in Vegas with middle-aged misanthropes--the drunken escapade--and opts to showcase the dull, offensive and humorlessly sober morning after.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
06-04-2009 |
Reviews
A Week's Worth of Orlando Queer in 24 Hoursnew
You don't have to drop your Tinker Bell wad in the dark corners of Cinderella's castle in order to appreciate Orlando's Big Gay Fantastic. Orlando is gay all the time.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
06-04-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: Orlando, recreation
Santa Fe Commuter Rail Can't Find Downtown Parkingnew
Twice each weekday, the New Mexico Rail Runner makes an empty run from the downtown Santa Fe Railyard to a rail spur across town near I-25. There the train sits for hours, until it's time to go back downtown and pick up passengers at the Railyard.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
06-04-2009 |
Transportation
Medical Marijuana Martyr Grinds New Mexico's Programnew
Epidemiologist and longtime pot grower Bernie Ellis has concluded that the policy makers in the New Mexico Department of Health are either uninformed or in passive opposition to the state's medical cannabis program.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Maassive |
06-04-2009 |
Policy Issues
A Santa Fe Teacher Calls It Quits–But Not for the Reasons You'd Thinknew
At the heart of one teacher's decision to leave Santa Fe lies a golden opportunity just missed—a revolution in education that never came to be.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Seth Biderman |
06-04-2009 |
Education
Right-Wing Terror: The Murder of Dr. George Tillernew
Is the murder of abortion doctor George Tiller in Kansas the start of a new anti-choice terror campaign?
Boston Phoenix |
Boston Phoenix |
06-03-2009 |
Sex
Tags: George Tiller, Abortion
The GOP's Female Troublenew
What if a party has no women (or virtually none of national prominence) in elective office? For today's Republican Party, we've been seeing the answer unfold in the weeks since President Barack Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court.
Boston Phoenix |
David Bernstein |
06-03-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: women, Republican Party
Pro-Choice Provocateur: Meet Cambridge Divinity Dean Katherine Ragsdalenew
Rev. Katherine Ragsdale, who next month will become president and dean of Cambridge's Episcopal Divinity School, is an abortion-rights champion -- and bete noire to the right.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
06-03-2009 |
Religion
Sensitive Species Butt Heads with Energy Needs in the Battle for Idaho Sagebrushnew
As the energy development race heats up, it's heading for a face-to-fuzzy-tail confrontation with two high desert species on the fast track to federal protection: sage grouse and pygmy rabbits.
Boise Weekly |
Deanna Darr |
06-03-2009 |
Environment
'10,000 Apples' Is Energizing and Intelligentnew
St. Louis MC Gotta Be Karim recently relocated to Atlanta, and he brought his brand of gritty, inventive, underground rhymes with him. On 10,000 Apples he gives listeners a primer on his style.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
06-03-2009 |
Reviews
'Little Ashes' Offers Contrasts in Artistic Engagement with the Worldnew
Though the filmmakers' affection for their subjects shines through, Little Ashes struggles with the challenges that inevitably arise in gossipy biopics about famous artists.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-03-2009 |
Reviews
What Does North Korea Hope to Gain by Testing Nuclear Weapons?new
Like the chubby bully girl who used to punch me in the arm in second grade, North Korea's aggression is really just a cry for help.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-03-2009 |
Commentary
Disco Popsters the Juan MacLean Are Only Human -- More or Lessnew
Although it has taken on a massive life outside of the new album, the teaser single "Happy House" shows what the Juan MacLean is capable of: namely, superb pop that uses dance music's production techniques and structures.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Brandon Bussolini |
06-03-2009 |
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