AltWeeklies Wire
Tubeway Armynew
Please please pleasepleaseplease do not yank my tube unless I tell you to, see?
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
03-31-2005 |
Commentary
Bloody Valentinenew
Strap yourself in for quite possibly the grittiest, muskiest, most blood-soaked, mind-roasting ball-busting thighmaster of a comic book you don’t ever have to read.
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
03-31-2005 |
Reviews
The Toll of Gunshot Woundsnew
For survivors of Baltimore's street violence, the effects of gunshot wounds are written on the body--and on the life they lead once they leave the hospital.
Baltimore City Paper |
Jefferson Jackson Steele |
03-30-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Mike in Fivenew
If Michael Jackson’s found guilty of raping little boys, I think they should put him under the jail. But, if he’s not, he should still be sentenced to some jail time. With me. Because I could fix Michael Jackson in five months. Watch.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
03-25-2005 |
Commentary
In the Eviction Business, the Company Loves Miserynew
"Mortgage field service contracting" is a billion-dollar industry that, in Baltimore, sends white punks into inner-city neighborhoods to deal with ruined lives, foreclosed properties, heroin-addicted day laborers, toilets full of feces, and the occasional bag full of moldy pork chops.
Baltimore City Paper |
Gadi Dechter |
03-16-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
It Takes a Nation of Manicsnew
In his new book, Johns Hopkins University psychologist John D. Gartner delivers a surprising diagnosis to the whole country: The American spirit is actually a mental disorder.
Baltimore City Paper |
Violet Carberry |
03-09-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Property Co-Owned by Actress Tied to Alleged Drug Ringnew
A Feb. 2 indictment of 13 men who federal prosecutors say are involved in a violent Baltimore drug conspiracy called the Rice Organization seeks forfeiture of co-conspirators’ assets—including an East Baltimore property that state records show is co-owned by movie actress Jada Pinkett-Smith.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
02-11-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Homeland Security Can't Take a Jokenew
Baltimore County Police and the FBI detain an Ellicott City musician/comedian for photocopying a satirical newsletter.
Baltimore City Paper |
Charles Cohen |
02-02-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Apocalypse Soonnew
New books by Jared Diamond and Christopher D. Cook parse out details of the end of the world as we know it.
Baltimore City Paper |
Scott Carlson |
01-26-2005 |
Nonfiction
Masterpiecenew
Despite some psychological overreaching, this new biography of 20th century art giant Willem de Kooning stands as the definitive account of his genius and turbulent life.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
01-19-2005 |
Nonfiction
Travels With Charleynew
Novelist Peter Carey took his son to Japan and all he got were these lousy insights.
Baltimore City Paper |
Violet Carberry |
01-19-2005 |
Nonfiction
The Neighborhood Death Tollnew
Five of Terrell Fowlkes' friends were murdered in 2004 -- his best friend was shot in front of him and died at his feet. He's just one of many young men in East Baltimore trying to find meaning in a neighborhood where homicide is part of everyday life.
Baltimore City Paper |
Anna Ditkoff |
01-19-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Doyenne of Blending Fiction, History and Visual Artnew
Susan Vreeland is part of a growing movement of authors who have found success using the lives, loves and masterpieces of great artists to fuel their writing.
Baltimore City Paper |
J. Bowers |
01-17-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Police Continue to Search for Sister Cathy's Killernew
The murder of Sister Catherine Ann Cesnik in Baltimore, Md., 35 years ago remains unsolved. Accusations about sexual abuse at the school where she taught could produce new leads in the case.
Baltimore City Paper |
Tom Nugent |
01-13-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Delaying Treatment for Trauma Could Hurt Vetsnew
Veterans who go numb and wait too long to seek treatment for the psychological wounds of war may find there's no free counseling when they need it.
Baltimore City Paper |
Christina Royster-Hemby |
12-14-2004 |
War
