AltWeeklies Wire
Bipolar Copnew
Meet former King County Sheriff's Deputy Angela Holland. She was a great street cop with numerous commendations and a spotless record. But she was mildly bipolar, so they fired her.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
03-30-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
A World Without Graynew
For purists, this comic-book adaptation is a marvel of hard-boiled fidelity. For outsiders, the bloodshed may be too black-and-white.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
03-30-2005 |
Reviews
The Digression Artistnew
This Equation may not be logical, but it sure is entertaining.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
03-30-2005 |
Nonfiction
Don't Mess With Marilynnew
A revisionist new Monroe book refuses to reduce her to one simple role.
Seattle Weekly |
Steve Wiecking |
03-30-2005 |
Nonfiction
Six Degrees of Denigrationnew
Backbiting and betrayal never go out of style in Hollywood—thank God.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
03-30-2005 |
Nonfiction
Hollywood's Gross Pointsnew
Three smart new books analyze movie giganticism. Bigger may not be better so far as viewers—and readers—are concerned, but it's definitely the future.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
03-30-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Various Titles, Various Authors
Stopping 'Stop-Loss'new
The federal 9th Circuit Court is coming to Seattle to hear the case of a National Guard soldier forced to stay on.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
03-30-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Bioengineered Porknew
Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire wants to spend $350 million on life-sciences research grants. Few are asking what the public gets in return.
Seattle Weekly |
George Howland Jr. |
03-23-2005 |
Politics
The Antiwar Credibility Gapnew
Rather than being reflexively antimilitary, antiwar activists should learn to understand and embrace why this war is bad from the perspective of the men and women fighting it.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
03-23-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
The Sanctity of the Dying Roomnew
Let's pull the plug on playing politics with Terri Schiavo.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
03-23-2005 |
Commentary
The Vampire's Cursenew
Woody Allen gives us two stories for the price of one. Don't we even get half the enjoyment value for our ticket?
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
03-23-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Woody Allen, Melinda and Melinda
Four Days in Austinnew
Attending the annual music festival South by Southwest 2005 involves some long waits, a blur of performances and several standout bands.
Seattle Weekly |
Michaelangelo Matos |
03-23-2005 |
Concerts
Is the Pacific Northwest a Populist Paradise?new
Hanging together or hanging separately: secession and politics in the struggle for Ecotopia.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
03-23-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
The Man Who Invented Ecotopianew
Geov Parrish interviews Ecotopia author Ernest Callenbach on the 30th anniversary of his futuristic novel about Pacific Northwest secession. The book portrayed how a modern society could be restructured around environmental principles, and it became a road map for future ecologically aware development.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
03-23-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Million-Dollar Payday for Top REI Execnew
Retiring CEO Dennis Madsen earned $1.3 million in 2004 at Seattle's homegrown outdoor-equipment co-op.
Seattle Weekly |
Chuck Taylor |
03-23-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
