AltWeeklies Wire
Poetic Licensenew
The authors of The 9/11 Commission Report may have unwittingly created America's first epic.
Boston Phoenix |
Daniel Aaron, Leslie Dunton-Downer and Harvey A. Silverglate |
09-09-2005 |
Nonfiction
A Middle East Diary: The Gaza Pulloutnew
The withdrawal proves as politically charged as the region’s history.
Boston Phoenix |
Bob Zelnick |
09-08-2005 |
International
Katrina Rips Bush a New Onenew
Forget Iraq, the Supreme Court nominations, and Social Security -- it took a hurricane to wake up the press, raise the issue of race and class, and redefine the political landscape.
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
09-08-2005 |
Disasters
America's Nero: Bush's Impeachable Failurenew
President Bush has utterly failed to take charge and lead in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, the worst national disaster to savage the nation, devastating the Gulf coast and threatening to turn New Orleans, a historic and soulful city, into a 21st century Pompeii. Nero at least fiddled while Rome burned. As Katrina roared, Bush vacationed.
Boston Phoenix |
Stephen Mindich and Peter Kadzis |
09-06-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Dante, Dudenew
The Commedia finds a 21st-century vernacular.
Boston Phoenix |
Jeffrey Gantz |
09-02-2005 |
Fiction
Passing Judgmentnew
The scramble to pigeonhole Supreme Court nominee John Roberts misses the point.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey A. Silverglate |
09-01-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Jurassic Arknew
One of the world’s richest women is spending her millions to stockpile the genes of Colonial-era livestock in case of catastrophe.
Boston Phoenix |
Brian C. Jones |
09-01-2005 |
Science
The Patriot Axnew
Markus Young moved to this country from Germany when he was three years old. Now, courtesy of tougher immigration laws, he could be deported under the Patriot Act.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
08-29-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: illegal, Immigration, reform, immigrant, and, of, security, Act, Homeland, abuse, Department, customs, enforcement, Anti-Drug, IRAIRA, Responsibility
The Romenesko Effectnew
How a media Web site is changing the face -- and pace -- of media culture.
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
08-26-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
System of a Down: The Problem With Being Politicalnew
System of a Down talk about music, politics, and being misunderstood.
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Ashare |
08-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Punk Rock Prosenew
Punk rock, mental breakdowns, bucketloads of beer -- Jimmy Reject has figured out that it's one thing being a punk rocker, and it's another being on the outside of the world looking in.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
08-25-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Watch What You Buy -- The Right Wing May Profitnew
Business leaders who make some of your favorite consumer goods are spending their elephantine salaries to support right-wing organizations. Take a look at where your money goes.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
08-25-2005 |
Politics
Frank King's Gasoline Alley Comes to Hardcovernew
In Frank King’s Walt and Skeezix, editors Jeet Heer, Chris Oliveros, and Chris Ware have produced a handsomely designed, sweet-souled book, along with a forthcoming multi-volume set of his Gasoline Alley comic strips.
Boston Phoenix |
William Corbett |
08-22-2005 |
Fiction
Tags: Frank O. King, Walt and Skeezix
Black and Whitenew
The New York Times Company's plan to put out a free weekly geared to African-American readers has defenders of the black press seeing red.
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
08-19-2005 |
Media
Tags: Gainesville, guardian
The Worst Homicide Squad in Americanew
With one of the worst track records of any big-city police department in the country, the Boston Police Department's homicide unit offers little justice to anyone.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
08-18-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
