AltWeeklies Wire
Putting the B in 'B.C.'new
Ten thousand years ago, we were all swarthy and hot and had dreadlocks.
Arkansas Times |
Matthew Reed |
03-13-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: 10,000 B.C., Roland Emmerich
Abortion-Cancer Link Disputednew
University of Arkansas oncologists says evidence is to the contrary.
Arkansas Times |
Leslie Newell Peacock |
03-13-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Gender, Race and Morenew
Nearly every white professional man in Arkansas who talks to me about politics these days expresses alarm that Hillary Clinton might become the Democratic presidential nominee and president.
Arkansas Times |
John Brummett |
03-13-2008 |
Commentary
Between Barack and a Hard Placenew
So how is the tranquility coming in the Democratic Party? Oh, not so much.
Arkansas Times |
John Brummett |
03-06-2008 |
Commentary
'Semi-Pro' is Semi-Stupidnew
Will Ferrell has arrived in that rarified dimension of comedy that Arnold Schwarzenegger reached in action flicks 20 years ago, in which the titles of his films are mere filler below the star's name.
Arkansas Times |
Sam Eifling |
03-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Kent Alterman, Semi-Pro
Clintons Are for Kickingnew
The New York Times/John McCain blowup proves American politics is still being played under the Clinton Rules: You can say anything about the Clintons. They can't say anything back.
Arkansas Times |
Staff |
02-28-2008 |
Commentary
Obama Shruggednew
Obama has thus far exhibited some of the same shrugs as Dukakis and Kerry. These are shrugs that reflect dismissive, superior-minded contempt for what are seen as absurd charges. These are shrugs that fail to grasp that these absurd charges, left unanswered, can fester and get one beat.
Arkansas Times |
John Brummett |
02-28-2008 |
Commentary
Was It Rape?new
Accusations hound a former Arkansas attorney general.
Arkansas Times |
Mara Leveritt |
02-21-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Gun Rights: A Loaded Issuenew
News about school shootings has become passe, even if the shootings themselves are multiplying.
Arkansas Times |
Ernest Dumas |
02-21-2008 |
Commentary
American Politics is Still a Man's Worldnew
Barack Obama's inroads among white voters are explained, in part, by a gender divide.
Arkansas Times |
Max Brantley |
02-21-2008 |
Commentary
'Jumper' Looks Cool, but Falls Flatnew
Part Bourne Identity and part Matrix, Jumper should have been a sleek and sexy new take on the genre. Instead, it comes off hollow and soulless, more about special effects than characters.
Arkansas Times |
David Koon |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Doug Liman, Jumper
Enter the Fish Party?new
Huckabee diehards and contemporaneous others with high quotients of unrequited Christian zeal are threatening to start a third political party, having nigh given up on the Donkey and Elephant as incorrigibly godless. Maybe it'll be the Glory Hallelujah Party, its totem the Jesus Fish.
Arkansas Times |
Bob Lancaster |
02-14-2008 |
Commentary
Can Hillary's Prophecy be Fulfilled?new
There is gamesmanship aplenty in the Democratic presidential race, including a clever message from the newly troubled Hillary Clinton campaign. It goes like this...
Arkansas Times |
John Brummett |
02-14-2008 |
Commentary
Heirloom Tomatoes Brighten Cold-Weather Tablesnew
There are, no doubt, a number of tomato aficionados in Arkansas who would call the growing of that summer fruit in the dead of winter the devil's business. But Jimmy Cone's betting there are enough who think otherwise to keep his latest business venture growing.
Arkansas Times |
Jennifer Barnett Reed |
02-14-2008 |
Food+Drink
Who Can Beat John McCain?new
With the race for the Democratic presidential nomination down to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, electability has become a popular topic.
Arkansas Times |
Max Brantley |
02-14-2008 |
Commentary
