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Bless Our Dronesnew

The drone operator, typically a high school graduate from Marion, Ind., sits safely on the ground in a control module somewhere in Australia; he looks at a screen and flies the drone with a gaming handset similar to what he uses to play Mario Bros.
Weekly Alibi  |  Alex Limkin  |  12-15-2009  |  Commentary

Sanford Biopic 'The Earth Moved' is a Sexy Affairnew

Not only can Twitter topple regimes and replace newspapers, but it can see into the future. And thanks to Twitter, we now have a review of The Earth Moved, a sexy film about the love affair between S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford and his soulmate Maria.
Charleston City Paper  |  Chris Haire  |  07-01-2009  |  Commentary

Restive Americans Form a Nascent Resistance ... But Will Anyone Notice?

Why the anger? Six months after a new chancellor came to power amid promises of dramatic change, the Reich remains at war. Between the officially unemployed and the long-term dispossessed, 20 percent of North Americans are out of work. Auschwitz is closing and torture has been banned, but dissidents say Adolf Hitler III's reforms are merely window-dressing.
Maui Time  |  Ted Rall  |  06-13-2009  |  Commentary

Taking Time Takes Patience

A what-if satire of what America would look like today if the Allies had lost at D-Day 65 years ago. First of two parts.
Maui Time  |  Ted Rall  |  06-08-2009  |  Commentary

'Der Decidermeister': An Opera on the Unlikely Rise and Ignominious Fall of George W. Bushnew

It's an opera. The curtain rises on a young George Bush in a Texas Air Guard uniform and follows the 43rd president through his business dealings, his time as governor of Texas and eight long years as president of the country.
Boise Weekly  |  Bill Cope  |  01-21-2009  |  Commentary

Romney Rumblenew

Murph hits Mitt! Plus: The Project White House televised debate!
Tucson Weekly  |  Jim Nintzel  |  01-16-2008  |  Politics

A Morning in the Life of John Kerrynew

In the morning, John Kerry "crept from the bed, only to step on a Purple Heart that someone had carelessly left on the floor. Let me tell you, John Kerry does not like to bleed first thing in the morning." Chris Wright imagines how the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee starts his day.
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Wright  |  07-22-2004  |  Politics

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