AltWeeklies Wire
Stop Bragging, Americanew
America is arrogant. But before you right-wingnuts paint me with the "anti-American" brush, observe a more practical scenario.
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
05-08-2008 |
Commentary
Lesbians vs. Lesbians: Who Owns the 'L' Word?new
Lesbians, the only reason you just got a capital "L" is because you started the sentence, but henceforth you are lesbians with a lower case "l." When I write Lesbians with a capital "L," I am referring to the good citizens of the Aegean island of Lesbos, a few of whom are suing your asses for stealing their name.
San Diego CityBeat |
D.A. Kolodenko |
05-08-2008 |
Commentary
I'm No Elitistnew
Leaders who instill hope and progress into the minds of the people are ridiculed and/or eliminated, while opportunists make promises they forget. Therefore, the people on the bottom become angry, apathetic and bitter, and they cling to nothing that takes them nowhere.
Jackson Free Press |
Sue Doh Nem |
05-07-2008 |
Commentary
Prom Nightnew
Morgan Freeman and film crews were met with opposition when he decided to fund and document Charleston High School's first integrated prom. The idea of separate proms in this day and age is ridiculous. In fact, as a proud Mississippian, it's embarrassing.
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
05-07-2008 |
Commentary
'No Pay' Into 'Co-Pay'new
High fuel prices, housing and credit crisis and the economic recession have affected the way folk spend their dollars.
Jackson Free Press |
Sue Doh Nem |
05-07-2008 |
Commentary
A Clear Path for the Journeynew
Growing up with a strong loathing and sense of resentment toward whites, it was difficult for me to take a look in the mirror and realize that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity, regardless of race or status.
Jackson Free Press |
Queen Folayan |
05-07-2008 |
Commentary
I Officially Denounce Flavor Flavnew
I simply cannot overemphasize how important Public Enemy has been to my life. Frankly, that's why I've never publically addressed the post-Public Enemy phenomenon of Flavor Flav's fame. But between Flavor of Love, I Love New York, and Charm School, he continues to rule over a televised empire based on ignorance, and I can stay silent no longer.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
05-06-2008 |
Commentary
Flap Over Vodka Ad Begs for a Little Revisionist Historynew
U.S. Absolut drinkers were drunk on furious rage recently when word got out that the company was running an ad in Mexico depicting a pre-1848 North American map -- when Mexico controlled the entire Southwest and California -- with the tagline "In an Absolut World."
Las Vegas Weekly |
Tovin Lapan |
05-02-2008 |
Commentary
Finding Thinspiration in a New French Lawnew
Only a country that has sex objects as old as Catherine Deneuve and Isabelle Huppert could pass a bill against glamorizing excessive thinness, as France's National Assembly did last week.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Liz Spikol |
04-28-2008 |
Commentary
Oprah's Quest to Overhaul Humanitynew
It's a noble endeavor, and it's awesome that Oprah has so much faith in us, and in herself, that she thinks she can alter the fate of humanity in just 10 weeks of chatting on the internet! But it'd also be nice if she chose her spiritual mechanics a little more judiciously.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Greg Beato |
04-25-2008 |
Commentary
'Mom, What Did You Do?'new
"Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it." I don't know about you people, but I'm thinking it's time we did some learnin'.
Jackson Free Press |
Lori Gregory |
04-21-2008 |
Commentary
It's 2008 ... Do You Know Where Your Kids Are?new
Better yet, do you know what they're plotting behind those closed bedroom doors, between cell phone texts and emails on MySpace or Facebook?
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
04-21-2008 |
Commentary
Look Out Brad, George and Leo: The Ordinary Joe is Making a Comebacknew
Just when it seems as if every other person on MySpace has appropriated the props and poses of celebrity so deftly you can't be sure if they're some CW demi-star or just a manager at the local Jiffy Lube or Manic Panic, Hollywood movie stars are beginning to look a lot like regular people.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Greg Beato |
04-18-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: celebrity
The Best 2008new
Everybody loves the annual Best issue. Or so we've been told. As these things go, we think we have one of the ... er ... better examples.
Boston Phoenix |
The Boston Phoenix |
04-17-2008 |
Commentary
Twists and Turns: A Story of Hair and Identitynew
My daughter is persistent in trying never to have her hair combed. Still, we embark on an almost-daily ritual that is painful yet important for us both.
San Diego CityBeat |
Aaryn Belfer |
04-16-2008 |
Commentary
