AltWeeklies Wire
Is This the Best Kentucky Can Do?new
The state suffers from a double-whammy: high personal-income tax rates, which discourage individual investment, and high corporate tax rates, which poison the entrepreneurial atmosphere and keep residents dependent on Frankfort to bribe companies via outrageous incentives to expand or open new facilities.
LEO Weekly |
Jim Waters |
10-16-2007 |
Commentary
Fighting for Air: Drowning and the Heimlich Maneuvernew
Most doctors say the Heimlich maneuver should not be used to save drowning victims -- so why does professor John Hunsucker continue to teach it to lifeguards?
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
10-16-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Tranny Regretnew
Do transsexuals get a second chance in the great gender-identity sweepstakes?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Ashley Harrell |
10-16-2007 |
Sex
'Dirty Sexy Money' is a Guilt-Free Guilty Pleasurenew
Kudos to Dirty Sexy Money for mixing two parts Dynasty, one part Arrested Development and a dash of The Royal Tenenbaums and bringing to a boil.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
10-16-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Nick Luca Fights for His Life and Winsnew
As he and his band traveled the country, Nick Luca found himself with a case of the touring blues -- but things got worse when he was actually diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
10-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Luca
Frontwoman Penelope Houston on Early Days of Punknew
She would like The Avengers to be compared to other classic punk rock bands without any reference to gender -- period.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
10-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Avengers
Dark & Dirty Reign Supreme at the New York Film Festivalnew
The festival may pride itself on its exclusivity, but this year's programming showed a distinct predilection for the company of lowlifes.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
10-16-2007 |
Movies
Is the Holy Light a Compact Fluorescent Bulb?new
Rev. Charles Morris believes the faith community has the responsibility to lead the way to salvation from fossil fuel dependence and pollution while embracing renewable energy sources.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
10-16-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Marijuana Prohibition Was Wrong from the Beginningnew
In 2006, almost 830,000 Americans were arrested for marijuana violations -- this represents 44 percent of all U.S. drug arrests and is more than those arrested for all violent crimes combined.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Chris Goldstein |
10-16-2007 |
Commentary
Normal Love and Satanized Tamper in God's Domainnew
Both genre-splicing Philadelphia bands deftly combine modern classical, heavy metal and audacious experimental techniques.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
10-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
All You Need to Know About the World's Best Yogurtnew
Dubbed "the champagne of yogurts" by cultured culture connoisseurs, kefir, like all members of the yogurt family, is the end result of milk that has undergone bacterial fermentation -- but your standard-issue Dannon cup will never be able to boast kefir's historical pedigree.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Chad Crisp |
10-16-2007 |
Food+Drink
A Tale of Two Thomases: Isiah and Clarencenew
Each case stirred up old issues between men and women in the black community.
Metro Times |
Larry Gabriel |
10-16-2007 |
Commentary
How Bad is the Subprime Crisis in Philly?new
The city hasn't suffered from devalued homes and jobs losses like other parts of the country, but many people with poor credit who bought homes will soon be struggling to pay their mortgages, if they aren't already.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Ted Hesson |
10-16-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Kirk Nesset's Short Stories Shine in the Drue Heinz Winnernew
What makes Paradise Road most pleasurable is Nesset's supple style, capable of bluntness and lyricism alike. In any mode, he hardly seems capable of writing an uninteresting sentence.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
10-15-2007 |
Fiction
