AltWeeklies Wire
The 'Good Seed' is a White Supremacist?new
Defense: Death penalty would be unfair to convicted murderer who loves baseball and his brothers.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
07-24-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Big (Comic) Connew
Out of the basement and into the spotlight, Comic-Con 2007 is the place to be.
Tags: visual arts
Playing With Firenew
Only one man is set to stand trial for a grisly murder seven years ago -- but if he's guilty, did he really act alone?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Kelly Cramer |
07-24-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Soil to Soulnew
Orange County's freshest farmers, farmers markets, food purveyors -- and the chefs who love them.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
07-24-2007 |
Food+Drink
Mission: Implausiblenew
The CIA has disavowed any knowledge of the alleged plot against Laos by Vang Pao and others -- at least one defense attorney doesn't buy it.
OC Weekly |
Nick Schou |
07-24-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Texas Coin Companies Target Elderly Investorsnew
Rare-coin dealers are making a mint -- and flipping off their customers.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
07-24-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
'The Basics' is a Bible of Prissy Non-functionalitynew
The Basics: The Foundations of Modern Cooking has wonderful photography, and each word of the book is vital, but it just doesn't work for me.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
07-24-2007 |
Food+Drink
Where's the 'Decent Health Care' We Voted For?new
Throughout the nation, the scandalous health care situation results in much pain, suffering and unnecessary loss of life, but seems to be accepted as another unfortunate aspect of 21st-century life.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Robert Sigmond |
07-24-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
How Many Divisions Has the Veep?new
It's time: impeach Cheney now.
Weekly Alibi |
Jim Scarantino |
07-24-2007 |
Commentary
Brokeback: Post-Tortoise Post-Rocknew
The story of bassist Doug McCombs unfolds like a tapestry of the Chicago music scene.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Manny Theiner |
07-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Brokeback
The Van Allen Belt Offers a Feast of Psych-pop Nuggetsnew
Meal Ticket is a reverberating soup -- a low-fi version of Phil Spector's "wall of sound."
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
07-24-2007 |
Reviews
Paul Luc's Gentle Alt-popnew
Like Van Morrison, the singer-songwriter inhabits the intersection of rootsy folk, pop and slick R&B, melding and crisscrossing between those genres with his distinctive breathy yet raspy tenor.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
07-24-2007 |
Reviews
Wred Fright, Zinester Novelistnew

"Wred Fright" is the nom-de-zine of Dr. Fred Wright, an English professor outside Cleveland who wrote his doctoral thesis on zine culture -- he talks about his latest novel.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
07-24-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Using Years Inside to Help Ex-cons Stay Outsidenew

Hakim Ali is the office manager and program coordinator of Reconstruction Incorporated, a small nonprofit that helps ex-offenders get through the difficult transition from prison to the outside world.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Mary Wilson |
07-24-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Hammer Returnsnew
In town to hawk his memoir, Tom DeLay said "there's not a person I can jump and be excited about and lead my party in the 2008 election."
Philadelphia City Paper |
John Oliver Mason |
07-24-2007 |
Politics