AltWeeklies Wire
Eight Startling Presidential Predictionsnew
With each of the Democratic candidates in town for the July 23 debate, we dust off the old Ouija board to see what the fates have in store.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
07-24-2007 |
Politics
But What If They Weren't Gay?new
The worst internal scandal in NSA history was blamed on Cold War defectors' homosexuality -- but formerly classified Pentagon and NSA documents appear to clear them of the sexual charges.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
07-23-2007 |
History
Tags: history
Witness for the Prosecutionnew
Did lack of manpower leave a felon on bail free to kill? Maybe. Sort of.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
07-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Li'l Cap'n Travis Refuses to Tie Up in Any Particular Genrenew
With its mix of good times, old times and high times, Twilight is the perfect hair of the dog after a night of drinking away lost loves and lazily chasing new ones.
Dallas Observer |
Keith Plocek |
07-23-2007 |
Reviews
'June & July': Bored (But Not Boring) Twins With a Secretnew
The jolting finale forces a conclusion on plot strands that, like the titular siblings, prove fundamentally incompatible.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
07-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Brady Hall, June & July
The Cuban Contendernew
Elieser Castillo has his eye on the world heavyweight championship.
Miami New Times |
Janine Zeitlin |
07-23-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Grady Ponder and the Champnew
For better and worse, Muhammad Ali left his mark on a generation of Miami boxers.
Miami New Times |
Isaiah Thompson |
07-23-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
The Ocean's Unlikely Heronew
H. Bruce Franklin's latest book is a timely warning about ecological disaster at the hands of corporate greed.
Port Folio Weekly |
Jennifer C. O'Donnell |
07-23-2007 |
Nonfiction
Die Hard, Alreadynew
Data scrolling, keyboarding and flashing hard-drive lights do not build suspense nor make for compelling footage.
Port Folio Weekly |
Gregory Epps |
07-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Len Wiseman, Live Free or Die Hard
Smiths Fans Rejoice in Morrisseynew
For fans of legendary post-punk phenoms The Smiths, what wasn't there to like in Morrissey's performance last week at The NorVa?
Port Folio Weekly |
Jeff Maisey |
07-23-2007 |
Music
Tags: Morrissey
Clay Hornik And The Chamber Of Secretsnew
At home, the bookseller stacks his beauties "on the Big Shelf that holds up the chair and the bed and the table" -- the floor.
Port Folio Weekly |
Bill Ruehlmann |
07-23-2007 |
Books
In Hot Pursuit of the Divine Sparknew
Recent lecture by author Julia Cameron at A.R.E. offered a "meditation for hyperactive Westerners," even the skeptical ones.
Port Folio Weekly |
Betsy DiJulio |
07-23-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Julia Cameron, The Artist's Way
Your $1,050 Traffic Ticketnew
Reckless driving tickets in Virginia -- a voluntary tax or a regressive one?
Port Folio Weekly |
Taylor Harwin |
07-23-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Dim and Dimmernew
How many Dallas County commissioners does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
07-23-2007 |
Politics
Neo-Nazis Target Virginia Mayornew
Meyera Oberndorf is a victim of a vicious propaganda campaign.
Port Folio Weekly |
Joe Jackson |
07-23-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
