AltWeeklies Wire
More Glory, Less Greasenew
A new restaurant franchise offers traditional southern fare without all the bacon fat and grease.
Jackson Free Press |
Cheree Franco |
06-28-2007 |
Food+Drink
A 'Sicko' Nationnew
Mr. Announcement: "On this episode of 'All God's Churn Got Shoes,' Nurse Tootie McBride and her certified nursing assistant, Nurse Tasha, are determined to beat down poverty in the ghetto."
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
06-28-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Cold Cases Bill Must Passnew
Oklahoma Sen. Tom Colburn has put a hold on vital civil rights legislation because of budget concerns -- but the bill costs less than a 20th of 1 percent of the Department of Justice's budget.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
06-28-2007 |
Commentary
Melton Accuses, Councilman Objectsnew
Mayor Frank Melton accused Councilman Marshand Crisler of being the target of an FBI probe -- Crisler says Melton is just trying to shift the blame.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch and Matt Saldana |
06-28-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Allen Leaves Polarized Councilnew
Council President Ben Allen's sudden departure means a special election and a City Council more divided than ever.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
06-28-2007 |
Politics
Fort Worth's Shaky Foundationnew
HUD says the city has repeatedly botched new construction and home repair projects -- as a result, low-income homeowners are left living in terrible conditions.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Betty Brink and Jessica Bagherpour |
06-28-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
We Are Family: A Klan Child Fans a Different Flamenew
After a lifetime of unapologetic racism, convicted Klansman James Ford Seale's cousin experienced a religious awakening and became a pastor at a black Baptist church.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
06-28-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
'Live Free or Die Hard': Exercise in Super Action
For an action spectacle movie held together by five or six over-the-top sequences, Live Free or Die Hard pays off handsomely albeit with a surplus of downtime in between.
Tags: Len Wiseman, Live Free or Die Hard
Is Transgender Pain a Disorder, or a Symptom?new
Reforming the classification of "Gender Identity Disorder" remains a debatable issue in the trans community, but the consensus has shifted in recent years.
There's Something About Bill: Something about Barbaranew
Who is Barbara Richardson, first lady of New Mexico (and FLOTUS hopeful), and what makes her tick?
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nathan Dinsdale |
06-28-2007 |
Politics
Transgender Folks Are a Lot of Things ... Including Normalnew
Gender identity is about who you are.
Wise Words on the Webnew
Internet resources for when someone else's words say it better than your own.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Patricia Sauthoff |
06-28-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
An 'Officer' and a Gentlemannew
License to Wed's John Krasinski talks comedy and marriage.
San Antonio Current |
Cole Haddon |
06-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ken Kwapis, License to Wed
Waste of an 'Evening'new
A multi-generational blockbuster cast can't claim even a little of The Hours' small magic.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
06-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Lajos Koltai, Evening
Rasputina Adds a Shocking Amount of Modernitynew
Sounding less like the corseted vampires that have been invoked by their previous releases, the band emerges on their first independently released studio album sounding like a cross between Sleater-Kinney, the White Stripes and, well, corseted vampires.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
06-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Oh Perilous World, Rasputina
