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Queer as Popnew
Dresdon Dolls is among the acts plugging in for gay rights on the "True Colors" tour.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
06-20-2007 |
Music
Jolie Makes Yet Obscures 'A Mighty Heart'new
She's so famous that it's almost impossible to actually think of her as Mariane Pearl -- she gives quite a strong performance, but you never feel as though she is something other than the mega-celebrity that she actually is.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
06-20-2007 |
Reviews
Hosseini Might Stick to This 'Writing Thing' for Awhilenew
The best-selling author talks Afghanistan, film adaptation and his future.
San Diego CityBeat |
Tina Safi |
06-20-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The Power of Poo-Poonew
How a 30-second video clip about chapped lips propelled a local man to internet stardom and taught the world to love Poo-Poo Broussard.
IND Media |
R. Reese Fuller |
06-20-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
San Francisco's New 'New Deal': Privatizing Public Parksnew
Mayor Gavin Newsom's proposal to give up Harding Park and Lincoln Park in a long-term lease to a private corporation is a phony money-saving gesture that will end up costing the city millions of dollars more than it would save.
Jim Henson's Lasting Music Legacynew
You can't talk Muppets music without discussing Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem band.
A New Generation of Hmong Makes Its Own Exodusnew
The fleeing of recent Hmong arrivals from Minneapolis public schools provides a telling snapshot of the difficulties and dysfunction that plague the city's system.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Paul Demko |
06-20-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
A Funkier Winkerbeannew
Life, death and time travel in the most real fictional world on the funny pages, courtesy of Tom Batiuk, creator of "Funky Winkerbean."
Cleveland Free Times |
James Renner |
06-20-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Small Outposts Rule Online MP3 Salesnew
No longer the domain of a handful of power-brokers, online digital retail's future is most clear in little shops -- here are a few of the best.
An Army of Unonew
Struggling to find homegrown recruits, the military is persuading immigrants to enlist by dangling promises of U.S. citizenship.
Creation Museums Are Crazy, But Could Be Craziernew
Bringing Genesis to life is a start, but what about the rest of the Bible? Science doesn't stop at discussing evolution, and neither should pseudo-science.
San Diego CityBeat |
D.A. Kolodenko |
06-20-2007 |
Commentary
Xavier Rudd's Hippy-dippy Convictionnew
The Australian is a very different human being.
San Diego CityBeat |
Jed Gottlieb |
06-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Xavier Rudd
Rocking the Invisible Guitarnew
Air guitar, once an embarrassing secret or a teenage hobby, is now an international phenomenon.
John Georges' October Surprisenew
Businessman John Georges has in mind his own version of an October Surprise for Congressman Bobby Jindal -- a spectacular come-from-behind victory in Louisiana's governor's race. If Georges succeeds, Jindal won't be the only one who's surprised.
To Medicate or Notnew
When it comes to ADHD, alternatives to quick-fix drugs aren't cheap.
San Diego CityBeat |
Darryn Bennett |
06-20-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
