AltWeeklies Wire
Professor Griff's Freaky Frequencynew
The former minister of information for Public Enemy says satanic messages are embedded in hip-hop grooves.
NOW Magazine |
Sigcino Moyo |
06-04-2007 |
Music
The Fishing Industry's Whale of a Dilemmanew
The minimum measures needed to prevent ecocide in the oceans would cause major short-term disruption and throw millions out of work, so they probably won't be taken.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
06-04-2007 |
Animal Issues
Panhandling Panic in Torontonew
City's plan to assess "passive" panhandlers is one big suck-up to bellyaching retailers.
NOW Magazine |
Mike Smith |
06-04-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Their Job Is Murdernew
Kevin Davis takes a book-length look at the homicide specialists in the Cook County Public Defender's Office.
Chicago Reader |
Harold Henderson |
06-04-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Defending the Damned, Kevin Davis
'Knocked Up': A Grown-Ass Mannew
Judd Apatow nails the tragicomedy of adulthood.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
06-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Judd Apatow, Knocked Up
Curse of the Watchersnew
As their best album to date drops, this exciting Chicago band weathers an 11th-hour personnel change and a fubar tour.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
06-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Watchers
What's Eating Kitty?new
Beyond the tainted eats that have been in the news recently, pet food corporations turn cats into diabetes-prone carb fiends.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
06-04-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
CBC Yanks Disability Docsnew
After a decade on the air, the CBC announced recently that it will axe its weekly disabilities documentary TV show, Moving On.
NOW Magazine |
Jenny Yuen |
06-04-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
A Little Secret About 'The Secret'new
The best-selling self-help book Oprah's thrown her muscle behind appears to contain at least one fabrication.
Chicago Reader |
Julia Rickert |
06-04-2007 |
Books
Tags: Rhonda Byrne, The Secret
Don't Believe the Food Technew
Enviros choke on pseudo-natural foods aimed at time-starved eco-consumers.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
06-04-2007 |
Food+Drink
Arnold Beats Up Cripples To Balance Budget
Between the governor's initial January budget and his May Revise, the document he's crafted to set California's priorities not only takes money from the elderly, blind, and disabled, it also raids money from public transit funds.
Random Lengths News |
By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor |
06-01-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
DOJ Attorney Admits Going Too Far
Voter suppression "guerilla war" is big picture behind the US Attorney scandal.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
06-01-2007 |
Politics
Court Ruling May Set Portland's Murals Freenew
In an unexpected victory for local artists, a circuit court judge ruled that the city could conceivably produce more wall murals -- without having to allow for more commercial billboards.
The Portland Mercury |
Scott Moore |
06-01-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Rent-a-Cops Paid to Harass Homelessnew
Private security guards are contractually obliged to "wake up all individuals who use [the] sidewalk, and business doorways, as sleeping locations," and to "stop offensive conduct wherever possible."
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
06-01-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
