AltWeeklies Wire
'Eat or Get Ate' at Parchmannew
As the ACLU brings the Mississippi Department of Corrections back into court for abuses at Unit 32 in Parchman Prison, a former inmate who was exonerated and released describes a system where corrupt guards regularly abuse inmates.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
04-12-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Liberal Romney?new
In March, Ron Vining and Holly Robichaud, launched the website Massachusetts Republicans for Truth as a warehouse of apparently contradictory statements and actions that Romney took while serving as steward of the Bay State.
New York Press |
John DeSio |
04-12-2007 |
Commentary
From Her to Eternitynew
There may have existed another woman in the 60s able to claim Brian Jones, Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Lou Reed, and Iggy Pop as lovers, but she can't have been as interesting as Nico.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
04-12-2007 |
Reviews
PETA's Cattle Call, or Where's the Beef?new
Does anyone else find it ironic that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is treating human beings like pieces of meat?
Boston Phoenix |
Sara Faith Alterman |
04-12-2007 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Hit the Dirt! It's a Flan!new
An innocent Google search for a dessert recipe delivers a blueprint for post-prandial terrorism.
Boston Phoenix |
Clif Garboden |
04-12-2007 |
Food+Drink
The 100 Unsexiest Men: 2007new
These guys couldn't turn on a radio. This year's edition of the world's top-ranked male losers starts with Tom Cruise and only gets worse from there.
Boston Phoenix |
Phoenix Staff |
04-12-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
There's (Some) Sex in Your Violencenew
Thoughts on misogyny, exploitative films and ratings.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
04-12-2007 |
Movies
A Horny, Insecure King Makes for Fun Historynew
If anything, high-school students are going to enjoy the hell out of The Tudors as a teaching aid.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
04-12-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Polocrosse's Sticks and Studsnew
The U.S. team trains for this month's World Cup showdown.
San Antonio Current |
Alexis Souza |
04-12-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Blinkered Economicsnew
When will Arthur Sulzberger Jr. take a vow of poverty?
New York Press |
Russ Smith |
04-12-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Mary Mattingly's 'Wearable Home'new
As New York City continues to kick its citizens to the curb, one artist has created her own wearable solution.
New York Press |
Jackie Delamatre |
04-12-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Prodigal Pickernew
Fort Worth native Brad Davis has played with Marty Stuart, Earl Scruggs, Billy Bob Thornton, Steve Earle, Warren Zevon, and Willie -- so where's he been hidin'?
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
04-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Brad Davis
Cutting Death-Row Inmates Offnew
As if they weren't already isolated enough: Activists allege that Texas Department of Criminal Justice employees are applying death-row mail and visitation policies arbitrarily, and in some cases, using the rules as a form of punishment.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
04-12-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Inside the War to Lose the Peacenew
A veteran of efforts to rebuild Iraq explains how the Bushies botched it.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Betty Brink |
04-12-2007 |
War
A Fire Engine Rednecknew
The final, unfinished novel of the late, great Larry Brown.
Tags: A Miracle of Catfish, Larry Brown
