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Crunk Punknew
Whole Wheat Bread plays pure power-pop punk with frenzied drums and barking vocals to complement the requisite catchy hooks.
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
02-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Whole Wheat Bread
Bill McKibben's Americanew
Unless you sought out something specifically to avoid it, whatever you're consuming right now probably came from somewhere pretty far away -- McKibben says this is what's wrong with America.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
02-27-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bill McKibben, Deep Economy
What We Learned from Molly Ivins & Anna Nicole Smithnew
These two uppity Texas women shared a willingness to challenge convention, an attitude in such short supply today that we will miss both of them sorely.
Weekly Alibi |
Jerry Ortiz y Pino |
02-27-2007 |
Commentary
Roy Bourgeois of School of the Americas Watch Fights Backnew
The founder of SOA Watch says the organization is "out of the desert," and he's got a Congressional bill to prove it.
New Haven Advocate |
Hugh Elton |
02-27-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Damned for All Time: Harvard Names Faust Presidentnew
A hiring that is a monument to modern irony.
New Haven Advocate |
Christopher Arnott |
02-27-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Will the Real Borat Please Stand Upnew
Kazakh ambassador Kanat B. Saudabayev dismisses myths about his country -- in a monotone.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
02-27-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Beer Pong Aficionados Make a Splashnew
A few years back, bars around the country began beer pong leagues and tournaments, taking a cue from the popular college pastime, and those who play can't get enough.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pete Fredman |
02-27-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Still Obsessed With Ted Haggard's Obsessionsnew
The Overseers in charge of New Life Church report their months-long investigation into Haggard's sex life turned up everything from "sordid conversation to overt suggestions to improper activities to improper relationships."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Cara DeGette |
02-27-2007 |
Commentary
Fighting the Powernew
Dead Prez, like Public Enemy before it, keeps civil rights at the fore.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Scott Lieber |
02-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dead Prez
Police Brutality Records Are Released -- and Expensivenew
Colorado Springs police are forced to release results of internal investigation into brutality claim.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
02-27-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Colorado's New Congresman Backs Bush's Surgenew
True to his "ultraconservative" reputation, new U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado Springs stubbornly opposed a resolution criticizing President Bush's plans for a "surge" of troops to Iraq.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
02-27-2007 |
Politics
Tags: war in iraq, troop surge
How Green is Louisville's Fleet?new
The trend toward green fleets is strong in American cities big and small. -- how does Louisville measure up?
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
02-27-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Rare/Importnew
Gene Coleman and The Tabadol Project outlast bombs, bad luck and bad weather.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
02-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Tabadol Project
Merging Alcohol and Exercisenew
Hops, sips and jumps: Local clubs embrace both meanings of "six-pack."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirlk Woundy |
02-27-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Woman On the Vergenew
A conversation with poet Vievee Francis.
Metro Times |
Peter Markus |
02-27-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Blue-Tail Fly, Vievee Francis