AltWeeklies Wire
Supply-Side Warnew
Baghdad's hospitals grapple with with an extremely high casualty rate, a lack of trained medical staff, and a lack of medical supplies.
New Haven Advocate |
Daniel Smith |
07-31-2006 |
International
Press Corpsenew
Two new books detail how the media has rolled over and played dead for the Bush administration.
Boulder Weekly |
John Freeman |
07-31-2006 |
Media
A Family Affairnew
Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel are husband and wife, parents and bandmates -- and it's all good.
New Haven Advocate |
Brian LaRue |
07-31-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mates of State
No One Can Hear You Screamnew
Good luck being found if you call 911 from a cell phone in Philly.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Amara Rockar |
07-31-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Stampedenew
The Republican primary to replace U.S. Rep. Joel Hefley has turned into a six-ring circus.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Cara DeGette |
07-31-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Hairy Propositionnew
Spaceship Trump is hoping to land a casino in North Philadelphia -- an airstrip that includes a hugely vulnerable population.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steve Volk |
07-31-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: donald trump, the apprentice
Wanna See Something Really Weird?new
One of the country's largest collections of freak-show oddities is housed in an unassuming town home in Chicago's western suburbs.
Chicago Reader |
Susannah J. Felts |
07-31-2006 |
Culture
Tags: lifestyles
Philly's Papers Moving to 'Burbs?new
"That's not what I was trying to signal," says Inquirer and Daily News publisher Joe Natoli.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steve Volk |
07-31-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Women Spelunkers Find Out What’s In The Cave
Traumatizing terror serves as the ultimate right to passage for surviving the horrors of the real world in British writer/director Neil Marshall’s (“Dog Soldiers”) gory and cathartic horror film about a group of six women adventurers on a doomed spelunking journey.
Tags: Neil Marshall, The Descent
Words Worth
Rock-star linguist Geoffrey Nunberg delivers not only the most tongue-trippingly truculent subtitle of the year but also a fresh and well-argued take on the Democrats' so-called "messaging problem."
Washington City Paper |
Aaron Britt |
07-28-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Geoffrey Nunberg, Talking Right
Gangs of D.C.
This book is charming, because Continetti approaches his subjects with an innocence that can't be anything but.
Washington City Paper |
Ryan Grim |
07-28-2006 |
Nonfiction
Solo Debuts for Drummies
O'Reagan's solid songwriting and willingness to play with sound help his album avoid alt-country cliche.
Washington City Paper |
Joe Dempsey |
07-28-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Tim O'Reagan
Shtick Shift
Though previous Smog albums have hardly shied away from darker subject matter, Another Fine Day just seems to cut a little deeper.
Washington City Paper |
Joe Dempsey |
07-28-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Another Fine Day, Golden Smog
Flash Forward
Oneida's long strange trip toward focus seems to have finally come to a close.
Washington City Paper |
Aaron Leitko |
07-28-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Happy New Year, Oneida
Bug Out
The Ant Bully is one insect movie too many.
Washington City Paper |
Jason Powell |
07-28-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: John A. Davis, The Ant Bully
