AltWeeklies Wire
Mountain or Molehill?new
Health problems in a Nevada town have former miners wondering if the mine is to blame.
Reno News & Review |
Kristin Larsen |
06-29-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
War Is This and Thatnew
Two new documentaries about veterans from two wars serve up significant differences but also universal truths.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
06-29-2006 |
Reviews
Gore a Bore? And Other Insights.new
The Fourth Annual Silverdocs Documentary Film Festival showcased new works of exceptional merit.
Boston Phoenix |
Gerald Peary |
06-29-2006 |
Movies
The Rich and the Pettynew
Steve Forbes Jr. argued this week that Congress should gut the estate tax so that super-wealthy people can leave even larger fortunes to their children.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
06-29-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
The Muzzle Awards 2006new
We present our annual roundup of people and institutions that undermined free speech and civil liberties -- but first, a word about George W. Bush.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
06-29-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Shaking Up the Ballotnew
A group of Massachusetts liberals wants to rewrite the rules of state politics with a ballot initiative to introduce "fusion voting."
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
06-29-2006 |
Politics
Drug Justicenew
Powder cocaine is the drug of choice among the yuppies; crack cocaine is popular on the poor side of town -- the disparity in how criminals are punished for using either drug is vast and controversial.
Sacramento News & Review |
Stephen James |
06-29-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Solving the Riddlenew
Winterbottom discusses how to grapple with form after postmodernism and fiction under the onslaught of endless war.
NOW Magazine |
Cameron Bailey |
06-29-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Superman’s Blue Clothesnew
This version is merely a souped-up, CGI-enhanced extension, with fancy new tights on the hero that look like they were skinned from some kind of red, yellow and blue intergalactic reptile.
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
06-29-2006 |
Reviews
VQR Who?new
How did the tiny Virginia Quarterly Review make such a big splash in the magazine industry?
Style Weekly |
Amy Biegelsen |
06-29-2006 |
Media
Duke Rape Case: Sympathy for the Devils?new
Whatever happens in the Duke rape case, it is a devastating charge, one that Duke and other schools compromised by coach cults and athletic imperialism will fail to address at a terrible price.
INDY Week |
Hal Crowther |
06-29-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fisherman's Friendnew
Chet McAndrews helps disabled vets get out on the water.
Monterey County Weekly |
Ryan Masters |
06-29-2006 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
How Much Time is Enough?new
With no real guidance to judges, sentencing might as well involve a magic wand.
NOW Magazine |
Alan Young |
06-29-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Pen and the Axenew
The New Yorker's Sasha Frere-Jones attempts to rock.
L.A. Weekly |
Michael Hoinski |
06-29-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Sands
