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Idol Mindsnew

What if Pearl Jam's new zeal for promotion intersected with America's favorite prime-time music show?
San Antonio Current |
Serene Dominic |
05-31-2006 |
Music
Blood Brothersnew
These DIY filmmakers pursue guts and glory.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
05-31-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: RetarDEAD, Rick Popko and Dan West
Censorship is XXXX XX XXXnew
This new anthology looks at how we silence others and ourselves.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
David Moisl |
05-31-2006 |
Nonfiction
Baring It All for Free Speechnew
The recent controversy over a "mod" of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was a sad reminder that many Americans lack the fundamental digital media literacy skills required to make informed policy decisions about games.
San Antonio Current |
Aaron Delwiche |
05-31-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Hard to Do?new

Vince Vaughn makes us laugh as a self-centered smartass.
Seattle Weekly |
Luke Y. Thompson |
05-31-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Peyton Reed, The Break-Up
The New Freedomnew
Digging toward the power source of the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers, Ethan Miller comes up Howlin Rain.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J Barr |
05-31-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Howlin Rain
Shades of Greynew
Creative Commons wants to help you remix Spielberg.
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
05-31-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
A Conference With Ghostsnew
Two new books -- Conned and Forced Passages -- delve into the impact of America's criminal justice system on society at large.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Daniel Burton-Rose |
05-31-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Nonfiction Reviews
The Dirty Worknew
Two omnivores pursue the perfect modern meal in
The Scavenger's Guide to Haute Cuisine and The Omnivore's Dilemma.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Caitlin Van Dusen |
05-31-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Nonfiction Reviews
Invisible Plaintiffsnew
A federal lawsuit reveals the complications of immigrant-labor oversight.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
05-31-2006 |
Immigration
Sluggish But Sincerenew
The author of Prep hits her sophomore slump.
Seattle Weekly |
Rachel Shimp |
05-31-2006 |
Fiction
Ballot-Box Alliancenew
Proposition A brings San Francisco's progressives and communities of color together -- finally.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
05-31-2006 |
Politics
Life's a Giant Dragnew
It doesn't help if you write song titles like "You Fuck like My Dad."
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Jimmy Draper |
05-31-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Giant Drag
Six-Feet Underhandednew
In Washington's fast changing "death care" industry, one thing is certain: Funeral scams and foul ups haven't been laid to rest.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
05-31-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Bye-Bye Baboonnew
At last dispatching their 800-pound gorilla, the Mavs will soon be the NBA's big banana.
Dallas Observer |
Richie Whitt |
05-30-2006 |
Sports