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Dating Himself Into a Cornernew
Greenwald’s either crafted a nifty pop-culture time capsule or an already dated nod to modern life.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Heather Kuldell |
03-10-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Andy Greenwald, Miss Misery
Go Home to El Salvadornew
Wetback reveals the true anti-immigrant assholes -- Mexicans.
Where the Boys Arenew
The Skills to Pay the Bills is a light look at the Beasties’ place in hip-hop history.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
03-10-2006 |
Nonfiction
Brevity Is Next to Levitynew
Stereolab keep it short and sweet.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
03-10-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Stereolab
Starring Your Brandnew
Matthew Soar zooms in on product placement in Hollywood.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
03-10-2006 |
Movies
Eek!new
Amid Eef's gems lie a gaffe or two: one measly voice and one measly acoustic guitar.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
03-10-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Bitter Honey, Eef Barzelay
Earth Gets the Cold Shouldernew
Global warming isn’t a hot topic for the U.S. media.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
03-10-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
An Oil Calamitynew
Calamity beckons, unless we wean ourselves off of oil.
Illinois Times |
Rod Helle |
03-10-2006 |
Commentary
Electoral College Drop-Outnew
A new proposal aims to circumvent the Electoral College and return the franchise to most of America’s voters.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbell |
03-10-2006 |
Politics
In His Nation's Servicenew
Jonathan Embrey finally got his Purple Heart two years after he
was wounded near Ar Ramadi.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
03-10-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Hawk Huntingnew
Three incumbent Democrats are facing challenges in the primaries for their pro-war votes in Congress.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
John Seele |
03-10-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
American Girlnew
Patricia Clink was a patriot who devoted her life to caring
for others -- so why did her country desert her when she needed it most?
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
03-10-2006 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Deceitful About All Thingsnew
Argento’s adaptation of J.T. LeRoy’s "autobiographical novel" has plenty of stylistic flash and no discernible point.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
03-10-2006 |
Reviews
Esoteric Offeringnew
Rats! is no gateway drug into the mind of Gogogo Airheart, but a solid offering for those who are already there.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
03-09-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Gogogo Airheart, Rats! Sing! Sing!
400 Channels and Nothing For Us?
Public access TV and a lot more is at stake if big telcos have their way with local cable laws.