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Packing a Soulful Punch
This garage-rock quartet plays its rockin' rave-ups and pop ditties with an energetic, free-wheeling style.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
03-08-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Real Dealnew
Weschler's Everything is actually illuminated.
Willamette Week |
Karla Starr |
03-08-2006 |
Nonfiction
Shipwreckednew
The FCC sinks some radio pirates' signal.
Willamette Week |
Mark Baumgarten |
03-08-2006 |
Media
Cat Fightnew
Oregon's version of the Danish cartoon controversy has Hindus fuming at a cat-and-dog painter.
Willamette Week |
Angela Valdez |
03-08-2006 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Recycling The Hustlenew
What do Oregon's lawmakers do with their free Hustler magazines?
Willamette Week |
Carson K. Smith |
03-08-2006 |
Politics
What We Don't Knownew

It's hard to tell just how pervasive the Bush administration's spying program is -- the documents, like so many others, are secret.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A. C. Thompson, Steven T. Jones and G.W. Schulz |
03-08-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: domesticspying, FOIA
We're Still Herenew
Juvenile and Lil Wayne deliver the first hip-hop records from post-Katrina New Orleans.
Baltimore City Paper |
Jess Harvell |
03-08-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Reality Check, juvenile
Buried Treasuresnew
Tommy Lee Jones' idiosyncratic directorial debut is all over the south Texas map.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
03-08-2006 |
Reviews
Children's Storynew
My wife and I have a newfound appreciation for children's books -- especially after we discovered that Spike Lee has written a picture book called Please, Baby, Please.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
03-08-2006 |
Culture
Tags: lifestyles
Only When I Laughnew
Last week's op-ed in the Boston Globe charging that the death of earnestness among young liberals can be laid directly at the feet of Jon Stewart just made me laugh.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
03-08-2006 |
Commentary
Smoke Breaknew

A cartoonist reflects on the monkey on her back.
Baltimore City Paper |
Emily Flake |
03-08-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Wal-Worldnew

How is the high cost of Wal-Mart's "Everyday Low Prices" hurting America?
Willamette Week |
Anthony Bianco |
03-08-2006 |
Excerpts
Soul Matesnew

Indie-pop's favorite couple juggle a marriage, parenthood and musical collaboration.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
03-08-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mates of State
Gamers Bending Gendernew
Games researcher Nick Yee has found that men play half of all female characters in multiplayer games.
San Antonio Current |
Aaron Delwiche |
03-08-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Top Secretnew
Sunshine Week stresses importance of open government as the Bush administration spends billions to keep secrets.
San Antonio Current |
Lisa Sorg |
03-08-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: FOIA