AltWeeklies Wire
Punting Is for Pansiesnew
The Arena Football League hawks football in February.
Tags: sports & fitness
War Gamenew

Now that the Rev. Fred Phelps has begun protesting at military funerals, people -- including some Missouri lawmakers -- are lining up to criticize him.
Tags: religion
Punk Like Menew
Though now on slightly different tracks, Archer Prewitt and Mott-Ly were two of a kind back in their Kansas City Art Institute days.
Jesus Reduxnew
The members of Creciendo en Gracia are waging a war on organized religion and bringing in millions of dollars -- but defectors say the organization is simply a cult.
Miami New Times |
Mariah Blake |
02-13-2006 |
Religion
Bollywood Dreamsnew
What's a white girl like Samantha Riggs doing in a sari?
Phoenix New Times |
Joe Watson |
02-13-2006 |
Performance
Feds Probe Vote Problemsnew
U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton has launched a grand jury investigation into some of Arizona's 2004 elections.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
02-13-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Shake Upnew
The Liar's Handshake proves that we can all just get along.
Phoenix New Times |
Brendan Joel Kelley |
02-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Liar's Handshake
Women Can't Jumpnew
World-class ski jumper Alissa Johnson can't compete in Turin -- but her little brother can.
The Village Voice |
Christine Lagorio |
02-13-2006 |
Sports
Head of the Classnew
Although it possesses a stubbornly optimistic core, The Weight is a Gift more often rumbles with varying degrees of betrayal, deception and heartache that sound like rather painful therapy sessions.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
02-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nada Surf
One Swill Gamenew

The road to the World Series of Beer Pong is long and tipsy.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
02-13-2006 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Is Anybody Watching?new
In its struggle for cable eyeballs, Al Gore's Current TV is off to a rocky start.
Tags: media
Idle Curiositynew
Curious George is so timeless, you might wish it were more timely.
East Bay Express |
Robert Wilonsky |
02-13-2006 |
Reviews
Screaming Diplomatsnew
Omissa's violent mix of races, styles and emotions beguiles even as it confounds.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
02-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Omissa
A Drunken Android Eulogynew

Grandaddy's legacy will be as the band that playfully examined the way technology demystifies and destroys nature.
East Bay Express |
Rob Harvilla |
02-13-2006 |
Music
Tags: Grandaddy
No Laughing Matternew
Researchers in California categorize our chuckles, and realize that laughter, like a handshake, says a lot about a person.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
02-13-2006 |
Culture