AltWeeklies Wire
Taking Libertiesnew
With his approval ratings in the low 40s, President Bush is anxious to regain the role of hero in the war on terrorism, but he'll need more than a well-oiled campaign machine to convince Americans that civil liberties matter to this White House.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Editorial |
02-03-2006 |
Commentary
That Girl Could Singnew
Every Tuesday night, the porn industry meets in a dark Burbank bar -- to sing karaoke.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Annette Stark |
02-03-2006 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
The Well-Connected Molesternew
David Newman liked his pals at MySpace.com as much as children of celebrities -- then he helped bring down a prosecutor.
L.A. Weekly |
Jeffrey Anderson |
02-03-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Major Mudnew
With Bush providing nothing for his party to run on, 2006 is shaping up as the year of the slimeball.
L.A. Weekly |
Harold Meyerson |
02-03-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
How Gay Will Oscar Go?new
Handicapping who'll win, who'll lose and who'll just jerk off.
L.A. Weekly |
Nikki Finke |
02-03-2006 |
Movies
Good Poet! Bad Poet!new
Made irrelevant by the Net, Tullius finds refuge as a poet.
Illinois Times |
Doug Bybee Sr. |
02-03-2006 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Malick's Naturenew
The films of Terrence Malick are an acquired taste, and The New World is not likely to gain him any new fans.
Illinois Times |
Marc Sigoloff |
02-03-2006 |
Movies
Memphis in Channew
Never before has Chan Marshall sounded more like herself.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
02-03-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Cat Power, The Greatest
Just the Facts?new
There's a new kid in town, and his name is creative
nonfiction.
Illinois Times |
Corrine Frisch |
02-03-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Jonathan Harr, The Lost Painting
Taking It to Courtnew
Springfield, Ill. Police Department Chief Don Kliment will be named as the defendant in a lawsuit from the unlikeliest of sources -- next-door
neighbor and fellow union activist Ron Vose.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
02-03-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
State of the Poornew
A new report shows that the Illinois poverty rate leads the Midwest.
Illinois Times |
Joan Villa |
02-03-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Real Scamnew
The sentencing in the Wendy's chili-finger case -- a 12-year and a nine-year sentence for the two conspirators -- is draconian punishment for a crime that did not hurt anybody.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
02-03-2006 |
Commentary
Probing Blitzkrieg's Bopnew
A Detroit author handily delineates the Ramones and their milieu.
Metro Times |
Brian J. Bowe |
02-03-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nicholas Rombes, Ramones
High Stakes Beyond the Gamenew
The Super Bowl itself will not turn Detroit's economic woes around -- the city's residents will still be there after the game to deal with the downturn.
Metro Times |
Keith A. Owens |
02-03-2006 |
Commentary
Beating the Drum, Dullynew
This Bellwether Prize winning novel about a (fictional) Alaskan alt-weekly editor's moral conundrums is too do-gooder for its own good.
Missoula Independent |
Azita Osanloo |
02-02-2006 |
Fiction
