AltWeeklies Wire
Absentee Hipnessnew
Philadelphia's Marah has fans that are cooler than yours -- and you.
Dig Boston |
Jedd Gottlieb |
01-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Busting Outta Vegasnew
The geeky blackjack genius Semyon Dukach wants to fly you to Panama and get you laid.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
01-13-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: gambling
Slim Constraintsnew
Slim Shady's best-of set lets the mass market work in his favor.
The Village Voice |
Werner Trieschmann |
01-13-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Eminem, Curtain Call -- The Hits
Design for Livingnew
Theoretical physicist Leonard Susskind weighs in on a hot-button topic.
The Village Voice |
Geeta Dayal |
01-13-2006 |
Science
Tags: design, intelligent
Sliding Moresnew
The historical novelist's new book deftly evokes the '60s and '70s.
The Village Voice |
Joy Press |
01-13-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Sigrid Nunez, The Last of Her Kind
The Game Drunk Journalists Lovenew
Electroplankton is an unusual game that will be remembered for years to come, not only for its playability, but as experimental art.
The Village Voice |
Harold Goldberg |
01-13-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Hot Little Weirdonew
The spunky, brainy Colombian sexpot rides her bicycle down the cobblestone street of your mind.
The Village Voice |
Robert Christgau |
01-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Shakira
Consider the Wallacenew
Eight books into his career, David Foster Wallace remains a prisoner of postmodern irony.
OC Weekly |
Cornel Bonca |
01-13-2006 |
Nonfiction
The Art of Bodily Horrornew
Director David Cronenberg talks about history -- and violence.
OC Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
01-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hey Mr. DJnew
New Order's Peter Hook likes to deejay because "it’s nice to please people" and "it's better than being dead."
OC Weekly |
Eyad Karkoutly |
01-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Peter Hook
Kinda Kinksnew
The 88 doesn't seem to mind the constant comparison to the Kinks.
OC Weekly |
Sean O'Connell |
01-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kind of Light, The 88
Hot for Teachernew
Sarah Bench-Salorio, a 29-year-old Southern California teacher, was recently convicted of 29 counts of lewd conduct for having had sex with three boys, each under 13 years old.
Under the Influence Peddlingnew
Reverend Lou Sheldon played the gay card to aid Abramahoff.
Mozart an Idiot!new
An Orange County lawsuit says two-year-old wrote many of Michael Jackson's hits.
Sirius Doubtsnew
Even with hours of Howard, Sirius and its portable aren't an easy sell.
The Village Voice |
Harold Goldberg |
01-13-2006 |
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