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Craigslist.org > Missed Connectionnew
Here's the sordid tale of one man's heartbreak, charted in the notoriously creepy Craigslist Missed Connections page.
Dig Boston |
Seth Reiss |
11-25-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Hark, The CD Sales Ringnew
Feeling culturally forced to buy your loved ones crap? Don't fret, Stephen Slaybaugh's annual guide will help you buy music for your taste-challenged Christmas listers -- even the one who likes Coldplay -- guilt-free.
Columbus Alive |
Stephen Slaybaugh |
11-25-2005 |
Reviews
The Stress Testnew
The great fix for public education in Washington state was supposed to be one high-stakes test. But a growing number of parents and educators give the exam, required for graduation, an "F."
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
11-25-2005 |
Education
Tags: Education
Redneck Renegadenew
Forget Iraq -- country music legend Merle Haggard says it's America that needs freeing.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
11-25-2005 |
Commentary
Teacher Petsnew
A former fifth-grade teacher pleads guilty to child molestation, a former pupil sues the Seattle School District, and it turns out that years of questionable behavior at a grade school was no secret.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
11-25-2005 |
Education
Tags: Education
Pooh on Younew
Winnie-the-Pooh has become a lifetime experience, thanks largely to the totalitarian efforts of Disney, which bought the marketing rights for a pittance.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
11-25-2005 |
Books
Tags: giftguide2005
Broadway Boundnew
For once, keeping a movie musical tied to the stage serves the audience best.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
11-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Chris Columbus, Rent
La Boneheaded
Serial adapter Chris Columbus gives Rent-heads exactly what they want, and everyone else the last thing they could possibly want in this out-of-touch, irrelevant relic.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
11-24-2005 |
Reviews
Never Super-er
No need to wait until next summer to see the next viewer-friendly, blockbuster reinterpretation of Superman; it's right here in handy comic book format.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
11-24-2005 |
Original Work
Holiday Spirits
Throwing a Christmas get-together? Here are three seasonal cocktails guaranteed to make your guests jolly.
Columbus Alive |
Brian Lindamood |
11-24-2005 |
Food+Drink
A Year in the Lifenew
Xiu Xiu's percussion-heavy compositions are dramatic and strange. The band's music is a sign of the times.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
11-23-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Window Into Other Peoplenew
As Nickel Creek grows older, their music is starting to evolve.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
11-23-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
We Believenew
Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix don't act in Walk the Line; they channel.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
11-23-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: James Mangold, Walk the Line
Damn You, Oprah!new
Emmanuel's Gift delves into inspirational, compelling subjects, but the execution is manipulative and dreadful.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
11-23-2005 |
Reviews
Studying Houses of Worshipnew
An Arizona researcher is set to learn what's going on in America's congregations.
Tucson Weekly |
Saxon Burns |
11-23-2005 |
Religion
Tags: religion
