AltWeeklies Wire
South Florida Stakes Claim as the Epicenter of American Bigamynew
Together, Eunice Lopez, boyfriend Rodneys Gonzalez, and her Cuban-American family have racked up 32 felony charges of bigamy over five years. With phony weddings going for up to $15,000 a pop, the clan garnered hundreds of thousands of dollars. And they're not alone.
Miami New Times |
Natalie O'Neill |
08-04-2008 |
Culture
Let It Benew
It’s Saturday morning. I take a comfortable seat on a floor cushion and close my eyes. For a few moments, I focus on my breath moving steadily in and out. It takes no effort, since I’m breathing anyway.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
08-04-2008 |
Culture
Hip-Hop Rebootnew
There is a growing trend in the entertainment industry—especially in the movie and comic book mediums—of rebooting.
Jackson Free Press |
Rob Hamilton |
08-04-2008 |
Music
Tags: The Cool Kids, The Bake Sale
A Banner Yearnew
It’s been five years since Jackson rapper David Banner released his first major label record, “Mississippi: The Album.”
Jackson Free Press |
Bryan Doyle |
08-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Man v. Fleshnew
Though it lacks the subtle poetry of the “House of Sand and Fog,” Dubus’ newest offering nevertheless manages to be compelling and sympathetic.
Jackson Free Press |
Cheree Franco |
08-04-2008 |
Fiction
The Chinese Expressnew
My earliest memory of Chinese food was my mom making egg foo yung and chicken chow mein on New Year’s Eve.
Jackson Free Press |
Sarah Christine Bolton |
08-04-2008 |
Food+Drink
Recalling Mr. Franklinnew
I have often wondered why God has blessed me to see other parts of the world, why I’ve been able to perform in front of tens of thousands of dedicated hip-hop fans in Prague or Accra only to return to mountains of bills and personal problems.
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
08-04-2008 |
Commentary
Do the Strike Thingnew
Mr. Announcement: “It’s another episode of ‘All God’s Churn Got Shoes!’ Today’s story takes place at the local suburban Y’all Mart
Jackson Free Press |
Sue Doh Nem |
08-04-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Looking at the Implications of Colorado's Proposed Anti-Choice Amendmentnew
If voters pass Amendment 48 in November, the Colorado Constitution will be changed so that even a pronuclear embryo -- a single-celled, newly fertilized human egg -- will have the same rights and protections as a fully developed, living, breathing human being. The so-called "Personhood Amendment," an initiative placed on the ballot by anti-abortion extremists, would impact not only abortion, experts say, but also a broad range of issues pertaining to women's health from access to contraception to infertility treatment to the flexibility doctors have in treating pregnant women.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
08-04-2008 |
Sex
Malian Guitar Sensation Habib Koite Riffs on Influences, Recording, and His Beginningsnew
In the ever-expanding landscape of "world music," few performers are as widely recognized or revered as Malian guitarist Habib Koite.
Seven Days |
Dan Bolles |
08-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
While Fans Await a Reunion, Phish's Bassist Goes Solo on New Discnew
I eagerly listened to Mike Gordon's newest foray into post-Phish music, interested to see if his unique talents would deliver him from the shadow of the jam-band legends. The sad reality is: no.
Seven Days |
Bridget M. Burns |
08-04-2008 |
Reviews
Charles Lindbergh's Daughter Reflects on Turning 60 in Her New Memoirnew
In Reeve Lindbergh's new book Forward From Here, the youngest child of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh and author and aviatrix Anne Morrow Lindbergh writes of her life spent in the Northeast Kingdom, the "back to the land" movement that led her there, and the consequences -- both mundane and thrilling -- of turning 60.
Seven Days |
Matt Scanlon |
08-04-2008 |
Nonfiction
Skyrocketing Food Prices and Biofuels Aren't What's Feeding Global Hunger Crisisnew
It sounds counterintuitive, I know, but the real food crisis gripping the world these days is not what everyone thinks it is. It's really more about the 80 per cent drop in real-time food prices since 1947 than the modest, dare I say, "market correction" of recent years.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
08-04-2008 |
Food+Drink
Gay Activists Fight James Dobson's Induction into National Radio Hall of Famenew
Truth Wins Out founder Wayne Besen states that while his group could have lived with a win by, say, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Dobson's agenda -- which includes curing homosexuality and lobbying against same-sex marriage -- makes Focus on the Family's election intolerable.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
08-04-2008 |
Media
Iraq War Vet to Run for Congressional Seat in Vermontnew
Thomas Hermann, an Iraq War veteran running on the Progressive Party ticket, is the only major-party candidate challenging Democratic incumbent Rep. Peter Welch. (Craig Hill will challenge Welch in the Democratic primary.)
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
08-04-2008 |
Politics
