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Ed Shadle Plans to Set World Land-Speed Record Using a Fighter Jetnew
The costs are high, public interest is down, and sponsorship in the sport is next to nil. So why invest massive quantities of time and money for a 20-second ride? Shadle answers with the Mount Everest analogy: Why climb it? Because it's there.
Seattle Weekly |
Jesse Froehling |
06-23-2008 |
Recreation
DNC Protest Groups Splinter as They Prepare for Denvernew
The knot of protesters organizing around the Democratic National Convention got a lot more tangled when a coalition of progressive groups formally presented itself as the Alliance for Real Democracy. This move deepened a division that started in May, when pacifist-leaning activist organizations and those with a more radical bent could not reach agreement on language within a "Statement of Non-Violence."
Steve Carell on Improv and 'Get Smart'new
While improvisation would seem to be more welcome in an indie film or a show like his hit The Office than in a big-budget summer blockbuster like this, Carell says it still has its place. "It was a mix. We stuck to the script, but there were chances to play. We would come up with alternatives because you never know in the final outcome what will or won't work. So we tried to give ourselves some options on various takes."
Artvoice |
M. Faust |
06-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
An Obama Assassination: The Fear Factornew
Obama can easily laugh off a phony, self-serving stunt such as an assassination exhibit, but he can't laugh off the danger posed to presidents and those who aspire to be presidents.
Pasadena Weekly |
Earl Ofari Hutchinson |
06-23-2008 |
Commentary
Marriage Licenses for All Becomes Lawnew
Tuesday, June 17, was a momentous day for gay couples in Santa Barbara County. For many, it was the day that they finally obtained a legal license to get married. For several, it was indeed their wedding date.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Catherine Meagher |
06-23-2008 |
LGBT
What Will We Use Instead of Oil?new
If we're going to go on driving cars, but we can't afford to fuel them from petroleum (and we can't afford to put all those greenhouse gas emissions in the air either), then what do we do instead?
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
06-23-2008 |
Environment
Tags: oil, environment, transportation, pollution, peak oil, biofuels, automobiles, carbon dioxide, algae, fuel costs, hydrogen
A Look Inside the Complicated Politics of Lyme Diseasenew
Lyme, the most politicized and contested disease since the emergence of AIDS, is also the fastest-growing infectious illness since AIDS. The medical establishment debates over almost every aspect of Lyme, and of course the wars rage on two levels: There are white-haired dudes pushing paperwork in offices, and there are the people in the trenches who deal with the fallout.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
06-23-2008 |
Science
Private Jailer CCA Faces Heightened Scrutiny After a Year of Heinous Controversiesnew
Since its inception in 1983, CCA has become accustomed to criticism, but it is now mired in a series of scandals, embarrassments and public-relations catastrophes that may tar its reputation for years to come.
Nashville Scene |
Matt Pulle |
06-20-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Nurses Claim Dr. Walter Ruf Took Sexual Harassment to a Whole New Levelnew
According to documents and depositions from Summit County court files, Dr. Ruf referred to young nurses as "wenches" and "cunts," and would "come up behind you and grab your breast," one nurse testified.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
06-20-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Adam Leith Gollner Talks About Hunting for Fruitnew
"Buying fruits is kind of like investing in stocks," Gollner explains, quoting wisdom he learned at the Orchard, New York City's fanciest fruit shop. "Without a guy on the inside, you have no way of knowing what to buy."
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
06-20-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Aye, Robot: Review of WALL-E
In Pixar's lyrical WALL-E, a machine teaches humanity how to re-discover beauty.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
06-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Andrew Stanton, WALL-E
The Death of Raven, a Hollywood Beautynew
LA's noir streets made her the star of her own tragedy, then took it all away.
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
06-20-2008 |
Culture
Mark Weisbrot on the Media's Misleading Latin American Reportingnew
Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C., is considered to be one of the leading experts on the Venezuelan economy and the reforms of President Hugo Chavez. Weisbrot was in town last week to discuss American media's coverage of progressive changes in Latin America, coverage that he claims is misleading.
Shepherd Express |
Louis Fortis |
06-20-2008 |
International
Kucinich Introduces 35 Articles of Impeachment Against Bushnew
The House voted to send the articles to the House Judiciary Committee, headed by Rep. John Conyers, who has said that while the administration has committed impeachable offenses and felonies, he does not believe that Democrats should pursue impeachment proceedings.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
06-20-2008 |
Politics
A Sinner's View of Tim Russert's Passingnew
The howling dis shown to the rest of us by the stage-managed, manufactured and excruciatingly prolonged televised requiem for Russert has been rather too much.
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
06-20-2008 |
Media
