AltWeeklies Wire
Ticked Off About Lyme Diseasenew
Lyme disease can mean severe pain for patients and legal headaches for physicians.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
06-28-2010 |
Science
Tags: Lyme Disease
The Sad, Bullshit Story of Washington Post Blogger Dave Weigel's Resignationnew
Until earlier today, the Washington Post had a very popular, well-liked blogger named Dave Weigel. He handed in his resignation to the Post this afternoon. Why?
The Village Voice |
Foster Kamer |
06-25-2010 |
Media
Tags: Washington Post, Dave Weigel
Israel’s Mystic Pullnew
What exactly is a Jew -- and do his first loyalties lie with Israel?
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
06-25-2010 |
Commentary
Back to the Futur(ama)new
Comedy Central resurrects Groening's other show.
Boston Phoenix |
Ryan Stewart |
06-25-2010 |
TV
Tags: Matt Groening, Futurama
Holy Warnew
How an unholy alliance of Catholics, Mormons, and evangelicals seeks to control our lives.
Boston Phoenix |
Jeff Inglis |
06-25-2010 |
Commentary
Come Hell or Saltwaternew
The ocean is probably going to be Monterey’s main water supply within six years.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
06-24-2010 |
Environment
Tags: Monterey, desalination
'Citizen Soldier'
A National Guardsman writes about his year spent trying to train the Afghan National Army to fight the Taliban.
Syracuse New Times |
Molly English |
06-24-2010 |
Books
Tags: Citizen Soldier, Molly English
Political Learned Helplessness
Battered and bruised, with no apparent way out, the American electorate has plunged into a political state of learned helplessness as Republicans stand to benefit this fall.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
06-24-2010 |
Commentary
Wilco Guitarist Revisits His Avant Savant Rootsnew
"There's always a need for destruction in order to have creation and change."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
06-24-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Charter Yanked From Controversial Christian Schoolnew
Idaho's Public Charter School Commission yanked the charter of the Nampa Classical Academy, after only one year of operating. The academy spent the better part of its freshman year debating the use of religious texts, but it was the school's dire financial straits that led to its doom.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
06-24-2010 |
Education
Tags: Charter school, Christian
The Horror: A Bird's-Eye View of the Spillnew
“As soon as you get out there, it fucking punches you in the gut,” said Vancouver photographer Kris Krug. “Unless you are out there near the source, up in the air, it is hard to really imagine the scope [of the BP oil spill]."
The Georgia Straight |
Travis Lupick |
06-23-2010 |
Disasters
Tags: BP
Flying Lotus: 'Cosmogramma'new
In terms of dark instrumental hip-hop producers, Flying Lotus is less like, say, DJ Shadow, and more akin to Prefuse 73 or Four Tet.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-23-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Cosmogramma, Flying Lotus
The Dead Weather: 'Sea of Cowards'new
Released less than a year after the band's raucous debut, the Dead Weather's 'Sea of Cowards' is not exactly a rehash, but it is an extension of the former, with a few new wrinkles.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
06-23-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Dead Weather, Sea of Cowards
Time Killersnew
The Killer Inside Me doesn't pull its punches. But Cyrus and Air Doll do.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
06-23-2010 |
Reviews
Black Keys: 'Brothers'new
The duo sounds more like an orchestra on this extraordinary album.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
06-22-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Black Keys, Brothers
