AltWeeklies Wire
A Prescription for Mayhemnew

Before Stephen Miles killed his stepmother with a hatchet and decapitated her with a knife, he tried to check himself into the hospital and was refused.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Hawkins |
01-11-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Manifest Destinynew
The power-pop pretty boys in the Click Five storm the mainstream by any means necessary.
Baltimore City Paper |
Mikael Wood |
01-11-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Thinking Differentnew
When does the war on terror -- and the violations of our Constitutional rights -- end?
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
01-11-2006 |
Commentary
Fuck Lazy Sundaynew
The newest Saturday Night Live skit is not only annoying, it's also based on racist assumptions.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
01-11-2006 |
Commentary
A Million Little Piecesnew
Like his surreal collages, George Sakkal's life has been shattered and put back together again.
Baltimore City Paper |
Violet Glaze |
01-11-2006 |
Art
Coal Miners' Slaughternew
Weak government and strong industry made a difference in the West Virginia disaster.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-11-2006 |
Business & Labor
Honorary Jewnew

Hillary Clinton becomes kosher for a community that had its doubts.
The Village Voice |
Kristen Lombardi |
01-11-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Media Madness
As a South Carolina weekly cries arson, Howard Stern makes $220 million and Book of Daniel creates a stir.
Columbia Free Times |
Dan Cook |
01-11-2006 |
Media
Mondo Wikipedianew
Wikipedia invites anyone, regardless of academic credentials, to write and edit articles, a practice which continues to create controversy as the Web site turns five.
The Village Voice |
Rachel Aviv |
01-11-2006 |
Media
Tales From the Hoodnew

Boredom abounds in this animated fairy-tale pastiche of "Little Red Riding Hood."
The Village Voice |
Matt Singer |
01-11-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Cory Edwards, Hoodwinked
Middlebrow Blandnessnew
When compared to this tepid lesbian comedy, Brokeback Mountain is the pinnacle of audacity.
The Village Voice |
Ben Kenigsberg |
01-11-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: April's Shower, Trish Doolan
She So Got a Book Dealnew
Cox, freed from the demands of the lightning-quick blogosphere, seems to have second-guess her usual wisecracks -- without the sex jokes, all that's left is stylized cynicism.
The Village Voice |
Izzy Grinspan |
01-11-2006 |
Fiction
Alito and His Coachesnew
For Supreme Court nominee, the nomination hearings are an inside game.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway and Michael Roston |
01-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
The Messenger Takes a Beatingnew
Don't blame the New York Times -- save some anger for the government that's spying on us.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
01-11-2006 |
Media
Alito on Presidential Powernew
Alito has voted against the executive only once, never ruled against the government in a prisoners' rights case, and only done so once in an immigration case.
The Village Voice |
Chanel Lee |
01-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice