AltWeeklies Wire
Convoluted Drunken Driving Lawnew
Don't drink and drive in Massachusetts, or you'll probably get screwed by a law named after someone's relative (who was busted for the same thing).
Dig Boston |
Rollins O'Reilly |
11-17-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Where is Omar Al-Farouq?new
Omar al-Farouq is one of the worst of the worst. If you ever need to be reminded why the United States should be fighting fundamentalist Muslim terrorists, all you have to do is think of al-Farouq.
So where is he?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-17-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Baring Equalitynew
A pair of San Francisco court cases illustrate opposite ends of the "privilege drift" phenomenon, in which those who have political and economic power are accommodated by the government in extraordinary ways.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
11-17-2005 |
Commentary
Hollis Gillespie's Day Offnew
Hollis Gillespie's column is due at noon Friday. Last Thursday, she sent a message to Creative Loafing Senior Editor Doug Monroe and her usual cast of characters. The following is their e-mail exchange.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
11-17-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
The Deal With the Navy's Treasure Islandnew
Charges of favoritism darken San Francisco's plan to transform what is perhaps the city's last and best undeveloped urban oasis.
Tags: California, Bay Area, a political supporter of the mayor, and Los Angeles grocery billionaire Ron Burkle, Lennar Corp., Mayor Gavin Newsom and his predecessor, or TICD. Its principals lobbyist Darius Anderson of Sonoma, real-estate megadeal, Tony Hall, Treasure Island Community Developers, Willie Brown.
You Slaw Menew
When thinly sliced, brussels sprouts cook quickly and easily marry with other flavors and textures.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
11-17-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Kitchen Witch
Gluttony and Grapes Go Togethernew
The holiday is the pinnacle of gluttony, a food bacchanal, an excuse to eat 20 pounds of bird. And a fabulous excuse to open bottle after bottle of wine.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
11-17-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
Book Has Become Valuable History After Hurricanenew
The author's love (an angry, desperate, grieving, intimate love) for the culture reads sincere, offering a full sensory tour of a part of New Orleans that was always way off the tourist map and may now be gone forever.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
11-17-2005 |
Nonfiction
Gotta Love Itnew
Merging heavy metal's satanic symbol with love's shorthand icon, H.I.M.'s heartagram ranks among modern music's most popular designs -- perhaps better known than the Finnish quintet itself.
Cleveland Scene |
Andrew Miller |
11-17-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sweet and Swedishnew
Shout Out Louds just wanna have fun.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Reaction Wantednew
Never mind the manifestos: Deerhoof thwarts categorization with no-rules art-punk.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
11-17-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Deerhoof, The Runners Four
Fizzling Wizardrynew
The Harry Potter series takes a step backwards with Goblet of Fire.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Threesome Gone Badnew
Atom Egoyan's erotic thriller leaves a few too many loose ends.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Atom Egoyan, Where the Truth Lies
Kids, Money and Foreign Policynew
Laura Briggs, an international adoption expert, says the commercialization of adoption has helped kids who need homes -- and has hurt some who already had homes.
Tucson Weekly |
Saxon Burns |
11-17-2005 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Holding the Linenew
Did Ephraim Cruz take a hit for alleging Border Patrol abuse?
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
11-17-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
