AltWeeklies Wire
Miss Adventure -- No Time for Nookie
Sex columnist Miss Adventure offers suggestions for fitting foreplay into your daily schedule.
Boston Phoenix |
Miss Adventure |
11-17-2005 |
Sex
Hail to the Chefnew
Parker Bosley became Cleveland's most celebrated gourmet chef by refusing to kowtow.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
11-17-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: American Bistro, Zagat
An Art-History Detective Story
A new book about Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio demonstrates that geniuses, especially in their personal lives, aren't always what they're cracked up to be.
The Inlander |
Michael Bowen |
11-16-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Jonathan Harr, The Lost Painting
The Santa Clausenew
Finding a black Santa used to be difficult, but it was an important tradition--and it still is today.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
11-16-2005 |
Culture
Tectonic Shiftsnew
Dylan Carlson is positively wanking, though his dynamics suggest caveman repetition more than Guitar Center tech. At its best, Sword is hypnotic and crude like prime Crazy Horse. (OK, maybe not as good as all that.)
Baltimore City Paper |
Jess Harvell |
11-16-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Usual Subtextsnew
The Johnny Cash biopic misinterprets the Man In Black as just another troubled artist in search of redemption.
Baltimore City Paper |
Geoffrey Himes |
11-16-2005 |
Reviews
Law Unto Themselvesnew
Supreme Court decisions are the highest form of "because I said so" in jurisprudence.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
11-16-2005 |
Commentary
Social Studies: "Mike in Five," "Story Time," "The N-Word"new
AltWeeklies Award - Column
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
11-16-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Stateless in Seattlenew
Jonathan Raban, a cranky, globe-trotting Englishman, sailed into town and became the premier chronicler of life and thought in the Northwest.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
11-16-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Ross Perot in '08new
The candidate's return is unlikely, but his voters will play a major role in the next presidential election.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
11-16-2005 |
Politics
Stopping Samuel Alitonew
Senate Democrats were nearly evenly split on the confirmation of John Roberts; with a fractured opposition, he sailed through his confirmation vote. There should be no such ambivalence about Samuel Alito.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
11-16-2005 |
Politics
Tags: Bush, appointees
Strengthening the Shieldnew
Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna stands up for journalism with a proposed shield law that would be as strong as any in the country.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
11-16-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
A Museum's Bare Bonesnew
Uncertain documentation prompts an investigation of the fossil collection at the University of Washington's natural-history museum.
Seattle Weekly |
Roger Downey |
11-16-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Better Than Finenew
Reviewing Fiona Apple's latest release involves a tale of two albums.
Seattle Weekly |
Neal Schindler |
11-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Extraordinary Machine, Fiona Apple
Hogwarts and Hormonesnew
The dancing lessons are as scary as the dragons for our pubescent wizards.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
11-16-2005 |
Reviews
