AltWeeklies Wire
Ohio's Mainstream Papers Lost Their Spine in Opposing Election Reformnew
An editor copes with alternating feelings of disappointment and faith in the citizens of Ohio, while trying to avoid a total meltdown in disgust at the state's mainstream media.
The Athens NEWS |
Terry Smith |
11-14-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
The Road Back From Darkness
California voters' reaction to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's musclebound ego may end up being what stops the Republican neo-con march into darkness.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
11-14-2005 |
Commentary
Traitors In the White House
The outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame has damaged not only the White House but the media as well. If reporters can’t protect sources, there will be much less news to report.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
11-14-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Muting Protest Songs on the Airwaves
The hardest-hitting civil rights and antiwar songs of the 1960s were relegated to the then second-tier FM dial. Today, broadcasters with the most powerful signals are still cautious about playing any song with a political message.
Random Lengths News |
Norman Solomon |
11-14-2005 |
Commentary
Follicular Humanismnew
An aesthetician discusses variations on waxing, including heart shapes for Valentine's Day.
Miami New Times |
The Bitch |
11-14-2005 |
Fashion
Video Games: Just Say Nonew
Alex Diaz de la Portilla has submitted a bill to the Florida Senate that would prohibit minors from buying or renting video games with violence and sexually explicit content.
Miami New Times |
Trevor Aaronson |
11-14-2005 |
Politics
Cuban Writer M.M. Pascal-Paul: Not for the Feeble-Mindednew
The rising literary star says the blurring of reality and fiction, actually, the elimination of fact, is the fundamental issue of our day. Or did she even say that?
Miami New Times |
Kirk Nielsen |
11-14-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Bum Rapnew
Rare is the movie that so perfectly critiques itself; 50 Cent sounds articulate in his raps, but as a lead actor, he talks like his mouth is filled with food.
Houston Press |
Luke Y. Thompson |
11-14-2005 |
Reviews
Torture in Maine's Prisonnew
The maximum-security, solitary-confinement facility inside Maine State Prison is meant to be a place for prisoners who are threats to others. Testimony from six prisoners and a videotape prove it's a place where inmates are mistreated.
Portland Phoenix |
Lance Tapley |
11-14-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Canadian Clublandnew
Brooklyn DJ duo Caps & Jones, who have a reverence for good music that a lot of mash-up DJs lack, tour Canada.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Nelson |
11-14-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: DJs Caps & Jones
Behind Enemy Linesnew
Worming into the belly of the Bible-thumping beast, infiltration journalist Harmon Leon goes undercover as a conservative, joining political activism with absurdist theater.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
11-14-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Harmon Leon, Republican Like Me
A Bus That Runs on a Sweeter-Smelling Oilnew
Members of the Houston Global Awareness Network made it to the Republican National Convention last year without having to pay fuel costs because the bus they chartered ran on vegetable oil.
Houston Press |
Greg Harman |
11-14-2005 |
Environment
You Can't Spell 'Funeral' Without F-U-Nnew
Mary Roach explores great misadventures in paranormal research and makes our final destination seem less like a morgue and more like a comedy club.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
11-14-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
U.S. Computer Donors Add to Pollution in Africanew
Companies or agencies with obsolete computers often ship them to places like Nigeria under the guise of "bridging the digital divide," but that can be an excuse for dumping toxic waste abroad.
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly |
11-14-2005 |
Environment
Road Tripnew
A mid-list glam-trash rock band spent six weeks in an RV, fueled by chili.
Houston Press |
Brian McManus |
11-14-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
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