AltWeeklies Wire
Film Ties Racist Legacy to the Here and Nownew
A film that implies the complicity of other people in addition to the two who were accused in the death of Emmett Till inspired the U.S. Justice Department to reopen the case while the documentary was still a work-in-progress.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Keith Beauchamp |
10-13-2005 |
Reviews
Techno Vaporsnew
A new wave of French computer geeks burns through hip-hop's intestinal tract.
Baltimore City Paper |
Jess Harvell |
10-13-2005 |
Music
Manufacturing Dissentnew

George Clooney's sophomore directorial effort subtly attacks a press corps controlled by conglomerates.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
10-13-2005 |
Reviews
Blown Jobnew
Tony Scott turns another fascinating story into yet another big-things-go-boom movie.
Baltimore City Paper |
Gary Dowell |
10-13-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Tony Scott, Domino
Nobel Rotnew
The Nobel Prize has awards for physics and chemistry and literature -- what about cooking and food?
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe Macleod |
10-13-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Old Conspiracies Made Newnew
Does it surprise anyone that Republicans are less concerned with making sure everyone votes than making sure only the right people vote?
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
10-13-2005 |
Politics
The Odds on Plamegate Chargesnew

The Memphis Flyer's lawyer/web columnist analyzes the odds for various charges to be filed in Plamegate and comes to some surprising conclusions.
The Memphis Flyer |
Marty Aussenberg |
10-13-2005 |
Commentary
A Career Endernew
A TV news reporter quits after reporting as fact a satirical account found in the Nashville Scene.
Nashville Scene |
Liz Garrigan |
10-13-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
A Marine Comes Home to Dienew
Marine Jack Snook made it home safely from Iraq, reconciled with his wife and was spending time with friends when he was shot on a downtown Atlanta street.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessy |
10-13-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The World's Effort to Keep Iran From Building Nukesnew
Efforts to get Iran to give up its nuclear program haven't gotten anywhere so far but might soon.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-13-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Daniel Wants to Hook Up His Wires to His Catnew
When Hollis Gillespie's friend Daniel jokes about the wires connected to his heart, saying he's going to take them off himself and put them on his fat house cat, and let the doctors decipher that, panic creeps in.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
10-13-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Apple of Temptationnew
If you're plotting a seduction, bake a pie, but if you're planning for love that keeps on giving, make an apple coffee cake.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
10-13-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Kitchen Witch
A Change of Heart on Sherrynew
An exploration of all the different types of sherry -- there are 12 altogether -- reveals to a critic that they don't all fall into the stomach-turning category.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
10-13-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
How Popeye Lost His Eyenew
Little Red Riding Hood, Dick Tracy, Popeye the Sailor Man ... don't let the characters fool you. Big Lonesome isn't written for kids, at least not for the pasteurized milk-fed children of the Disney generations.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
10-13-2005 |
Fiction
Think Katrina Was Bad? Try an Avian Flu Pandemicnew
Politicians in Washington are beginning to wake up to the terrifying realization that a flu pandemic in America could wipe out a third of the population.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
10-13-2005 |
Commentary