AltWeeklies Wire
Homeland Security Welfare Stories Pile Upnew
Money to protect the homeland is being allocated not on the basis of need but of congressional pull.
Reno News & Review |
Dennis Myers |
10-07-2005 |
Politics
Tags: Congress, Nevada, Senate, Calif., al-Qaeda, chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, gold rush camp in the Sierra foothills, Nevada City, Nevada Sens. Harry Reid and John Ensign, Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, U.S. Rep. Christopher Cox, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California amendment
Harry Reid Under Pressurenew
Nevada's senior senator is on the hot spot as a result of George W. Bush's latest Supreme Court pick.
Reno News & Review |
Dennis Myers |
10-07-2005 |
Politics
School of Hard Rocknew
Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen take an anthropological look at the people who live and die for heaviosity in their new documentary.
Montreal Mirror |
Sarah Rowland |
10-07-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sandpaper Dipped in Sorghumnew
Picking out highlights from an album so consistently brilliant is a fool's endeavor.
Illinois Times |
Bettye LaVette |
10-07-2005 |
Reviews
Boilermakers Locked Outnew
Dallas-based Celanese keeps operating its plant in Meredosia, Ill., with replacement workers as locked-out union members accuse the company of
failing to bargain in good faith.
Illinois Times |
R.L. Nave |
10-07-2005 |
Business & Labor
New Nuclear Reactors May Go to Southnew
A nuclear-power consortium targets Alabama and
Mississippi for the next reactors, suggesting that Clinton, Ill., no longer is a leading site for Exelon Corp.'s next nuke.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
10-07-2005 |
Environment
Karyn’s Killers?new
For the first time, members of the Slover family -- convicted of murdering and dismembering Karyn Hearn Slover in 1996 -- tell their story.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
10-07-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Sleep With Menew
Because Neil Strauss drags The Game out to 437 pages, the book morphs into a grating, narcissistic Fight Club knockoff in which the author clumsily elevates his role from supporting playa to a sexual superstar.
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
10-07-2005 |
Nonfiction
Battle Rappersnew
Rarely do we get to commend MCs' acting chops, but Phonte and Big Pooh deserve an Emmy for their spoof of "Cheatin'."
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
10-07-2005 |
Reviews
The Revival of the Georgia Film Industrynew
Georgia's once popular native filmmaking business has undergone dramatic accelerations and reversals worthy of any car chase scene. A new state law and the work of filmmakers like Ray McKinnon could signal a creative upswing.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
10-07-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ray McKinnon, Randy & the Mob
My Cat Trixter: A Morality Talenew
A writer decides that if he could just live with a cat for two weeks he could build up enough immunity to beat his allergy.
Dig Boston |
Seth Reiss |
10-06-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Slow and Unsteady Wins the Racenew
These days, Tortoise are more popular than ever, but their once widespread fanboy fervor seems scattered and tucked away into enthusiastic, dorkish little pockets of -- well, enthusiasts. Why?
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
10-06-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tortoise
A Neo-Soul Boom-Bap Jacko Without the Stinky Glovenew
Arguably the sickest lyricist in hip-hop, Lyrics Born takes it to the next level.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
10-06-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Later That Day, Lyrics Born
Homeboy, Throw in the Towelnew
Famed honorary fourth Beastie Boy/New York City photographer Ricky Powell unloads on an unsuspecting reporter.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
10-06-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ricky Powell
Remembering 9/11 ... Batman Style!new
Here's why any 9/11 film by Oliver Stone or anyone else should -- nay--must! -- include Batman.
Dig Boston |
Joe Keohane |
10-06-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
