AltWeeklies Wire
A Musical Journey Through the Dirty Southnew
A great, seedy, alt-country laced roadtrip through the deep south, with Jim White as your guide.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
08-31-2005 |
Reviews
Madden NFL 2006new
The latest in the massively popular franchise is great, if not mindblowing.
Dig Boston |
Adam Diamond |
08-31-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Renegade Vintner Gets Wine Burghers in an Uproarnew
California vintners complain that the maker of the ubiquitous "Two Buck Chuck" is sullying the name of Napa Valley.
SF Weekly |
Ron Russell |
08-30-2005 |
Food+Drink
Sports World Fires Back at Roger Brownnew
A sportswriter discovers that taking shots at athletes is a no-no in Cleveland.
Cleveland Scene |
Michael C. Fitzpatrick |
08-30-2005 |
Media
Dead Poets Societynew
After rapper ThankGod was killed, some have wondered if his position at the center of Cleveland's hip-hop scene was his undoing.
Cleveland Scene |
Joe P. Tone |
08-30-2005 |
Music
Unfinished Symphonynew
AltWeeklies Award - Arts Feature
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
08-30-2005 |
Media
The Big Coverup of Nudity in Missouri Strip Clubsnew
Strip club patrons will no longer be able to see breasts up close if new regulations take effect in Missouri.
Parents Play Hardball With Kids' Healthnew
Monomaniacal dads pushing their kids to play year-round baseball are blamed for an increase in sports injuries that require surgery.
Phoenix New Times |
Robert Nelson |
08-30-2005 |
Science
Family of Downed Officer Questions Sheriff's Tacticsnew
Broward County Sheriff's Deputy Todd Fatta was killed in a raid of the home of a longtime member of the gay gun club Pink Pistols. Fatta's family claims the mission was poorly planned.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
08-30-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Nitpicking by Professionalsnew
When their kids are banned from school, parents turn to a medical service called Lice Source Services, Inc.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jeff Stratton |
08-30-2005 |
Science
Meter Beatersnew
Californians could lose if utilities are compelled to hook their homes up to Internet-controlled "smart meters" that will monitor their energy demand in real time.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
08-30-2005 |
Commentary
Schwarzenegger's No Closet Environmentalistnew
Just because Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger threw a few antismog bones to the clean-air folks does not mean he's not bent on polluting for profit -- his own profit.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
08-30-2005 |
Commentary
The Patriot Axnew
Markus Young moved to this country from Germany when he was three years old. Now, courtesy of tougher immigration laws, he could be deported under the Patriot Act.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
08-29-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: illegal, Immigration, reform, immigrant, and, of, security, Act, Homeland, abuse, Department, customs, enforcement, Anti-Drug, IRAIRA, Responsibility
Missy's Recipe for Funnew
Missy Elliott is one of the few artists whose videos are still considered events. They are gleeful, frantic, and full of delicious visual puns and quirky effects.
Miami New Times |
Sam Chennault |
08-29-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
True Fact Vs. True Fictionnew
An essay by the reclusive literary star J.T. Leroy in the Oxford American's annual music issue turns out to be a whale of a tale.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
08-29-2005 |
Books
