AltWeeklies Wire
Batman Had Robin, Han Had Chewie ...new
With the Blackberry-like Sidekick, you feel as if you’re “always on,” particularly if you use AOL instant messaging and like to get e-mail instantly.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
07-28-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Love in the Time of Omelettesnew
Sexual attraction may be the initial ingredient of romance, but sooner or later you’re going to have to eat together, and that can be almost as exhilarating and educational as sex.
Jackson Free Press |
Jesse Yancy |
07-28-2005 |
Food+Drink
The Ice Cream Truck Ran Out of Gasnew
Zip Pitters discusses his ghetto literary series of self-published chapbooks, now available from Brotha Hustle’s mobile bookstore and portable Styrofoam juicy-juice-on-ice drink center
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
07-28-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Why Not Just Turn Gay?new
One writer shares the top 10 reasons she won't "turn" gay.
Jackson Free Press |
Ali Greggs |
07-28-2005 |
Commentary
101, If You Count the Byline
Biased author Bernard Goldberg's 100 People Who Are Ruining America offers a helpful list of who to hate
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
07-28-2005 |
Nonfiction
Who Are the Insurgents?new
When a country goes to war, it's good form to know before the war starts who it is they're going to be fighting.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
07-28-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Rabies Alertnew
Convinced that one is the loneliest number, a divorced woman uses man's best friend to catch a new mate.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
07-28-2005 |
Reviews
Sometimes a Purple Bunny Is Just What You Neednew
One writer's child has a purple bunny she bought with her cupcake money from the Cathedral of St. Phillip Thrift House, and this bunny, she exclaims, has the ability to bestow superpowers on people.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
07-28-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Fight or Flightnew
Masterful aerial action sequences don't compensate for earthbound plot.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-28-2005 |
Reviews
Album Provides Most Assured Performancesnew
Originally a wry singer/songwriter, Hiatt picked up steam with 1987's Bring the Family and Slow Turning, only to go hit or miss throughout the '90s. His last three albums and his latest, though, show his focus rebuffed and sharper than before.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Andrews |
07-28-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: John Hiatt, Master of Disaster
Superhero School Daysnew
An adolescent superhero can't find his niche.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-28-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Mike Mitchell, Sky High
A Lesson in Metalnew
Dave Mustaine may just want to have fun with Gigantour, but other participants want to sell records.
Tucson Weekly |
Jon Hobson |
07-28-2005 |
Concerts
Tags: Fear Factory, Transgression
Love, Sex, and Everything Elsenew
A movie about master manipulators and the people who love them is rife with surprises.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
07-28-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Don Roos, Happy Endings
Hit-Maker Finally Makes Hits For Himselfnew
Rodney Crowell's third album in a career renaissance finds the singer/songwriter combining political concepts with an introspective approach he has newly embraced.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
07-28-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: The Outsider, Rodney Crowell
Saturating Songsnew
Seattle's Ian Moore has the perfect music for this long, dry summer.
Tucson Weekly |
Linda Ray |
07-28-2005 |
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