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The Most Wanted Man in Texasnew
One writer's trip around Texas with four kids rivals an episode of Cops.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
07-18-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Thug Lifenew
Houston rapper Slim Thug has paid the cost to be the Dirty South boss, and he's on the verge of stardom.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
07-18-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Happy Surprisenew
With a surprising ensemble and lively characters, Happy Endings is what happens when an eternal optimist makes movies about misanthropes who desperately want to love and to be loved.
East Bay Express |
Robert Wilonsky |
07-18-2005 |
Reviews
Free At Lastnew
Generous in spirit and fearlessly observant, The Beautiful Country deserves a place of honor among the great movies portraying emigrant tenacity.
East Bay Express |
Bill Gallo |
07-18-2005 |
Reviews
The Monkey Biz About Darwinnew
Critics of Darwin try to score points with liberals by claiming that he was the first social Darwinist, and his scientific method is therefore wrong.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
07-18-2005 |
Commentary
The Danger Beneath Your Homenew
A seismic activist thinks there's a good chance some California homeowners' earthquake retrofits are shoddy.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
07-18-2005 |
Science
D'oh! A Deernew
Animal rights activists ask archers to quit using deer and turkey targets because it incites violence against animals.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
07-18-2005 |
Animal Issues
Metal Has a Big Headnew
A cable show that worshipped the metal gods even when grunge chased them off the big stage is now being shunned by those same bands.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
07-18-2005 |
Music
Always a Bridesmaidnew
Vince Vaughn -- the role model for every guy who ever dreamed of living in his parents' basement till he was 35 -- is Wedding Crashers' skirt-chasing master of ceremonies.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
07-18-2005 |
Reviews
Kids Against Combs Nail Sean Hannitynew
Brooklyn indie-politicos Kids Against Combs have fallen into possession of Fox News blowhard Sean Hannity’s home phone number. And they’ve made it the title of their forthcoming album.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
07-18-2005 |
Music
The Year of El Gatonew
FC Dallas' Mario Torres (nicknamed El Gato) carries the hopes of Latino soccer fans. But is he the future -- or just a cynical marketing ploy?
Dallas Observer |
Rick Kennedy |
07-18-2005 |
Sports
Shots: An American Photographer's Journal 1967-1972new
In a book filled with striking and provocative photos, perhaps the most striking and provocative is a shot of demonstrators behind a barricade during Nixon's 1969 inauguration.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
07-15-2005 |
Nonfiction
This Ain't No Disco: New Wave Album Coversnew
Lacking focus, organization and in some cases clean artwork, this book comes off as a pet project undertaken by a New Wave nerd who badly wants to legitimize her 20-year-old record collection by turning the album covers into objets d'art.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
07-15-2005 |
Nonfiction
Drugs to Enhance Sex Can Damage Health
It's worrisome that young men are using Viagra for recreational purposes when its long-term effects are unknown.
Boulder Weekly |
Paul Joannides |
07-15-2005 |
Advice
The C Wordnew
Host Jason Jones' pulverizing combination of belligerence and insane enthusiasm gives Craft Corner Deathmatch its torque.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-15-2005 |
TV
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