AltWeeklies Wire
Exit Strategy for Mass Transitnew
When it comes to subways and terrorism, the best defense might be a good escape. But could the crowds make it through those floor-to-ceiling turnstiles fast enough?
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
07-13-2005 |
International
CIA Criminalsnew
For the first time in any country where CIA kidnappers have plucked people off the street, 13 CIA agents involved in the abduction of a radical imam have been indicted in Italy.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
07-13-2005 |
Commentary
Unassuming Brooklyn Roofer Raises Guerrilla Armynew
Roofer by day. Revolutionary by night. Dutch filmmaker Klaarje Quirjins follows a primary fundraiser and gunrunner for the Kosovo Liberation Army in her new PBS documentary.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
07-13-2005 |
Reviews
A Marriage of Crap and Crappernew
Wedding Crashers pops the collar on its pastel polo shirt and tries way too hard to convince everyone it's cool.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
07-13-2005 |
Movies
Tags: Wedding Crashers
Johnny Depp and Tim Burton Too Weird Even for Wonkanew
Burton's Wonka world comes close to being lusciously sweet brain candy, but melts into a gooey puddle of ego-stroking instead.
Dig Boston |
Violet Glaze |
07-13-2005 |
Reviews
Wonder Twins Activate!new
Just off a European tour with the Killers and elbow-rubbing with Weezer, Tegan and Sara take a break to discuss Phil Collins and the fact that, oh yeah, they're identical twins.
Dig Boston |
Sue Bell |
07-13-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tegan and Sara, So Jealous
Brit Punks Regroup, Flip Arthritic Bird at Statenew
The Subhumans are back together, on tour, and they're still pissed off about the social and political state of the world.
Dig Boston |
Chris Haire |
07-13-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Subhumans
Space Cowboys
Real rocket scientists say there's gold in Burns Flat, where it's flatter than a fritter. But it'll be slim pickin's for Oklahoma if Rocketplane doesn't get its spaceship off the ground.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Scott Cooper and Ben Fenwick |
07-13-2005 |
Science
Tags: space
The Son Also Risesnew
Femi Kuti, the son of Nigerian Afro-beat creator Fela Kuti, carries on the musical revolution while fighting poverty and injustice.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
07-13-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Femi Kuti
Soapbox: The London Thumpnew
An English expat reflects on last week's attacks in London.
Dig Boston |
Alex Low |
07-13-2005 |
Commentary
Down in Flamesnew
While Northwest CEO Doug Steenland appears before the Senate Finance Commitee requesting a "freeze" on employee pensions, Northwest brass stand to retire in style, with executives receiving six-figure-a-year pension benefits.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Hawkins |
07-13-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Anything but Ordinarynew
Classics that will be added to the Great American Songbook are far and few between. John Legend’s “Ordinary People” from his 2004 album Get Lifted may achieve that status.
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
07-13-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Colorado Town Revives Despised Satirenew
Putting hurt feelings aside after 70 years, Grand Junction is resurrecting Eclipse, the Dalton Trumbo novel that satirized the town.
Foundation Chronicles Cases of Juveniles in for Lifenew
Fourteen of every 10,000 Coloradans between the ages of 14 and 17 are serving life in prison. The Pendulum Foundation keeps track of them.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
07-12-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Young and Troublebound Get Life in Prisonnew
Two members of a punk-rock band, Troublebound, were convicted of killing one boy's mother. Some advocates of juvenile offenders think their life sentences are too harsh.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
07-12-2005 |
Crime & Justice
