AltWeeklies Wire
News Bluesnew
Should we fret over the news, or should we not worry and be happy?
Tucson Weekly |
Connie Tuttle |
07-07-2005 |
Commentary
Sixth Book Concludes the 'B-Boy Blues' Seriesnew
For those of you who have been following the now six-book saga, James Earl Hardy is at last giving these two black same-gender lovers the happy ending they deserve in A House Is Not a Home.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
07-07-2005 |
Fiction
Spanglish FM
Corporate radio has mostly ignored Hispanics -- until now.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nadra Kareem |
07-07-2005 |
Media
The Killen Verdict, Explainednew
The Edgar Ray Killen trial ended in his conviction for manslaughter in the deaths of three civil rights workers, not murder. A historian looks at why that happened.
Jackson Free Press |
Howard Ball |
07-07-2005 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
China's Bid Is No Threat to U.S. Economynew
Former factory to the world, the United States is feeling queasy due to a recent bid made by China's state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation to buy the California-based oil company Unocal.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
07-07-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
He Is the Night: A Review of Batman Beginsnew
After a string of boring, ugly, repetitive games, it’s good to see Batman get an interesting, pretty, repetitive game. Batman Begins -- the movie -- blows the previous films out of the water, and so does the game. But it’s not without its flaws.
Jackson Free Press |
Nick Judin |
07-07-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
ACLU, Other Groups Prepared to Sue Over Voter ID Lawnew
With 159 counties in Georgia and only 56 driver's license offices, a lot of people won't be able to vote. And a lot of them happen to be Democrats.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
07-07-2005 |
Commentary
Meta Chefs: The 'Reality' of Hell's Kitchennew
Already a household name to connoisseurs of gourmet cuisine, Gordon Ramsay has expanded his British empire to Los Angeles, and his show's mission is to find a chef for the eponymous restaurant.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Nelson |
07-07-2005 |
TV
Tags: FOX
The Fate of Georgia's Fortsnew
The seemingly losing battle to save four Georgia military bases -- and 6,000 military and civilian jobs -- has state and local officials debating what to do with the properties, should the bases close.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
07-07-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Saying Yes to Pot in Rhode Islandnew
A small, heavily Catholic state is poised to legalize medical marijuana -- a move that could that could influence attitudes toward the legislation in other states.
Boston Phoenix |
Ian Donnis |
07-07-2005 |
Science
Shenzhen Surprisenew
General Mills got a crash course in global spin when an obscure newspaper in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen announced that Häagen-Dazs had been busted for running an ice-cream sweatshop in a three-bedroom apartment.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Adam Minter |
07-07-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Wedding Stingernew
A young Turkish/German woman controlled by her strict Muslim family decides that marriage to a self-destructive alcoholic is her only way out.
Riverfront Times |
Melissa Levine |
07-06-2005 |
Reviews
A Brazilian Wax? Not So Fast, Kiddonew
A bill awaiting Missouri Governor Matt Blunt's signature would forbid waxing salons from removing hair on or near the genitalia for clients under 18 without parental permission.
Riverfront Times |
Randall Roberts |
07-06-2005 |
Politics
Syphilis Reemerges, Deadlier Than Evernew
Syphilis followed crack cocaine into St. Louis a decade ago, and now the methamphetamine epidemic has caused a surge among gays.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
07-06-2005 |
Science
Blogger Charged With Cyberstalkingnew
Online paeans to a Kansas City newscaster's breasts landed a registered sex offender in jail.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
07-06-2005 |
Media
