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Story Timenew
A father worries that he doesn't have enough bigger-than-life stories to tell his daughter, although he does seem to be descended from Hi John De Conqueror, B’rer Rabbit and Shaft.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
07-06-2005 |
Commentary
Grokster Blues: Marketing to Scofflawsnew
It’s hard to feel much sympathy for the folks at Grokster Ltd., Streamcast Networks Inc., and other file-sharing-service providers. After all, as Justice David Souter made clear in the Supreme Court’s decision Monday, their business plans were predicated entirely on users’ illegal behavior.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
07-06-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
In Relatively Calm Southern Iraq, Impatience Growsnew
A British commander in Iraq's Maysan Province says the security situation has grown worse in the past few months, and residents are eager to rule their own province.
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
07-05-2005 |
International
Porn's Pop Shotnew
As porn stars cross over into the mainstream, and celebs like Paris Hilton and Pamela Anderson do porn, it's hard to tell where pop culture stops and porn begins.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
07-05-2005 |
Sex
Going Gently Into That Dark Knightnew
For those haunted by memories of Adam West and Burt Ward gliding across the television screen in colorful tights and capes, the dark, moody videogame version of Batman Begins is just what the doctor ordered.
Boulder Weekly |
Todd Michael Shaffer |
07-05-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
DJ Danger Mouse Goes From Grey to Technicolornew
The Grey Album not only put a beatsmith with just one disc to his name on pop culture’s front burner, it got Brian Burton an offer to produce Demon Days, the new album by the faux cartoon band Gorillaz.
Boston Phoenix |
Simon William Vozick-Levinson |
07-05-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gorillaz, Demon Days
Dinosaur Jr. Bury the Hatchetnew
The Phoenix examines the legacy of three geeks from Northampton, goes to rock therapy with the band, and gets the story behind their masterpiece, Bug.
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Ashare |
07-05-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Police Go After Gangs of Unruly Sober, Chaste Kidsnew
Don't do chemicals? Don't smoke? No promiscuous sex? "Straight edgers" in Reno, Nev., hope to get past the media hysteria to promote their positive lifestyle.
Reno News & Review |
Stephanie Perry |
07-05-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Watch Your Mouthnew
An Australian linguist flaunts her foul language as a badge of courage while charging that her academic peers "have allowed themselves to be affected by the taboo to the point that its exploration has been underresearched."
The Village Voice |
Joy Press |
07-05-2005 |
Nonfiction
Wander Womannew
An apprentice to the world at large, Rebecca Solnit has made a life's work out of scavenging for connections. Her latest collection of essays sweeps through myriad varieties of loss, from objects to memories to love.
The Village Voice |
Joy Press |
07-05-2005 |
Nonfiction
Two-Timed by Timenew
Time Inc. weakened the press when it decided to turn over Time reporter Matthew Cooper's notes and other materials to a federal prosecutor.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
07-05-2005 |
Media
Take Back the Flag!new
Conservatives always seem to wave the flag and denounce liberals as "America-haters," yet they're the ones who trample American principles of freedom and justice. That's why liberals need to take back the flag and start asserting that they're the ones who truly love America.
Maui Time |
Dave Wielenga |
07-01-2005 |
Commentary
On a Mission from Jahnew
Back in the U.S. for the first time in a few years, singer Luciano is doing what he does best -- spreading revelations, and with considerable charm.
Mountain Xpress |
Alli Marshall |
07-01-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
New Materialnew
Writer David Sedaris says he's never regretted exposing the idiosyncracies of his family members to a global audience.
Mountain Xpress |
Melanie McGee |
07-01-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Irreconcilable Similaritiesnew
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie face off nicely in Doug Liman's latest, which (sometimes clumsily) tries to juggle the genres of romantic comedy and action-adventure with little atonal moments of dramatic wistfulness.
Tags: Doug Liman, Mr. and Mrs. Smith
