AltWeeklies Wire
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Warsnew
Yet another video game revolving around the Napoleonic era falls short.
Dig Boston |
Seth McM. Donlin |
06-29-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
In the Shadow of Industry Is Fear of Cancernew
In Avon Lake, Ohio, parents are concerned that there's a link between pollution and the incidence of cancer.
Cleveland Scene |
Joe P. Tone |
06-29-2005 |
Science
Governor Tailors Public Policy to Fit His Financial Interestsnew
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger owns more than $1 million in an investment group that manages pension funds for public employee unions.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
06-29-2005 |
Commentary
Rip-off Americanew
Payday lending was supposed to have been outlawed in North Carolina. So why are its storefronts still around, collecting $1,254 in fees on a $255 loan?
The Dis-Meisternew
Vast Aire's latest LP, made in collaboration with DJ Mighty Mi, finds the charismatic MC spanning decades in minutes, assuming the voice of a series of anonymous personas: from a jobless jazz-era drummer to a Vietnam draft-dodger.
Orlando Weekly |
Makkada B. Selah |
06-28-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hollis Gillespie Disdains Shame With Recovering Slutnew
Gillespie's second book covers some of her early adventures in motherhood, including bullet-proofing the baby's bedroom with cake pans and getting diverted from a Nicaraguan brothel by the case of her daughter Mae's missing mittens.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
06-28-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
For the Moviesnew
Skipping out on her wedding made Runaway Bride Jennifer Wilbanks half a million dollars richer. A writer digs up some of his own dirt in the hope of landing a similar sweet publishing deal.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
06-28-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Going Undergroundnew
Singer Jamie Stewart prefers baroque answers to pressing problems. A track on Xiu Xiu's upcoming CD describes cannibalizing the commander-in-chief.
Riverfront Times |
Andrew Miller |
06-28-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
One-Armed Skater Toughens Up Women's Roller Derbynew
Brooke Leavitt lost an arm at age 3 but she's a formidable foe on the rink.
Murder of Ex-Boxing Trainer's Estranged Wife Goes Unsolvednew
The financial spoils in the divorce case Carbajal v. Carbajal were hundreds of thousands of dollars in property and retirement accounts. Sally Carbajal was the odds-on favorite to win by a knockout -- until she was killed.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
06-28-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Reminiscences of a White Pimpnew
After enduring a rough-and-tumble phase with poverty, Robert Kramer was drawn to his profession as if fulfilling his destiny.
Miami New Times |
Courtney Hambright |
06-28-2005 |
Sex
The Wiznew
Those who consider director Hayao Miyazaki a master not only forgive the sameness of his movies but also celebrate his use of children's fairy tales to underscore the ordinariness of evil in our adult world.
Miami New Times |
Robert Wilonsky |
06-28-2005 |
Reviews
Space Invaders
Post-9/11 allegory wrestles with blockbuster action in War of the Worlds
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
06-28-2005 |
Reviews
Hangar 51 Revisitednew
On a flight chartered by Foo Fighters to Roswell, N.M., the UFO-obsessed town where the band was scheduled to perform, passengers got Milky Way bars and alien-themed coloring books.
Boston Phoenix |
Jeff Miller |
06-28-2005 |
Concerts
Tags: Foo Fighters, In Your Honor
Literary Crunknew
Author Tamara Palmer digs deep into the formerly indie world of crunk country to explain the Dirty South's rap explosion.
Miami New Times |
Eric K. Arnold |
06-27-2005 |
Nonfiction
