AltWeeklies Wire
Meet Bill Frist, the New Al Gorenew
Even David Brooks has publicly broken up with the Senate majority leader. Bill, we hardly know ye.
Nashville Scene |
Liz Garrigan |
06-22-2005 |
Commentary
Beat By The System: An Abused Woman's Story
Larae Rebecca Geiger didn't have an easy childhood or one that promised great things. Neither did it suggest she’d be brought down in a rain of bullets before her 30th birthday.
Folio Weekly |
Susan Clark Armstrong |
06-22-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Real Life Drama
A new movie about the femicides in Juarez, Mexico, has prompted questions from activists.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nadra Kareem |
06-22-2005 |
Movies
Some Bad Shit, Hip-Hop Litnew
Hip-hop historians Bakari Kitwana and Brian Coleman keep it real on the page.
Dig Boston |
Chris Farone |
06-22-2005 |
Nonfiction
Gagging Dr. Deannew
So much for reinventing the Democratic Party: Dems join Republicans in ganging up on Howard Dean and the party's grassroots funders.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Steve Perry |
06-22-2005 |
Commentary
Crystal Meth Marks New Crisis for Gaysnew
The gay community has an addiction crisis that is not reported in the media because that would require straight people to take responsibility for the harm they've caused.
The Village Voice |
Patrick Moore |
06-22-2005 |
LGBT
Summertime and the Reading Is ... Sleazynew
A reviewer's four top picks from small presses are not for the faint of heart.
Mountain Xpress |
Alli Marshall |
06-22-2005 |
Fiction
This One Should Be Burned at the Stakenew
A film reviewer is possessed by a force of sheer evil: Will Ferrell in Bewitched.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
06-22-2005 |
Movies
Tags: Nora Ephron, Bewitched
Rick Moodynew
Ice Storm author has at the people's music with the Wingdale Community Singers.
Dig Boston |
Joe Keohone |
06-22-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Plucky Kentuckiansnew
It's weirdness that makes life great for My Morning Jacket, says lead singer Jim James.
Dig Boston |
Nolan Gawron |
06-22-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: My Morning Jacket, Z
Ohio Lawmakers Go After Lap Dancesnew
A bill passed by the Ohio House would bar all stripping after 11 p.m. and outlaw lap dances by keeping women at least six feet away from customers. The impact on the state's $160 million adult-entertainment industry could be devastating.
Cleveland Scene |
Joe P. Tone |
06-22-2005 |
Politics
Grrrls Gone Wildnew
The new album by riot grrrl renegades Sleater-Kinney is catchy to the point of suspicion, and raw to the point of surprise.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
06-22-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sleater-Kinney, The Woods
Cop, Judge and Jurynew
When a police officer in Hollywood, Fla., confronted a drug dealer, he allegedly took his drugs and money. Where the Oxycontin went is unknown.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
06-22-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Geeked: Medal of Honor European Assaultnew
For the newest edition to the Medal of Honor franchise, a video-game reviewer refights World War II, gets down in the trenches with the game's plot-driven nature and is blown away by graphics.
Dig Boston |
Adam Diamond |
06-22-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Musicians Learn to Bendnew
When rockers perform at a Dallas yoga studio, they discover an audience that is connected, serene and engaged.
Dallas Observer |
Sarah Hepola |
06-22-2005 |
Music
