AltWeeklies Wire
Rice-a-ruckusnew
Protesters give Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice a San Francisco treat during her speech at the Commonwealth Club.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steve T. Jones |
06-01-2005 |
International
Tags: international
Spanked: Pinning Down the Rape Fantasynew
A book gives advice on how to reconcile yourself to taboo sexual fantasies.
Dig Boston |
Emily Pepper |
06-01-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
A Look at the U.S. Army's New Age 'Supersoldiers'new
U.S. soldiers who try to train themselves to levitate and kill goats with a look? British author Jon Ronson uncovers the U.S. military's 30-year flirtation with New Age philosophy.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
06-01-2005 |
Nonfiction
New York Press Scribe Reflects on the 2004 Campaignnew
Matt Taibbi offers up a collection of his campaign diaries, columns and articles to try to make sense of the soul-searing debacle that was the 2004 election.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
06-01-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Matt Taibbi, Spanking the Donkey
Two Guys, a Girl Director and No Pizza Placenew
Director Susanne Bier keeps up the tradition of dark Danish cinema with a film centering around a family torn a part by war, secrets and grief.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
06-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Susanne Bier, Brothers
Tough-Guy Author Returns with New Mysterynew
Several years ago, while penning his latest exploration of (very) bad behavior, Crumley was hospitalized for 28 days. Upon his release, it took what seemed like ages to recover, both physically and creatively.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
06-01-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: James Crumley, The Right Madness
Porcupine Tree's Roots Are Spreadingnew
"In a sense, artists have a duty to be as selfish and arrogant about the way they make their music as they can," declares Porcupine Tree vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson. "I don't believe Picasso made his paintings for anybody else, and that's the way I think a true artist should be."
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
06-01-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Porcupine Tree
The Blue Line Bulks Upnew
You'd have to have been blind and deaf over the past year to miss what is clearly an epidemic of anabolic steroid use among a certain elite segment of this country's population. That group, of course, is cops.
Tags: Health & Science
Sea and Cake Singer Goes Solo, Gets Soulfulnew
Sam Prekop, frontman of Sea and Cake, defies the grey skies of Chicago with sun-laced songs from his latest solo album.
Dig Boston |
Nolan Gawron |
06-01-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Air Force Prosecutions Illustrate Confusion over Steroid Lawsnew
Last summer, the U.S. Air Force Academy announced with great fanfare that it was charging five of its cadets with either possessing or selling steroids. Prosecutors learned just how tricky steroid cases can be.
Tags: Health & Science
Sleater-Kinney: Pushing One Another to the Brink on The Woodsnew
Guitarist Carrie Brownstein talks with the Phoenix about the making of her Northwest band's latest CD.
Boston Phoenix |
Franklin Soults |
06-01-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sleater-Kinney, The Woods
Steroid Users Keep Juicing, Avoiding Prosecutionnew
Often overlooked in the daily discussions of steroids and their effect on sports is that not only are they prohibited by athletic organizations, but they're illegal to possess -- just like cocaine and pot and meth.
Tags: Health & Science
How the Fellas Got Their Groove Backnew
The Texas-based songsmiths of Spoon have delivered the groove again with their latest album, proving that a band with a terrible name can make great music.
Dig Boston |
Chris Haire |
06-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Spoon, Gimme Fiction
Police Lose Their Cool, Unleash Their Horsesnew
Police and media reports blamed scuffles at a recent Haliburton demonstration on activists. However, Houston Press reporters observed a different scene, one that was supported by available videotape of the incidents.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
06-01-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Restoring Texas' Claim to Capital Punishment Famenew
After 23 years, executions in Texas have lost their buzz. No longer is the state appalling the conscience of the world. Fortunately, there is a solution: torture.
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly |
06-01-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
