AltWeeklies Wire
Obesity Expert Works for Cokenew
The director of Baylor College of Medicine's Nutrition Research Center, John Foreyt, is a paid adviser for Coca-Cola Company's new Beverage Institute For Health and Wellness.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
05-24-2005 |
Science
Medical Researchers Head Westwardnew
Stem cell restrictions could send Texas Medical Center researchers fleeing to California.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
05-24-2005 |
Science
Thick and Richnew
The new British crime drama from first-time director Matthew Vaughn is a block of granite struggling to liberate the statue inside it.
East Bay Express |
Bill Gallo |
05-24-2005 |
Reviews
Rebel With Applause: The Belated Return of Billy Idolnew
The Phoenix talks with Billy Idol about his hits, his misses, and his new album.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Bregman |
05-24-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Home Fires Burningnew
In this gripping drama, a dutiful Danish army officer returns from the war in Afghanistan a changed man.
East Bay Express |
Bill Gallo |
05-24-2005 |
Reviews
Anti-Abortion Group Does Neighborhood Alertnew
Operation Rescue West dropped off fliers in a North Oakland neighborhood that proclaimed "Your neighbor...is a lesbian abortionist!"
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
05-24-2005 |
Sex
Gag Reflex
With Madagascar, non-Pixar computer animation still offers more jokes and less heart.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
05-24-2005 |
Reviews
Generation RXnew
When 20-year-old Luke Stone died of an accidental drug overdose, his parents realized the landscape of substance abuse had changed. Young people today are adrift in a sea of psychotropic pharmacology.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
05-24-2005 |
Science
Bad Consciencenew
Getting stared at by six eyeballs is unnerving, but stick the words "The Sociopath Next Door" on top and those stares turn Ted Bundy-creepy. The title -- and the cover design -- of Martha Stout's new book isn't exactly delicate, but given the topic, why should it be?
Boston Phoenix |
Amy Finch |
05-23-2005 |
Nonfiction
How to Score at Weddingsnew
In America, playing cheesy music at a wedding reception is a unique and endearing tradition. We just pump out the Michael Jackson jams, line dance and get tanked. And if we're lucky, we hook up with a member of the other team's wedding party.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
05-23-2005 |
Commentary
The Rental of the Sithnew
To paraphrase Yoda, the hardcore videogame Jedi should rent, not buy, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
Boulder Weekly |
Todd Michael Shaffer |
05-23-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
A Strange Choice for Pope
Pope Benedict XVI is a champion of orthodoxy, causing many to fear that a new dictatorship is emerging, and its face is all-male, all-knowing and not to be questioned.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Robin Meyers |
05-23-2005 |
Commentary
Magnum Opie
Cinderella Man once again proves Ron Howard’s mettle as Hollywood craftsman.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
05-23-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Cinderella Man, Ron Howard
Homeschooling Guru Turns Darwin Into Whipping Boynew
John Taylor Gatto says that "liberals" and "secularists," most especially Unitarians, historically conspired with capitalists to impose schooling on the masses and "suppress" the "amazing insights of American Christian spirituality."
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
05-23-2005 |
Commentary
The Best of Highbrow Musicnew
Mugam Sayagi, Kronos’s first album since 2002’s Nuevo, consists of four pieces by the Azerbaijani pianist/composer Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, three of which were commissioned by the quartet.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
05-23-2005 |
Reviews
