AltWeeklies Wire
Sleeping on Back Gives Some Babies Misshapen Headsnew
To avoid Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, pediatricians have said babies should sleep on their backs. An unintended and sometimes harmful consequence is that more children are developing flattened skulls.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
05-11-2005 |
Science
Electronica's Fevered Nichenew
We play Jukebox Jury with United State of Electronica, winners of Best Electronic Act in the third annual Seattle Weekly Music Awards.
Seattle Weekly |
Michaelangelo Matos |
05-11-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Castles Made of Guitarsnew
Chicago rockers the Ponys dodge the sophomore slump.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Cassidy |
05-11-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: The Ponys, Celebration Castle
Ph.D'oh!new
Kids, put down that homework and watch some television immediately!
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
05-11-2005 |
Nonfiction
Excess Hollywood: A Preview of Summer Filmsnew
The 130-something films lined up for this summer include ones starring comic-book heroes (Batman, the Fantastic Four) and big-screen redos (The Honeymooners, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and War of the Worlds).
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Robert Wilonsky, Luke Y. Thompson and Bill Gallo |
05-11-2005 |
Movies
Tags: Various Directors, Various Films
The Lies Have Itnew
How much longer can a nation so steeped in half-truths or outright whoppers maintain the illusion of health and happiness?
Seattle Weekly |
Steve Wiecking |
05-11-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Routine Traffic Stop Escalates Into Violence and Turmoilnew
A dispute over a violent arrest -- like a small-scale Rodney King incident -- became part of a struggle for control of Pahokee, Fla., a clash of wills over what the volatile town can and should be.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
05-10-2005 |
Crime & Justice
'Mark the Shark' Poses With Wrong Catchnew
One of the dead sharks in a photo that charter-fishing captain Mark Quartiano distributed to publicize his latest catch appears to belong to a protected species.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
05-10-2005 |
Environment
Miami Gun Rhapsodynew
A new Florida law grants immunity from criminal prosecution and civil action to people who use deadly force in protecting themselves against deadly attackers and intruders. Miami New Times reveals who's packing heat.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
05-10-2005 |
Politics
A Rapper With a Non-Rap Namenew
It's not just self-promotion that got Mike Jones where he is -- the dude's also got some skills on the mike, a likable, hard-grindin' personality and a voice that always sounds like it's as happy as a pig in slop to be where it is.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
05-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Fandom -- Ultimately, It's All About Younew
Several books demonstrate, not always intentionally, that celebrity is ultimately all about us and how we use stars as models and mirrors.
East Bay Express |
Anneli Rufus |
05-10-2005 |
Nonfiction
Jury Rigged?new
Recent charges of ethnic bias in picking death penalty juries have not only scandalized prosecutors in California's Alameda County. They've put the entire system on trial.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
05-10-2005 |
Crime & Justice
We're No Angelsnew
Much of Crash, an L.A.-stories portmanteau about the suffocating embrace of racism, is hard to watch, harder still to listen to. It reminds us there's bad to be found in good people, and evil lurking even in the righteous.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
05-10-2005 |
Reviews
Classy Reunionsnew
The New York Dolls and Gang of Four return to rock. The Phoenix interviews the Dolls's David Johansen and Gang of Four's Hugo Burnham.
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Ashare |
05-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Funkiness Banned at Houston Librariesnew
The Houston City Council has passed a prohibition on "offensive bodily hygiene that constitutes a nuisance to others" in the city's libraries. But does the rule pass the constitutional smell test?
Dallas Observer |
Patrick Williams |
05-10-2005 |
Politics
Tags: Homeless, street people
