AltWeeklies Wire
Author Steve Almond Chows Down Againnew
Steve Almond's new collection includes an entire family of yacht-club-credentialed Republicans, convinced they have all been abducted and implanted with "cartridges" by our alien caretakers; an analysis of the meaning of Michael Jackson's dick; and the pleasures of equine and eye socket sex.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
04-07-2005 |
Fiction
Georgia Pharmacists Can Refuse to Fill Birth Control Prescriptionsnew
Georgia pharmacists can refuse to fill morning-after and birth control prescriptions if such medication violates their personal or religious beliefs. What's more, in the next legislative session there could be a warmer reception for a bill backing a pharmacist's right to refuse morning-after pills.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
04-07-2005 |
Science
Tags: morning-after, pill
Georgia Legislators Shift Focus to Special Interestsnew
A fitting coda to the 2005 General Assembly occurred when House Speaker Glenn Richardson, presenting what was left of the governor's battered ethics bill, conceded that legislators had managed to sneak in one last secrecy provision.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
04-07-2005 |
Politics
Art Demon: An interview with Camille Paglianew
Camille Paglia talks (and talks and talks) about her new book of poetry commentary — and academic ‘ass-lickers’ and ‘liberal media elites’ had better respond intelligently for a change.
Boston Phoenix |
Tamara Wieder |
04-07-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Emory Professor Keeps Fighting Holocaust Deniernew
April 11 will mark the fifth anniversary of Deborah Lipstadt's resounding victory in a British courtroom against Holocaust denier David Irving.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessy |
04-07-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
"Size Matters," "Hold the Spice," and "Finished in an Unfinished Sort of Way"new
AltWeeklies Award - News Story (1500 words or less)
Reforming Bankruptcy, One Screwed Family at a Timenew
The bankruptcy "reform" bill before the House is bad morals--and bad business.
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
04-07-2005 |
Commentary
Master of Whose Domain?new
Host of a political show on a community radio station falls prey to copyright hysteria -- without ever violating the law.
Survival of the Fittest Beliefsnew
"Intelligent Design" takes the place of the defeated creationism in the latest rematch in the heavyweight culture war.
Messy Structured Brassnew
Tuba, coronet, trombone and percussion come together to form the unique jazz of Brassum.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-06-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Brassum, Warning Lights
Intoxicating Performancesnew
Kevin Costner shines in The Upside of Anger--but it's Joan Allen's movie.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-06-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Mike Binder, The Upside of Anger
Cohesive Comic Book Worldnew
Extremely violent and politically incorrect, Sin City is a true work of narrative art.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
04-06-2005 |
Reviews
Monitoring the Messagenew
The Minutemen pull media strings in Southern Arizona.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
04-06-2005 |
Immigration
U.S. Troops Act As Dancing Ambassadors to Kurdistannew
Idaho National Guard members stationed in autonomous Kurdistan spend most days training the nascent Iraqi Army. Between training, they play ambassador to an adoring nation.
Boise Weekly |
David Axe |
04-06-2005 |
International
Tags: international
The Upside of Dangernew
Adventure rules in Dust to Glory and Sahara.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
04-06-2005 |
Movies
