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The Real Dirty Miaminew
S.F. house label Dirtybird Records gets off the ground and heads to the Winter Music Conference.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Peter Nicholson |
03-23-2005 |
Music
D.E.B.S., Come Outnew
Even with its PG-13 rating, we still can't see lesbian teen spy-sploitation film D.E.B.S. at the multiplex.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Lynn Rapoport |
03-23-2005 |
Reviews
We're All Paranoidnew
Sure, the people with the 9/11 conspiracy theories are a little odd. But not everything they're saying is entirely crazy. Steven T. Jones infiltrates the Bay Area's 9/11 Truth Movement.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
03-23-2005 |
Crime & Justice
A Tale of Two 'Heroes'
Soldiers Ed Pulido and Camilo Mejia both served in Iraq but have two different perspectives on the war. It's a rift that matches the mindset of a nation divided more than ever over the Iraq conflict, now on the heels of its second anniversary.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Deborah Benjamin |
03-23-2005 |
War
Tags: Iraq
Legendary Parts: The Slint Legacy Becomes Realitynew
Slint has reunited for a tour. When they called it quits in 1991, that wasn’t headline news. Over the next dozen years, however, they would take on a legendary, almost sacred status.
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Ashare |
03-23-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Lost Ones
Autism is on the rise nationwide. In New Mexico, children—and their families—have few options for treatment.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nadra Kareem |
03-23-2005 |
Science
Tags: autism, Healthcare
The Undoing of Americanew
Author Gore Vidal gives his views on war for oil, politics-free elections and the late, great U.S. Constitution.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Steve Perry |
03-23-2005 |
Commentary
Comic Relief
Finally, in Sin City, someone gets the graphic novel-to-screen translation just right.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
03-23-2005 |
Reviews
Bioengineered Porknew
Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire wants to spend $350 million on life-sciences research grants. Few are asking what the public gets in return.
Seattle Weekly |
George Howland Jr. |
03-23-2005 |
Politics
The Antiwar Credibility Gapnew
Rather than being reflexively antimilitary, antiwar activists should learn to understand and embrace why this war is bad from the perspective of the men and women fighting it.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
03-23-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
The Sanctity of the Dying Roomnew
Let's pull the plug on playing politics with Terri Schiavo.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
03-23-2005 |
Commentary
The Vampire's Cursenew
Woody Allen gives us two stories for the price of one. Don't we even get half the enjoyment value for our ticket?
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
03-23-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Woody Allen, Melinda and Melinda
Four Days in Austinnew
Attending the annual music festival South by Southwest 2005 involves some long waits, a blur of performances and several standout bands.
Seattle Weekly |
Michaelangelo Matos |
03-23-2005 |
Concerts
Is the Pacific Northwest a Populist Paradise?new
Hanging together or hanging separately: secession and politics in the struggle for Ecotopia.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
03-23-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
The Man Who Invented Ecotopianew
Geov Parrish interviews Ecotopia author Ernest Callenbach on the 30th anniversary of his futuristic novel about Pacific Northwest secession. The book portrayed how a modern society could be restructured around environmental principles, and it became a road map for future ecologically aware development.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
03-23-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
