AltWeeklies Wire
Control Room's Flack Is Backnew
Out of uniform, military spokesperson Josh Rushing has plenty to say, with even more candor, about how the Iraq war is being reported.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
03-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Control Room, Jehane Noujaim
Safe at Home, Ill at Easenew
The biggest group of Washington state soldiers who served in Iraq are starting to return, and it's not clear we're ready for them.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
03-09-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Alternative War Newsnew
Dahr Jamail left his comfortable existence as a mountain guide and freelance writer in Anchorage to go to Baghdad and become one of America's only unembedded journalists in Iraq.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
03-09-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Beyond the God Pod
A new era of Christian programming is making life better for some female prisoners -- the ones who believe.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Silja J.A. Talvi |
03-09-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: faith-based initiatives, prisons
Who the #$*! Are They?new
How I was suckered by a 35,000-year-old entity.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
03-09-2005 |
Movies
Know Logonew
How college degrees and museum shows became just another purchase.
Seattle Weekly |
Mark D. Fefer |
03-09-2005 |
Nonfiction
David Byrne ♥ PowerPointnew
Appearing in Seattle, Byrne jokingly referred to himself as a stand-up comedian, but the seminal musician is unapologetically seduced by the medium's immediacy and charmingly lo-fi properties.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Cassidy |
03-09-2005 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
It Takes a Nation of Manicsnew
In his new book, Johns Hopkins University psychologist John D. Gartner delivers a surprising diagnosis to the whole country: The American spirit is actually a mental disorder.
Baltimore City Paper |
Violet Carberry |
03-09-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The All-Time Greatest White-Boy Rhymesnew
White rappers are the new black quarterbacks, with pundits still arguing whether they could have the skills and smarts to seriously compete in a game invented by black players. Here's the evidence they can.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
03-09-2005 |
Music
Drag Racer Leaves Prison Behind ... at 200 m.p.h.new
Mike Charlton's quest is to become the fastest man alive. His latest attempt involves strapping a jet engine to the back of a semi.
Cleveland Scene |
James Renner |
03-09-2005 |
Sports
"Pulitzer's Pain" and "Pulitzer's Gain"new
AltWeeklies Award - Media Reporting
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
03-09-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Education Reform Programs Come in One-Size-Fits-Allnew
The Kansas City, Mo., School District has spent millions on a reform effort that forces teachers to read dumbed-down literature, like Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, to their students -- and be timed by stopwatches while they're doing it.
Prosecution Witness Put Under the Microscope
Joyce Gilchrist was the star forensic witness for Oklahoma County prosecutors. She sent hundreds of people to jail -- several on death row, some already executed. But a case before the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals sheds light
on what some called "Black Magic."
Oklahoma Gazette |
Scott Cooper |
03-09-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: DNA
Uncle Gonzo: A Madman Ahead of His Timenew
Paul Rubin knew the journalist when he was more "gone so" than gonzo. Hunter S. Thompson relied on what was left of his reputation to chisel money out of people and to court and mistreat a much younger woman.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
03-08-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Shock Treatmentnew
Adrien Brody tries to uncover the mystery of his impending death in this high-concept film.
Phoenix New Times |
Luke Y. Thompson |
03-08-2005 |
Reviews
