AltWeeklies Wire
Are Women Crazy? Men Respondnew
The list of daffy dames in literature, movies, and life is long. Men out on the town weigh the evidence as to whether women are crazy.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Courtney Hambright |
02-15-2005 |
The War on Women
Tags: bar hopping, neurotic
Inventor Claims to Make Water Out of Thin Airnew
In January, Air Water Corporation CEO Michael Zwebner announced the company would ship twenty Air Water machines to Sri Lanka for deployment in areas stricken by the recent tsunami. Critics say the machines require too much energy.
Miami New Times |
Kirk Nielsen |
02-15-2005 |
Science
Deep in The Throesnew
The lyrics of Adam Stephens are as death-laden and world-weary as those of Townes Van Zandt at the same age.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
02-15-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Why You Can't Get That Tune Out of Your Headnew
While most everyone has had a song stuck in his head at one point or another, academic expert James J. Kellaris says people who are prone to worry are more likely to get infested.
Houston Press |
Jordan Harper |
02-15-2005 |
Music
Advocate of Female Priests No Longer Welcome in Churchnew
After members of her Episcopal church decided they didn't want a female priest, Anita Darras spoke out in the middle of the Eucharist. For that Rosa Parks moment, she is denied entry to the church.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
02-15-2005 |
Religion
Police Investigate Allegations of Animal Cruelty at Oakland Poundnew
An ex-employee alleges sloppiness at the Oakland shelter has led to animal deaths and cruelty, such as live dogs being put in freezers with euthanized animals.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
02-15-2005 |
Animal Issues
Brazilian Bull-Riding Champion Make a Buck the Hard Waynew
Brazilian-born Adriano Moraes, at 34, is one of the greatest riders ever to straddle a bull's back.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix |
02-15-2005 |
Sports
TV 2 DVD
Fortunately for discerning TV fans, February offers a (mostly) magical motherlode of first-season TV series DVD releases.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
02-14-2005 |
TV
Tags: TV
Making Wavesnew
Too long out of the movie mainstream, Judy Davis triumphantly surfaces in Swimming Upstream, a powerhouse Australian drama that teams her with the Oscar-winning Geoffrey Rush.
Boulder Weekly |
Thomas Delapa |
02-14-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Russell Mulcahy, Swimming Upstream
African History Xnew
"Hotel Rwanda” is a stunning depiction of genocide and racism that will rightly leave no viewer unaffected. Neither will performances by Oscar nominees Don Cheadle and Sophie Okonedo.
Jackson Free Press |
Paul Dearing |
02-13-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Terry George, Hotel Rwanda
New Party Drug Can Be One Bad Tripnew
Hard as it is to believe, the Drug Enforcement Administration treats 2C-B too lightly. A light dosage produces Ecstasy-like effects -- but the threshold between a light dose and a heroic dose is perilously narrow.
Tags: Health & Science
Iraq and Rollnew
In the music biz, the question of who survives and who doesn't usually comes down to timing, strategy and luck. In that sense, it's a lot like war -- which the four members of Lucid Dissent, home from Iraq, know all too well.
Tags: war & peace
The Camera's Weeping Eyenew
This is a gorgeous, wrenching film in which a concerned Westerner enters a dark and hidden world and, instead of merely observing it, endeavors to change it.
A Friend Indeednew
A reviewer and his best-friend band, Luna, have reached the end of their relationship. The split is amicable. It makes sense. But it's sad.
SF Weekly |
Garrett Kamps |
02-11-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Luna, Rendezvous
Can a Gay Man in Akron Be Raped?new
Though slow in starting, the investigation yielded results. But even DNA evidence couldn't convince a jury that "Alan" was raped.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
02-11-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
