AltWeeklies Wire
What Ever Happened to Skee-Lo, Gangsta Boo and the Rest?new
A few "hot" artists produce one or two hits, build a fan base, then disappear, leaving their fans to wonder what the hell happened to their careers.
Miami New Times |
Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik |
02-01-2005 |
Music
On Miami's Streets, Crack Killsnew
A man known on the streets as Santa Claus experiences the death of his life in a pipe, on a bike, in a lot.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
02-01-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Cope With Thisnew
Finally, someone has figured out how to craft an interesting rock/hip-hop blend.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
02-01-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Methopolis?
When it comes to the rising popularity of meth, The City Different—Santa Fe—isn't.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nadra Kareem |
02-01-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Former U.S. Solicitor General Accused of Civil Fraudnew
A jury found there was no fraud in the case that came to involve Ted Olson, whose wife Barbara died on the flight that crashed into the Pentagon on 9/11.
Houston Press |
George Flynn |
02-01-2005 |
Politics
PCB Levels Spiking in Galveston Bay Speckled Troutnew
New, unpublished data showing spiking levels of a toxic pollutant in the popular game fish has prompted state health officials to consider warning fishermen that consuming largae quantitities could damage their health.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
02-01-2005 |
Environment
Healthcare In America: Can We Do Better?new
Primary care physician Mark Ebell explains why American medical care is expensive but mediocre and offers some solutions.
Flagpole Magazine |
Mark H. Ebell, M.D. |
02-01-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Still Hardnew
One of the best sequences of this meditation on war and suffering takes place in the ruined Sarajevo public library, a gutted shell, with fire barrels burning in the corners of a great empty room in which people are sorting through piles of books, trying to catalogue them.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
01-31-2005 |
Reviews
Metal Health
What watching hours of VH1 Classic’s Metal Mania can teach you.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
01-31-2005 |
TV
Tags: TV
A Favorite Guilty Pleasurenew
The Vanished's 2004 debut album is packed with with fairly formulaic, radio-ready modern rock songs. But "My Favorite Scar" became one of the year's most played singles, and the song gets its hooks into you.
Dallas Observer |
Sarah Hepola |
01-31-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Avery Johnson Will Make a FIne Coach Somedaynew
Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Del Harris comments on what it would be like if the God-fearing Avery Johnson became interim head coach. For one thing, he'd never get tossed out of a game for cursing.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
01-31-2005 |
Sports
The Lives of Dallas Strip Club DJ's Laid Barenew
Despite the constant presence of women in various states of undress, being a DJ at a strip club is not a very sexy gig.
Dallas Observer |
Zac Crain |
01-31-2005 |
Sex
Illinois's Anti-Discrimination Law Could Lead to Other Rightsnew
Lawmakers who passed the landmark bill were careful to distinguish between sanctioning gay marriage and protecting basic civil rights, but some gay-rights activists see the new law as a first step.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
01-28-2005 |
LGBT
Nixon's the Onenew
With apologies to Arthur Miller, Niels Mueller's thoughtful drama might be advertised as Death of a Furniture Salesman.
Boulder Weekly |
Thomas Delapa |
01-28-2005 |
Reviews
Remembering Junior Kimbroughnew
An independent label founded by blues maniac Matthew Johnson takes the timeworn "tribute to a bluesman" concept and turn it into something that seems not only sincere but also necessary.
Illinois Times |
René Spencer Saller |
01-28-2005 |
Reviews
