AltWeeklies Wire
Every Picture Tells a Storynew
A cover illustration of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was slain by a crazed fan at an Ohio nightclub December 14, upset some of his family and friends. The Observer ran it to emphasize that the tragedy involved the loss of a real person.
Dallas Observer |
Patrick Williams |
12-27-2004 |
Media
Homeland Security Draws Attention From Other Emergenciesnew
California's Marin, Napa and Sonoma counties have gotten millions in homeland-security grants to prepare for chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear attacks. But earthquakes worry some emergency officials more than any potential attack by Hezbollah.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
12-27-2004 |
Policy Issues
New Year's Eve TV
Scheduled TV fare offers five good reasons to get the hell away from the tube on New Year’s Eve.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
12-26-2004 |
TV
Tags: TV
A Stroll Down Prosperity Streetnew
The row of houses that line this shadowy street are full of broken lives and the broken promise of the enigmatic American dream. Each house lies on a rickety foundation.
Jackson Free Press |
John Sawyer |
12-23-2004 |
Commentary
The Best 10 Movies of 2004new
2004 was not an especially great year for movies, but here are 10 that stand out above the rest.
Jackson Free Press |
Paul Dearing |
12-23-2004 |
Reviews
Mastery Revisitednew
The updated release of the Violent Femmes is, for many fans, the holy grail of alt-rock reissues.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
12-23-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Violent Femmes
An Open Mind and Platenew
New friendships and magic are always possible when dining out.
Tucson Weekly |
John Peck |
12-23-2004 |
Food+Drink
Carrey-d Awaynew
Delightfully evil, Lemony Snicket gets a lot of good laughs.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-23-2004 |
Reviews
Sea Worthynew
By making Life Aquatic bizarrely unrealistic, Wes Anderson has created a masterpiece.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
12-23-2004 |
Reviews
Michael Powell: Unlikely Crusadernew
A notorious moment on television allowed libertarian technocrat and FCC chair Michael Powell to save his career. The Great Deregulator morphed into the Moral Crusader.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
12-23-2004 |
Media
Merry Christmas, Mr. Rumsfeldnew
The call for Donald Rumsfeld's ouster has become nearly universal. But will the defense secretary's critics cop to being just as guilty as he is for bollixing up Iraq?
Boston Phoenix |
Jason Vest |
12-23-2004 |
War
How Would Jesus Vote?new
All year, questions of spiritual interpretation were inseparable from elections and public policy.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
12-23-2004 |
Religion
Christmas of the Pod Peoplenew
The "record player" is now the size of an Altoids box, and what that means is that come Saturday, four million free spirits who very likely don't own a turntable will ignore the puritans who would dismiss the iPod as trendy or tinny.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jim Walsh |
12-23-2004 |
Science
Looking Back on Blue Christmasesnew
A new stepbrother expecting the hamster-massacreist, a brother transformed by Thorazine, an old girlfriend resurfacing as a roommate's date: City Pages writers remember some of their most miserable holidays.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Staff Writers |
12-23-2004 |
Recreation
Tags: schizophrenia, Christmas 2004
Dennis Cooper Steps Into a Publishing Voidnew
The Sluts brings to life a world that may be unfamiliar to a lot of people: one of hardcore gay sex that walks to the edge of brutal sadomasochism, often jumping in.
New York Press |
Jeff Koyen |
12-22-2004 |
Fiction
Tags: Sex, Little, Alex Kasavin, bottoms, Dennis Cooper, Peter Sotos, Selfish, The Sluts, tops, Void Books
