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It's Time to Take Religion Backnew
George Bush hasn't earned the photographic halo that a gutless daily newspaper bestowed upon him on Nov. 5's front page. He's among the leaders that have broken one of the Commandments by bearing false witness in concocting lies out of whole cloth that led us into war.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
11-18-2004 |
Religion
Tags: religion
America's Hooked on Antidepressant Drugsnew
More than 18 million Americans suffer from depression. Doctors must not only diagnose properly but must also experiment, making patients go through a trial-and-error treatment process that sometimes does more harm than good.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
11-18-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Life of the Man Who Wrote the Lifenew
Really. In a book about Goines, Goines is barely there. The biographer is there though, as are pages upon pages of irrelevant instruction. Just because Allen can't get a bead on his subject doesn't make his subject bad, just badass.
New York Press |
John Hood |
11-17-2004 |
Nonfiction
Prince Joe's Lamentnew
Where was Joe Henry when Major League Baseball coughed up money for ex-Negro Leaguers? In the dark.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
11-17-2004 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Persecuted Pants Pooper Loses Brooklyn-Based Supportnew
Troy Musil went out drinking, ate lunch the next afternoon and shat his pants. The biological problems were only the beginning. It's Musil's behavior after the accident that caught the attention of authorities, and of a scatological Web master.
New York Press |
Jamie Pietras |
11-17-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Mindy Cohn's Diarynew
While playing plus-sized Natalie on "The Facts of Life," Cohn was, in short, an insightful, ebullient everywoman who was there for, well, every other woman on the show. A cursory glance at the text of Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones books reveals that this is just the sort of woman Bridget is supposed to be.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
11-17-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Specter Stands Between the Right and Roe v. Wadenew
With a disastrous war unfolding in Iraq, an exploding deficit, and half the country feeling alienated, the Republicans have plenty of political reasons to need support beyond the religious right. Whether or not they get it will likely depend on whether they pursue the witch hunt of women's new best friend, Arlen Specter.
The Village Voice |
Sharon Lerner |
11-17-2004 |
Sex
After the Election, Conspiracy Theories Unaddressednew
For all the type and tape spent on Election 2004, several loose ends are still in need of tying: Bush's bulge, poll fraud and other rumors that the mainstream press has largely ignored without entirely refuting.
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
11-17-2004 |
Politics
Perfect Husband Revealed as Perfect Crooknew
Marcia Simmons has uncovered disturbing information about the husband she never really knew. She's learned how difficult it is to pursue a fraud case against your spouse. And she's been frustrated by what she considers the foot-dragging of cops and prosecutors.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
11-17-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Working Girl Makes Good with Upscale Escort Agencynew
Veronika Lake put herself through art school as an escort. At 37, she owns and runs her own agency. "I never made much as an artist," she says, "and who wants to be poor for the rest of their life? I'd rather make a million dollars."
Westword |
David Holthouse |
11-17-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Study Puts Iraqi Civilian Death Toll at 100,000new
The Brookings Institute calls the tally "preposterous." But according to the researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who performed the study, the estimate is conservative.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
11-17-2004 |
International
Tags: international
GOP Is Winning the War of Wordsnew
Have you suddenly noticed conservatives referring to the Democratic Party as the "Democrat Party"? It's all part of the ongoing effort by the Right to transform American political thought with the calculated use of language.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
11-17-2004 |
Commentary
Bridget's Betrayed by a Dumb, Dull sequelnew
This inevitable offering has all the charm of a canceled CBS sitcom. With its nutty doings and zany antics, all it lacks are commercial breaks and a laugh track -- the latter being sorely missed, since this is a comedy that doesn't seem interested in being funny.
East Bay Express |
Robert Wilonsky |
11-16-2004 |
Reviews
Song Lyrics Attest to Superman's Enduring Appealnew
Superman is mentioned in over 280 songs. The Man of Steel has become easy shorthand for the American dream or the Purveyor of Your Wildest Sexual Fantasies.
Houston Press |
Rob Harvilla |
11-16-2004 |
Music
Renaissance Festival Provides Respite for "Mundanes"new
"Rennies" who spend hundreds of dollars on historical garb may look weird to some, but if you're going to escape from what they call the Mundane World, why not transport yourself to a fantasy-based Renaissance that exists for only a month and a half in the middle of nowhere?
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
11-16-2004 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
