AltWeeklies Wire
Growing the Greensnew
On Nov. 3, Ralph Nader's campaign is over. But not that of Green presidential candidate David Cobb.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
10-13-2004 |
Politics
Reclaiming the Red Statesnew
Garrison Keillor argues that old-school civics holds the future of the Democratic Party.
Seattle Weekly |
Gavin Borchert |
10-13-2004 |
Nonfiction
Learning to Love Pat Buchanannew
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. To a point.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
10-13-2004 |
Nonfiction
Before the Bombsnew
A war correspondent correctly predicts the fallout to our "success" in Iraq.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
10-13-2004 |
Nonfiction
Don't Smile for the Cameranew
War and politics have taken a grim toll in John Kerry's Camelot. Are we really ready for the Brooder in Chief?
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
10-13-2004 |
Nonfiction
Easy Writernew
The New York Times' Maureen Dowd makes it so easy to dis Dubya.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
10-13-2004 |
Nonfiction
Books: Red and Blue Inknew
The worst things that the right and left can say about each other are sticking—and selling like hotcakes.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
10-13-2004 |
Politics
Keep It Like a Secretnew
Cops across the state are suing to classify police discipline records and to hold any misconduct hearings behind closed doors, a one-two punch that would effectively pulverize three oversight agencies long loathed by Bay Area cops.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A.C. Thompson |
10-13-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Repersonalizationnew
This week we get to watch the unveiling of the next found artist, bringing on the next "future of filmmaking." That previously unknown artist is Jonathan Caouette, who is going to be ushering iMovie Nation into a theater near you.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Susan Gerhard |
10-13-2004 |
Movies
Kerry's a Wuss, Dubya's a Doof; Neither Qualifies to Be Presidentnew
Here stands the morbidly irresolute John Kerry. And over there is George W. Bush in all his bantam banality. In the corner wetting himself is the ascetic conspiratard, Ralph Nader. These are not the writer's countrymen.
Phoenix New Times |
Michael Lacey |
10-13-2004 |
Politics
I, Movienew
Jonathan Caouette's Tarnation -- known as the $218.32 movie at the last Sundance -- is a manic peak in the year of the documentary. It's the sometimes visionary story of a gay boy who was shuttled through foster homes before being returned to the home of the grandparents who institutionalized his mother.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Johnny Ray Huston |
10-13-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Republicans Sell Out Christopher Reeve’s Paralysis Actnew
Just a day after actor Christopher Reeve’s death, one or more Republican senators put a surprise hold on the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Act. A source says the move appears to be in response to Reeve's outspokenness on stem-cell research.
L.A. Weekly |
Nikki Finke |
10-13-2004 |
Politics
Requiem for a Murdered Poetnew
Hall Pass was Lorrie Tennant's last poem. She read it aloud at an open mic event at Ginger Bay Cafe in Hollywood, Fla. Later that night she said good-bye to her friends and returned to her home, where her murderer awaited her.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jeff Stratton |
10-13-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
His Will Be Donenew
The new Danish film has the same star as one of the Dogme 95 movies, and features a dysfunctional family full of people who yell at each other? Wait...don't run away! It's a good movie this time!
Miami New Times |
Luke Y. Thompson |
10-13-2004 |
Reviews
Fifteen Years Down the Line, De La Soul Is Still Shining, Still Grindingnew
As one of the creators of bohemian rap, an ambitious and wildly creative alternative to the hardcore macho idioms that dominate hip-hop culture, the Long Island trio is a certified legend, the b-boy equivalent of Sonic Youth.
Miami New Times |
Mosi Reeves |
10-13-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
