AltWeeklies Wire
Fall Farenew
Rake in the flavors of fall with comfort-food cookbooks.
Boston Phoenix |
Ruth Tobias |
10-08-2004 |
Food+Drink
Deaf to Reasonnew
In the download wars, the recording industry keeps playing bad cop instead of embracing change.
Boston Phoenix |
Davis S. Bernstein |
10-08-2004 |
Media
Ad Valuenew
Acclaimed documentarian and advertising pro Errol Morris had a plan for reaching swing voters. Too bad John Kerry wasn’t interested.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
10-08-2004 |
Politics
This Is Your Brain on Drugsnew
Rick Doblin thinks pot, ecstasy, and other psychedelics could unlock the human mind -- and he wants to bring them to Harvard, the FDA, and a doctor's office near you.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
10-08-2004 |
Science
Tags: Marijuana, Health & Science
After the Think Mannew
Russell is a filmmaker drawn more to chaos than to unity. His Heart is a head case.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
10-08-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: FOX, David, Mark, law, Naomi, Watts, Jason, Pictures, David O. Russell, I Heart Huckabees, Dustin, Hoffman, Jude, O., Russell, Schwartzman, Searchlight, Wahlberg
October Surprise!new
Sacramento News & Review readers suggest scenarios for a late-election season bombshell.
Sacramento News & Review |
Melinda Welsh |
10-08-2004 |
Commentary
Stand by Your Mannew
As this November's election approached, bands began to get political, urging youth to exercise their right to vote. But why aren't more of the bands producing songs that are directly political?
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
10-08-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Car Country, USAnew
In Southern Arizona, confiscated cars mean big bucks for government agencies and contractors--and watchdogs say the system's being abused.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
10-08-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Twentysomethings Grapple with Post-9/11 World
As the presidential election approaches, Kevin Foster Langston examines how 9/11 and its aftermath have affected his generation's perception of politics and the world around them.
Columbia Free Times |
Kevin Foster Langston |
10-08-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Springfield Considers Hometown Advantagenew
The City of Springfield, Ill., is thinking of reinstating a residency requirement for public employees.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
10-08-2004 |
Politics
Joey Grew Upnew
In spite of their skills, autistic people have trouble entering the workforce because they're not team players. A Pennsylvania task force reports there’s currently very little help available for autistic adults seeking jobs. Third in a three-part series
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Rich Lord |
10-08-2004 |
Science
Being All Things to All Peoplenew
The St. Louis rapper releases his third and fourth albums at the same time, each revealing a distinct side of him. Sweat is for the kids and Suit for the over-25 set.
Illinois Times |
René Spencer Saller |
10-08-2004 |
Reviews
The Wright Stuffnew
Arkansas native C.D. Wright, who just won a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship (the so-called "genius grant"), talks about her work.
Arkansas Times |
David Koon |
10-08-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Cognitive Dissonancenew
Sick unto death of so-called security moms and their effect on the upcoming election? Are women the new white men? The latest solo CD by Mekons singer Sally Timms seems spookily relevant. Also reviewed is Canadian singer/songwriter Julie Doiron's Goodnight Nobody.
Illinois Times |
René Spencer Saller |
10-08-2004 |
Reviews
Complete Fabricationnew
A crucial witness says her testimony in the West Memphis Three murder case wasn't true, but a product of police pressure to get results in the death of three children.
Arkansas Times |
Tim Hackler |
10-08-2004 |
Crime & Justice
