AltWeeklies Wire
Past As Prologuenew
If there is one thing Going Upriver can accomplish, it is to articulate Kerry's belief that it is "men of small character" who are afraid to admit America's (and their) mistakes.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
10-04-2004 |
Reviews
Cruel, Vapid and Unfunny, This Shark Bitesnew
There's nothing at all sweet or endearing about Shark Tale, no warmth compensating for the clinically cold computer-generated animation.
Like Moths to a Flamenew
Jay Russell's action-packed, flame-broiled Ladder 49 is an all-out valentine to the firehouse fraternity. While it's good with mayhem, it's pretty weak in terms of actual human behavior.
Anatomy of a Cover-up: What Officials Knew About Columbine Killersnew
Families who lost children in the attack on Columbine High School had their worst suspicions confirmed by a grand jury's findings: Top Jefferson County leaders knew something awful about prior police investigations of killers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
10-04-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Animal Hoarders Love Their Many Pets to Deathnew
A Colorado couple with 146 neglected dogs exhibited a symptom common to animal hoarders: a distorted view of reality. None can see the squalor that is immediately apparent to outsiders.
Westword |
Eric Dexheimer |
10-04-2004 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues, attachment disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, a state inspector, Alan M. Beck, Barbara Novoryta, Brenda Schaible, Bureau of Animal Protection, caretakers, Carol Ann Martin, Elaine and Donald Marshall, Fred Schaible, Keith Synnestvedt, Mary Flanagan, Scot Dutcher, Tammy Schaible, the chief animal-cruelty investigator for the Denver Dumb Friends League, Trinidad State Junior College, zoophilia
To Live and Die in Dixienew
A white supremacist's plan to have a booth at the Mississippi State Fair celebrating the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers has stirred the collective conscience of whites in Mississippi.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
10-02-2004 |
Commentary
Those Who Invoke International Law Must Submit to It
Is the Iraq war legal? Does it matter? The UN Charter and the words of Kofi Annan reveal how wrong Bush is in his preemptive war policy.
Random Lengths News |
Jim Stanbery |
10-02-2004 |
Commentary
Much More Could Be Done to Clean Up Port Pollution, Study Says
A study released by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Coalition for Clean Air doesn't tout a single “magic bullet” for reducing pollution. “Harboring Pollution: Strategies to Clean Up U.S. Ports” takes a broad, multi-faceted approach.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
10-02-2004 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
White Noisenew
The only thing as ill-conceived as the 22-year-old author's arguments is his logic. Trouble is, somewhere along the line Ben Ferguson bought into his own hype, and started believing he was qualified to crown himself the voice of young America.
Jackson Free Press |
Robert Williamson |
10-02-2004 |
Nonfiction
Cover-Up: Bush's National Guard Service and the Story that CBS Missed
CBS may have gotten the wrong documents but the facts remain the same: Bush got preferential placement in the Texas National Guard and he didn't serve enough time.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
10-01-2004 |
Politics
A Sort of Homecomingnew
There is still more Vietnam to come in this year's presidential campaign. And thanks to Butler's latest contribution, you will find a narrative, not infused with partisan sound bites or Michael Moore-style storytelling, but one that most importantly constructs a painful history lesson. A lesson that it seems America is hell-bent to learn a second time.
Weekly Alibi |
Tim McGivern |
10-01-2004 |
Reviews
Bush Gets Punked at Albuquerque's Sunshine Theaternew
"They saw this nut [George W. Bush] on TV and said, ’Whoa, this is like letting a 4-year-old drive a car,'" says Toby Jegg, co-founder of PunkVoter.org.
Weekly Alibi |
Aja Oishi |
10-01-2004 |
Politics
The Ghost of Bob Hope: Doing the Baghdad Boogienew
Rockabilly musician Rick Hollister never had to go to Vietnam, so he decided to give back a little by performing for troops in Iraq. He's seen more blood in Iowa, he says.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Paul Demko |
10-01-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Former Beach Boy Journeys to a Darker State of Mindnew
In his last major work, Brian Wilson invents the drama of escaping his dad and then even more melodramatically rehearses the helpless return to the dad; or a recapture by him.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matthew Wilder |
10-01-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
See Bush Twitch: Split Screens Give President a Disadvantagenew
Here is today’s received wisdom—split screens kill. There was John Kerry looking calm, making his points. And there was George Bush, twitching, slouching, rapidly blinking as he listened.
The Village Voice |
Ta-Nehisi Coates |
10-01-2004 |
Politics
