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The Wreck of the Oglebay Nortonnew
Oglebay Norton was once "the most conservative, risk-averse company that ever existed," according to one analyst. Then a respected, ambitious CEO, John Lauer, sank the shipping and mining company in a sea of red ink.
Cleveland Scene |
Frank Lewis |
09-24-2004 |
Business & Labor
Author of The Outsiders Leaves the Young Adult Sectionnew
S.E. Hinton's Hawkes Harbor marks her first voyage into the fantastic. The novel about street-tough orphan Jamie Sommers features pirates, jewel smugglers and one extended encounter with a vampire.
New York Press |
Brian Heater |
09-24-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
With Liberalism and Justice for Allnew
George W. Bush has liberals so hopping mad that all the heaviest hitters among them seem to be publishing books this year, among them Hendrik Hertzberg, E.J. Dionne Jr., Molly Ivins, Maureen Dowd and Eric Alterman. Which ones to read?
Boston Phoenix |
Dave Denison |
09-24-2004 |
Nonfiction
The Kings of Comedynew
The felicitous Library of America collection Kaufman & Co.: Broadway Comedies is a tribute not only to George S. Kaufman, but to the four most gifted in a long line of co-writers.
Boston Phoenix |
Steve Vineberg |
09-24-2004 |
Nonfiction
Johnny Ramone: 1949-2004new
Johnny Ramone was the guitar player who without uttering a word showed all the other punks how to do it.
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Ashare |
09-24-2004 |
Music
Karma Cleanser: Is Karma Affected by the Car I Drive?new
While I was driving a loaner car -- a 10-year-old Toyota -- nobody cut me off, flipped me off, or tried to slam into me while merging. When I got my sports car back, road rage came my way.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
09-24-2004 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Can the GOP Protect the National-Security Lie Until November?new
If voters were forced to smell the George W. Bush record up close, we'd be looking down the barrel of a 1964-style John Kerry trounce in November, followed by several high-level prosecutions and a steep, generational decline in the fortunes of the Republican Party.
New York Press |
Alexander Zaitchik |
09-24-2004 |
Commentary
So Prozac Depresses Kids? Let Them Eat Dopenew
If kids are having suicidal thoughts after taking antidepressants, it might very well be that they are not taking enough of them, not mixing them with hard alcohol, and not knowing enough to chase the crashes with valium or vicodin or even, in a pinch, a whole bottle of Ibuprofen.
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
09-24-2004 |
Comedy
Dave’s Addictionnew
Red-hot rock guitarist Dave Navarro talks about his latest project: a book documenting his road to recovery, among other big changes.
Boston Phoenix |
Tamara Wieder |
09-24-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Prodigal Fathernew
Nick Flynn creates a harrowing memoir about two men bound by blood and by the dark worlds they inhabit.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
09-24-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The Sky Is Always Falling, Even Before Planetoid Toutatisnew
As the world awaits the passing — or crashing — of planetoid Toutatis, a writer reflects on the doomsday tradition and our own end-times culture.
New York Press |
David Ritchie |
09-24-2004 |
Religion
Can Two Schmoes Make a Difference?new
ActBlue pumps young Democrats’ energy and money into the political process.
Boston Phoenix |
David Bernstein |
09-24-2004 |
Politics
Naked Lunchnew
In an interview, director John Waters outlines a powerful case for the end of repression and the restoration of genuine fun, laughter and bad taste.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
09-24-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Waters Sportsnew
It’s a dirty shame that John Waters hasn’t made a truly offensive movie in more than 20 years. One can only hope that the NC-17 rated A Dirty Shame will change that.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
09-24-2004 |
Reviews
Man Serving Time May Not Be the Silver-Gun Rapistnew
A New York City police officer was charged, and acquitted, of two assaults that have some similarities to those committed by the silver-gun rapist more than a decade ago. (Second of two parts)
Long Island Press |
Amy Fisher |
09-24-2004 |
Crime & Justice
