AltWeeklies Wire
Schwarzenegger Nears Showdown on Gun Control Measuresnew
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger prevailed on an Ohio manufacturer to disarm a bobblehead doll made in his likeness. Now Californians are waiting to see which aspect of his image matters to him more: not wanting to appear indifferent to violence or not wanting to appear antibusiness.
L.A. Weekly |
Howard Blume |
09-20-2004 |
Politics
Cardinal Mahony Must Turn Over Documentsnew
A Los Angeles judge has stripped Cardinal Roger Mahony of his holy façade and ordered him to turn over 500 documents relating to priests under investigation for sexual abuse to a criminal grand jury.
L.A. Weekly |
Jeffrey Anderson |
09-20-2004 |
Religion
Tags: religion, priest sex abuse, Deputy District Attorney Bill Hodgman, Deputy District Attorney Jane Robison, District Attorney Steve Cooley, Don Steier, Judge Thomas Nuss, Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton, Mahony’s lawyer Mike Hennigan, Michael Baker, Michael Wempe and Stephen Hernandez, Neville Rucker and Michael Wempe, now a bishop in Santa Barbara, Thomas Curry, Vicar for Clergy Stephen Dyer
Reading Tennis Queen Serena Williams' Fashion Statementnew
The rap-pop princess outfit Serena Williams wore at the U.S. Open reflects a look-at-me aesthetic has a long-standing tradition and deeper purpose for black people. A history of political marginalization and near social invisibility has constantly challenged us to make ourselves seen — literally.
L.A. Weekly |
Erin Aubry Kaplan |
09-20-2004 |
Fashion
What Will It Take to Make John Kerry Speak the Plain Truth?new
Three decades ago, Kerry was an authoritative voice for an angry generation that said no to official lying, and no to war. Back then, as a war veteran, he spoke eloquently, but directly and from the heart. How we need that young, angry Kerry now.
SF Weekly |
John Mecklin |
09-20-2004 |
Commentary
Merchants of Passion: Selling Sex Toys on the Party Circuitnew
A Bay Area business, Passion Parties, has quietly staked a claim as the nation's premier supplier of sensual products. Rather than aim at the pleasure chest of the single girl, it has tamely positioned itself as an organization devoted to strengthening relationships.
Tobacco Researcher Dedicates Her Life to Being a Pain in the Ashnew
Environmental activist Anne Landman has become addicted to fighting tobacco. From the tiny hamlet of Glade Park, Colo., she authors the e-mail newsletter Doc-Alert, highlighting significant material the tobacco companies have been required to make public.
Catch and Release: A Plan to Reduce Racial Profilingnew
A Colorado law designed to combat racial profiling requires police to offer a business card if they detain someone in a traffic stop but don't cite or arrest them. A group called One Nation Enlightened is educating youth about their rights to obtain those elusive cards.
Westword |
Jared Jacang Maher |
09-20-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Death in the Restraint Chair
The restraint chairs used in many county jails have resulted in an alarming number of deaths nationwide.
Dayton City Paper |
Nick Wilkinson and Brett Cherry |
09-17-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Being Arab or Muslim in a Post-9/11 World
Area Muslim and Arabs in Dayton, Ohio, are feeling the heat in the post-9/11 environment of fear and suspicion.
Dayton City Paper |
John Lasker |
09-17-2004 |
Crime & Justice
The Original Playboy Star: An Interview With Joe Namath's Biographernew
Biographer Mark Kriegel tells how he pursued the story of Joe Namath, the football star who was both old-school tough guy and new-fangled hustler. In late middle age, Namath found himself in pain and alone with a bottle.
New York Press |
C.J. Sullivan |
09-17-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Don't Mess With Texas: Character Assassination and Karl Rovenew
In Texas political battles, Karl Rove had his own process: Identify your opponent's strength, and attack it so relentlessly that it becomes a liability.
L.A. Weekly |
Lou Dubose |
09-17-2004 |
Politics
The American Nightmare: Will We Be Eclipsed by the European Union?new
Jeremy Rifkin elaborates on his assertion that the European Union, and not the United States, is the humanist dream factory of tomorrow.
L.A. Weekly |
Brendan Bernhard |
09-17-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Dark Side of the Force
Over the course of various theatrical releases, laserdiscs, VHS box sets and the notorious 1997 Special Editions, George Lucas has gradually altered his original Star Wars trilogy to reflect his growing discomfort with its content. On Sept. 21 Lucas will release the first authorized DVDs of the trilogy, and fans are bracing for still more changes.
Columbia Free Times |
David Axe |
09-17-2004 |
Movies
The Character Issuenew
What does it mean that I can't think of a single fictional character to recommend for the presidency?
Metroland |
Jo Page |
09-17-2004 |
Commentary
Save Our Plot Lines Coalition Formednew
Cinema, music, and publishing industry heavyweights vow to stand united against new threat to fundamental themes of American entertainment: a decrease in the portrayals of obsessive homicidal jealousy.
