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Sexy Horoscopes Tell All
You should know what you're getting into if you dare ask, "What's your sign?"
Monday Magazine |
Ringo Wilde |
09-14-2004 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
BC Public Loses Access to Corporate Records
Thanks to the Liberal government, public access to business information has become even more limited in British Columbia.
Monday Magazine |
Russ Francis |
09-14-2004 |
Politics
High Court Ruling: Paper's Satire Is Protected Speechnew
The Texas Supreme Court sided with the Dallas Observer and ruled that attorney Bruce Isaacks and judge Darlene Whitten are "big doodyheads." The two had sued the paper over a fake "news" story published in 1999.
Dallas Observer |
Patrick Williams |
09-14-2004 |
Media
Tags: media
Label Cools on Nordic-Themed Rappersnew
Valhalla Ice had big plans for his rap/rock group, Norse Law. But things have gone downhill, and it sounds like the fat lady might be singing.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
09-14-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Norse Law
Populist Pundit Molly Ivins Rides Herd on Washington's Big Dogsnew
Molly Ivins doesn't believe in conspiracy theories, but she does believe that there is such a thing as outrageous chutzpah. In an interview, she gives her take on political namecalling, Bush's use of the Christian right, new overtime rules and political advertising by 527 organizations.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
David Bramer |
09-14-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Officer Cleared of One Killing, Kills Againnew
The first shooting by Cleveland policeman Daniel Jopek was ruled justified. The next time he killed, however, a city prosecutor charged him with reckless homicide.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
09-14-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Left for Dead: Governments Could Do More to Save Abandoned Babiesnew
Several newborns were abandoned in the Bay Area this summer, with each incident seeming to outdo the other in unconscionable details. If Alameda County had followed other counties' lead in promoting California's Safely Surrendered Baby Law, some of those infants' lives might have been saved.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
09-14-2004 |
Children & Families
Black Holed: When Football Players Touch Downnew
When Oakland Raiders tight end Roland Williams tumbled back into the crowd at a 2002 game against the New York Jets, hyped-up fans patted and spilled beer on him. But not fan Susan Lopez, who claims in a lawsuit that she was under the 265-pound player and suffered injuries.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
09-14-2004 |
Sports
Heaven Can Waitnew
Expect wire-fu, recognizable Hong Kong stars, or even a plot that makes you think, and you'll be both disappointed and bored with Warriors. But hang in there until the second half, and the payoff arrives.
East Bay Express |
Luke Y. Thompson |
09-14-2004 |
Reviews
The Phantom Menacenew
The film is a little bit eerie, completely disjointed, and sporadically amusing — kind of like Lost in Translation, but with wanton slaughter. Do not expect more.
East Bay Express |
Gregory Weinkauf |
09-14-2004 |
Reviews
A Star Is Rebornnew
Mike Haaga may no longer be the metal merchant he was in dead horse, one of Houston's most beloved bands of the 1990s, but he's still every bit the genius he was then.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
09-14-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Vile With a Smilenew
In this fairly faithful adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's trenchant novel Vile Bodies, our giddy hosts are the eponymous "bright young things," the glammy, restless, 24-hour party people of 1930s England, busily getting bombed before busily getting bombed.
Miami New Times |
Gregory Weinkauf |
09-14-2004 |
Reviews
Bush Cabinet Plays, Who Pays?new
Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman and Secretary of Interior Gail Norton mixed official duties and campaigning in recent stops in Oregon.
The Source Weekly |
Lacey Phillabaum |
09-14-2004 |
Politics
Portrait of the Rapist as a Young Mannew
Greg Haidl, the 19-year-old son of wealthy Orange County (CA) Assistant Sheriff Don Haidl, is facing charges now in a second rape case. But unlike the first alleged crime--in this latest escapade, Haidl didn’t videotape the sex for the pleasure of his pals.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
09-13-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Right's Stuff: Conservative Warriors Attack Left on Its Own Turfnew
The sign being carried in front of Halliburton headquarters reads, "Uncle Osama wants you to vote for John Kerry." What the hell? The right-wing group Protest Warrior is protesting anti-Halliburton protesters from the Dallas Peace Center.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
09-13-2004 |
Politics
