AltWeeklies Wire
Rolling Freenew
Having been through divorce, rehab and the death of her father since the demise of Royal Trux, Jennifer Herrema could be forgiven if she indulged in some self-pity, but her first first record with the boys of RTX is a furious heavy metal celebration of freedom and renewal.
L.A. Weekly |
Daniel Chamberlin |
09-13-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
At VA Medical Center, Bottom Line Comes Before Patientsnew
At the West Palm Beach Veterans Administration Medical Center, staff and patients complain about nepotism, favoritism and lapses in care and service, such as year-long waits to obtain an appointment at the blind-rehab center. Whistleblowing only leads to retaliation, some staff members claim.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
09-13-2004 |
Science
How the Kobe Case Ended With a Quack, Not a Roarnew
After Kobe Bryant was accused of rape, I rushed headlong into a ravenous media feeding frenzy that would eventually shake my faith in my profession, as well as in myself. In the end, our glaring search for the truth yielded exactly the opposite.
L.A. Weekly |
Alex Markels |
09-13-2004 |
Crime & Justice
A Flood of Frances: Hurricane Stories Pack a Wallopnew
New Times writers spread out across wind-torn South Florida for Frances' three-day extravaganza, and find partiers who think the best way to face a hurricane is drunk.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Staff Writers |
09-13-2004 |
Environment
Could Zell Miller's Unbalanced Keynote Tirade Hurt the GOP?new
By the time of the Don Imus interview, Zell Miller already had learned that he and his wife, Shirley, were unceremoniously bumped from their enviable place on the stage during the president's speech — a move that seemed a clear acknowledgement that Bush's most ardent Democratic cheerleader had become an embarrassment.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
09-13-2004 |
Politics
Governor Pulls a U-Turn on Driver's-License Billnew
Three times, State Senator Gil Cedillo has shepherded through laws that would have given California’s illegal immigrants the right to drive legally. And three times, he’s been shot down, more or less at the door of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s office.
L.A. Weekly |
Howard Blume |
09-13-2004 |
Politics
Now That Colangelo's Been Dumped, Real Players Take Overnew
Jerry Colangelo deserves high marks for helping land Phoenix a professional basketball team way back in 1968, but while he may know the game of basketball, that doesn't mean he understands the art of business.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
09-13-2004 |
Sports
'You Can’t Tell a Hero To Stop Being a Hero'new
Actor and writer Jason Hall, who says he has "no shame about sex," has written a screenplay about a guy much like himself, an antihero, who falls for a girl who plays the game a little better than he.
L.A. Weekly |
Seven McDonald |
09-13-2004 |
Sex
Water Torture: Flooding and the Future of the Worldnew
One billion people, many of them among the world's poorest, live in the potential path of a 100-year flood. Due to the effects of climate change, rising sea levels and unsustainable human activities, that figure is expected to double by midcentury.
L.A. Weekly |
Margaret Wertheim |
09-13-2004 |
Environment
Blues Clues: Gettin' Down-and-Dirty With the Black Keysnew
The blues-rock duo recorded their third release in a studio inside a toxic old rubber factory in an Akron, Ohio, slum. They nearly managed to sneak into a nearby Lockheed Martin plant that builds battle blimps to take photos for their new album.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
09-13-2004 |
Reviews
Wet Kisses: Surf Yarn Shows Social Changesnew
Not since Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer, released in 1966, has surfing been shown in such a worshipful light.
Phoenix New Times |
Bill Gallo |
09-13-2004 |
Reviews
Kansas City School District Looks to God for Guidancenew
At a mandatory back-to-school rally held at Community of Christ Church, employees of the Kansas City, Missouri, School District, were treated to speeches containing numerous references to God and faith.
Future Shock: Director Paints a Plausibly Problematic Tomorrownew
At once a weirdly familiar sci-fi trip, a bleak romance, a treatise on technology run amok, and a hot sirocco of mood, Code 46 is the successor to Blade Runner we've long awaited.
Northeast of Kandahar: 10 Days in Afghanistannew
In remote areas of Afghanistan, the Taliban still rule, and they're working hard to sabotage the country's first democratic elections scheduled for October. Teun Voeten accompanies U.S. troops who, along with the newly formed Afghan National Army, are trying to restore order.
L.A. Weekly |
Teun Voeten |
09-13-2004 |
International
Don't Think of an Elephant — A Donkey Kicks Back
Conservatives have spent the last 40 years developing and promoting their own set of issue frames, frames that have become so powerful through endless repetition that they make it extremely difficult to effectively disagree, author Lakoff argues. Liberals end up saying, “Don’t think of an elephant!” because they haven’t devoted similar resources to developing their own set of frames.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
09-10-2004 |
Nonfiction
