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The Improbable Senate Campaign of NH's Doris Haddock, a/k/a Granny Dnew
The most intriguing woman of this election season may well turn out to be Doris Haddock, the 94-year-old New Hampsherite better known as Granny D.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
08-24-2004 |
Politics
Elephants in Our Living Room: A Convention Guidenew
In case you get trampled by the elephants in New York for the Republican National Convention next week, here are some tips for getting out from underfoot. The Voice provides tips for finding a doctor, transportation or a bail bondsman.
The Village Voice |
Rebecca Raber |
08-24-2004 |
Politics
Learn to Love the Curse
Why get all uptight about sex when Aunt Flo's visiting?
Monday Magazine |
Ringo Wilde |
08-24-2004 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Critic Claims Steinbeck Was First Eco-Writernew
A literary scholar argues that John Steinbeck should be a central figure of study among ecocritics because the author's literary themes are based on a holistic environmental perspective.
Monterey County Weekly |
Ryan Masters |
08-24-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
America's Best Hated Authornew
The author of The Grapes of Wrath was a threat to literary critics of the 1930s, even those who considered themselves progressive, because he did not kowtow to the officially sanctioned left-wing ideology of the day.
Monterey County Weekly |
Eric Johnson |
08-24-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Vietnam, Viet Nam, Communists, The Nation, a Democrat from Oklahoma, a San Jose State professor, a UC Davis professor, American Federation of Farmers (AFF), Cannery Row, Edmund Wilson, In Dubious Battle, Jack Hicks, John Steinbeck, Mary McCarthy, Nobel Prize, Rep. Lyle Boren, revolutionary, Susan Shillinglaw, Travels with Charley
Federal Detention Center Holds Immigrants in Exilenew
When Linden Corrica was picked up with marijuana in New York City, the feds sent him to Oakdale, La. This summer, his wife and daughter journeyed to Louisiana to try to find out if he's ever coming home.
Gambit |
Frank Etheridge |
08-24-2004 |
Immigration
The Last Don's Act: No Politics, No F-Words, No Mercynew
From New York to Las Vegas to Bay St. Louis, Don Rickles is still on the prowl. And that's no insult.
Gambit |
Michael Tisserand |
08-24-2004 |
Performance
Mystery Novel Talks About Oysters, War Brides and Fusion Cuisinenew
The notions of change, adaptability, and cross-cultural fusion are central to Sujata Massey's stunning seventh novel, where the unlikely story lines of Asian oysters repopulating the Chesapeake, a buzzing new fusion restaurant in Washington, D.C., and the grim consequences of the Vietnam War meld into a seamless whole.
Baltimore City Paper |
Lizzie Skurnick |
08-24-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Watching the Olympics: Let the Mind Games Beginnew
The swimming guy was supposed to win eight medals? Jesus H. Christ, don’t fucking saddle this guy with unrealistic expectations, right?
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
08-24-2004 |
Commentary
God of the Flies: Arts Gadfly Tries to Map God on the Tree of Lifenew
Conceptual artist Jonathon Keats will attempt to mutate succeeding generations of his fruit flies into more God-like creatures by playing them prayers for seven days and seven nights.
Black Listed: Former Hallmark Writer Gets the Shaftnew
Derrick Barnes, the first full-time African-American male writer on Hallmark's payroll, wishes he could get his old job back.
The Pitch |
Andrew Miller |
08-23-2004 |
Business & Labor
Finding the Cure: Confessions of a Doom Dollnew
The Cure addressed everything an alienated teen could feel: sweeping romance, longing, regret, unhinged excitement. And it didn't candy-coat life the way mainstream pop did, or pump it full of greasy testosterone like hair metal.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
08-23-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
An Imperfect Murder: Marielito to Face Trial for Killing Mobsternew
The man accused of murdering convicted Mob associate Charlie Moretto was a career criminal who had become an informant for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. In fact, Luis Martinez was on the government payroll the day Moretto was slain.
Miami New Times |
Trevor Aaronson |
08-23-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Thrice Shy: Romantic Triangle Develops Between Roommatesnew
Colin Farrell plays a charming ne'er-do-well who unwittingly manages to get damn near everyone to fall in love with him.
Miami New Times |
Luke Y. Thompson |
08-23-2004 |
Reviews
Banzai Beat: Kitano Masterfully Revives Legend of Zatôichinew
This new Japanese import opens with a massive thud not unlike Godzilla's footfall. The blind semihero can destroy just about anyone with his mighty sword, which is cleverly disguised as a cane.
Miami New Times |
Gregory Weinkauf |
08-23-2004 |
Reviews
