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Scam Artist Joins Forces with Top Defense Attorneynew
On the surface, Robert Owens is a bit like Frank Abagnale Jr., the charming con man played by Leo DiCaprio in Catch Me If You Can. But where the Abagnale character was a nice kid forced by life's circumstances into crime through impersonation, Owens plays himself, an amoral man who would steal from his own family if it suited him.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
08-17-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Goodbye, Godboy: Cowboys Cut Their Pious Quarterbacknew
For the past few years, Quincy Carter has made nary an utterance without reference to the Almighty. Then he gets cut from the Cowboys for failing a drug test. There's nothing wrong with being a degenerate -- it's the façade that rankles.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
08-16-2004 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
The Dallas Morning News Confronts Circulation Woesnew
Since it was revealed that The Dallas Morning News had been overstating its circulation, the paper's stock has fallen precipitously. An investigation details the house of cards before its collapse.
Dallas Observer |
Eric Celeste |
08-16-2004 |
Media
Tags: media
Moovin' On Up: DQ's New Drink Rings Racist Bellsnew
Dairy Queen has introduced a new drink, the MooLatte. While it's a step in the right direction, there remains a vast, untapped treasure chest of archaic racial names that might prove useful for marketing purposes.
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly |
08-16-2004 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Do the Governator's Reform Promises Lack Muscle?new
Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California with a historic mandate for reform, but so far he’s abandoned one political reform effort, opposed another and taken more special-interest money than the much-maligned former governor, Gray Davis.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jeff Kearns |
08-16-2004 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Open Water is Jaws Droppingnew
Funny how slowly the recognition of disaster dawns on those with faith in normality and common sense. That’s one of the many chilling glimpses into the human survival mechanism that Open Water's ingenious and limpidly simple premise offers.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
08-16-2004 |
Reviews
Predictably, Nader's Running Riles the Green Partynew
Back in March, some Green Party activists were warning that Ralph Nader -- who was still mulling another presidential campaign -- could damage the Green movement by running as an independent. Fast-forward five months: Nader is, indeed, running as an independent.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
08-16-2004 |
Politics
A Tribute to Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1908–2004new
Cartier-Bresson, who died on Aug. 3 at age 95, set a demanding standard for photojournalists -- an approach that required them to recognize and define content, composition, purpose, lighting, nuance and photography’s mechanical technicalities as a coherent whole in an instant.
Boston Phoenix |
Clif Garboden |
08-16-2004 |
Art
RNC Protests: Don't March on the Grassnew
New York's City Hall has told protesters that Central Park's Great Lawn is off-limits during the Republican National Convention. So where's a good spot to congregate on a hot summer day? Try the West Side Highway.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
08-16-2004 |
Politics
The Math to Beat Bush: 10 States Could Swing the Electionnew
Forget the polls. Forget the national campaign. Even more than in 2000, the presidential race will be decided in a handful of states that could go either way. So far, it’s looking good for Kerry.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
08-16-2004 |
Politics
Bl(A)ck Tea Society Breathes New Life into Anarchismnew
The Bl(A)ck Tea Society redefined protest at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. The ad hoc coalition is made up of libertarians, Greens, Marxists, anarchists and other strains of like-minded activists, nearly all between the ages of 15 and 30, who are united in their distaste for conglomerates, hierarchies, slumlords, liberals, bosses, wars and government.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
08-16-2004 |
Politics
Man Killer? 20 Years Later, Patty Prewitt Maintains Innocencenew
The mystery surrounding Bill Prewitt's death has lingered for 20 years. His widow sits in prison, convicted of pumping two bullets into his head.
Riverfront Times |
Shelley Smithson |
08-16-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
What If Rock Stars Had Their Own Olympics?new
In the Rock Star Olympics, celebrity smack addicts would have to escape Betty Ford, evade drug-sniffing police dogs and run through back-alley water hazards in pursuit of a syringe filled with Mr. Brownstone.
Tags: humor & satire
Queer Abatement: No More Gay Ol' Times in Missourinew
Gays who gripe that they can't get married in Missouri missed the true magnitude of the vote endorsing a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. For once, Missouri had made national news.
View Masters: MK12 Creates Kansas City's Coolest Exportsnew
The five partners in MK12 have spent the past several years earning an international reputation as purveyors of trendsetting computer-generated realities.
