AltWeeklies Wire
Brothers Who Claim Abuse by Priest Want Closure from the Churchnew
The Morrison boys were fond of the pastor of St. Peter's Catholic Church in Jackson, George Broussard, when they were growing up, and he was fond of them. Two years ago, the brothers filed a lawsuit against Broussard and other church officials, including then vicar general Bernard Francis Law, claiming Broussard fondled all three of them in the 1970s. Note: The main characters of the piece currently live in Jackson, Miss., near Dallas, and in Chicago.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
08-07-2004 |
Children & Families
Potter and Chums Enter Awkward Phasenew
With a new director on board, Harry Potter -- both the character and the franchise -- make a move from childhood to maturity.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
08-07-2004 |
Reviews
Film Takes On Zen Qualitiesnew
Difficult life lessons prove beautiful in Kim Ki-duk's meditative tale.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
MaryAnn Johanson |
08-07-2004 |
Reviews
Times Reported What It Was Told but Not the Truthnew
The Gray Lady confesses its sins in hyping Iraq’s nonexistent weapons capabilities and terrorist ties. So what took so long? Reporter Judith Miller's coverage made it easier for the White House to justify an unnecessary war.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
08-07-2004 |
Media
Student's Protest of Torture Brings Two Felony Chargesnew
A Boston College student was arrested for standing in front of a military recruitment office impersonating an abused Iraqi prisoner.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
08-07-2004 |
Civil Liberties
"Secret Things" Leaves Nothing to the Imaginationnew
For "Shrek 2" and French director Jean-Claude Brisseau’s "Secret Things" to simultaneously show in the same theater complex feels appropriate—albeit only in a highly perverse way.
Boise Weekly |
Nicholas Collias |
08-07-2004 |
Reviews
Serial-Killer Expert Helen Morrison Debunked
The media have taken this self-proclaimed profiler at face value, but her story doesn't stand up to scrutiny (although she does have John Gacy's brain in her basement).
Chicago Reader |
Cliff Doerksen |
08-07-2004 |
Media
Community Takes Stock of Its Foodshednew
Some are concerned that dependency on oil to ship food around the country draws Americans into conflicts overseas. Now some communities, like Missoula, Mont., are doing food assessments to evaluate the local food security scene.
Missoula Independent |
Chef Boy Ari |
08-07-2004 |
Food+Drink
Tags: agriculture, sustainable
Merrybells Grow Well in Shade and on Mountainsnew
These lovely wildflowers are native to the eastern United States, with four species usually grown in gardens. American Indians used merrybells in herbal remedies.
Mountain Xpress |
Peter Loewer |
08-07-2004 |
Gardening
It's In for Historical Revisionists to Out Dead Guys
In recent years, people have speculated, often on thin evidence, that Leonardo da Vinci, Thoreau, Hitler and Jesus are gay.
Boise Weekly |
Nicholas Collias |
08-07-2004 |
LGBT
Haiti's Jean Dominique Rememberednew
This hopeful documentary is a fitting capstone to the life of a man who made a difference in a time and place where it was (and is) so much easier not to.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
08-07-2004 |
Reviews
Microsoft Has Sacrificed Innovation to Protect Profitsnew
A former Microsoftie says addiction to Windows revenue, mediocre products and missed opportunities could doom Seattle’s most successful company.
Seattle Weekly |
Jeff Reifman |
08-07-2004 |
Business & Labor
Anorexia and Bulimia Whittle Away at Increasing Number of Mennew
It has long been known that women are strongly affected by female images on TV and in magazines. It is now evident that a media barrage of muscular hunks with six-pack abs, broad shoulders and narrow waists equally sways men.
Syracuse New Times |
Sam Graceffo, M.D. |
08-07-2004 |
Science
Excerpt from Novel "Ride" Describes Young Man Learning to Take Busnew
He could have been the first black chief justice of the Supreme Court, Superintendent of the Pittsburgh Public School System, The Reverend Doctor Elliott Madison Meade. It was probably with something like this in mind that his mother had named him, and the disappointment of any possible chance of that, the likely reason behind her reportedly vehement rejection of him now.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
David Walton |
08-07-2004 |
Excerpts
New Scalpers for Live Music Venues Do Business Over Internetnew
One of the brokers is Texas Tickets, a 25-year-old company that sources say charges sometimes twice the face value of tickets. Owner Scott Baima says he's just providing a service.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Marjorie Owens |
08-07-2004 |
Music
