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Sci-Fi Author/Marine Biologist Nears End of Undersea Trilogynew
ßehemoth: ß-Max is perhaps the oddest piece of science fiction I've ever read.
The Georgia Straight |
John Burns |
07-30-2004 |
Fiction
Judge Hears Same-Sex Marriage Argumentsnew
In a King County courtroom, Judge William Downing listened to the plaintiffs and defendants in a suit to allow same-sex marriage. Then he asked the male defense attorney, If he could marry a woman but not a man, isn't that gender bias?
The Stranger |
Amy Jenniges |
07-29-2004 |
LGBT
Ralph Nader Descends on Mauinew
The independent candidate doesn't really make speeches--he strings together general quotes and statistics that ridicule the military and corporate power centers that run American politics today.
The Un-conventional Partynew
Outside the Democratic National Convention, amid the Kerry-Edwards signs, creativity and dissent are rampant as progressives urge Democrats to find their spines. A feeling of what it's really like to be behind the free-speech wall.
Can You Be a Little More Precise?new
What do we really mean when we say somewhere is a "bad" neighborhood?
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
07-29-2004 |
Commentary
Going to the Chapelnew
Looking in at traditional marriage from the guest's seat
Metroland |
John Rodat |
07-29-2004 |
Commentary
A Protest State of Mind: the Mental Patients Liberation Leaguenew
Questioning forced treatment, drugging, and even psychiatry itself, the Mental Patients Liberation League fights back against its exclusion from New York's mental health discussion.
Presidential Politics – With Strings Attachednew
Is it Gulf War syndrome or justified paranoia? The Manchurian Candidate thrills again.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-29-2004 |
Reviews
Scarred Forever. Not.new
A few glimpses of porn are only harmful to children if they've been taught to be hysterical about sex.
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
07-29-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: violent images, Web porn
Ugly is the New Black: Young Should Resist Blandnessnew
We need a revolution of ugly and dangerous art in response to Clear Channel's censorship of an antiwar billboard.
Metroland |
John Rodat |
07-29-2004 |
Commentary
All in the Familynew
A TV spy show from the Sixties that starred marionettes gets the live-action treatment … or does it?
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-29-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Thunderbirds, Jonathan Frakes
Dude, Where's My Hamburger?new
"Dopey" comedy is good fun.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
07-29-2004 |
Reviews
Looking Through the Present to the Pastnew
Overburdened domestic drama from Italy still features some great performances.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
07-29-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Facing Windows, Ferzan Ozpetek
Behind Bars in São Paulonew
In prison in Brazil is a woeful place to be.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-29-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Carandiru, Hector Babenco
Less Chuck for your Buck in "Stranger Than Fiction"new
In the parlance of corporate marketing, Chuck Palahniuk the guy—not to be confused with Chuck Palahniuk the oeuvre—has been branded.
Missoula Independent |
Nicole Panter |
07-29-2004 |
Nonfiction
