AltWeeklies Wire
Young and Broke with No Insurancenew
A college education was supposed to rescue young people from the tribulations of the underclass, yet they find themselves lined up in emergency rooms, seeking health care. Of the 43.6 million uninsured adults in the U.S., 41 percent are young.
The Village Voice |
Solana Pyne |
07-20-2004 |
Science
Bye Bye Biber: An Exit Interview with a Sex-Change Doctornew
Dr. Stanley Biber, the man who made the quiet historic town of Trinidad, Colo., the sex change capital of the world, reflects on his decades of treating gender dysphoria with surgery.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Noel Black |
07-19-2004 |
Science
Perverting Justice: Group Catches Deviants Onlinenew
A citizens' group seduces men into lurid chat with "underage" girls -- and makes them pay.
Phoenix New Times |
Susy Buchanan |
07-19-2004 |
Science
Shooting Blanksnew
Imagine the rock world’s version of The Real World (or, more appropriately, The Surreal Life). Take one estranged-and- palpably-frustrated backup band; add one charismatic (and often socially troubled) lead singer -- preferably one who hasn’t had a hit in a while; stir in a liberal dose of media hype; and, voila! Instant million-seller.
Tags: Velvet Revolver, Contraband
Pitchfork's Progress: Influential E-Zine Gets Spoofednew
The funniest Onion-esque fake news story penned so far this year sprang from Sub Pop Records, which deserves full credit for "Pitchfork Staff Member Says 'Hi' to Real-Life Woman."
East Bay Express |
Rob Harvilla |
07-16-2004 |
Music
Tags: Illinois, Chicago, record labels, Minnesota, Pitchfork, Minneapolis, a Pitchfork writer and advertising director, Anniversary's album Your Majesty, bootlegged videos, Canadian art-rock collective Broken Social Scene's You Forgot It in People, Chris Jacobs, Eric Carr, Pitchfork mastermind Ryan Schreiber, staff writer Brent DiCrescenzo, Sub Pop's marketing director and unofficial ringleader of the Popdork parody
Debut Novel about Alt-Weekly Columnist Transcends Chick-Litnew
The former Philadelphia City Paper columnist discusses her book about an alt-newsweekly columnist who struggles to come to terms with her evangelical Christian background after her boyfriend abandons her.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Lori Hill |
07-16-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Are You My Mother?new
A story about a Mongolian camel and her newborn calf becomes a transfixing lesson about the rhythms of life.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-16-2004 |
Reviews
Adults Inspired by Boy in '68 Buenos Airesnew
Big-hearted Argentinean import sees life from a young boy's perspective.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-16-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Alejandro Agresti, Valentín
Packaging Democracy: How Clear Channel Shut Out Candidatesnew
Radio stations were not required to sell ads to any of the candidates in the California governor recall election, only to treat each candidate equally. Clear Channel satisfied this requirement by setting the bar so high that only the richest four candidates could afford to purchase ad time.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Matthew Hirsch |
07-15-2004 |
Media
The More Things Change...new
The sound of !!! is goofily anarchic, a jumble of scabrous funk, brittle postpunk, and pockmarked disco, a clanging, clattering, sample-studded din that suddenly opens up to reveal disquieting spaces. Also reviewed is Eleni Mandelli's Afternoon.
Illinois Times |
René Spencer Saller |
07-15-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: !!!, Louden Up Now
Revisionist History: Dig Upsets Descendant of Freed Slavenew
A former University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign professor has denounced
recent efforts to recreate what is considered the country's first town
founded by an African American.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
07-15-2004 |
History
Never Say Die: Woman Is Rearrested for Her Son's Murdernew
Despite a killer's confession and a successful appeal, Julie Rea-Harper
faces yet another trial for the brutal murder of her 10-year-old son.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
07-15-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Bush League: 'Could Bush Cancel the Election?'new
This week's media roundup includes an interview with Newsweek's Michael Isikoff about the possible postponement of the November 2 election in the event of a terrorist attack.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
07-15-2004 |
Politics
Invasion of the Media Snatchersnew
Any independent new media outlet that begins to garner a reasonable audience will almost certainly get overtaken by traditional media conglomerates.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Camille T. Taiara |
07-15-2004 |
Media
Reality Nadir
Two new shows, Fox's Trading Spouses and UPN's Amish in the City, could make future filler for the Fox Reality Channel set to debut next year.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
07-15-2004 |
TV
Tags: TV
