AltWeeklies Wire
Burn, Baby, Burnnew
If "Fahrenheit 9/11" is too hot for you, well, let me quote Dick Cheney ...
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
06-30-2004 |
Commentary
Revenge of the Nerdnew
The eight-limbed villain eclipses the hero in this comic-book sequel. Couldn’t glum, self-doubting Spidey afford to loosen up just a bit?
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
06-30-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Sam Raimi, Spider-Man 2
NASCAR's Corporate Hillbillies Are Taking Over American Culturenew
NASCAR's fans are traditionally viewed as gun-owning, car-muscling, Republican men's men. Will NASCAR Dads peacefully co-exist with Soccer Moms as part of the "Dixiefication" of America? Or is this a sport of rugged individuals, fueled by dispossessed, angry outcasts?
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
06-30-2004 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
The Anonymous Author of "Imperial Hubris" is Revealednew
The previously unnamed CIA figure who wrote the upcoming negative critique of U.S. politics and the Muslim world says he's more afraid for his job than for his life.
Boston Phoenix |
Jason Vest |
06-30-2004 |
International
Radio Producers Will Revive Edward R. Murrow Classicnew
During the Communist witchhunt of the 1950s, Edward R. Murrow's daily radio show "This I Believe" boasted 39 million listeners, who tuned in to hear regular Americans state their own beliefs. A new version of the show is set to start on NPR in January.
LEO Weekly |
Willie Davis |
06-29-2004 |
Media
An Open Letter to Michael Moorenew
Michael Moore has produced a cogent negative statement on the war writ large enough to get everyone's attention, but the publisher of The Memphis Flyer would like him to remove two clips that seem unfair.
The Memphis Flyer |
Kenneth Neill |
06-29-2004 |
Reviews
Bush League: (Im)pertinent Media about the Current Administrationnew
Harper's Magazine reports that Bush has been a disaster for small business, and the Center for Economic and Social Rights reports on the Bush Administration's record of "war crimes" in Iraq.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
06-29-2004 |
Politics
The Third Mannew
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader talks about Elvis, the Democrats, talk-show hosts and the election in this question-and-answer interview conducted June 21 in Memphis.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
06-28-2004 |
Politics
Tags: Ralph Nader
Undercover and All Made Upnew
Wayans brothers' comedy depends on latex and whitewash.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-24-2004 |
Reviews
Tiger Beatnew
Two tiger cubs separated during infancy are cast to the winds of fate in French-occupied Indochina.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
06-24-2004 |
Reviews
Notebook Needs Another Draftnew
The love sap flows freely in this movie romance told in retrospect.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
06-24-2004 |
Reviews
Festival Charmer Graduates to Big Timenew
Indie film about teenage dork celebrates the youthful underdog.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
06-24-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Jared Hess, Napoleon Dynamite
Michael Moore Sets Off Sparksnew
Moore's agitprop is a political scorcher.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-24-2004 |
Reviews
Like Father, Like Sonnew
Melvin Van Peebles' son Mario pays tribute to his father's groundbreaking blaxploitation film Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song, and also settles a few old Oedipal scores along the way.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-24-2004 |
Reviews
Can Johnny Isakson Out-Conservative the Conservatives?new
Widely regarded as the most reasonable, amiable and downright likable Republican lawmaker in Georgia during the long years in which Democrats ruled the political roost, Isakson has found that those qualities aren't exactly selling points among the post-Newt, ditto-headed, conservative hard-liners who control his party these days.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
06-24-2004 |
Politics
