AltWeeklies Wire
U.S. Has a Tradition of Institutionalized Brutality, Writer Saysnew
Atrocities like the torture and killings of unarmed civilians in Vietnam and the sexual humiliation of prisoners in Abu Ghraib in Iraq are not the mere result of rogue soldiers but stem from what historian Christian Appy identifies as "a doctrine of atrocity."
The Village Voice |
Nicholas Turse |
05-17-2004 |
International
Rummy Must Gonew
God knows, George W. Bush won't fire his Secretary of Defense. This country is not run by an elected president. It is run by a junta consisting of Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld, with Bush as their flack.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
05-17-2004 |
Commentary
Writer Confronts Man Who Raped Him 26 Years Agonew
At age 7, David Holthouse was raped by the teenage son of his parents' friends. A year ago, he became obsessed with the idea of finding and killing the man who had darkened his childhood, in order to prevent him from harming others.
"Filmstrips" Reviews Movies of This Century and Revivalsnew
The Boston Phoenix's film section offers an alphabetical list of capsule reviews for all movies playing in the Boston market on a given week. Cap reviews for most movies released in the past 25 years available by special request.
Boston Phoenix |
Staff Writers |
05-14-2004 |
Reviews
Brad Pitt Leads in Pabulumnew
Brad is ripped and The Iliad is shredded in the scintillating spectacle Troy.
East Bay Express |
Bill Gallo |
05-13-2004 |
Reviews
Monster Movie is One Moronic Mashnew
Remember when you were a kid and you, or maybe your brother, would put all the monster toys on the floor and make them fight? "Van Helsing" amounts to basically a $148 million version of that.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-07-2004 |
Reviews
Director Guy Maddin Unleashes Surreal Notes Among the Macabrenew
Guy Maddin's "Dracula" dances in surreal grandeur. The creaky but effective passion of silent movies is spiced with touches of the surreal.
Orlando Weekly |
Richard C. Walls |
05-07-2004 |
Reviews
Atkins Diet Associated with Health Dangersnew
"Atkins sold his diet as a gift wrapped in a bacon cheeseburger -- no bun, but with a cheesecake on the side," says Jody Gorran, whose time on the low-carb regime left him slim but with an artery blockage. "I wanted to lose weight, so I made a Faustian deal with the devil, and the devil was Robert Atkins."
Cinco de Mayo Isn't What People Thinknew
Cinco de Mayo is not, as many would have it, a day to commemorate Mexico's independence from Spain. It's a celebration of the date in 1862 that Mexico defeated the French at the Battle of Puebla.
San Diego CityBeat |
Edwin Decker |
05-05-2004 |
Race & Class
SNL Team Shine For Teen Spleennew
Consider: a rush-job comedy (hastily lensed a few months ago), constructed around a high-concept title with built-in ka-ching and endless potential as talk-show fodder. It's actually pretty fabulous.
Phoenix New Times |
Gregory Weinkauf |
05-03-2004 |
Reviews
Memo by U.S. Official in Iraq Says CPA Is Too Isolatednew
The unnamed memo writer begins by emphasizing the positive: the sincere gratitude of the Iraqis and bustling commerce in Baghdad. But he warns that the Coalition Provisional Authority is isolated by its "security bubble" and must be careful not to project weakness to insurgents and corrupt Governing Council members.
Association of Alternative Newsmedia |
Anonymous |
04-28-2004 |
International
Tags: Iraq, Civil War, Kurds, weapons, international, Baghdad, Coalition Provisional Authority, Governing Council, nepotism, L. Paul Bremer, Ahmed Chalabi, Ayhem al-Sammarai, black market, Dan Senor, Iraqi National Congress, memo, Nesreen Berwari, Sam Gardiner, Shias, Sunnis, United Nations Oil-For-Food Program, US AID
From the Archives:
Content of Memo by Adviser in Iraq Revealednew
April 28, 2004: The postwar stabilization of Iraq is not going well enough, a Coalition Provisional Authority official wrote in a memo in early March. The result: "Baghdadis have an uneasy sense that they are heading towards civil war."
Association of Alternative Newsmedia |
Jason Vest |
04-28-2004 |
War
Tags: Iraq, Civil War, Kurds, weapons, Baghdad, Coalition Provisional Authority, Governing Council, nepotism, L. Paul Bremer, Ahmed Chalabi, Ayhem al-Sammarai, black market, Dan Senor, Iraqi National Congress, memo, Nesreen Berwari, Sam Gardiner, Shias, Sunnis, United Nations Oil-For-Food Program, US AID, war & peace
Dieter Roth Retrospective at Museum of Modern Artnew
Dieter Roth, whose life and anarchic sensibility veered wildly from his youth in fascist Germany, mocked the solemnities of his contemporaries with an antic art that still spoke constantly of mortality.
The Village Voice |
Leslie Camhi |
04-27-2004 |
Art
Denver Nuggets Fans Stage a Comebacknew
The species is represented by the wild-eyed guy on the bar stool next to yours who's wearing a moth-ravaged, pizza-stained Byron Beck jersey and a blissed-out grin. This is the guy who won't shut up.
TV on the Radio Deliver More Than the Post-Everything Noise-Popnew
Don’t judge TV on the Radio, another precious and overhyped band from Brooklyn’s precious and overhyped Williamsburg rock scene, too quickly.
Metro Times |
Walter Wasacz |
04-27-2004 |
Reviews
