AltWeeklies Wire
Tips for Destroying Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeernew
It would really spice up everyone's Christmas season if Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, for its yearly broadcast, would feature some "extra" scenes for good measure. Hey, sometimes change is good.
Dig Boston |
Joe Keohane |
12-15-2005 |
Commentary
Heroism With a Differencenew
America's right-wing echo chamber has been having a field day with recent kidnappings in Iraq -- sneering that the peace activists had it coming and were foolhardy idiots. But they had every business being there.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
12-15-2005 |
Commentary
Mother's Refusal Deeper Than Karmanew
Could a little white lie affect a mother's flight karma?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
12-15-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser
What About the U.S. Military Planting Stories in the Iraqi Press?new
The U.S. military has a problem. The people of Iraq don't like the U.S. military as much as the U.S. military wants to be liked.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
12-15-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
The Kidnappers Had Their Trunk Opennew
It's not as if the columnist has ever been in tons of danger, unless you want to count the times (there have been a couple) that people tried to kidnap her.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
12-15-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Fry a Little Tendernessnew
The latke, a fried patty of grated onion and potato, can hold a serious candle to the ubiquitous french fry, and probably kick diner home fries in the pants.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
12-15-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Kitchen Witch
Tips for Travel in Wine Meccanew
January and February are the best times to visit California wine country. Fares are cheaper; traffic isn't as bad; B&Bs actually seem appreciative to see you; and wineries aren't overrun with mobs of tourist buses.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
12-15-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
Revoke Rah Rah!new
In an era of Title IX and increasing injuries, it's time to end cheerleading.
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
12-15-2005 |
Commentary
Protege Turns Porn Promoternew
A polite sports writer first learns to be a boxing inspector, then moves on to "So You Wanna be a Porn Star?"
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
12-15-2005 |
Commentary
The Fuzz That Wasnew
An estimated 1.4 million Americans had laser hair removal last year, more than double the amount for 2003. While the practice of depilation goes back thousands of years, it has time-warped into American culture with a vengeance.
Willamette Week |
Richard Speer |
12-14-2005 |
Culture
Richard Pryor, 1940-2005new
Richard Pryor, who died of a heart attack December 10 at the age of 65, was the natural enemy of sanctimony and editorializing. His stand-up routines about sex and race were so disarmingly honest that they were -- and continue to be -- truly liberating.
Boston Phoenix |
Steve Vineberg |
12-14-2005 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Eccentric Like Me: Novelty Music Acts Become the Normnew
The common threads of weirdness and musical acumen that make novelty acts all the same in their differing ways.
Mountain Xpress |
Alli Marshall |
12-14-2005 |
Performance
Happy Holidays, Dammitnew
The holidays shouldn't have to be so antagonistic.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
12-14-2005 |
Commentary
Legal Complications on Steroidsnew
If Lance Armstrong were found to have been on drugs, and his San Francisco handlers knew it, sponsors could demand their money back, and perhaps change sports in the United States forever.
The Passon of the Bononew
U2's frontman challenges Jesus for the title "King of Kings."
Cleveland Scene |
Michael Alan Goldberg |
12-14-2005 |
Comedy
