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Iran and Nuclear Weaponsnew

Iran's leaders have noticed that Republican talking heads like to talk about who should be next in the queue for regime change.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  01-26-2006  |  Commentary

Sell Out Centernew

The inventory of the Sell Out Center seems to consist of anything that could be moved or pried loose any place that up and shut down suddenly under a shower of unrest, financial or otherwise.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Hollis Gillespie  |  01-26-2006  |  Comedy

Chrissy's Pancakesnew

Pancakes, scented with lemon and lightened with egg whites and ricotta cheese, are a delightful surprise, requiring only a blender, a skillet and 20 minutes to get the job done.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Kim O'Donnel  |  01-26-2006  |  Food+Drink

Chardonnay's Comebacknew

After tasting so many Chardonnays that I don't want to smell another for a while, I've assembled a motley crew of wines worth trying -- again.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Taylor Eason  |  01-26-2006  |  Food+Drink

A Familiar Abuse of Federal Powernew

I know a few things about secret, illegal wiretaps: To begin with, they don't stay secret, and second, George Bush should have read the articles of impeachment for Richard Nixon before authorizing the illegal snooping on American citizens.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  John Sugg  |  01-26-2006  |  Commentary

Opposites Attract the Eyenew

While Noguchi's design work was right in step with his peers, his sculptures display a yearning for meaning.
Orlando Weekly  |  Jessica Bryce Young  |  01-26-2006  |  Art

On Objectivitynew

It's puzzling when works of fiction, like "Mercury in Perspective" by U.S. Reps Jim Gibbons and Richard Pombo are allowed to enter into the public discourse -- "teaching the controversy" only falsely gives bovine excrement equal standing with science.
Reno News & Review  |  Editorial  |  01-26-2006  |  Commentary

The Nun Bun Talksnew

The Nashville confection with a likeness to Mother Teresa was stolen on Christmas, and now the Nun Bun speaks out.
Nashville Scene  |  Tim Kurtzweil  |  01-25-2006  |  Comedy

Gauntlet: Seven Sorrowsnew

Seven Sorrows, the eighth release in the Gauntlet series, has bucked tradition by introducing an elaborate storyline, turning a great game into merely a good one.
Dig Boston  |  Adam Diamond  |  01-25-2006  |  Video Games

Civil Ritesnew

As a country and a culture, we don’t have the weight and heft of history that other societies do, and our traditions reflect that.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Vincent Williams  |  01-25-2006  |  Commentary

A Brief History of Future Shocknew

Today's fundamentalism, both Western and non-Western, can be chalked up to the concept of Future Shock.
Flagpole Magazine  |  Travis Charbeneau  |  01-25-2006  |  Commentary

Throw Us Something, Americanew

Across the country, it's time to make some noise about New Orleans -- it's time for a National Mardi Gras.
Gambit  |  Michael Tisserand  |  01-24-2006  |  Commentary

Metaphorical Downpournew

In town to cover the NFL playoffs, America's sportswriters compare and contrast Seattle rain with just about everything.
Seattle Weekly  |  Rick Anderson  |  01-24-2006  |  Sports

The Alien Has Landednew

It's Prince Mongo's planet -- we only live on it.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach  |  Bob Norman  |  01-23-2006  |  Culture

Get Off the Busnew

The party bus is just another cultural metaphor: a hermetically sealed space wherein different classes jockey for power.
East Bay Express  |  Rachel Swan  |  01-23-2006  |  Recreation

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