AltWeeklies Wire
The World According to Henrynew
Back from his sixth USO tour, Henry Rollins talks about the troops, the war, and what it was like sleeping in Uday Hussein's bed.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
11-08-2005 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Kansas City Rowing Club Has World-Class Talentnew

The rowing club's head coach, Jenn Jewett, thinks of the Kansas River as her river, since she's on it more than anyone else in town.
Blow Me Downnew
Maybe the hurricane was just what Fort Lauderdale needed: It got rid of some cheap aluminum sheds and exposed shoddy workmanship and the government's idiocy.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
11-07-2005 |
Commentary
All the Ring's a Stagenew
AJ Gallant looks like a mean son-of-a-bitch. It's partly his barrel chest, his hefty arms, dotted with tribal tattoos, and the long ponytail pulled taut, leaving the shaved sides of his head exposed, but it's his eyes that do the trick.
Orlando Weekly |
James Carlson |
11-04-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Picking Up the Piecesnew
After Katrina, New Orleans will need lots of faith, hope -- and the right priorities.
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos |
11-04-2005 |
Commentary
Is the Iraq War Hastening the Remilitarization of Japan?new
In a nutshell, Japan is creeping in the direction of remilitarization -- it's a process that's been going on for decades. The Iraq War is simply speeding it up.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-04-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
A Side Trip to Tijuananew
When a friend calls from outside a Tijuana quickie vasectomy clinic, the columnist notes her daughter's dear little face on her cellphone. The sight fortifies her conviction that, let's face it, not everyone should propagate.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
11-04-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Island Drink Becomes Dessertnew
Using in-season pears and Bermuda Black Rum, a cook whips up a gingery-rummy crisp that takes her back to the islands, right where she belongs.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
11-04-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Kitchen Witch
Keeping Up With Wine Trendsnew
Here's a smattering of what's going on in the streets of the wine world.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
11-04-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
What Bush Could Learn From West Wingnew

George W. Bush has reportedly switched from watching baseball to reruns of West Wing. Too bad he's not watching this season's episodes in which President Bartlet's top staffers are suspected of leaking a national-security secret to a New York Times reporter.
L.A. Weekly |
Nikki Finke |
11-04-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: Plamegate, United States president
'Immigration Crime Fighter' D.A. King Defies Criticsnew
D.A. King is not what you would expect, especially if you saw news coverage about him paying 14 homeless people to carry signs -- which King made himself -- during a Georgia state Capitol protest against illegal immigrants.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
11-04-2005 |
Commentary
The Great Restorativenew
Almost everyone has a beloved chicken soup recipe -- here's mine.
Tucson Weekly |
John Peck |
11-03-2005 |
Food+Drink
Erasing the Linenew
Are day laborers congregating in front of your local Home Depot?
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
11-03-2005 |
Commentary
Law and Order in a S.U.V.new
Cootie McBride uses his S.U.V. to help Ghetto Science Team Counter-Intelligence agents conduct a drive-by investigation regarding a CIA leak.
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
11-03-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Crash, Bang, Boomnew
After playing “Burnout Revenge,” I have to simply sit back and ask myself something: Why has no one thought of this before?
Jackson Free Press |
Nick Judin |
11-03-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games