AltWeeklies Wire
This is My Faultnew
Since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast and thrust her spotlight on the abhorrent conditions of the poorest Americans, I have been pondering poverty. First, I got angry. But a month after Katrina, I’ve put aside the anger and realized where the blame really lies: It is my fault.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
09-29-2005 |
Commentary
Chris Martin Is A Golden God of Rocknew
Dear Dexter, America's premiere pop culturist, helps one of his readers pry apart the Chris Martin Conundrum.
Valley Advocate |
Dexter |
09-29-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Wheels of Democracynew
This political season, please be kind to the wandering candidates and volunteers.
Tucson Weekly |
Randy Serraglio |
09-29-2005 |
Commentary
Yoga 101new
Our columnist goes and gives yoga a shot--try not to picture it.
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
09-29-2005 |
Commentary
Chasing Down Deannew
Fifty years after his death, America is still obsessed with James Dean. Was he that good, or is it just clever marketing that keeps the legend alive?
San Luis Obispo New Times |
John Peabody |
09-29-2005 |
History
Tags: history
Daisy Duke Can't Cooknew
Being able to cook was once a commodity on the marriage market, so much so that disgruntled husbands who settled for less than a buxom bimbo comforted themselves with a good buttermilk biscuit.
Jackson Free Press |
Jesse Yancy |
09-29-2005 |
Food+Drink
Watching the Wicketsnew
Booming abroad, cricket makes tenuous inroads via transplants and converts into American culture
Tags: cricket
Help Is On The Way!new
Ray Nagin to Miss Ernestine: "Your jokes are tired. If something doesn’t happen now, I’m gonna get rowdy, loud and BLACK! You feel me?”
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
09-29-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Is North Korea Really Giving Up Its Nukes?new
North Korea's promise to de-nuke isn't just some amusing announcement from Kim Jong-Il's propaganda department. It's the fruit of a couple of years of on-and-off international negotiations.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
09-29-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
'Before I Grew the Crab Shell Around My Heart'new
A writer is completely appalled by herself at age 27. She cared about all the wrong crap and let important people slip from her life and somehow, at the same time, she believed everything.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
09-29-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Squash Me All Fall Longnew
It's time to get reacquainted with the orange flesh of the winter squash. I need not worry about a long, boring winter with just the acorn variety, however; the winter squash is a motley crew of various shapes, sizes and flavors.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
09-29-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Kitchen Witch
Avoid Bad Wine Pairingsnew
Ever tried drinking orange juice or milk after brushing your teeth? Remember the gag response? I have experienced plenty of wine moments like that.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
09-29-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
Any Profit in a Stormnew
Stormy weather allows big oil to practice a crude sort of blackmail, even though the rise in oil prices may turn out to have little to do with hurricanes.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
09-28-2005 |
Commentary
How Many More Will Die in Iraq?new
This country's sacrifices of war are being borne solely by the roughly 160,000 men and women in uniform who are risking -- and losing -- their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan, and by their grieving and worried families.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
09-28-2005 |
Commentary
Let Pump Prices Soarnew
Gas should stay expensive so we value the earth's rare gift and use it wisely for the common good. If governments really want to moderate the cost of fuel, they'll reduce demand.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
09-27-2005 |
Commentary
