AltWeeklies Wire
Lift the Travel Ban on Cubanew
Congress should lift the long-outmoded embargo, including the travel ban and
trade restrictions, and welcome the Cuban people and their government on
their own terms.
Illinois Times |
Diane Hughes |
05-27-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: Miami Cubans, Witness for Peace
Illinois Needs a Day to Honor Jane Addamsnew
Some eighth-graders are petitioning the state to honor the founder of Chicago's Hull House, who is known as the "mother of modern social work."
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-27-2005 |
Commentary
Neil Hamburger and the New Face of Underground Comedynew
Neil Hamburger is part of a flourishing breed of comic whose style of humor has been branded "anti-comedy," "alt-comedy" and "indie comedy." It's traditional stand-up with an untraditional point of view.
Boston Phoenix |
Ted Drozdowski |
05-26-2005 |
Performance
Steal the Food, But Tip Wellnew
A reader justifies stealing a restaurant's food as long as he leaves a big tip for the waitstaff.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
05-26-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser
Bush's Pal in Uzbekistannew
The slaughter of hundreds of peaceful, unarmed protesters in Uzbekistan, a U.S. ally, was one of the biggest massacres of protesters by a government since China's Tiananmen Square in 1989.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
05-26-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
The Supreme Court Rules on Shipping Winenew
Soon, we may have wine falling from the sky ... or at least from a UPS truck. Last week, the Supreme Court ruled on the interstate wine shipment issue, specifically on two court cases in New York and Michigan.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
05-26-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
A Whole Different Ballgamenew
Why are so many Latino players among those testing positive for steroids under baseball's new policy? One culprit is Major League Baseball itself.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Steve Perry |
05-26-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
E3 2005new
E3, the video game industry’s annual expo to end all expos, is a massive 70,000-geek orgy of hypnotic game demos and equally hypnotic booth babe cleavage.
Dig Boston |
Seth Donlin |
05-25-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sithnew
Revenge of the Sith packs all the punch of your 12-year-old sister, complete with dialogue so agonizing, it’ll actually make you appreciate Lucas’ love-scene scripts. Yeah, you heard us.
Dig Boston |
Adam Sith |
05-25-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Tony Pena's Off-the-Field Distractionnew
According to an au pair's testimony in a divorce case, former Kansas City Royals manager Tony Pena had an extramarital affair with the mother of newborn triplets.
How to Score at Weddingsnew
In America, playing cheesy music at a wedding reception is a unique and endearing tradition. We just pump out the Michael Jackson jams, line dance and get tanked. And if we're lucky, we hook up with a member of the other team's wedding party.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
05-23-2005 |
Commentary
The Rental of the Sithnew
To paraphrase Yoda, the hardcore videogame Jedi should rent, not buy, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
Boulder Weekly |
Todd Michael Shaffer |
05-23-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
A Strange Choice for Pope
Pope Benedict XVI is a champion of orthodoxy, causing many to fear that a new dictatorship is emerging, and its face is all-male, all-knowing and not to be questioned.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Robin Meyers |
05-23-2005 |
Commentary
Homeschooling Guru Turns Darwin Into Whipping Boynew
John Taylor Gatto says that "liberals" and "secularists," most especially Unitarians, historically conspired with capitalists to impose schooling on the masses and "suppress" the "amazing insights of American Christian spirituality."
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
05-23-2005 |
Commentary
The Prosecution Complexnew
Illinois has more than its share of individuals who have been wrongfully convicted and given long prison sentences or the death penalty. But prosecutors and cops still haven't learned from their mistakes.
Illinois Times |
Larry Golden |
05-23-2005 |
Commentary
