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Atari's Getting Up: Contents under Pressure has graffiti artists pissed and S.F. do-gooders braced for trouble.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Mike Louie |
05-11-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
New Releasesnew
May continues to be a hot month for video games, with well over two dozen games released to date. Whether you're a fan of gritty RPGs, sweeping historic war games or silly cartoon adaptations, this week has got something for you.
Dig Boston |
Seth McM. Donlin |
05-11-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Neil Hamburger: Crazed Comedian Punches Hollywood in the Titsnew
Neil Hamburger, the master of audience discomfort, is back with brand-new material (and no more riffs on Calvin Coolidge). And if you're not laughing, well, maybe you just don't speak English.
Dig Boston |
J. Bennett |
05-11-2005 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Jade Empirenew
You can't go wrong with a stacked ninja-babe kicking all kinds of ass -- except when mastering her moves is something along the lines of memorizing the quadratic equation.
Dig Boston |
Seth McM. Donlin |
05-11-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Outraged Citizens Hold Mexican Church-Goers Hostagenew
In a hunt for illegal immigrants, three off-duty baggage inspectors held an entire South Phoenix church congregation at gunpoint. The Maricopa county attorney's failure to prosecute the inspectors puts him on the fringe.
Phoenix New Times |
Michael Lacey |
05-11-2005 |
Commentary
The Lies Have Itnew
How much longer can a nation so steeped in half-truths or outright whoppers maintain the illusion of health and happiness?
Seattle Weekly |
Steve Wiecking |
05-11-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Float Like the Fatmannew
If you're looking for an immersive boxing game that allows you to be as anal as your little heart desires, get EA Sports Fight Night Round 2.
Boulder Weekly |
Todd Michael Shaffer |
05-09-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
The Keebler Popenew
Pop cultural advice columnist Dexter waxes eloquent on kitsch and the Catholic Church.
Valley Advocate |
Dexter |
05-09-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Blind Sheik's Attorney Speaks of Her Convictionnew
Lynne Stewart, who represented Egyptian sheik Omar Abdel al-Rahman, claims a jury convicted her of "conspiring to conspire" because it was inflamed by the prosecution's focus on the sheik's hatred for Israel.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
05-09-2005 |
Commentary
'Midwesterner' Represents a State of Mindnew
A transplant from Texas to Illinois watches her sons morph into Midwesterners and ponders on what that means.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-06-2005 |
Commentary
Password Purgatorynew
A writer gives a nod to computers, and how they've taken over our lives.
Tucson Weekly |
Renee Downing |
05-05-2005 |
Commentary
FIFA Soccernew
We've been waiting for it -- the moment when EA Sports released with a full-featured sports title for the PSP. Fortunately, FIFA Soccer was well worth the wait.
Dig Boston |
Adam Diamond |
05-05-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Better Coffee Through Chemistry?
Yesterday's self-heating beverage of the future is here...20 years too late.
Columbus Alive |
Brian Lindamood |
05-05-2005 |
Food+Drink
The Future Of Gamingnew
Harmonix Music Systems, North America's only independent development studio for music video games, is flying under the radar in Central Square, Cambridge.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
05-05-2005 |
Video Games
The Ethics of Using Deceit When Giving Bloodnew
A reader wonders if it's OK to lie about his sex life when donating blood.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
05-05-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser
