AltWeeklies Wire
Desert Stormnew
Thousands of Katrina evacuees landed in Phoenix -- how long should they get assistance?
Phoenix New Times |
Katy Reckdahl |
07-17-2006 |
Disasters
Tags: Hurricane Katrina, FEMA
One Blowhard Down, Plenty to Gonew
The outing of Ann Coulter as a likely plagiarist by professor John Barrie's scanning software could help usher in a new era of author accountability.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
07-17-2006 |
Books
The Moonies and the Sharksnew
A Unification Church pastor went fishing for converts and snagged an indictment as America's most prolific poacher of baby leopard sharks.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
07-17-2006 |
Religion
Tags: religion
No Justice, No Peace ... Whatevernew
In the country’s putative activist capital, all the protests and rallies may do more to sow apathy than draw people to the cause.
Oblique Strainnew
When a blogger fingered him in the Jason Grimsley scandal, strength coach Chris Mihlfeld found himself in a world of pain.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Paynter |
07-17-2006 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
A Worker Scorned ...new
And a sexual harassment complaint against The Plain Dealer.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
07-17-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
The (Non) Enforcersnew
Asheville's Development Department has failed to enforce development regulations on numerous major projects, leaving the door open to court decisions that could render those rules unenforceable.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
07-17-2006 |
Housing & Development
It’s Bigger Than Hip-Hopnew
A Chicago convention continues the effort to give form to a movement.
Illinois Times |
R.L. Nave |
07-17-2006 |
Commentary
Pattern of Misconductnew
Fort Carson soldiers allege abuse and intimidation.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
07-17-2006 |
War
Ned-Buttingnew
Joe Lieberman is the disgraced French soccer star of political debate -- but what's with Ned Lamont's scary talk on North Korea?
New Haven Advocate |
Tom Gogola |
07-17-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Do We Not Bleed?new
Prison overcrowding affects more than an inmate's mood.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steve Volk |
07-17-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Un-Embedded and Exposednew
On his latest humanitarian mission to Iraq, photojournalist Daniel Smith gets busted -- for his own good, he is told.
New Haven Advocate |
Daniel Smith |
07-17-2006 |
International
Muzzle Michael Smerconish!new
Is the radio talker ready to stop being a right-wing asswipe?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steven Wells |
07-17-2006 |
Media
Tags: radio
Tower of Songnew
Part concert film and part fascinating biography, this deft film is a moving tribute to Leonard Cohen’s musical legacy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-16-2006 |
Reviews
Thriller in Manilanew
This rocketing thriller that pits an unseen Filipino terrorist against an unwitting Filipino-American dupe is one of the purest examples of no-budget, seat-of-the-pants, gloriously DIY filmmaking since The Blair Witch Project.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-16-2006 |
Reviews
