AltWeeklies Wire
Moved by the Mountainnew
Erik Reece discusses mountaintop removal mining and the book he's working on now, which seeks to cope with the spiritual and religious aspects of Eastern Kentucky culture, and in particular how they relate to coal mining.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
06-23-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Erik Reece, Lost Mountain
Shots Seen 'Round the Worldnew
An ex-Marine and her photos look back at Iraq.
Seven Days |
Kevin J. Kelley |
06-23-2006 |
War
Standing Down a Lienew
The administration's pretenses that the Iraqis can -- or should -- stand on their own are evaporating.
The Memphis Flyer |
Marty Aussenberg |
06-23-2006 |
Commentary
Born Again to Be Wildnew
Motorcyclists for Jesus take to the road.
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
06-23-2006 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Why I'll Wear Vans This Summernew
I don't want to face the season with "that disgusting toe."
Tags: fashion
Plotte Twistsnew
With a new printing of her edgiest work, celebrated comic artist Julie Doucet reflects on her sordid comic past and why she's trying to leave it all behind.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Woodley |
06-23-2006 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Not For Sale at Any Pricenew
As oil now heads toward $100 a barrel, one filmmaker examines the tawdry politics behind the annihilation of the electric car.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
06-23-2006 |
Movies
Making a Killing in the Congonew
Controversy dogs Anvil Mining Ltd., a mining company at the center of a massacre investigation.
Montreal Mirror |
Samer Elatrash |
06-23-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Awaiting the Divinenew
The Bush administration proposes to explode a huge conventional bomb in the Nevada desert, but activists see a short leap to resumed nuclear testing.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Perry Crowe |
06-23-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Crypt Keepersnew
The geek ghouls of the lost Haunted Mansion hang on to their wicked years.
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
06-23-2006 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Om on the Rangenew
The Rainbow Family welcomes itself back to Colorado.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Joshua Zaffos |
06-22-2006 |
Culture
Tags: lifestyles
Shady Justice?new
Oregon prosecutors may have nailed the wrong man for manslaughter.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
06-22-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Conventional Romancenew
The Romantic Times Booklovers Convention draws about 1,000 romance novel–reading women (and a few men), and proves the romance genre is a force to be reckoned with.
Orlando Weekly |
James Carlson |
06-22-2006 |
Culture
Tags: lifestyles
Is Zarqawi's Death a Turning Point?new
If the violence doesn't slow, we'll know that -- like Saddam Hussein's capture, the battle of Fallujah and Iraq's two elections -- Zarqawi's death was less turning point than talking point.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-22-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Mud, Blood and Contractsnew
Civilization rises in Deadwood's filthy streets.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-22-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
