AltWeeklies Wire
Despite the Insistence of the Press & Politicians, America Doesn't Have Any 'Enemy Nations'
Who are they referring to? An enemy is a country with whom a nation is at war. "Enemy countries"? We have enemies (hi, Osama). We have critics. We even have competitors. But the United States doesn't have enemy countries.
Tags: war & peace
Let the Commencements Commencenew
With pomp and circumstance, commencement speakers try to convince grads that their credits will transfer to the real world.
Willamette Week |
Joe Watts I Chandler Frederick |
06-04-2008 |
Education
Clinton Campaign Owes Oregon Public Schoolsnew
As Sen. Hillary Clinton’s bid for the Democratic presidential nomination flames out, her campaign leaves behind more than $40,000 in unpaid rental costs and overtime fees at Oregon public schools where she and ex-President Bill Clinton spoke.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
06-04-2008 |
Politics
Google's New Server Farm Comes to Oregonnew
A quiet Oregon town will host the servers crucial to Google's physical network.
Willamette Week |
Byron Beck |
06-04-2008 |
Tech
Usher's Latest Doesn't Break the Rulesnew
On Here I Stand, Usher claims to be a player no more, making the album a bit of a snore.
Warner Bros. Vet Launches Music Site for Baby Boomersnew
Bill Bentley creation Sonic Boomers is a website featuring music from the sixties and seventies.
Black Angels Sophomore Album Plays It Safenew
Directions to See A Ghost isn't spooky, or inspired.
Special Patrol Unit Is No SFPDnew
Nearly extinct and long at odds with the SFPD, the little-known San Francisco Patrol Special Police appears poised for a comeback.
SF Weekly |
Ron Russell |
06-04-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Lawyer Makes Dirty Debt Collectors Paynew
Pete Barry goes after those "who live off the misery of others" and wins millions in damages.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jonathan Caminsky |
06-04-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Electronic Age Deprives Us of Silencenew
Barraged with Muzac, advertising, car alarms and other people's cellphone chatter, we desperately need more silence.
East Bay Express |
Steve Coppman |
06-04-2008 |
Commentary
Home Equity Loans Threatened in Mortgage Crisisnew
As property values drop, many banks are freezing their customers' home equity loans.
East Bay Express |
Anna McCarthy |
06-04-2008 |
Housing & Development
Help me, Obi Wannew
When a woman was asked to leave a store, she became angry and started throwing beer bottles on the floor. She then stood in the corner screaming that “Jesus got her pregnant and she wanted [it] out of her so she could it eat it.”
Metro Spirit |
Alice Wynn |
06-04-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Performance Piece As Group Therapynew
Dodeska Performance Ensemble's latest work incorporates audience members, and their neuroses, too.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
06-04-2008 |
Theater
'Bigger, Stronger, Faster' Explores Steroid Culturenew
Our cultural obsession with hulking heroes explains widespread steroid use, according to filmmaker Chris Bell.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
06-04-2008 |
Reviews
Fresh Inknew
Don Inman remembers flexing his muscles in his front yard to show off his first tattoo. He was just 4 years old. It was 1937, still in the midst of the Great Depression, during a time when only sailors and strippers had ink.
Metro Spirit |
Staacey Hudson and Charles Tremblay |
06-04-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
