AltWeeklies Wire
When It Comes to the Economy, the People Get Itnew
Increased productivity and a robust GDP look magnificent from up there, but at the middle and the bottom it feels like a lot of pain. People sense the truth, that there are now two economies in the United States, one for the rich and one for everyone else.
Arkansas Times |
Ernest Dumas |
01-24-2008 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Happy Birthday, Roe v. Wadenew
It is time to redouble commitment to legal, safe abortions.
Monterey County Weekly |
Jane Parker |
01-24-2008 |
Commentary
Synthetic Pheromone Cocktails Attract More than Apple Mothsnew
In response to public concerns about the aerial spraying of synthetic pheromone products last fall, the California Department of Food and Agriculture has stated that that the products used are "highly specific" and won't affect monarch butterflies. But they appear to attract at least five other "leafroller" moths of the tortricid family.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
01-24-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Playing Drinking Games with Your TVnew
I like drinking, and I like watching stuff on my TV. Ideally, these things should go together. That said, whoever came up with a drinking game for Bill Nye the Science Guy either has way too much time on their hands or is in dire need of an intervention.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
01-24-2008 |
Food+Drink
God's -- and Huckabee's -- Standardsnew
Mike Huckabee said last week he favors amending the U.S. Constitution to bring it in line with "God's standards." That's a big job that would entail adoption of a number of amendments, and since the candidate didn't specify, I thought I'd help him out by recommending a few.
Arkansas Times |
Bob Lancaster |
01-24-2008 |
Commentary
Our Guide to Drinking Games (Or How to Make Alcohol Abuse Fun)new
The Mercury Winter Drunk-a-Lympics Committee has compiled and crash tested drinking games from around the world for your handy reference -- games to play with friends, your TV, in bars, or out of bars.
The Portland Mercury |
Marjorie Skinner |
01-24-2008 |
Food+Drink
Did Mike Huckabee Violate Arkansas Ethics Rules With Latest Filing?new
Speaking fees and a salary of $40,000 from a communications business he created to manage his book sales were not disclosed on former Gov. Mike Huckabee's statement of financial interest filed February 2007 with the Secretary of State.
Arkansas Times |
Leslie Newell Peacock |
01-24-2008 |
Politics
Winter Inspirationnew
Just because it's winter doesn't mean you should skip salad.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Gwyneth Doland |
01-24-2008 |
Food+Drink
Thao Mixes Grown-Up Sensibility With Youthful Innocencenew
We Brave Bee Stings and All is the perfect name for an album that is bold in its silliness and brings real emotions to the table.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Patricia Sauthoff |
01-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Thao, We Brave Bee Stings and All
Will Election Software be Reliable This Year?new
There's no doubt presidential election season is in full swing: Candidates are plowing through the primaries, supporters are forking over cash and voters are eager to cast their ballots. Most importantly: Election problems are a thing of the past. Or maybe not.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Laura Paskus |
01-24-2008 |
Politics
'Teeth': Worse than Consequential Pre-Marital Sexnew
It's hard to decide which is more disturbing: a movie about a cock-chomping vag with a razor-sharp bite, or the fact that somebody thought making said movie was a good idea in the first place.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
01-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Mitchell Lichtenstein, Teeth
Ninjas! Robots! Feminism!new
This week, the acclaimed comic book Y: The Last Man comes to an end.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
01-24-2008 |
Books
Tags: Brian K. Vaughan, Y: The Last Man
Birds Banquet: A Tour Diarynew
Birds of Avalon took Raleigh to the road last year.
Tags: Birds of Avalon, Bazaar Bazaar
'No Easy Victories' Documents Struggles for African Liberationnew
The book is a veritable encyclopedia of the triumphs and tragedies of the international movements for African liberation that attracted Americans from the civil rights, feminist and antiwar movements throughout the 1960s and '70s and made its biggest impact in the ultimately successful anti-apartheid movement of the 1970s and '80s.
INDY Week |
Gerry Canavan |
01-24-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Only One Texas Inmate Has a Standing Execution Datenew
Across the country, death-row inmates have filed for, and uniformly received, stays of execution as the US Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of the three-chemical lethal injection method employed in 37 states. Yet, no lawyer has so far filed for a stay for Karl Chamberlain.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
01-24-2008 |
Crime & Justice
