AltWeeklies Wire
I Like a Laboring Man in Leather Gloves and Gogglesnew
The writer prefers a laboring man in leather gloves and goggles to a suit-and-tie guy with a cell phone fused to his fist.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
06-23-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: moodswing
Weekly Scalawag: Jennifer Wilbanksnew
Steve Fennessy writes an open letter of sarcastic compassion to the "Runaway Bride."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessey |
06-23-2005 |
Commentary
Josh Arieh Can Beat You in Poker. Wanna Bet?new
Josh Arieh took third place and $2.5 million
at last year's World Series of Poker. All that at 29 years old and a long way from the pool halls and home games in Atlanta.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessy |
06-23-2005 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Greek Eats -- Discovering the Cuisine of the Aegean
Greece is great, the people are great, the antiquities are great, the scenery is great, the ferries are great, the food is great and yes, the shopping is great, says a writer who just spent three weeks there.
Random Lengths News |
Yvonne Mason |
06-22-2005 |
Travel
Tags: Greek, food/travel
Thank You, Mr. McIntyrenew
When Edgar Ray Killen's attorney admonished Mississippi for "opening old wounds," he presented bigotry in its most deceiving form -- delivered by a man in a business suit and in a high-profile occupation who used every cliché in the book to divide Mississippians from "outsiders."
Jackson Free Press |
Natalie Irby |
06-22-2005 |
Commentary
Lott and Cochran: Sign On Nownew
The Jackson Free Press explains why the Senate's anti-lynching resolution was so important, especially as the Edgar Ray Killen trial raises awareness of the issue, and calls for Mississippi's two U.S. senators to add their names to the resolution.
Jackson Free Press |
Editorial Board |
06-22-2005 |
Commentary
Geeked: Medal of Honor European Assaultnew
For the newest edition to the Medal of Honor franchise, a video-game reviewer refights World War II, gets down in the trenches with the game's plot-driven nature and is blown away by graphics.
Dig Boston |
Adam Diamond |
06-22-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Columnist for Salenew
If columnist Armstrong Williams can get big bucks for pushing the No Child Left Behind program, why shouldn't this columnist auction off a few stories?
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
06-21-2005 |
Commentary
Arena Football Garners Respect... Sort Ofnew
The NFL's goofy little stepbrother has made strides toward legitimacy, and with an EA Sports videogame in the works Arena football just might go from gridiron methadone to main event. But indoor football still can't catch a break on the major sports networks -- not even with the help of Bon Jovi.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
06-20-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Real Girls Play Tacklenew
Linda Caruso can totally kick your butt. An East Boston native with painted toenails, a pierced belly button, and a thick townie accent, Caruso is a veteran linebacker on the Mass Mutiny, a 6-1 pro women’s tackle-football team.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
06-17-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
In Need of New Answersnew
Militarizing the border won't work, so we'll have to think harder about immigration solutions.
Tucson Weekly |
Renée Downing |
06-16-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: illegal, immigrants
Dropping Trounew
The Kansas City Star finds its leading story in a bathroom, of all places.
Forgive or Forget?new
A reader gets advice about an ailing friendship.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
06-16-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Some Wines from the Southeast Are Worth a Sipnew
The Southeastern wine scene has drastically improved, making drinkable wine using grapes we've heard of, those we haven't, and "alternative" sources like oranges and strawberries.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
06-16-2005 |
Food+Drink
Remember That Crayon You Ate As a Child?new
One woman gets insight into the powers of a coffee enema.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
06-16-2005 |
Commentary
