Recent Story:
Did you miss this feature story from a previous issue?

Building A Better Mouse Trap
What evil lurks behind this seemingly innocuous icon? You may not believe what it and your government are conspiring in now.

more...

Volume II, Issue 42 April 12 - April 19, 1999

News & Opinion

A unique group of organizations including environmentalists, labor unions, and human rights activists are investigating labor practices in a small mining town in Mexico. Explore the details in "Cheap Labor, Cheap Lives?" Plus, tired of seeing your tax dollars going to wage war on foreign soil? Read about what some Austinites have decided to do in "Not With Their Money." News & Opinion contents page

Film & TV

Robert Altman's latest film, "Cookie's Fortune," casts an eye on small town America. We chat with Altman, plus reviews from Memphis Flyer and Nashville Scene. This week in Film & TV Cookie's Fortune (1) Cookie's Fortune (2) The General Go Never Been Kissed A Place Called Chiapas 10 Things I Hate... (1) 10 Things I Hate... (2) Uncut A Walk On The Moon PLUS "Moms"..the documentary Making Chiapas The Late, Late Show Video reviews and more... Film & TV contents page Visit the Film Vault for thousands of reviews

Music

We recently lost one of our nation's great treasures, blues and jazz vocalist Joe Williams. Known to many as the grandfather on TV's "The Cosby Show," Williams contributed greatly to the musical history of our country while performing with the likes of Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, and many more. Also on the jazz tip, we've got a profile of Medeski, Martin and Wood. Plus retrospective reviews and more. This week in Music Journey of Hope Meatpuppets Medeski, Martin and Wood Stevie Ray Vaughn Gilliam Welch Joe Williams PLUS Malaco Records Retro and Box Sets and more... Music contents page

	Arts & Leisure
	Baseball Sucks I Baseball Sucks II Baseball Sucks III Miss Saigon Hamlet Wine, Women, and Song and more... Arts & Leisure contents page

	Books
	A look at the "greatest living writer in English," musings on our entrapping society, cartoon culture, a chat with poet/writer Kathleen Norris, and a myriad of mini-reviews--all in this week's Books section. Books contents page

	Comics
	Come down from your Staggering Heights and get to the Red Meat of the matter with this swell set of cartoons that also includes Mueller, Eye of the Beholder, K. Rat and Random Shots. Comics contents page Visit the official Red Meat site

	Search Archives
	Search the archives using the form below or browse through them by issue, author, or column. Enter one or more keywords to search for: Issue Index . Author Index . Column Index