 | Prostitution Theory 101 Sexual slavery, or simply "sex work"? That's the question feminists are asking as they strive to rethink the moral implications of prostitution -- which, some contend, should be decriminalized. |
 | Teacher Burnout The drop-out statistics are terrible. And it just keeps getting worse. No, not the students. We're talking about the teachers. |
 | Monster Love Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolf Man, the Mummy... Yep, monsters sure are beautiful. |
 | My Life in The Real World Kult How one woman's obsession with "The Real World" helped her escape from the, uh, real world. |
 | The Birth and Death of a Salesman A recent college graduate relates a verrry scary story -- and it isn't about Halloween. |
October 27 - November 3, 1997
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News & Opinion
What are you going to be for Halloween? A monster? A pilgrim? That's not very frightening. How about a spooky prostitute, a scaaary salesman, a tortured teacher, or a (brrr!) licentious principal? In these stories, real life proves far more fearsome than our fantastical nightmares. [19 articles]
Film & TV
You like choices? Try the Film Vault. Or try these articles, which offer such options as: Horror movies, or whore movies? "Real World," or Reel World? "The Devil's Advocate," or "Playing God"? "Friday the 13th part V," or "Friday the 13th part VI"? [22 articles]
Music
Why John Denver's better than Al Gore. Why people are raving about raves. Why Ruth Brown's got the blues. Why the Sun label's studio magicians still rock. Why the Offspring are ticked off. Why Fred Sanders keeps shining. Why certain songs can scare your pants off. Why. [25 articles]
Arts & Leisure
Boo! All your Halloween needs in one package: gory recipes, bloody wines, terrifyingly useful Web sites, and even an explanation of Dia de los Muertos. Plus: Rowboat regattas and rodeo ruffians, taboo art and tasty mushrooms, rain-drenched sports and rascally ferrets. [18 articles]
Books
An attempt at poetry: Updike's latest follows an unexpected narrative thread. Gary Indiana's characters are morally dead. More and more comedians get read. Anka Radakovich's sexcapades make fun reading in bed. And Penguin Books waddles out of court $25 million in the red. [10 articles]
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, Random Shots, and La Cucaracha. [7 comics]
All the contributors to Weekly Wire, along with other AAN (Association of Alternative Newsweeklies) publications, can be read from this one easily accessible spot. Strongly recommended for bookmarking. [107 newspapers]
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