Odds & Ends Dateline: England—A district judge in Telford, Shropshire, recently acquitted Police Constable Mark Milton of speeding and dangerous driving after the officer told the [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 26, 2005 News
Sonic Reducer Here's a band who loves straight-ahead rock tunes as much as their effects pedals. Spaced out music and melodies float around the standard [...] W.P. Malandra \ May 26, 2005 Music
Billy Joe Shaver Waco-born, Corsicana-raised Billy Joe Shaver is the quintessential unsung hero of American music; a sorely overlooked contributor to its formidable canon. Even though [...] Michael Henningsen \ May 26, 2005 Music
Honky Tonk Hero Anyone hoping for an in-depth page-turner of Texas country legend Billy Joe Shaver be warned: you're not going to find it here. Considering [...] Michael Henningsen \ May 26, 2005 Music
Up Front And Center Fall Seasons Are Unveiled Last week was TV's infamous “Up Front” week. That is the moment when networks announce their big fall lineups in hopes of attracting [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 26, 2005 Film
Week In Sloth The Week In Sloth “Ultimate Super Heroes, Ultimate Super Vixens, Ultimate Super Villains” (Bravo 7 p.m.) Aside from the lame “I Love the '80s”-esque commentary, this three-part [...] Alibi \ May 26, 2005 Film
Stereo Total Monday, May 30; The Launchpad (21 and older): Combining equal parts French chanson, German electro-pop and good old American trash rock, Stereo Total [...] Laura Marrich \ May 26, 2005 Music
Hootenanny! Yardfest 2005 For years, one of the most enjoyable and least pretentious arts events in town was Steve White's Yardfest, held yearly in the front [...] Steven Robert Allen \ May 19, 2005 Art
Culture Shock Beyond the fact that they were both famous American artists, Georgia O'Keeffe and Andy Warhol don't seem to have all that much in [...] Steven Robert Allen \ May 19, 2005 Art
War Trash An Interview With Ha Jin Five years ago, when he received the National Book Award for his lyrical novel Waiting, Ha Jin became the first winner to thank [...] John Freeman \ May 19, 2005 Art