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NEWS
Iraq War Marketing Campaign Exposed
Researcher details how the US and British governments
built support for Operation Iraqi Freedom with the use
of "information attacks" that were known to be false.
By Gar Smith

NEWS
Controversy swirls around shooting of burglars
Many consider Pasadena, Texas, man to be a hero for protecting his neighborhood, while others question his motives for killing the two thieves.

POETRY
The Second Ark
The Superdome is where thousands went to hide.
By Knowledge

FEATURES

Poetry Row
By Eliseo Martinez

Fanciful Musings
By Alex Bravo

Asstrology
By Oleo W. DiNero

NEWS
U.S. government to force REAL ID by 2008
Department of Homeland Security to mandate standards
for scannable REAL ID in state driver's licenses.
By Harold E. Smith

 

LATEST LOOKS
Dictator Fashion Show
Military style is back in 2005 for the rich and powerful.
by Mack White

ZINE REVIEWS
New Zines and Independent Literature
A look at the competition from local zines Communiqué, Paradigm, and Burnt Toast, the exciting new newspaper, The Epoch Times, and the high-quality political propaganda of Change-Links, The American Conservative, and The New Federalist.
By Thom White


FEATURES

Poetry Row
By Eliseo Martinez

Punk News, Spring 2005
Courtesy of PunkNews.org

Fanciful Musings
By Alex Bravo

Asstrology
By Oleo W. DiNero


DOWNTOWN NEWS

Historic Rampart Revival
Resident proposes new way to
clean up Rampart Boulevard.
Plus: Change of Address at 911 Wilshire.


COMMENTARY
Abuse of the English Language
with Bush-style "Democracy"

What’s in a name?
By Raff Ellis

EUROPEAN UNION
French and Dutch nations
reject EU Constitution

The public in France and The Netherlands
rejects increasing powers of unelected EU elite.
By Michael James

FICTION
The Jogger
Ken loved to jog.
by Raff Ellis

Asstrology
Asstrological Predictions &
Counsel from the Stars

Poetry Row
By Eliseo Martinez

COMMENTARY
Welcome to the Brave New World
The New Freedom Initiative, “political paranoia,” and a newly discovered disease?
by Mack White

 

DVD REVIEWS
Fahrenheit 9/11 Under Scope
Miramax's controversial probe into the Bush dynasty
is far from leftist propaganda.
by Robert Jensen

COMMENTARY
The Free Market vs. the Draft
By Michael Badnarik

Boston Beatdown II: Through Our Eyes
Two reviewers tell you how it feels to experience
this hard-hitting "documentary."

ZINE REVIEWS
The CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting #1
A review of Abner Smith's The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

CITIZINE REVIEWS
Lloyd Dobbler's Boombox

Sketch comedy with one complaint.
by Rose McDonough

Asstrology
Asstrological Predictions &
Counsel from the Stars

Poetry Row
Switch on, switch off.
By Eliseo Martinez

 

FILM & FOREIGN POLICY
The Passion of the Christ: The Sins of the Father
With its August 2004 release on DVD, the debate
over the film's message continues.
By Raff Ellis

CITIZINE EXCLUSIVE
Interview with Star Wars' C3PO
Anglophile android C3PO talks about the new DVD collection and how he is completely gay.
By Rau B. Desai

 

CULTURE
Eat My Art
An end to wealth fetish art.
By Madjoy

THE HOLLYWOOD BEAT
Late Sleeper
Daydreaming in the spotlight.
By Rose McDonough

 

COMMENTARY
Lost in Transcription

The "Best Original Screenplay" of 2003
and the modern film writer.
By Douglas Sarine

Asstrology V
Asstrological Predictions &
Counsel from the Stars

Poetry Row V
By Eliseo Martinez

 

TRAVELS IN ASIA
Where Waters Flow, Where Waters Return

An American in Laos.
By Eliseo Martinez

What Do Bonobos Want?
Sex, war, overpopulation, and the African Bonobo.
By Madjoy

Poetry Row IV
If love be makin' it ...
By Eliseo Martinez

 

CULTURE & TELEVISION
Dumb and Hummer
Why are they even there?
by Madjoy

FICTION
All the Way Home
Madness in the Texas heat.
By Eliseo Martinez

Asstrology IV
Asstrological Predictions &
Counsel from the Stars

Poetry Row 3
By Eliseo Martinez

CITIZINE REVIEWS
An Utne Reader
I want my BBC World News Service.
by Madjoy

WESTERN CULTURE
"A Great Time to Be Gay"
Satire.

Asstrology III
Asstrological Predictions &
Counsel from the Stars
By Oleo W. DiNero

Dave Matthews Infiltration Uncovered
Problem: DMB fans are spreading.

Poetry Row 2
By Eliseo Martinez

COMMENTARY
Hollywood: Still Blowing My Mind
E.T. & me.
By Michael Sammons

REPETITION OF FORM, REPETITION OF FILM
Vin Diesel's Explosive A Man Apart
PLUS Anger Management.
By Shafer Hall

CITIZINE REVIEWS
Madonna's American Life
Living in a material world.
By Mark Prindle

April 2003
Poetry Row
By Eliseo Martinez

March 2003
Asstrology II
Asstrological Predictions &
Counsel from the Stars
By Oleo W. DiNero

Poetry Alley
By Alex Bravo

L.A. LIFESTYLES
Sexual Addict Has Life-Changing Epiphany
The struggle continues for Brian Coleman.
By Brook Hutchinson

February 2003
Atari Revival: Missile Command, Revisited

Latest Study Concludes Everything You Know About Marijuana is Wrong

Jimmy Kimmel: One Man Show?

Asstrology I

Hollywood Beat: Models Meet and Compete for Fun and Prizes

January 2003
Gay for Pay?: Actor Ponders 'Crossing Over'

Hollywood Beat: Hugh Grant, Balls & the Power of Forgiveness

New & Improved WeHo 2003

December 2002
Snipes 'Snipps' Name

Hollywood Beat: Porn Star Complains of 'Particular Soreness'

'Hulk' Keeps It Simple

'Angels Fever' to Climax in May Day Parade

November 2002
Royals Coach Mauled by Drunken Father-Son Duo

Local Drunk Has Rite of Passage into Computer Age

 

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