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Scientology's Antagonists An ex-Scientologist and an army of online pranksters attempt to bring down the controversial religion.
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Blood, Sweat, and Tutus Tear your knee, wrench your back, pirouette, and bow: dancing at the San Francisco Ballet.
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The Principal Matter Teachers said Principal Gil Cho was dictatorial. Students said he manhandled them. The school district said he was doing a good job.
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Houston Press
The Passion of Victoria Osteen
A flight attendant's smackdown with the wife of mega-preacher Joel Osteen inspires a whole new set of commandments.
By Rich Connelly
City Pages
Your Field Guide to the RNC
Today Denver, tomorrow the Twin Cities.
By Matt Snyders and Bradley Campbell
The Pitch
Star Power
A country musician rescues Waylon Jennings' tour bus from the scrap heap.
By C.J. Janovy
Village Voice
Serrano's Second Movement
The provocateur who brought you "Piss Christ" pinches off a new concept.
By Lynn Yaeger
Long Island Rhymes
By Mark Keresman
Published on May 07, 2008
The latest release by Long Island ladies Northern State features a smart mélange of old-school hip-hop (think Public Enemy, whose Chuck D bestows props upon the trio), 1960s girl group harmonies, '80s synth-pop, and rock 'n' roll crunch. Listening to their third album Can I Keep This Pen? evokes both the Shangri-Las emerging from the New York boroughs now and Salt 'n' Pepa hanging with the Ramones in '82 — "Better Already" (heard on Grey's Anatomy) specifically fulfills the latter. If the groove-gal anthem "Iluvitwhenya" hits the airwaves ... look out, world. Northern State gets down Friday, May 9, at Café du Nord at 8:30 p.m. Admission is $10; call 861-5016 or visit www.cafedunord.com.
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