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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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