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NOISE POP

They did it
Chaotic, crazy, and making a great noise — could the Cuts be the Bay Area's last rock band?
By Kimberly Chun

Hater raid
For We Are Scientists, it's all about the love — or else.
By Jimmy Draper

Flaming creatures
By Steven T. Jones

The Dirt-y north
Killing you loudly with the Dirtbombs.
By Duncan Scott Davidson

Rainy-day dudes
Two Gallants stop and tarry for a while to talk.
By Kimberly Chun

Our Picks for 2006

Noise: The Guardian's new music blog
Our SXSW recap and much more.

 ++ news & culture

Editor's Notes

Getting Away with Murder: Part Three of a Three-Part Series
Why did Floyd Coleman have to do the police's work for them?
By A.C. Thompson

iJacked
Strong-arm robberies of laptop computers are on the increase.
By Charles Russo

A grinding halt.
City Planning doesn't want to call it a moratorium, but new condo development is abruptly being shut down.
By G.W. Schulz

On Guard!
Buying the news, Snuffing fires, Unlikely ally, Pretty victim, Pending trial

Editorial: The three-year nightmare

Editorial: A deep breath for city planning

Alerts
A selective guide to political events.

Opinion: Volunteering too much
By Caroline Grannan

Talkback - letters to the editor

Techsploitation - Spy on yourself
By Annalee Newitz

Obituary
Garrett Scott, filmmaker, 1968–2006

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2006 Society of Professional Journalists Freedom-of-Information Awards

Community Internet: Broadband as a Public Utility
From Freepress.net: Hundreds of cities and towns are launching Community Internet systems that promise universal, affordable access to high-speed broadband services.
Now telecom and cable lobbyists are pushing a federal bill that would outlaw Community Internet and municipal broadband everywhere.
Stop this disastrous bill. Send a letter to Congress now.

Journalists under fire
Press freedom alerts, journalists in high risk zones, digests from the frontlines of the free press around the globe, and links to national and international organizations working for press freedom

Freedom of information
Alerts, news and commentary on sunshine, open government and first amendment issues.

 

  
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Film: Whose cheatin' Heart?
A fable of our era leaps — or hobbles — from page to screen.
By Stephen Beachy

Film: Big skies, broken hearts
Wenders and Shepard revisit Paris, Texas by way of Butte, Montana.
By Cheryl Eddy

Film: The 'ol whizbang
Oh! What a Lovely War substitutes for a cowardly current-day Hollywood .
By Dennis Harvey

Film Pick: "Thank You for Smoking"
By Dennis Harvey

Stage: Movement allies
Jess Curtis goes global in "International Collaborations 2".
By Rita Felciano

Stage Pick: Swan Lake
By Rita Felciano

Art Pick: "Graham Gillmore"
By Katie Kurtz

Event Pick: Art Sale 10
By Chris Sabbath

Music Pick: Jana Hunter
By Kimberly Chun

Sonic Reducer
SXSW: More fun than No Fun?
By Kimberly Chun

Grooves - music reviews

Local Grooves - music reviews

Micro Grooves - Music Reviews

Trash: The pressure of a Review
By Will York

The Mix

 ++ food & drink

Dine review
A crude proposition
By Paul Reidinger

Cheap Eats
Ah, Sprrr-ing!
By L.E. Leone

Without Reservations
Down on the farm?
By Paul Reidinger

The Blender
 


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