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Baghdad

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    Arizona Medical-Marijuana Dispensary Applications Trickle In; 15 Submitted on First Day

    The state opened the door for medical-marijuana dispensary applications yesterday, receiving 15 by the end of the day. Hopeful pot-shop owners will have until 5 p.m. on May 25 to submit the applications. Besides paying a $5,000 application fee, weed-trepeneurs must include a business plan and detai ... More >>

  • News

    May 3, 2012

    More Combat Veterans Are Falling Prey to Gambling Addictions

    The state opened the door for medical-marijuana dispensary applications yesterday, receiving 15 by the end of the day. Hopeful pot-shop owners will have until 5 p.m. on May 25 to submit the applications. Besides paying a $5,000 application fee, weed-trepeneurs must include a business plan and detai ... More >>

  • Film

    February 9, 2012

    Oscar Season: A Look at Academy Award-Nominated Shorts

    The state opened the door for medical-marijuana dispensary applications yesterday, receiving 15 by the end of the day. Hopeful pot-shop owners will have until 5 p.m. on May 25 to submit the applications. Besides paying a $5,000 application fee, weed-trepeneurs must include a business plan and detai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Nominees for the 84th Academy Awards

    ​Our shiny, golden man is back for the 2012 Academy Awards. Nominees for this year's awards were announced this morning, with a few surprises. We've listed them below, and we're plotting award-time strategy (and perhaps a drinking game). So grab the popcorn and catch up on these flicks before ... More >>

  • News

    March 17, 2011

    Ask a Mexican on Carlos Mencia, and Searching For Beer and Salsa

    ​Our shiny, golden man is back for the 2012 Academy Awards. Nominees for this year's awards were announced this morning, with a few surprises. We've listed them below, and we're plotting award-time strategy (and perhaps a drinking game). So grab the popcorn and catch up on these flicks before ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    Lisa Savidge, Motorhead, Joey Cape and More From This Week's Print Edition

    ​This week's music feature is about local shoegazers Lisa Savidge. Ever wondered what sort of music soldiers in Iraq blast while patrolling the streets of Baghdad? Dan Somers, the band's singer, did two tours of duty and shared his experience with writer Melissa Fossum.Another thing you may b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 19, 2010

    Oud There

    Iraqi-American artist merges ancient with future

  • Film

    March 11, 2010

    Like a WMD, Matt Damon Blows Up America's Big Lie in The Green Zone

    Iraqi-American artist merges ancient with future

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Iraqi Metal Band Acrassicauda on Moving to Brooklyn and More

    Iraqi metal rockers Acrassicauda.​Every band has its set of problems. Feuding guitarists, trouble getting gigs, issues with scraping up enough money to record a record or go on tour.Few American bands face the same struggles as Acrassicauda -- an Iraqi metal band that recently moved to Brooklyn. T ... More >>

  • Film

    July 9, 2009

    The Hurt Locker Is a Ticking Time Bomb as Unconventional as the Warfare It Depicts

    Iraqi metal rockers Acrassicauda.​Every band has its set of problems. Feuding guitarists, trouble getting gigs, issues with scraping up enough money to record a record or go on tour.Few American bands face the same struggles as Acrassicauda -- an Iraqi metal band that recently moved to Brooklyn. T ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 9, 2009

    "It Is What It Is: Conversations About Iraq"

    Iraqi metal rockers Acrassicauda.​Every band has its set of problems. Feuding guitarists, trouble getting gigs, issues with scraping up enough money to record a record or go on tour.Few American bands face the same struggles as Acrassicauda -- an Iraqi metal band that recently moved to Brooklyn. T ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 19, 2009

    Babak Dehghanpisheh

    Iraqi metal rockers Acrassicauda.​Every band has its set of problems. Feuding guitarists, trouble getting gigs, issues with scraping up enough money to record a record or go on tour.Few American bands face the same struggles as Acrassicauda -- an Iraqi metal band that recently moved to Brooklyn. T ... More >>

  • News

    March 12, 2009

    For Canadians and Deserter Kim Rivera, Iraq Is Not Your Daddy’s Vietnam

    Iraqi metal rockers Acrassicauda.​Every band has its set of problems. Feuding guitarists, trouble getting gigs, issues with scraping up enough money to record a record or go on tour.Few American bands face the same struggles as Acrassicauda -- an Iraqi metal band that recently moved to Brooklyn. T ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 13, 2008

    9 Parts of Desire: a story of Iraqi women searching for freedom

    Iraqi metal rockers Acrassicauda.​Every band has its set of problems. Feuding guitarists, trouble getting gigs, issues with scraping up enough money to record a record or go on tour.Few American bands face the same struggles as Acrassicauda -- an Iraqi metal band that recently moved to Brooklyn. T ... More >>

  • Film

    January 3, 2008

    Doc Block

    Nonfiction continues its ascent on screen

  • Home Entertainment

    November 1, 2007

    A Bitter End

    Nonfiction continues its ascent on screen

  • Film

    September 6, 2007

    Surge This

    Breaking out of the pack of war docs

  • Calendar

    August 16, 2007

    Silver Miner

    Breaking out of the pack of war docs

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2007
  • Music

    March 1, 2007

    Ed Petterson

    The New Punk Blues of Ed Petterson
    (Split Rock Records)

  • Film

    March 30, 2006

    Blood Business

    Probing America's passion for war

  • Calendar

    August 4, 2005

    Quiet, Please

    Art at work in exhibition

  • Dining

    June 16, 2005

    Sammy Time

    Fresh pasture for downtown grazing

  • Film

    June 9, 2005

    Problems at Home

    Their aim is not as true as you might like

  • Culture

    June 2, 2005

    Long, Strange Trips

    Dispatches from the world of travel writing

  • Film

    May 5, 2005

    War: What Is It Good For?

    Answer: one really stunning siege

  • Film

    April 7, 2005

    No Film at 11

    What the news doesn't show

  • Calendar

    January 27, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    What the news doesn't show

  • News

    November 18, 2004

    SMoCA'm If You Got 'Em

    Jett goes bisexual finally, and Kreme's poppin' collars at SMoCA Nights' Epic extravaganza.

  • Calendar

    October 28, 2004

    Amassed Media

    Robbins' Embedded seeks the truth

  • Dining

    September 2, 2004

    Baghdad Bound

    Where's the beef kebab? At Baghdad Restaurant, of course

  • Film

    August 5, 2004

    Collateral Damaged

    Cruise's hit-man flick misses target

  • Culture

    June 3, 2004

    True Confessions

    Summer heat makes us want to sit perfectly still and read about peoples wild, wild lives

  • Film

    March 4, 2004

    Bush Comes to Shove

    Like America's current leaders, Viggo and Hidalgo try to "enlighten" the Arabs with Western justice

  • Calendar

    September 11, 2003

    Mexican Memoirs

    Exhibition chronicles local couple's fervor for folk art

  • Music

    April 24, 2003

    Rocking the Casbah

    The hawks and doves of the local music scene

  • Culture

    April 17, 2003

    The Gulf Between

    When these soldiers became writers, the pen becomes very mighty indeed

  • Music

    April 3, 2003

    Yigee Yes, Y'all. Boom!

    Not even preemptive war and its inherent dangers can stop the 24-hour party people at Miami's WMC 2003

  • Film

    March 27, 2003

    Basic Straining

    Oh, look – another bad John Travolta movie. How original.

  • News

    January 2, 2003

    Year in TV: Fear Factor

    But just think, no one hates TV more than Trent Lott

  • News

    November 29, 2001

    Letters

    From the week of Nov. 29 - Dec. 5

  • Culture

    September 13, 2001

    The Toxic Sublime

    Uncovering the faint beauty of a defaced, degraded American West

  • Calendar

    December 7, 2000

    It's Always Fairbanks Weather

    Screening of Don Q, Son of Zorro

  • Music

    May 30, 1996

    In Defense of Rage

    Screening of Don Q, Son of Zorro

  • News

    December 5, 1995

    MINES AND MEN

    DIGGING AT GRANITE MOUNTAIN AND COPPER BASIN WOULD SCAR THE FACE OF PRESCOTT. PLANS HAVE BEEN STOPPED, BUT ONLY FOR A WHILE.

  • Culture

    June 15, 1994

    VALLEY ART HOSTS SECOND GAY AND LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL

    DIGGING AT GRANITE MOUNTAIN AND COPPER BASIN WOULD SCAR THE FACE OF PRESCOTT. PLANS HAVE BEEN STOPPED, BUT ONLY FOR A WHILE.

  • News

    June 2, 1993

    GRIMACE, YOU'RE ON CARNAGE CAMERADOCUMENTARY VISITS GULF WAR'S COLLATERAL DAMAGE, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

    DIGGING AT GRANITE MOUNTAIN AND COPPER BASIN WOULD SCAR THE FACE OF PRESCOTT. PLANS HAVE BEEN STOPPED, BUT ONLY FOR A WHILE.

  • News

    November 25, 1992

    SEX EDUCATION

    SLIPSHOD BACKROUND CHEDKS, SCHOOL BOARDS THAT CUT DEALS, AND COLLEAGUES WHO PROTECT THEIR OWN. WHEN IT COMES TO TEACHERS WHO MOLEST, THE BIG PICTURE ISN'T PRETTY.

  • Music

    August 12, 1992

    TORCHING THE TWANG

    K.D. LANG WAS ALMOST BURIED ON THE LONE PRAIRIE. NOW SHE'S CAUGHT FIRE WITH A HOT NEW ALBUM.

  • News

    July 8, 1992

    MIA: Truth

    K.D. LANG WAS ALMOST BURIED ON THE LONE PRAIRIE. NOW SHE'S CAUGHT FIRE WITH A HOT NEW ALBUM.

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