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Here Come the Metrosexuals

Posted on Sep 29, 2003, Source: AlterNet

The new and improved "straight" guy loves to cook, shop and look good. Is he a victim of Madison Avenue or every woman's dream come true?

Take This Jobless Recovery and Shove It

Posted on Aug 11, 2003, Source: AlterNet

It's difficult hanging onto hope when you've been out of work for almost a year.

A 9/11 Timeline

Posted on Aug 21, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Key events from Sept. 11, 2001 to the present.

If Snuffleupagus Had HIV

Posted on Jul 19, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Sesame Street is trying hard to teach kids another valuable lesson, by taking the radical step of introducing an HIV-positive Muppet to "Takalani Sesame," the South African version of the American television program.

Documenting the Massacre in Mazar

Posted on Jul 8, 2002, Source: AlterNet

A documentary film offers disturbing evidence that almost 5,000 Taliban prisoners were killed by Northern Alliance commanders -- perhaps with the help of U.S. soldiers.

Kelly Osbourne, America's Newest Sweetheart

Posted on Jun 13, 2002, Source: AlterNet

No teenage audience -- especially the female contingent -- has encountered anyone on television who looks or sounds like Kelly Osbourne.

Much Ado About Winona

Posted on Jun 10, 2002, Source: AlterNet

The media is rushing to cover Winona Ryder's fall from glory. In the months leading to her June trial, the events of what actually went down have taken comic -- no, mythic -- turns.

Dogtown Fever

Posted on May 1, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Director Stacy Peralta talks about his new documentary "Dogtown and Z-Boys," the story of how a bunch of SoCal kids put their stamp on the early dog days of skateboarding.

Victory for the Arctic

Posted on Apr 19, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Thanks to dogged activism by environmental groups, President George W. Bush's dreams of drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will go unfulfilled.

Splendor in the Crass: Finding Soul Mates on a TV Show

Posted on Apr 8, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Never has feminine ruthlessness been so exploited in the name of matrimonial ambition than in ABC's reality dating show, The Bachelor.

Fat Chance

Posted on Nov 5, 2001, Source: Metro Silicon Valley

From Barry Bonds' bodyguard to singer Carnie Wilson, gastric bypass surgeries have gained popularity as a means for the morbidly obese to slim down despite the high risk.
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