Stories by Genevieve Roja

Here Come the Metrosexuals

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?
Posted on Sep 29, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Take This Jobless Recovery and Shove It

It's difficult hanging onto hope when you've been out of work for almost a year.
Posted on Aug 11, 2003, Source: AlterNet

A 9/11 Timeline

Key events from Sept. 11, 2001 to the present.
Posted on Aug 21, 2002, Source: AlterNet

If Snuffleupagus Had HIV

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.
Posted on Jul 19, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Documenting the Massacre in Mazar

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.
Posted on Jul 8, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Kelly Osbourne, America's Newest Sweetheart

No teenage audience -- especially the female contingent -- has encountered anyone on television who looks or sounds like Kelly Osbourne.
Posted on Jun 13, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Much Ado About Winona

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.
Posted on Jun 10, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Dogtown Fever

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.
Posted on May 1, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Victory for the Arctic

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.
Posted on Apr 19, 2002, Source: AlterNet

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

Never has feminine ruthlessness been so exploited in the name of matrimonial ambition than in ABC's reality dating show, The Bachelor.
Posted on Apr 8, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Fat Chance

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