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Who took the new out of my New Times?

Published Friday, September 10, 2004 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

In other words, who took the alt out of my alt-weekly? Can you say "identity crisis"? Phoenix New Times sure can. Last week's cover story: Here's how to drink and drive and get away with it -- and just in time for Labor Day Weekend. OK. Very alt. Very in-your-face, not-going-to-see-this-in-the-major-dailies. This week's cover? Dance Dance Fever: Valley arcade rats find fame on the DDR dance pad. How very...um...cute. Yes, that's it. Cute. After several weeks of using its cover to bash the local sheriff (and boy, does he deserve it), the issue that hit the streets in the wake of the sheriff's Sept. 7 primary election victory is geared toward bored teens. This calls for an investigation. If only I knew of a local media outlet that could pull it off.