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Junius Puke inspired bill to kill criminal libel, senator says

In 2003, Greeley Police officers arrived at the home that then-UNC student Tom Mink shared with his mom, confiscating his computer and more because of complaints about his portrayal of professor Junius Peake as "Junius Puke" in his fledgling Internet publication, The Howling Pig. Eight years and a ... More >>

Thomas Mink and The Howling Pig: ACLU's illegal search case moves forward six years later

"Junius Puke" in "The Howling Pig."​In December 2003, the Ault, Colorado home onetime UNC student Thomas Mink shared with his mom was raided by police. His crime? Satirizing a UNC professor named Junius Peake as "Junius Puke" in his self-published newsletter, The Howling Pig. Thus began a cou ... More >>

Role Models

Role Models is smarter and bawdier than your average boys-to-men movie

The Other Eagles

Eagles of Death Metal's Jesse Hughes on music, meth and who really brought sexy back.

Westword Music Showcase 2006

Be there or be square!

Love Gun

After years of target practice, Love.45 is ready for its shot.

Happy Together

The Pixies are reunited, and it feels so good.

Getting Your Goat

For the Melvins' Buzz Osborne, grunge means never having to say you're sorry.

The Message

Art of the Matter

Georgia Spazzelites

Jucifer makes rock for the Ritalin kid in all of us.

Punching Through

Rexway comes out swinging on a new album.

That Fleeting Feeling

The music of the Bobby Collins Death Metal Armada is just what you'd expect: light, funny, pop-laden and free.

Making Book on Bill Owens

Questions about the religious right are this GOP candidate's cross to bear--or is that bare?

The Jeers of a Clown

A major label tried to muzzle Violent J of the Insane Clown Posse. Here's why.

Doll Parts

The Demolition Doll Rods combine R&B and T&A.

I Talked With a Zombie

White Zombie's frontman on Disney World, KISS and Pee-wee's Playhouse.

SPOON TUNES

VOICE LESSONS

TALKING TRASH

SUPPORTERS OF AMENDMENT 16 INCLUDE A TITILLATING COALITION OF PORN-AGAIN CHRISTIANS AND DENVER BLUEBLOODS.

AFTER FURTHER REVIEW

YO LA TENGO'S IRA KAPLAN TRIES TO SHED HIS DISREPUTABLE PAST--HE WAS A ROCK CRITIC.