• I’m Wide Awake, It’s Spring – From the Editor

    P. Bradley Robb
    Spring, a time for change and growth and new life…and apparently, grey overcast weather that does it’s best to just keep you down. There is one glimmer of hope though…

  • What an Awful Month


    David Bird
    With a full twelve months to choose from, why do so many bad things all seem to pile up in April? From small scale massacres to outright genocide to a shipwreck that laid the basis for an obscenely melodramatic film by a certain James Cameron, April just seems to have been historically bad. David Bird explores.

  • Dear Al Gore


    Shawn Wozniak
    The original title for this piece was ‘Fuck Al Gore,’ but some of us were worried about the Secret Service. subter’s own Shawn Wozniak has a few issues with Al Gore’s recent testimony before Congress, last year’s electric bill, and Gore’s refusal to practice what he preaches.

  • Time to Change


    Houman Sadri
    Intolerance has never solved anything. Houman Sadri looks at the problem the he faces, one that he hopes his son can avoid.


  • Pure Speculation: April's Films


    Mike Mumah and P. Bradley Robb
    Thanks to a history of overdosing on film and the predictability of the industry, it is no longer necessary to see a film in order to bash or praise it. Or so the subter staff hopes. Here’s a few takes on some April releases.

  • Go Ahead and Rot Your Brain


    Jess Horrible
    April ends with a movement called “TV Turnoff Week” which is good, ‘cause that won’t interfere with Sweeps Week in May. And besides that, the entire television landscape is changing, so you’d better bone up or…turn off?

  • Amy Honey : Pioneer Woman


    Anne Murphy
    Anne Murphy explores her relationship with the music of singer-songwriter Amy Honey and her latest album Pioneer Woman.


  • Nothing Like a Good Trick


    George R. Perry
    Looking for something to do now that you can’t smoke in bars? Pickup lines just not working out for you? Looking to keep the April Fool’s Spirit alive all month? subter’s resident bartender has a few tricks that should help you out, or piss your bartender off. Probably both, actually.

  • Somewhere Between Spectator and Hooligan


    John Oxley
    Laws have been passed. The police have responded in force. And in the past, the violence has been severe. But how much of a problem are hooligans? John Oxley investigates.