AltWeeklies Wire
Overstuffed and Undernourishednew
This indie ensemble film from Australia examines big issues such as life and death but it's really at its best when probing smaller interactions.
Austin Chronicle |
Brian Clark |
06-30-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Look Both Ways, Sarah Watt
Morel Dilemmanew
When the Forest Service shut down commercial mushroom picking in Montana, they forgot to consider one thing: Montana's mushroom pickers.
Missoula Independent |
John S. Adams |
06-30-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Linklater Pushes The Envelope
Richard Linklater gives an audacious cinematic adaptation of Philip K. Dick's 1977 novel about corporate/government surveillance of a public led by their noses with drug addictions similarly fueled and fed by the "system."
Budget Bustersnew
Potential layoffs, despite a six-figure surplus, bring strike threats to Philadelphia's public radio station, WHYY.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Andy Greenberg |
06-30-2006 |
Media
Tags: radio
The Huddled Masses? Remember?new
Why is the U.S. turning its back on local refugees?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Jenna Portnoy |
06-30-2006 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Overeating for Fun and Profitnew
One day culinary student Pat Bertoletti hopes to run his own restaurant -- but he may never be as famous for his cooking as he is for stuffing his face.
Chicago Reader |
Kabir Hamid |
06-30-2006 |
Food+Drink
Rick Shticknew
Not every Santorum imitator can get laughs by pulling a plastic fetus out of a briefcase or delivering a stump speech in boxers.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Gwen Shaffer |
06-30-2006 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Found!new
Discovered in a file cabinet, a bronze relic may be a key to unlocking mysteries of Spanish history in Colorado.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Cara DeGette |
06-30-2006 |
History
Tags: history
'It Keeps Getting Worse'new
By standing up for what he believes, unequivocally, despite the potential political ramifications, Jack Murtha has chosen a rare road for politicians in this country.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Cassidy Hartmann |
06-30-2006 |
Politics
Tags: war in iraq, antiwar
Singing the Body Electricnew
Jamie Lidell talks about America as underwear, a man’s needs and upgrading his laptop tech-pop with the instrument closest to his heart -- his stunning voice.
Montreal Mirror |
Scott C. |
06-30-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jamie Lidell
Shining the Nickelnew
Downtown development has brought on a huge push to help the indigent of L.A.'s Skid Row -- but are we really dealing with the problem, or sweeping it somewhere else?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Allison Milionis |
06-30-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Stolen Childrennew
The young suffer most in Northern Uganda's 20-year long war.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Matt Kettmann |
06-29-2006 |
International
Tags: international
Mountain or Molehill?new
Health problems in a Nevada town have former miners wondering if the mine is to blame.
Reno News & Review |
Kristin Larsen |
06-29-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
