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Ardent Revivalnew
The label that launched Big Star returns with a new secular-music imprint.
The Memphis Flyer |
J.D. Reager |
10-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The First Prez Debate: Win, Lose, or Draw?new
Against a backdrop of economic crisis, the two presidential contenders dueled in Oxford.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
10-03-2008 |
Commentary
'How to Lose Friends' is an American Film with a British Sensibilitynew
Working from British journalist Toby Young's memoir, director Robert B. Weide layers good, broad, dry jokes onto the bones of a traditional Hollywood plot arc.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
10-03-2008 |
Reviews
'Appaloos' is Nothing if Not Laid-Back -- Really Laid-Backnew
The themes throughout are familiar: the bonds between men, the desire for domesticity in the arms of a good woman versus the desire to remain free, most of all the challenge of establishing justice in places where the rule of law is more hope than hard fact. Too bad Harris is content to casually put these ideas on display rather than to put them through their paces.
Las Vegas Weekly |
T.R. Witcher |
10-03-2008 |
Reviews
Two of Obama's Foreign Policy Advisers Offer a Glimpse at His Worldviewnew
Retired Adm. John Nathman and national security expert Sarah Sewall discuss how the Democrat would lead the United States in war and in peace.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
10-03-2008 |
Politics
Muslims Speak Out on the Election and Obamanew
For nearly 20 months, U.S. Muslims have watched Barack Obama fumble as he tries to debunk rumors that he's a closet Muslim. He'd best be careful. An estimated 2 million Muslims are expected to vote in November, making them a potential swing demographic.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Damon Hodge |
10-03-2008 |
Politics
Profanity Police in Memphis?new
During the Center City Commission's (CCC) pilot program to curb aggressive panhandling downtown, safety patrol officers also reprimanded people for loitering and profanity.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bianca Phillips |
10-03-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Natural Gas Exploration is Changing the Landscape of Arkansas -- Literallynew
Drilling operations in the Fayetteville Shale (including future operations planned on state Game and Fish lands leased to Chesapeake Energy) are raising environmental concerns. Drilling requires massive amounts of water, and produces a considerable amount of waste.
Arkansas Times |
Gerard Matthews |
10-03-2008 |
Environment
The Eco Hustle: What Green Meansnew
A collision of double entendre has caught us in the crossfire of capitalism and self-preservation. We need to sort it out. But our closest hold on what to do is a vague reference we mostly associate with money. Is it just a buying guide? What does "green" actually mean?
Flagpole Magazine |
Alan Flurry |
10-03-2008 |
Environment
Michael Moore's 'Slacker Uprising' is Worth the Pricenew
Had it been released theatrically, Slacker Uprising would have certainly been a critical and commercial flop. It lacks both the power and the controversy that made his normal, topic-based films successful.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff |
10-03-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Moore, Slacker Uprising
The Rise and Fall of Michael Brandonnew
The gay porn star goes from meth addict to antidrug poster boy and, tragically, back to meth addict.
Thanks a Lot, Milton Friedmannew
The worst thing that can happen to an economist is for the politicians to come over to his side and actually implement his grand idea. This week, the men who did the task for Friedman in the United States, or at least some of them, had to sift through the rubble in a very public and self-conscious way and explain why it all turned out so badly.
Arkansas Times |
Ernest Dumas |
10-03-2008 |
Economy
Alpinist Film Festival Highlights the True Heroes of Outdoor Documentariesnew
Frank Pickell shows why adventure filmmakers are like Ginger Rogers.
Boulder Weekly |
Dylan Otto Krider |
10-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Why Can't the Canadian Green Party Woo West Coast Voters?new
Brimming with bike lanes and blossoming with community gardens, the electoral ridings of southern Vancouver Island should be fertile ground for Canada’s Green Party -- so why aren't they?
Monday Magazine |
Jason Youmans |
10-02-2008 |
Politics
The Children of Warnew
An international effort to get kids out of conflict has star power behind it, thanks to acclaimed musician Bruce Cockburn and senator Romeo Dallaire.
Monday Magazine |
Amanda Farrell |
10-02-2008 |
War
