AltWeeklies Wire
'Mobility Without Mayhem' Explores Drivingnew
Understanding the primacy of the automobile in American life.
INDY Week |
Gerry Canavan |
03-20-2008 |
Nonfiction
City Lights and 'Another Country'new
Tift Merritt gets a second chance on her third album.
INDY Week |
Grayson Currin |
03-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Another Country, Tift Merritt
Bold Betty Davisnew
In a rare interview, '70s funk goddess Betty Davis talks about growing up in North Carolina.
INDY Week |
Chris Toenes |
03-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Betty Davis
Low Mileage Mealsnew
Food grown nearby is good for you, the environment and the local economy. Plus a recipe for Garlicky Sauteed Kale.
INDY Week |
Sheryl Cornett |
03-20-2008 |
Food+Drink
Stubble Bumsnew
When the all-male, a capella vocal group Conspiracy of Beards -- who do covers of Leonard Cohen songs exclusively -- formed five years ago, they had no intention of doing more than a single gig before going their separate ways.
New York Press |
Billy Jam |
03-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Don't Throw in the Towelnew
From a Laundromat to bee stings, Thao Nguyen survives what the world throws at her.
New York Press |
Elizabeth Rhodes |
03-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Thao, We Brave Bee Stings and All
Jack of All Tradesnew
Marianne Faithfull gets men -- and audiences -- off as a sex worker with suitably soft hands.
New York Press |
Mark Peikert |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Irina Palm, Sam Garbarski
Asia Minornew
Boarding Gate drags its heart through the muck, going nowhere.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Boarding Gate, Olivier Assayas
Musical Manquenew
Christophe Honore's mumblecore mess misses the mark — but not without trying.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Christophe Honore, Love Songs
Lost in Texasnew
At the SXSW bash, Mishka Shubaly finds a recipe for disaster, cooks it and washes it down with some Lone Stars and homemade vodka.
New York Press |
Mishka Shubaly |
03-20-2008 |
Concerts
Tags: concerts
The Action-Minded Professornew
NYU's Ward Regan takes his history class on the road to the real world.
New York Press |
Kimberly Thorpe |
03-20-2008 |
Education
Tags: Education
'Making the River' Looks at How One Man Survived a Prison Ordealnew
Like Dead Man Walking, Making the River is less about the matter of guilt than the matter of punishment.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
Eight Things You Can Learn from Cindy The Erotic Pleasernew
Words of wisdom from the most famous face in the Mercury's back pages.
The Portland Mercury |
Marjorie Skinner |
03-20-2008 |
Culture
Does the Pig in the Slaughterhouse Give a Fuck if You're Grateful to It?new
The current trendy focus on sustainable and organic meat, coupled with the recent horrific revelations about Westland Meat Company, indicate that people are thinking about it more than ever. That's a good thing. Killing sentient creatures for pleasure, gustatory or not, still isn't.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Elisa Camahort |
03-20-2008 |
Food+Drink
Election '08: On Religion and Politicsnew
Presidential candidates cannot be held accountable for everything their supporters and associates say and do, and it's very tricky to start judging another man's religion. But the matter of Barack Obama and his pastor is deeply troubling on a couple of levels.
Arkansas Times |
John Brummett |
03-20-2008 |
Commentary
