AltWeeklies Wire
Almost Perfectnew
The two best college basketball teams in the country made for one memorable weekend in the Bluff City.
The Memphis Flyer |
Frank Murtaugh |
02-29-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Obama Bicycle Cyclenew
Mat Honan will start your next online fad. If you're lucky.
Boston Phoenix |
Nina MacLaughlin |
02-29-2008 |
Politics
See No Evilnew
A surveillance-camera tape may help explain the murder of Revere, Massachusetts police officer Daniel Talbot, but Suffolk DA Dan Conley won't let the local newspaper see the evidence.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
02-29-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Scoring Points For Literacynew
In all likelihood, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will remain best known for his exploits on the basketball court. However, since retiring from sports, the erstwhile center for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers has also become a bestselling author and an advocate for reading.
Shepherd Express |
Nathan Lerner |
02-29-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Martin Atkins Wants to Rock Chinanew
Atkins juxtaposes modern and traditional sounds, including DJs, Tibetan chants, mandolin and instruments such as the pipa and hulusi, along with heavily digitized post-production.
Shepherd Express |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
02-29-2008 |
Reviews
Milwaukee Courts Ponder How to Increase Minority Participation on Juriesnew
The Milwaukee County Circuit Court has been trying to find ways to increase minority participation on juries so that juries are truly "of one's peers."
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
02-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Will Wisconsin Let Felons Vote?new
A bill introduced in the state Legislature would save taxpayers money, streamline Election Day procedures and allow an additional 38,000 people to vote in November.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
02-29-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
A Corporate Court at All Costsnew
Expect Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, the state's largest and most powerful business lobby,to interfere in another Supreme Court race.
Shepherd Express |
Cory Liebmann |
02-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Life After System of a Downnew
When SOAD went on hiatus, bassist Shavo Odadjian remained busy with a series of projects in music, film, and online. He describes it as "coming out of my shell."
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Steve Appleford |
02-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Shavo Odadjian
L.A. Heroes Unitenew
DJ music from L.A. may still be unknown to much of the world, but Droog is plugged into a global groove.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dennis Romero |
02-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Droog
Down in the Groovenew
"Turn Off the Radio" series offers mashed-up, unpretentious underground Latin dance parties
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Kamren Curiel |
02-29-2008 |
Concerts
Tags: Turn Off the Radio, concerts
Gone Undergroundnew
A survey of L.A. rock clubs suggests the pros are turning weirder.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ron Garmon |
02-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Windy City to Washington to Beijingnew
Politics can be found in Chicago 10, real life, and Summer Palace.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
02-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Brett Morgen, Chicago 10
Hillary's Idea of Funnew
Or, how the once favored candidate resembles the most loathed girl on campus.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumpel |
02-29-2008 |
Commentary
Border Crossingsnew
Dengue Fever combines the indie and the Cambodian to create sounds enigmatic and modern.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Matt Diehl |
02-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dengue Fever
