AltWeeklies Wire
Anxious Times: Big Pharma Clouds What It Means to be Sick
Disease mongering is big pharma's not-so-subtle way of increasing their grip on a scared and anxious populace. What's a worried person to do?
Monday Magazine |
Jason Youmans |
02-01-2008 |
Drugs
What Happened to Our Show?new
For four seasons The Wire reinvented the crime drama. Now the viewer's the victim.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Athitakis |
02-01-2008 |
TV
Forest Slumpnew
Dead Meadow has somehow misplaced its shuddering, guitar-rock effervescence. Perhaps the band members left it in a truck stop after they decamped from D.C. to Los Angeles last year.
Washington City Paper |
Casey Rae-Hunter |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Dead Meadow, Old Growth
Choice Lessonsnew
In 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days, a young woman is pregnant, but she can’t go searching for a solution in the Penny Saver. There are no supportive parents, cute singalongs, or OMG! banter between her and her best friend.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Does Wall Street Hold Clues to the Cluelessness at Redskins Park?new
Apart from George W. Bush after 9/11, it’s tough to come up with a situation where somebody squandered so much goodwill in so short a time as owner Dan Snyder did over a few days last week.
Washington City Paper |
Dave McKenna |
02-01-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
The Price Is Rightsizenew
D.C. parents rant about the costs of Mayor Adrian Fenty administration's school-closing plan.
Washington City Paper |
Staff |
02-01-2008 |
Education
Tags: Education
Group Toggles Between Opposite Polaritiesnew
Umphrey’s McGee can jump easily from sweet choral harmonies to set-the-controls-for-the-heart-of-the-sun explorations
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
02-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Umphrey's McGee
Nothing Inviting About Indie-Jazz Albumnew
As much of a downer as it is, The Furniture Moves Underneath finds Inhabitants mastering the gloomier side of jazz.
The Georgia Straight |
Gregory Adams |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Rat Silo Returns With Stripped-Down Rocknew
Some of Rat Silo sounds excellent and some of it seems as if it would benefit from a bigger budget and tighter production. But as the aforementioned bio warns, “Don’t expect the next one to sound exactly like this one.”
The Georgia Straight |
John Lucas |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Rat Silo, What the Butler Saw
Done With a Triple-Grande Caramel Macchiatonew
At its best, In Lights delivers catchy doses of postgrunge pop-rock that sound like every band signed to 604 Records.
The Georgia Straight |
Lucas Aykroyd |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
It's Time for Honest Talk About Afghanistannew
When the blame game starts, you know the situation has turned from bad to worse in Afghanistan. But the fact that the Taliban are getting stronger is now undeniable to all except the most willfully ignorant, and accusations have started to fly.
The Georgia Straight |
Jared Ferrie |
02-01-2008 |
War
Tags: war & peace
The Value of a Degreenew
Many adults have no postsecondary credentials, making it tough for them to achieve their goals.
The Georgia Straight |
Pieta Woolley |
02-01-2008 |
Education
Tags: Education
No Parking Zonenew
Athens group hits the passing lane for its best album yet.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
02-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hit or Missnew
Anna Kramer and the Selmanaires could put Atlanta label in pole position.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Various, International Hits
Hollywood Productnew
Sly Stallone gets jungle fever.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Rambo, Sylvester Stallone
