AltWeeklies Wire
Propositionednew
Once considered the shining hope for grassroots politics in this country, California's initiative process is in serious trouble. It's gotten so that many voters can't even decipher the state propositions they're supposed to be voting on.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Staff |
01-31-2008 |
Commentary
Toast with a Tripelnew
Tripels often appeal to people who "don’t like beer" as well as die-hard beer fans, because the style is complex and flavorful, and it doesn’t have the hops bitterness or bite that some people find off-putting.
Port Folio Weekly |
Chris Jones and Diane Catanzaro |
01-31-2008 |
Food+Drink
Perception is Everything in 'How to Look Good Naked'new
Patterned after a popular British program of the same name, the American version features blond and boyish Carson Kressley from Queer Eye for a Straight Guy, this time directing his gaze to women’s bodies.
Port Folio Weekly |
Kathy Merlock Jackson |
01-31-2008 |
TV
Playing off the Pagenew
On their most recent CD, A Love Supreme, the Turtle Island Quartet dropped the word "String" from the middle of their name.
Port Folio Weekly |
Jim Newsom |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Better than William Shatnernew
"I was always writing songs," Jeff Daniels said when he called a couple of weeks ago, "god-awful bad songs. I kept them in a notebook."
Port Folio Weekly |
Jim Newsom |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jeff Daniels
Blackwater Trial, Reduxnew
Steve Baggarly and the six other protestors arrested at Blackwater USA’s Moyock headquarters finally got what they had been denied after a judge abruptly closed the courtroom during their hearing in October: a public forum.
Port Folio Weekly |
Vernal Coleman |
01-31-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Solid Cast Doesn't Helpnew
Over Her Dead Body is being sold as a light comedy but winds up giving you indigestion.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Jeff Lowell, Over Her Dead Body
There are Strengths, But Film is Overall Weaknew
There are surefire signs that this is one of Woody’s stinkers, right? Well, no. It’s not one of his best movies, either, but it’s an interesting failure.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Woody Allen, Cassandra's Dream
Pocket-sized DJ system Releasednew
Swedish tech company Tonium Laboratories recently announced the release of Pacemaker, “the world’s first professional pocket-sized DJ system,” the creators hoping to appeal primarily to dance and electronic-music professionals and fans.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Deanna Rilling |
01-30-2008 |
Music
Eva Longoria's New Film May Help You Sleepnew
Uninspired writing and hackneyed scenarios prevent Over Her Dead Body from being anything more than a feature-length sleep aid.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Tasha Chemplavil |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Jeff Lowell, Over Her Dead Body
Weirdsville Neither as Funny Nor as Serious as it Should Benew
An awkward cross between Requiem for a Dream and Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Weirdsville never achieves the balance it needs to work either as a dark portrait of petty crime and drug addiction or as a goofy, ramshackle stoner comedy.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Josh Bell |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Allan Moyle, Weirdsville
Persepolis is Quite an Extraordinary Achievementnew
Though the film leaves out the subtle and complex political nuances of the book in favor of speed and brevity, it’s also a good deal livelier and funnier.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
Francis Ford Coppola Returns From Hiatusnew
I wish I could report that Youth Without Youth is a comeback of immense proportions and that Coppola has restored himself as a kind of genius auteur, but the film is far more difficult than that.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
Cass McCombs' Album is Perfect Companion for Alone Timenew
While the overall mood is exceedingly pensive -- imagine a Posies or Ron Sexsmith album titled Songs for Brooding Lovers -- McCombs' tales have a comforting rather than wallow-in-it ambiance.
East Bay Express |
Mark Keresman |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Cass McCombs, Dropping the Writ
Piano-less Plays Monk Shouldn't Be Taken Literallynew
The idea is to take everything that made Monk humorous and unpredictable -- the wrong notes, altered changes, train whistle sounds, syncopated rhythms, and autistic-looking dance moves -- and try to capture the groove, albeit with a completely different setup.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Plays Monk
