AltWeeklies Wire
In GOP We Trustnew
Every time you vote Democrat, a baby Jesus dies.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steven Wells |
01-28-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Recipe: Yakitorinew
Nigori sake can be used to prepare this recipe, and then served alongside the finished dish. Serves two.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Mara Zepeda |
01-28-2008 |
Food+Drink
Love on the Rocksnew
An unassuming amateur paleontologist shuns the limelight.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Morgan A. Zalot |
01-28-2008 |
History
Tags: history
Welsh Phenoms Super Furry Animals Still Got Itnew
Almost 12 years after their wonderfully warped debut Fuzzy Logic, and it's hard to think of any U.K. contemporaries who've been able to match the Super Furry Animals for sheer consistency, ambition and twisted pop thrills.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Neil Ferguson |
01-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hey Venus!, Super Furry Animals
Greek Dogs Given Second Chance at Life in Bouldernew
Greece might have a wealth of archaeological sites and a great historical legacy, but it also treats dogs quite cruelly, using mass poisonings to control the population of stray and abandoned pooches. Thanks to a Boulder group, some of these dogs have found new lives in Colorado.
Boulder Weekly |
James Dziezynski |
01-28-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Rhyme & Punishmentnew
Loving the Wu means loving your inner masochist.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
01-28-2008 |
Music
Tags: The Wu-Tang Clan
The Nano Protocolnew
The West can't dis emerging Indian car culture -- unless we cough up carbon caps for all.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
01-28-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Mitchell Lichtenstein is Half-Cockednew
Teeth takes a horror premise (chick with a toothed vagina that chomps off male members) and plays it just as much for satire as it does for genre thrills.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Matt Prigge |
01-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mitchell Lichtenstein, Teeth
Why I'm Not Voting This Weeknew

It's not apathy. By virtue of job description and personal predilections, I follow politics more closely than most. Having learned my lesson eight years ago, I never miss a vote. But this election is different. Nothing will change. There is no point.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
01-28-2008 |
Politics
Mell Family Politicsnew
Richard Mell strikes a deal to push his daughter Deborah into the Illinois statehouse -- and independent-leaning Iris Martinez out.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
01-28-2008 |
Politics
'Cloverfield': Cheap Thrillsnew
Upholding an old truth about horror films: the lower the budget, the better the scare.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
01-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Cloverfield, Matt Reeves
Citizen Journalism: A Field Day for the Flacks?new
Want more coverage for your candidate? Report on him yourself at Triblocal.com.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
01-28-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Pushing Paper in Phillynew
Amid a flurry of sale rumors, Philly's Metro turns 8. Will the free daily make it to the decade mark?
Philadelphia Weekly |
G.W. Miller III |
01-28-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Canada's Case for More Warnew
Panel on Afghanistan gives the prime minister a rationale for dragging out the conflict.
NOW Magazine |
Steven Staples |
01-28-2008 |
War
Tags: Afghanistan, war & peace
Rick Perlstein's Conservative Americanew
The progressive scribe made his reputation finding the good in conservatives. Then they really started screwing up the country.
Chicago Reader |
Harold Henderson |
01-28-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews