AltWeeklies Wire
How the Mighty Have Fallennew
Though it gets its name from a Roman blood sport, American Gladiators takes most of its cues from Greek mythology.
San Antonio Current |
Luke Baumgarten |
01-23-2008 |
TV
Stadium-Size Egonew
The Cool succeeds in spite of its pomposity.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
01-23-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Lupe Fiasco, The Cool
Garry Marshall Directs a Production of 'Elixir of Love'new
What does the producer of Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley and the director of Pretty Woman and The Princess Diaries know about opera? Answer: How to make it funny, of course.
San Antonio Current |
Diana Lyn Roberts |
01-23-2008 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Bug Juicenew
Duo scurries along with roachlike transcendence.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: La Cucaracha, Ween
Fresh Heiressnew
'80s baby helps Timbaland give R&B a space lift.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
01-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: In a Perfect World, Keri Hilson
The Secret Lives of Superheroesnew
New York-based photographer Dulce Pinzon brings immigrant workers to the forefront in "The Real Story of Superheroes."
San Antonio Current |
Jennifer Herrera |
01-23-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Hollywood Product: 'Cloverfield'new
The bottom line: Cloverfield lives up to six months of online hype. Once the bad stuff starts going down, no one in the theater takes a breath for an hour. It even offers a fairly touching story of callow New Yorkers who find love and meaning in the teeth of disaster, amid all the holy-crap monster spectacle.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-23-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Cloverfield, Matt Reeves
Norman the Indologistnew
Norman, sporting close-cropped hair, a puffy beard and a twinkle in his eye, relaxed on a picnic table. "Tamarind," he said, watching the kids. "That’s the secret ingredient."
San Antonio Current |
Ari LeVaux |
01-23-2008 |
Food+Drink
'War/Dance' Tells a Harrowing Story of Hope & Survivalnew
By turns harrowing and cathartic, this documentary is about children caught up in the brutalities meted out by northern Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army, whose soldiers have raped, killed and brutalized the populace for the past 20 years.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
01-23-2008 |
Reviews
'Persepolis' Celebrates Power of Two Graphic Art Formsnew
It boggles my mind that a French and Persian filmmaking team beat Americans to the punch with such a definitive adaptation of a graphic novel.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-23-2008 |
Reviews
Jesus Endorses Mike Huckabeenew
You thought Chuck Norris was a big deal? Now Mike Huckabee has secured an endorsement from Jesus himself! Check it out.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Kevin Hoffman |
01-23-2008 |
Commentary
Oops, They Did it Againnew
Atlanta faces budget shortfall as large as $100 million.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
01-23-2008 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Bruce Burch and the Business of Musicnew
A former hit songwriter develops a new program at UGA that teaches students how to succeed in the music industry ... without being musicians.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
01-23-2008 |
Music
Karma Cleansernew
Curl up and dye.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
01-23-2008 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
How Did Kenya Come to the Brink of Civil War?new
Relative to its East African neighbors, however, Kenya has been sitting relatively pretty. Unfortunately, Kenya's semihappy days may be over for a while, thanks to Dec. 27's disputed presidential election.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
01-23-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
